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Student Case Competition - February 2010
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4th Annual West Coast Student Case Competition
February 19th and 20th, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.
Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport
4300 East Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034 (map)
602-273-7778
rooms are $96.00 per night
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Competition Information
College level students in Operations Management are invited
to participate in the 4th Annual Student Case Study Competition
sponsored by the Southwest District of APICS, The Association
for Operations Management, to be held in Phoenix, AZ the weekend
of February 19-20, 2010. APICS, a professional organization,
builds operations management excellence in individuals and
enterprises through superior education and training, internationally
recognized certifications, comprehensive resources, and a
worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.
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The experience to be introduced to a problem and immediately
deal with it-- Often in class work we prepare for the
entire semester for a project such as a major case study.
This was a great opportunity to take the knowledge I
have, come up a solution and run with it.
JM-ASU
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How the Competition Works
Participants in the competition will be provided with a real
life case study from a company faced with specific operations
management problems at 9 a.m. on
Friday, Feb. 19. Teams of students will meet to
develop solutions that will then be presented to a team of
judges in written form as well as an oral presentation to
other students and operations professionals from APICS Southwest
District. Teams will be formed based on all attending students
and may be a mixture of students from all schools represented.
Judging criteria will be provided to the students prior to
beginning the case study. Preliminary judging will occur at
8 p.m. on Friday evening. Final judging will occur on Sat.
morning. Prizes will be awarded immediately following lunch
on Saturday. Prize money will be awarded to all participating
teams.
Students are encouraged to bring their own computers, resource
materials, and a memory stick or flash memory for submission
of their solution. We will provide a printer for final printing.
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I found the whole experience to be empowering by the
fact that we are given very little time to do a great
amount of [work]… I think it is a unique way to
learn how to work with others that are stressed out
and tired and still presenting a good final product.
JR-ASU
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Who is Eligible
The Southwest District Case Study Competition is open to
all Affiliated Student Chapters (ASC) from all Districts as
well as other interested/qualified full-time students (graduate
& undergraduate level) from other colleges. Schools from
outside the Southwest District boundaries must submit payment
of $500 per team to enter this competition. The winning team
will be allowed to send up to 4 undergraduates to the APICS
2010 International Conference on Oct. 16-19 in Nashville,
TN. Competitors must be students, who have studied Operations
Management at the college level and are willing to become
APICS student members to participate in the October APICS
Scholars Program.
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Great way to learn how to use the knowledge you learn
in class. Forces you to come up with an idea under intense
pressure, manage your time, and to explain your ideas
in a concise manner.
DG-Cal Poly SLO
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Location
Crowne Plaza, Phoenix Airport Hotel, 4300 East Washington
St., Phoenix, AZ 85034
Hotel Tel: 602 273-7778 (map)
Date
Friday, Feb 19th at 9:00 a.m. until Saturday, Feb. 20th,
2 p.m. If leaving by airplane, please do not plan your
departure time earlier than 3 p.m. on Feb. 20th.
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It was a great and exciting experiance. It is also a
good way to compare your education with that of students
from other schools and to practice our skills in a real
world environment to see how we measure up. It is a
great way to develop strong team skills.
K. B. - CSUN
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Arrangements
Hotel rooms WILL BE the responsibility of the students. APICS
has arranged for a special rate of $96 (plus tax) per room
for teams that register by Friday, Jan 29, 2010. If you
have difficulty registering a team for the competition before
Jan. 29, you might want to reserve a room in anticipation
and then cancel the room if a team is not formed by the registration
deadline of Sat, Feb. 6. Teams will make their own hotel
reservations. APICS will provide light foods on Friday evening
at a hospitality reception, Saturday continental breakfast,
and lunch to each student. Faculty advisors are also invited
to attend and are expected to cover their own expenses. Friday
evening's hospitality and Saturday's breakfast & lunch
are covered for all. Additional information regarding the
event logistics will be provided on the District website www.apicsssouthwest.org
along with weekly updates by e-mail directly to students and
faculty advisors who register for the competition.
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This competition
not only gives students the opportunity to apply concepts
they have been studying and see how well their knowledge
stacks up against students from other top schools. Also,
it is a well respected competition and source of talent
development in the Supply Chain/Operations field. When
my employer found out I had done the competition, he
expressed a lot of interest in the schools that had
competed.
JW-ASU
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Why you want to enter
The competition will be part of the APICS Southwest District
meeting where participating students will have the opportunity
to compare their educational experiences with other students,
utilize their classroom education in solving real world problems
and network with Operations Management professionals. All
teams will receive some prize money; winning teams will receive
larger prizes. Bring your resume to share with our professional
members & sponsoring companies during networking opportunities.
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This competition forces its competitors to function
in a highly realistic environment where they must rely
on each other, their creativity, and their education
to solve problems that they will face in industry. This
type of experience is invaluable to students, especially
as undergrads, but is unfortunately rare which makes
this conference all the more valuable.
BV-Cal Poly SLO
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What is different for 2010
There are several major changes for 2010 that have been made
in response to surveys from previous attendees, both students
and professionals. Key changes are:
- Event timing: Starts at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb.
19, 2010 and ends at 2 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 20, 2010. Please
do not make return flight arrangements before 3 p.m. on
Sat.
- Team Output: Shorter written output for executive
summary, longer time for oral presentation
- Judging: Preliminary judging will be held on Friday
evening at 8 p.m. Final judging will happen on Sat. morning
for the top teams.
- Leadership workshop on Sat. a.m.: On Sat. morning
there will be a 2 hour leadership workshop provided to all
students where you will improve your skills on "Working
and Playing Well with Others".
- Prizes: In addition to cash prizes for all teams,
the winning Undergrad team will be guaranteed acceptance
of up to 4 students at the 2010 APICS International Conference
to be held in Nashville, TN in Oct. 2010 as part of the
Scholar's program.
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The APICS competition was an amazing, challenging,
and valuable learning experience. It provided a great
opportunity for networking with students from other
universities and with APICS professionals. It also provided
the ability for us to take what we have learned, and
apply it to a real-world problem.
EB-CSUN
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How to Register
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - Students sign up for the
district meeting HERE. Identify yourself as a student, and
identify which school you are from. Faculty or sponsors, please
sign up HERE. Members please sign up HERE. Registration deadline
for student teams is Sat., Feb. 6,
2010.
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I think employers that know of APICS's reputation are
impressed that college students have taken the initiative
to participate in such a grueling activity.
JR-ASU
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Meeting Information - Download
The following documents can be downloaded to further explain the
competition. The first 4 documents are of interest to students and
professors who want to enter the competition. The full complement
of documents are of interest to the chapters to promote the event.
- 2010 Flyer-Schools-Student Case Study Competition (PDF
document) which describes the Case Competition and gives deadline
dates
- 2010 FAQ SCC (PDF
document) which is the FAQS document that clarifies more about
the competition
- Student Competition Donation form - Feb 2010 (Word
document) that should be used if students are from outside
the boundaries of the Southwest District to submit their $500
entrance fee. This same form can be used for Sponsors to submit
donations to the event.
- Agenda for Friday and Saturday (PDF
document) showing the current planned timings of the Friday
and Saturday events.
- 2010 Flyer-Chapter-Student Case Study Competition (PDF
document) which describes the Case Competition to the chapters
and their members
- Student Case Competition 2010-Marketing Info (PowerPoint)
that can be used for quick presentations to the students or chapter
boards or PDM's about the Case Competition.
Email a Southwest District Representative to request additional
information: Barry Solomon
or
Ellen Kane
Information from the February 2009 Competition
Update - Final Company Solution - Acme
Case Study Outcome
See Video from the competition HERE
See Pictures from the competition HERE
West Coast Student Case Competition Winners
announced!
36 students from 7 different schools competed as 9 teams in the
3nd Annual Student Case Competition hosted by the Southwest District
of APICS during the February 6-7, 2009 district meeting in Torrance,
CA. For the first time there were 2 separate divisions – a
graduate and an Undergraduate division. 5 Undergrad teams competed
for the honor of representing our district at the October 2009 APICS
International Conference in Toronto, Canada. The CSUN Undergraduate
team took 1st place and the winning team members are: Christa Elias,
David Roman, Eric Bair, Kaloyan Borisov, and Roger Grato. 2nd place
in the Undergrad division was won by Arizona State University (team
3). In the Graduate division, 1st place was taken by University
of Arizona, and 2nd place was the graduate team from Cal Poly, San
Luis Obispo.
The competition was fierce as all teams had about 15 hours to work
on the case study which was a real-life Inventory problem. They
had to write a 3 page paper and create a 6-minute PowerPoint presentation.
Then they presented their solutions orally to the chapter leaders
of the Southwest district APICS chapters. Other schools represented
were Chico State, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and University
of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV). Some of the 2008 participants and
winners were present to assist district staff with this competition.
Congratulations to all the students who competed! You are a credit
to your schools and will make wonderful Operations Management professionals!
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