Mission
The mission of the College Industry Council on Material
Handling Education (CICMHE) is to undertake educationally-oriented activities designed
to increase awareness and greater understanding of material handling. CICMHE provides
quality materials and teaching aids for use in any educational/training setting. The
Council encourages research and sponsors educational seminars and training courses.
Through its various programs and diverse representation of membership, CICMHE
facilitates the interchange of information among concerned individuals in industry,
academia and in the user community to aid in improving and implementing material
handling education.
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Background
CICMHE is an independent organization that prepares and
provides information, teaching materials and various events in support of material
handling education and research. Founded in 1952, the main body of the Council is
composed of thirteen college and university educators. Additional members are drawn
from material handling equipment manufacturers, distributors, users and consultants,
representatives of the business press, and professional staff members of organizations
concerned with material handling education.
Objectives
- To provide material of recognized quality to educational institutions and other study groups for use in courses involving material handling.
- To initiate the development of new material handling teaching aids for use by educational institutions.
- To encourage or sponsor such educational seminars or training courses as will promote or improve the teaching of material handling.
- To conduct and publicize the activities of the Council in such a way that it will be accepted as the recognized authority for information on material handling education.
- To promote the understanding of material handling and its impact on industry, education and government.
- To develop and publicize principles of material handling.
- To facilitate the interchange of information among material handling teachers as an aid to implementing and improving material handling education.
- To encourage the identification of material handling research issues.
- To encourage qualified students to pursue educational programs that will prepare them for careers in material handling.
Organizational Structure
CICMHE is organized into four working committees. Each committee conducts a variety of projects and activities focused in particular areas. A brief overview of each committee is provided below:
Academic Services Committee
Mission:
Connect with existing and potential teachers of material handling-related topics, understand their needs, make them aware of content offerings, and effectively deliver those offerings.
Industry Services Committee
Mission:
Uncover, identify, and ultimately serve the needs of industry, leveraging the strengths of the academic community
Events Committee
Mission:
Plan and execute structured events that serve the academic community by addressing current industry needs and trends, facilitating higher learning, and strengthening the bridge between industry and academia.
Content Committee
Mission:
Seek, create, organize, and maintain educational and training content.
Communication and Technology Transfer
CICMHE continually monitors activities with the different
MHIA product sections and councils to facilitate technology transfer between the groups.
This monitoring is primarily conducted by having CICMHE members attend the meetings of the
product sections and councils. The activities of the product sections and councils often
provide information to the CICMHE members on the latest advances in material handling
equipment and technology as well as keep them abreast of the challenges and issues that a
particular industry segment is facing. Additionally, issues or topics will arise where
CICMHE can assist the product section on special projects. These projects might involve
developing white papers on a particular topic, creating overviews and summaries that
can be used to promote the activities of the product section, or developing tools to
assist in designing or analyzing material handling technologies (e.g. economic
justification software, an ergonomic toolbox, or a carousel throughput estimation package).