1999-2000 Design Competition Summary

The College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and The Material Handling Institute are pleased to announce the results of the 2000 Materials Handling Student Design Competition. Fourteen teams of students from eight different engineering schools (Penn State, Purdue, NC State, Arkansas, Missouri-Columbia, Montana State, USC, and Virginia Tech) competed by developing a plan for the overall improvement of a fictitious company named Fortune Filling Inc. As presented in a case study format, the company supplied three large fast food chains with an array of packaged flour products. Under the supervision of a faculty advisor, teams were allowed only five weeks to write a 30-page report and submit Autocad drawings to recommend and justify improvements to the facility layout, material handling systems, and operating procedures of Fortune Filling.

And the awards go to&..

First Place ($1500)
Montana State
Jessica Bierbrauer, Dale Mandeville, Pang Hui Tan
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Paul Schillings

Second Place ($1000)
Virginia Tech
Alan Behling, Ian Bertmaring, Brianne Largent, Mardi Russell
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Russell Meller

Third Place ($500)
Virginia Tech
Thomas Davis, John Klote, Jamie Matthews, Todd Stafford
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Russell Meller

Honorable Mention:
University of Arkansas
Jana Della Rosa, Anwar Khan, David Wymer, Aaron Bobbitt, Jon-David Gee, Aaron McBride
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Carol Gattis