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College Industry Council on Material Handling Education

2006 Outstanding Material Handling Research Paper Award Competition

The College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 Outstanding Material Handling Research Paper Award. This award was developed by MHIA and CICMHE to recognize excellence in material handling-related research. Click on the titles below to view the entries:

1st Place
R. Meller and J. Klote
"A throughput model for carousel/VLM pods"
IIE Transactions, 2004, 36 (8), 725-741.
2nd Place
J. Bartholdi and K. Gue
"The best shape for a crossdock"
Transportation Science, 2004, 38 (2), 235-244.
3rd Place
M. Lahmar and S. Benjaafar
"Design of distributed layouts"
IIE Transactions, 2005, 37 (4), 303-318.
Honorable Mentions

G. Meng and S. Heragu
"Batch size modeling in a multi-item, discrete manufacturing system via an open queuing network"
IIE Transactions, 2004, 36 (8), 743-753.

J. Bartholdi and D. Eisenstein
"Using Bucket Brigades to Migrate from Craft Manufacturing to Assembly Lines"
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2005, 7 (2), 121-129.


Accepting the award for Meller and Klote is Dr. Russell Meller. Presenting the award is CICMHE Publication's Committee Chair, Dr. Gail DePuy