FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case Competition 2008
Purpose
This event brings together Graduate Students from major Universities studying Logistics and Supply Chain Management as teams of 5-6 students competing for prestige, cash prizes and tremendous opportunities to network with fellow students and industry professionals. The by invitation only event has grown from 9 teams in 2006, to 12 in 2007 and plans to grow to 16 teams in 2010.February 28 - March 1, 2008 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
1st Place: University of Maryland
2nd Place: Brigham Young University
3rd Place The Pennsylvania State University
The 2008 Event News Release
Online Video presentations for the 2008 Event winners
Timeline and Major Event Activities
On Wednesday and Thursday, there are optional activities for teams arriving prior to the formal Thursday night opening reception include a FedEx Freight Terminal tour, a University of Arkansas RFID laboratory tour and a Wal-Mart Distribution Center tour.- Team participants and university representatives meet on Thursday night at the opening reception and draw a letter that serves as their team name until the end of the competition.
- Early Friday morning teams receive their cases and have 24 hours to prepare in their respective war rooms with materials they have brought with them. No outside resources, such as the Internet are permitted.
- On Friday evening the Judges and University Representatives meet for Dinner and prepare for judging.
- Saturday morning begins with the judging in each of the 3-4 tracts. Each tract has 4 industry judges and one faculty advisor.
- After lunch the 3 finalists are announced and the runoff is completed.
- The final event on Saturday evening brings judges, students and participants together for a dinner banquet, with presentation of final awards.
2008 Participating Teams
- Michigan State University
- The Ohio State University
- The Pennsylvania State University (2006 - 1st Place)
- University of Maryland
- University of Minnesota (2007 - 3rd Place)
- Darmstadt University of Technology from Darmstadt, Germany (2007 - 1st Place)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Texas Christian University
- Iowa State University (2007 - 2nd Place)
- Chalmers University of Technology from Gothenburg, Sweden
- University of Arkansas
- Brigham Young University (New in 2008)
Company Sponsors and Judges
The event enables employers to see students from a variety of programs; judge their critical thinking, analytical, and professional communications skills in a stressful situation; and meet with them later in a social setting. Previous corporate participants have told us that this event is a great way to view the best available students in a real-life situation.2008 Corporate Sponsors
Title sponsor- FedEx Freight
Platinum sponsor
- ABF Freight System, Inc.
Gold sponsors
- E. & J. Gallo Wines
- General Mills
- Unilever
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
- Center for Retailing Excellence
- Johnson & Johnson
- Nestlé Purina
- Procter and Gamble
- Transplace
- Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
Bronze sponsor
- Cosmopolitan Hotel
- Kellogg's
- Kimberly-Clark