Purpose

The APICS Case Competition is provided by APICS in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting LLP. The competition provides student teams with an opportunity to enhance and test their supply chain knowledge by working on end-to-end supply chain challenges drawn from company experiences. The case may involve distribution, logistics, sales and operations planning, inventory, and other operations management challenges.

Reasons to Participate in the Case Competition

•  Participation in a best-in-class global event.
•   Engagement with the leading professional association for supply chain management and a global leader in business operations consulting.
•   Real-world case problem solving, incorporating technical knowledge as well as ‘soft skills’.
•   Robust opportunities for mentorship, internships and networking.
•   The chance to earn prize money.

PRIZES

Prizes for Student Teams and Departments/Schools:

$5,000: Total prize money pool for the first, second, and third-place student team winners in the final round.
$2,500: Total prize money pool for the departments/schools of the first, second, and third-place winners in the final round.

Eligibility Criteria:

•   College or university students, at the undergraduate or graduate student level.
•   All team members must be current APICS Student Members. APICS Student membership is free.
•   Each team must have 2-4 students. Any mix of graduate or undergraduate students is allowed on each team.
•   Each school may have an unlimited number of teams register to participate in the college/university round, but only two winning teams may be submitted per college/university.
•   Although business and engineering programs are the most common participants, faculty and students from any discipline interested in supply chain management are welcome.

Brief History

APICS is proud of a rich tradition of student team case competitions. The program began as a grassroots event, with many APICS chapters, colleges and universities taking part. Over the years, the APICS Case Competition has evolved into a flagship event touching students at universities across North America, as well as in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Since 2017, the annual APICS Case Competition has been provided in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting LLP.

STUDENT AND VOLUNTEER FEEDBACK

We are proud to report outstanding student and volunteer feedback from past APICS Case Competitions. Below are quotes from recent competition participants.

About the competition overall:

•   Very fun and intense.
•   This experience was one in a kind. I learn more from this competition than from some of the courses that I have attended. Thank you for the opportunity.
•   Great experience, happy to have this opportunity of learning and meeting great people.
•   Thank you for setting up this initiative. This is a great experience.
•   All in all, we loved the case competition materials this year. It was a fun ride!  And definitely a valuable experience. Thank you for having us!!
•   An appreciable effort towards improving supply chain community in the world.

About the event logistics:

•   Absolutely great service and logistics.
•   I thought it was very simple and easy!
•   I think the process is really efficient.
•   All was a smooth ride.

•   I think it's a great idea to encourage teams to connect with a mentor/adviser.
•   Our mentor was quite friendly and supportive.
•   A piece of advice for students: As first-year students in our program, we were overly shy about soliciting faculty support and as a consequence had little guidance. This is an issue for us to work out with faculty and staff at our school.