IEOM Supply Chain and Logistics Competition

10th Annaul IEOM Dubai Conference

March 10-12, 2020, Dubai, UAE, Venue: Hyatt Regency Dubai
Submission Link:
Phase 1: Period Receiving Registrations for Phase 1: January 1st to 31st January 2020
Results Communicated to Participants: by 7th February
Phase 2: Case study will be handed over to participants on March 10, 2020 at the IEOM Dubai
Conference venue and participants will solve it and deliver a presentation to the committee
Competition Description
The IEOM Supply Chain and Logistics Competition provides an opportunity for undergraduate and
postgraduate students as well as recent graduates to show and demonstrate their skills, knowledge and
technical capabilities to solve challenging problems currently faced by the supply chain and logistics sector.
General Rules and Guidelines
• Submissions could be as individuals or a team of 2-3 members.
• All participants should be current undergraduate, postgraduate or recent graduate students.
• Finalist teams will be invited to participate in a live competition in the 10th International Conference
on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) to take place in the Hyatt Regency
Dubai Hotel, UAE, March 10-12, 2020.
• The supply chain and logistics case study must be solved completely by the team members.
• Submission must be within the deadlines and no late submissions will be accepted.
Phase 1 - ONLINE
• Consists of a technical case study that requires the use of IE or OM knowledge and tools to be analyzed
and solved.
• The case study will be sent to the team once the registration is completed.
• It is free for participants to join the first phase virtual competition.
Phase 2 - Dubai
• A live phase at the 10th IEOM Annual Conference at Hyatt Regency Dubai on March 10, 2020.
• Consists of a technical case that needs to be solved, analyzed and presented.
• The case study description will be given to the finalist teams at the conference.
• Final phase teams must register and pay the registration fee and attend the conference for the final
case study solution and presentation.
AWARDS/Trophies:
1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and certificates will be provided.
Awards will be presented at the 10th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management (IEOM) awards dinner on March 12, 2020.
IEOM Supply Chain and Logistics Competition is Coordinated by
The Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, University of Derby, UK
https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/about-our-research/centres-groups/centre-for-supply-chain-improvement/

Competition Chairs/Coordinators:
Prof. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply
Chain Improvement (J.Reyes@derby.ac.uk)
Dr. Simon Peter Nadeem, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management (S.Nadeem@derby.ac.uk)
Dr. Anil Kumar, Lecturer in Operations, Supply Chain and Business Analytics (A.Kumar@derby.ac.uk)
Dr. Tony Anosike, Lecturer in Supply Chain Management (a.anosike@derby.ac.uk)