Process Industry Division Student Paper Competition
January 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
Process Industry Division (PID) Student Paper Competition
The IIE Process Industry Division (PID) is pleased to announce its first International Student 2011 Problem Competition. The winner will present the solution at the IIE Annual Conference and Expo to be held May 21-25, 2011 in Reno, Nev.
The solution submission is about a realistic example of problems currently found in the process industry. The problem addresses production and workforce planning for a batch processing facility. Students will be provided with a problem statement, a given set of assumptions and data already collected. Students should be able to demonstrate IE tools and problem solving skills to provide a viable solution around inventory, batch production and cost.