Supply Chain and Logistics Competition

Sponsored by aThingz

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=4NV4t3A
Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=oU2n27y

The IEOM Supply Chain and Logistics Competition will recognize outstanding case studies in the area of supply chain and logistics. Selected papers will be considered for the competition and must be presented at the conference via zoom at the 2026 IEOM Cap Town. The paper will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. Winners will receive award certificates.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Submissions must be related to real-life applications
• Practitioners or academicians can join the competition
• Papers can be industry projects as part of a course or co-op/internship, or research projects done at the academic institution.
• The paper must be presented at the conference at the 2026 IEOM Cap Town.

IEOM Competition Rubrics

• Overall content: 1-5 points
• Data analysis and results: 1-5 points
• Presentation skills: 1-5 points
• Knowledge of the topic / confident: 1-5 points
• Answering questions: 1-5 points

Paper Guidelines:

• Authors must follow the IEOM paper guidelines (under Authors menu) since the winning papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Submission:

• Each paper must be submitted online.

Judging:

• A group of academics / professionals will serve as judge. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging.

Winners:

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive award certificates.

WINNERS – Supply Chain and Logistics Competition Award

1st place

2nd place

3rd place