MHIA and CICMHE Announce Call for Research Proposals on Material Handling and Facility Logistics

The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) and the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) are committed to the support of material handling and facility logistics research and teaching. As a result of this commitment, CICMHE and MHIA are soliciting, and will be funding, research proposals beginning in for the 2008-09 academic year. $100,000 has been allocated in 2008 to support this research.

To qualify, proposals must be for material handling and facility logistics focused research projects to be conducted by academic institutions. Proposals must clearly identify significant involvement of one or more graduate students working with the Principal Investigator(s). The lead institution and principal investigator must be in the United States or Canada.

Proposals must clearly address one or more of the initiatives identified in the 2007 Material Handling Logistics Summit. Anyone interested in submitting a proposal can find proposal preparation guidelines and forms at the CICMHE Web site. For questions regarding the program, please contact the MHIA Vice President of Educational & Technical Services, and CICMHE Managing Director, Mike Ogle at 800-345-1815/704-676-1190.

MHIA is an international trade association that has represented the material handling & logistics industry since 1945. MHIA members include material handling and logistics equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators, consultants, publishers, and third party logistics providers. Member companies come from all areas of material handling and various parts of the world, making MHIA a strong national and international representative for the material handling industry. Much of the work of the industry is done within its product-specific sections, councils and affiliates. The association also sponsors trade events, such as ProMat and NA 2008 to showcase the products and services of its member companies and to educate industry professionals on the productivity solutions provided through material handling and logistics.

CICMHE is an independent organization that prepares and provides information, teaching materials and various events in support of material handling education and research. Founded in 1952, the main body of CICMHE is composed of thirteen college and university educators. Additional members are drawn from material handling equipment manufacturers, distributors, users and consultants, representatives of the business press, and professional staff members of organizations concerned with material handling education. CICMHE encourages research and sponsors educational seminars and training courses. Through its various programs and diverse representation of membership, CICMHE facilitates the interchange of information among concerned individuals in industry, academia and in the user community to aid in improving and implementing material handling education.

Contact: Carol Miller, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) (704) 616-1190/800-345-1815 / cmiller@mhia.org.

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