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Four IOE Students on winning teams in Tauber Spotlight! Competition 2009

Four IOE Students on winning teams in Tauber Spotlight! Competition 2009

IOE students, Rushabh Gandhi, Javier Huerta, Eric Rudy, and Brian Rumao, are among members of the winning teams for the 2009 Tauber Institute for Global Operations Spotlight! competition.

First Place: AMETEK: "Optimizing Supply Chain Configuration for Critical Assemblies"
  • Student Team:
    • Jialing Li - Master of Supply Chain Management
    • Claudia Uehara - Master of Business Administration
  • Faculty Advisors:
    • Hyun-Soo Ahn - Ross School of Business
    • Shorya Awtar - College of Engineering

Second Place (3-Way-Tie): BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems: "Development of an Assembly Line by Applying Lean Principles"
  • Student Team:
    • Kiran Dasari - Master of Supply Chain Management
    • Javier Huerta - Master of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering
  • Faculty Advisors:
    • Monroe Keyserling - College of Engineering
    • Eric Svaan - Ross School of Business

Second Place (3-Way-Tie): Exide Technologies Inc.: "Sustainability Initiatives at Exide Technologies"
  • Student Team:
    • Daniel Dimoski - EGL Honors (BSE/MSE Mechanical Engineering)
    • Rushabh Gandhi - EGL Honors (BSE Mechanical Engineering/MSE Industrial & Operations Engineering)
    • Chris Lobo - Master of Business Administration
  • Faculty Advisors:
    • Brian Talbot - Ross School of Business
    • Fred Terry - College of Engineering

Second Place (3-Way-Tie): Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company: "Chemical Management Project"
  • Student Team:
    • Roger Chen - Master of Business Administration
    • Eric Rudy - EGL Honors (BSE Chemical Engineering/MSE Industrial & Operations Engineering)
  • Faculty Advisors:
    • Erdogan Gulari – College of Engineering
    • Jerry Peterson – Ross School of Business

Honorable Mention: The Boeing Company: "Optimizing Operations in Travel & Expense Services"

  • Student Team:
    • Tyler Hooper - Master of Business Administration
    • Sanjay Jaiswal - Master of Supply Chain Management
  • Faculty Advisors:
    • Gunter Dufey - Ross School of Business
    • Atul Prakash – College of Engineering

Honorable Mention: Pt. Sepatu Mas Idaman: "Operations Optimization at an International Shoe Manufacturer"

  • Student Team:
    • Sebastien Gauche - Master of Business Administration
    • Brian Rumao - EGL Honors (BSE/MSE Industrial & Operations Engineering)
  • Faculty Advisors:
    • Izak Duenyas – Ross School of Business
    • Albert Shih – College of Engineering

Twenty-five student teams, made up of MBA, Master of Supply Chain Management and graduate Engineering students, presented the results of their 14-week summer projects and competed for over $40,000 in scholarship awards.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Spotlight! 2009 competition and their faculty advisors!

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