CALL FOR CASE SUBMISSIONS
PROCESS AND TIMELINE

The following outlines the timeline and process for the Call for Submissions. 
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PROCESS OVERVIEW

  1. A company submits a case study of an innovative solution to a supply chain challenge.
  2. The SCIA committee reviews the cases and selects finalists.
  3. The finalist cases are requested to present their case at a dedicated education track during the CSCMP Edge Conference.
  4. During a live competition, the finalists presentations are evaluated by a committee of judges comprised of CSCMP’s Research Strategies Committee and SupplyChainBrain editorial board members.
  5. The SCIA Award winner is recognized on stage at the CSCMP Edge Conference closing session.
  6. The finalist case studies are published (with permission) on the CSCMP website and authors recognized/interviewed in an editorial feature in the SupplyChainBrain end-of-year issue as well as online. 

PROCESS TIMELINE

               

 December 15, 2018

 Call for Submissions– Application period opens

 March 31, 2019

 Case study submissions due to CSCMP.  Extensions will not be granted.

 April 1 - April 30, 2019

 Evaluation of cases by SCIA committee & SupplyChainBrain editorial board.

 May 15, 2019

 Finalist and non-finalist teams notified; Finalist to select competition session time. 

 June 1, 2019

 Membership requirement must be met for all presenters/speakers. 

 June 15, 2019

 Finalists’ presentation slides final draft due to CSCMP. Extensions will not be granted.

 September 16-17, 2019

 Finalist will present at the CSCMP 2019 EDGE Conference in Anaheim, California.

 September 18, 2019

 Award ceremony at CSCMP 2019 Annual Conference closing session.

 November 15, 2019

 Final winner awarded/Finalist submissions uploaded to CSCMP and SupplyChainBrain website.

 November/December 2019

 SupplyChainBrain special issue on SCIA finalists and winner(s).