Management Competitions
Put your management knowledge to the test!
Academic competitions play an essential part in learning for students. Participation offers a unique opportunity for students to use the knowledge they have gained in the classroom and apply it to real-work situations. These competitions are great for building skills, including leadership, teamwork and communication. They can also be a great way to make new connections and friends. If you want to further your education and knowledge, consider signing up for an academic competition today.
General Motors - Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competition.
Andy Anderson, Assistant Professor of Management
319-273-6417
UNI’s student-led Supply Chain Management Association is an active competitor in the General Motors-Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competition. Top supply chain programs from around the world converge at General Motors world-wide headquarters in Detroit, Michigan to participate in the competition. Competing schools come from as close as Detroit (Wayne State University) to as far away as China, Brazil, and Mexico.
Student teams are given a supply chain-related case several weeks in advance of the competition. Cases are written by General Motors employees and generally take a hypothetical spin on real pain points supply chain managers in the auto industry experience. Student teams are asked to analyze data and then prepare a presentation on the case – including a solution to the main problem presented in the case. These presentations are judged by General Motors executives and executives from large, important partner companies of General Motors. Winning teams from each group of randomly selected teams (generally five teams per group) move on to the final round of competition. In the final round a twist to the case is presented and finalist are expected to amend their presentation in light of the twist. Teams present their solutions and one team is crowned champion by the team of executives acting as judges.
Aside from learning about Supply Chain Management through case study analysis, teams are also formally engaged in interviewing (many formal job offers are extended at this event) and social events with GM and important GM suppliers’ employees as well as with supply chain management students from other universities. Gaining exposure to GM and its suppliers, networking, and friendship building are as large of components to this case competition as the analysis and presentation of the case study itself. The General Motors-Wayne State University Supply Chain Case Competition is a well-organized and intentional exhibit of both the hard and soft skills necessary to be a successful supply chain professional.
The GM/Wayne State Supply Chain Case competition will take place October 6-8, 2022.
