IISE INNOVATION Cup Competition
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The IISE Innovation Cup could be yours!
The IISE Innovation Cup is an international competition that provides an exciting opportunity for companies to highlight their successful innovative solutions. The IISE Innovation Cup recognizes organizations for effective implementation of industrial and systems engineering
principles and practices that deliver exemplary business performance improvement. Starting in 2020 IISE conducted the award competition to promote successful implementation of industrial & systems engineering practices by recognizing best in class industries and sharing their stories with others. This is one of IISE’s most
prestigious awards to be given to a team and their industry.
The award will be bestowed to the top three teams and be presented at the upcoming IISE Annual Conference & Expo. The conference will be in Montreal, Canada, May 18-21, 2024. Attendees of the conference will also be able to select the IISE Innovation Cup Excellence Award.
See what the past winners have to say about the IISE INNOVATION CUP:
Eligibility criteria
- Any team (2 or more members) of any organization who wants to showcase their successful implementation of industrial/systems engineering concepts.
- The team must demonstrate innovative uses of ISE methods, tools and techniques for its measurable outcomes.
- There is no limit on the number of entries from an organization. However, only one submission is allowed from the same site in the organization.
- The initiative should have been implemented within the last 36 months and performance measures should be presented.
- At least 75 percent of the problem-solving effort is conducted by in-house personnel. Support from outside consultants is permitted but only organization’s representatives are permitted on the presentation team if selected.
Awarding process
- All entries will be pre-screened to select 10 finalist teams.
- All finalist teams will be required to attend the IISE Annual Conference & Expo and present their cases.
- Top 3 teams will be selected and announced during the IISE Annual Conference & Expo awards presentation. There will be a 1st place gold, 2nd place silver and 3rd bronze awarded.
- Conference attendees will also vote to select the People's Choice Award (among the 10 finalists).
Evaluation criteria
- Challenge: The challenge addressed is unique, important to the organization, and has societal relevance.
- ISE Solution: The approach used is innovative and based on ISE tools/techniques with measurable performance objectives (e.g., cost or effort reduction, quality improvement, health and safety, energy management, business transformation, or similar).
- Implementation, Impact and Sustainability: The solution has been implemented and sustained (at least 1 year) with significant impact.
- Communication: The quality of technical communication (e.g., uploaded video, final presentation at an in-person session, and Q&A with judges) that clearly highlights the challenge, metrics, implementation, and similar, along with visuals.
Submission Process
To provide necessary detail and ensure consistency in judging, you will fill in the application form and attach a narrative document that describes the initiative. Supporting materials or samples may be included if they are directly applicable to your entry however, they will not be returned. The selected 10 teams will need to submit a 90 second video entry according to the respective requirements on the submission.
Deadlines
- Deadline for submission of the project: February 1, 2024
- Notification of acceptance of project: February 16, 2024
- Submission of video and other materials: March 15, 2024
- Confirmation of attendance and conference registration (at least 1 member): March 25, 2024
- Virtual meet-and-greet: mid-April 2024
- Attendance at the conference: May 18-21, 2024
2023-24 committee chair
Pratik Parikh
University of Louisville
2023-24 committee members
Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville
William Harrington, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Francisco (Paco) Rafael Torres Diaz, Cummins
Satya Aditya Akundi, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Diana Berry, Harsco Rail
Amrika Ramjewan, Mayo Clinic
Kathy Gamboa, IISE