APICS: The Plossl Doctoral Dissertation Competition

Sponsor: APICS Educational and Research Foundation, Inc.(APICS)

The George and Marion Plossl Research Fellowship honors the best doctoral dissertation on an important integrated resource management subject.

Special Interest Areas

• Integrated Enterprise Management
  
  Dissertations in this area explore the keys to successful cross-functional management issues. Topics include case studies on the interplay and interpersonal skills required for effective team interaction, case studies on implementing of strategic business decisions, plans for measurement systems consistent with the enterprise’s mission and vision, and successful streamlining of corporations.
   

• Customers and Products
  
  Dissertations on subjects in this area focus on recognizing customer needs in designing and developing products and providing customers with ongoing product support. The area also includes marketing, sales, field service, and new product development in the customer-service loop.
   

• Logistics
  
  Dissertations in this area link logistics to production and inventory control, purchasing, distribution, and the supply chain.
   

• Manufacturing Processes
  
  The topics in this area explore facilities management, process design, development, and selection and implementation of new manufacturing technologies.
   

• Support Functions
  
  This area’s topics include information systems, human resources, total quality management, and accounting and finance— particularly performance measures other than traditional cost accounting.

Amount: The winner will receive an unrestricted cash award of $2,500. The winner may be invited to present the results of his or her completed dissertation to members of APICS at a seminar or conference, and to submit an article based on the research for the E&R Foundation Research Paper Series, the Production and Inventory Management Journal, or the Journal of Operations Management.

Deadline: Proposals must be postmarked no later than December 31. Proposals postmarked after December 31 will not be considered for that year’s competition.

For further information, please visit: http://www.apics.org/Education/ERFoundation/Competitions/plossl.htm