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ONE PROBLEM, FIVE WAYS TO SOLVE IT: Asked to design a new facility for Sneaky Sneakers, an athletic shoe retailer experiencing rapid growth and a change in business, competing student teams from around the country take five completely different approaches to success.

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Multiple storage/picking schemes promote efficient, economic handling of orders at this busy mail order distribution center more....

First Place Winner: Virginia Tech
Customer services rules at this winning facility design, with features like same-day delivery and attention to damage control more....

Second Place Winner: Penn State University
A powerful warehouse management system and judicious use of automation lend this winning facility both efficiency and flexibility more....

Third Place Winner: University of Florida
A hybrid design incorporating both traditional and automated materials handling equipment is key to this award winner’s high accuracy and efficiency more....

Honorable Mention: Ohio University
A space-saving design and reliance on proven materials handling equipment and techniques deliver a winning facility more....

Honorable Mention: New Mexico University
Skimping on space, this winning design relies on a multiple-level mezzanine and proven equipment to serve an industry in transition more....

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