Events Archive

- SPOTLIGHT! 2023 is a competitive presentation of solutions developed by Tauber Institute student teams.

Join us at the premier conference for industrial and systems engineers!

SHRM Talent Conference & Expo 2022
Find us at the Networking events or Booth 1117.

Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that enables hospitality in small spaces. 

Number of Teams: 4 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: Lobby area of Robertson Auditorium (visit product websites here)

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Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that enables hospitality in spall spaces. 

Number of Teams: 4 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

Location: Dallas, TX
Website: TIME Dealer of the Year Award
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Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs. 

Number of Teams: 5 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

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Location: Lobby area of Robertson Auditorium (visit product websites here)

Theme: "Operations in Unexpected Industries", 14th annual conference
Location: Robertson Auditorium, Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor
Keynote speakers: Donna Warton of Microsoft
Conference Co-Chairs: Victoria Heuschneider, MBA ‘23, and Daniel Rodriguez, MSE IOE ‘22
Website and Registration: Global Operations Conference 2022 
Event photos: View 2022 photos here
Read about the 2022 GOC
Sponsor the 2023 conference

Design Challenge: To design and produce a tangible product that lowers barriers to participation in outdoor activities by persons who have lost functional use of one or more limbs. 

Number of Teams: 5 (student teams from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

We're rolling out the keg and firing up the grill!

- SPOTLIGHT! 2022 is a competitive presentation of solutions developed by Tauber Institute student teams.

- Join Tauber alumni, current students, faculty advisors, and project sponsors for drinks and heavy appetizers at the Pizza House - in Ann Arbor!

- Join Tauber alumni, current students, faculty advisors, and project sponsors for drinks and heavy appetizers at Art Marble 21 during the Tauber mid-project reviews.

- Join Tauber alumni, current students, faculty advisors, and project sponsors for drinks and heavy appetizers at Tequila Butcher at The Caribbean - on Lake Minnetonka!

Join us at the premier conference for industrial and systems engineers!

Join us for the 30th IPD Trade Show!

Design challenge: Healthy Women / Healthy World

Number of Teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Deepa Butoliya (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here

ANALYTICS 2022 | the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Website: TIME Dealer of the Year Award
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11th Year
Organizations:  Communities First and Center for Success.
Participation: Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and board members affiliated with the Tauber Institute
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Design challenge: Aging in Place Safely

Number of Teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: Robertson Auditorium Lobby (visit product websites here)

Read STAMPS News Blog here

Design challenge: Aging in Place Safely

Number of Teams: 6 (students from Stamps Art & Design, Ross School of Business, College of Engineering, and School of Information)

Faculty: Eric Svaan (Michigan Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)

Location: online (visit product websites here)

Read STAMPS News Blog here

First Place:  Stanley Black & Decker team: Janice (Yin Yin) Lau – Master of Science in Industrial & Operations Engineering and Akshay Seth – Master of Science in Industrial & Operations Engineering

Second Place: Pfizer team: Lyndy Burnett – Master of Business Administration and Jackson Cummings – EGL (BSE & MSE Industrial & Operations Engineering)

Tied Third Place: Beyond Meat team: Gilbert Pasquale – Master of Business Administration and Channing Wan – EGL (BSE & MSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering)

Tied Third Place: Ford Motor Company team Michael Fanelli – EGL (BSE & MSE in Mechanical Engineering)
and Matthew Rosales – Master of Business Administration

Alumni Scholarship Recipients: Bryce Garver (MBA), Margaret Kirk (MBA), and Sharon Sun (EGL BSE/MSE-IOE).
Results: Read the results here >
Read the 2021 Spotlight! Book here >
View website here >

Watch Awards Ceremony >
Read Ross Blog here >