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<p>Dear Colleagues</p>
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<p>I’m currently serving on APICS’s Research, Innovation, and Strategy Committee <em>
(</em>RISC<em>)</em>, and like last year, APICS has agreed to fund another round of academic research focused on topics in the supply chains. To help us get the word out, would you please distribute / pass-along the following announcement below to your Logprofs
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<p>REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS</p>
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<p>APICS has an RFP open until mid-December for 2-4 research grants related to the future of supply chain management. Each grant is funded up to $60,000 for the first year and may be renewed by APICS twice for a total of up to three years of funding, providing
a potential total of $180,000 per three-year research project. This research funding program is provided by APICS’ Research, Innovation and Strategy Committee. Go to
<a href="http://www.apics.org/researchgrants">www.apics.org/researchgrants</a> for the RFP Guidelines for Submission and Review, including a list of potential topic areas. Use the same link to submit proposals. Deadline: December 19, 2018
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<p>Thank you for your assistance – if you need to contact me for more information, then please don’t hesitate to do so.</p>
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<p>Regards,</p>
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<p>Mark</p>
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<p>Mark Frohlich</p>
<p>Chair, APICS RISC Research Subcommittee </p>
<p>Associate Professor, Operations and Supply Chain Management</p>
<p>Indiana University, Kelley School of Business</p>
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