Dematic, a global leader in supply chain optimization, celebrated the one year anniversary of its location in Waterloo by announcing the Dematic Scholarship for Excellence in Supply Chain Optimization for Waterloo Engineering students.
Dematic established an office in the Region of Waterloo to capitalize on the world-class technology and engineering talent in the area. Shortly after opening this office, Dematic established a strong relationship with the University of Waterloo to contribute to the educational community.
The Dematic Waterloo team includes a number University of Waterloo graduates. They and other Dematic employees are working on two research projects with the University funded by a federal Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) grant and a provincial Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) grant. In addition, Dematic is participating in and supporting the University's co-op education program.
"Dematic is a large global company and could choose to set up an office anywhere in the world. Dematic chose Waterloo because the quality of the tech talent here is undeniable," said Pete Devenyi, Vice President Global Software Development, Dematic. "We wanted to mark our anniversary by investing in the community and the people we hope to recruit and mentor. This scholarship is a natural addition to an already great partnership with the University of Waterloo."
Waterloo Engineering is delighted that Dematic has launched an undergraduate scholarship in supply chain optimization, an area of specialization in our Management Engineering program," said Pearl Sullivan, Dean of Waterloo Engineering. "We are pleased that the global supply chain leader has established a research and development office in Waterloo and look forward to continuing to forge our partnership in education and research."
The new Dematic Scholarship for Excellence in Supply Chain Optimization valued at $10,000 will be awarded to one male and one female second year engineering student to be selected based on academic standing and an essay submission.