College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education

CICMHE was founded in 1952 and has served to connect practitioners with academics that teach and do research in material handling.

Additional members are drawn from material handling equipment manufacturers, distributors, users and consultants, representatives of the business press, and professional staff members of organizations concerned with material handling education.

CICMHE is organized into two working committees: CICMHE sponsors the following major activities for students, teachers, and researchers: CICMHE has partnered with the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) to offer a special program for students and professors in engineering, technology, manufacturing, operations, supply chain and logistics at the MODEX[4] and ProMat[5] trade shows sponsored alternate years by MHI.

Research has shown that "Classroom Day, as a targeted experiential learning event, increased student appreciation, knowledge, and interest in the field of material handling and logistics.

MHTI 2024 is being held on the campus of North Carolina State University, Raleigh, July 22-24, 2024.