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Operations Management

MGMT 34500
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Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York, United States
Victoria Lawson
Victoria Lawson
Learner
Timeline
  • October 11, 2017
    Experience start
  • September 13, 2017
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 15, 2017
    Experience end
General
  • Undergraduate; 3rd year
  • 50 learners; teams of 6
  • 15 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 4 projects wanted
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Any industries
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure
Skills
operations management process analysis presentation skills operations & project management management
Project timeline
  • October 11, 2017
    Experience start
  • September 13, 2017
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 15, 2017
    Experience end
Overview
Learner goals and capabilities

3rd year student-consultants will analyze your operations and provide recommendations for your organization to help identify challenges or opportunities that are available through the implementation of efficiencies.

Expected outcomes and deliverables

Phase 1 – Project Plan: Students will meet with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and prepare a detailed plan for completion of the project.

Phase 2 – Project Execution: Students will work on deliverables outlined in the project plan. Teams will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.

Phase 3 - Outcome - Report and Presentation: Students will submit a detailed report on the outcomes of the project. Teams will also give a 15-20 minute presentations on their findings, in the last class. Organization representative(s) are invited to attend these presentations.

Project Examples

Student-consultants will develop a tailored plan related to your unique organizational challenge or the identification of a new opportunity. They will observe a process within your organization and then provide recommendations for how your company infrastructure/systems can shift to provide optimal efficiency.

Some examples of this could include, but are not limited to:

  • Examining a common practice and determining whether you are reaching maximum efficiency.
  • Providing suggestions for lean improvement.
  • Designing a rewards system to increase performance or motivation.

Students may use lean improvement, pareto charts analysis, constraint management, demand forecasting, and more for their analysis.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for an online meeting with the student team to clearly establish specific project goals.

Provide data required for students to work with.

Watch students' final presentation (virtually or in person) and provide feedback.

Be available for one or two consultation meetings.