Operational Analytics Consultancy

OM468/686
Closed
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Contract Lecturer
4
Timeline
  • January 10, 2018
    Experience start
  • January 11, 2018
    Clients present projects to class
  • January 25, 2018
    Project Scope Meeting
  • January 25, 2018
    Students present proposals
  • March 8, 2018
    Mid-term presentations
  • April 19, 2018
    Final presentations
  • April 12, 2018
    Experience end
Experience
8 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
All

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Organizational structure
Skills
business process improvement excel modeling forecasting consulting data analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

A team of 4th year & MBA Student Consultants will develop a data-based solution for your analytical challenge

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
30 learners
Project
100 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Mandatory deliverables:

  • Project proposal/bid
  • Progress update presentation
  • Project completion presentation

Further deliverables are determined between the student team and your organization during the proposal phase.

Additional deliverables may include:

  • Excel model
  • Documentation
  • Source code
  • Other findings as requested and agreed upon
Project timeline
  • January 10, 2018
    Experience start
  • January 11, 2018
    Clients present projects to class
  • January 25, 2018
    Project Scope Meeting
  • January 25, 2018
    Students present proposals
  • March 8, 2018
    Mid-term presentations
  • April 19, 2018
    Final presentations
  • April 12, 2018
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Based on the information and goals you provide, the group will develop solutions and recommendations to solve your analytical challenge.

Past Project Examples:

  • Optimizing fire code inspection sites to maximize loss prevention
  • Modelling electricity pricing
  • Forecasting municipal growth
  • Analyzing feasibility of using 3rd-party contractors for disabled adult transit system
  • Forecasting equipment repair orders
  • Identifying optimal warehouse locations in a supply chain
  • Studying factors affecting women running in municipal elections around the province

Additional company criteria

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

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