Simulation of Industrial and Service Systems
General
- Undergraduate; 3rd year
- 80 learners; teams of 5
- 60 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 10 projects wanted
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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October 3, 2020Experience start
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October 6, 2020Data collection and system analysis are completed
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November 3, 2020Alternative solutions are proposed
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December 1, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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October 3, 2020Experience start
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October 6, 2020Data collection and system analysis are completed
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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November 3, 2020Alternative solutions are proposed
Students and/or company proposes modification on the system and students are able to incorporate these modifications on their computer models
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December 1, 2020Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Developing computer models of real-life systems to analyze their performances under varying conditions and measure the impact of modifications on systems.
- Learner skills
- Teamwork, Modeling, Data analysis, Business analytics, Business consulting
- Deliverables
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Impact of considered changes on systems in terms of financial gains, employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, operational improvements. More specifically, delays, waiting times, job completing time, longest job completing times, defects, proportion of jobs completed within desired time-windows etc.
Project Examples
Simulation of patient flow and hospital human resource scheduling
Evaluate the performance of supply chain sytems
Evaluate the performance of supply chain systems on manufacturing and service organizations
Airport ground traffic operations modeling and analysis
Evaluating performance of elevator systems in large buildings
Impact of facilities planning and design on the performance of organization
Evaluating the performance of logistics systems
Evaluating the impact of traffic lights on vehicle and pedestrian flow
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Site visits to collect data
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.