Transcript CATERPILLER LOGISTICS

IENG 464 / 465
FALL / SPRING
2013 – 2014
TOPICS:
Conceptual Design Presentation
Conceptual Design Report
Conceptual Design Outcomes
Preparation & Requirements
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Presentation: Final Exam Period
20 min. presentation, 10 min. questions
 Due via e-mail: ½ hour before presentation, before end Friday 13 Dec.
 Bring on a jump-drive
▪ Introduction
(~ 2 min)
▪ Team Members & Responsibilities
▪ Problem Statement & Constraints
▪ Design Approach & Results
▪ Recommended Concept(s)
(~ 9 min)
(~ 8 min)
▪ Implementation/Testing Plan
▪ Implementation/Testing Budget
▪ Conclusion
(~ 1 min)
▪ Questions (remaining time)
 Every member does a portion of presentation, answers questions
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Respect Your Audience
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Schedule at least a week ahead (and then send a reminder!)
Be dressed appropriately
Start and end on-time
Avoid unnecessary jargon in your presentation
Present appropriately for your audience
▪ Choose and use graphics and tables wisely
▪ Avoid any text below 16 point
▪ Mock-ups are an excellent way to communicate
Practice Your Presentation
 Check the slides on the exact equipment ahead of time
▪ Make sure that the color scheme and font are readable
 Practice as a team
▪ After you have made your last change to the presentation, run through it
twice more
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Be Professional
 Answer questions directly, honestly
 Check the slides for tpyos!
 Anticipate the questions your audience will ask
▪ Have hidden slides or “beyond the ending” slides to help with questions
▪ Don’t get flustered or defensive
▪ OK to say “I don’t know”, especially if you follow up with “I’ll find out”
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Expect Tough Questions
 Make sure you have your slides numbered
 Bring copies of your slides as handouts
 Every member does a portion of presentation, answers questions
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Preparation & Requirements
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First Term Report: (Due Wednesday of Finals Week, 12:00 Noon)
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Cover Page
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction
▪ Problem Statement & Constraints
▪ Methodology & Preliminary Analysis
▪ Recommended Concept(s)
▪ Concept Implementation Planning
▪ Implementation Timing
▪ Estimated Implementation Cost
▪ Conclusion & Acknowledgements
▪ References
▪ Appendices
▪ Include copies of relevant engineering notebook pages from each member;
communications; trial designs …
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Turn in a paper and electronic copy – single document
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Paper copy will go to your client/sponsor – so be professional!
Cover Page - With project title, and team members.
 Table of Contents - With page numbers.
 Executive Summary - One page or less. Brief description of problem(s), approach,
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main findings and recommendations.
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Introduction - Include an overview of the problem and operations. Briefly discuss the
project thrust.
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Problem Statement - Concise description of problems that are addressed by this
project. What is wrong? Who is being affected? Etc.
Methodology and Preliminary Analysis - This can have sub-sections. Justify your
approach. What other approaches were available to you? This section should contain a
research review, with pertinent references cited from your reference section. Describe
how you approached the problem - methods and procedures, assumptions, analysis
techniques used, data sources. Why did you choose your approach? Teams are expected
to make and justify their own assumptions in areas where information provided is
unclear or insufficient.
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Recommended Concept - Provide a brief summary of your analysis results and then
present your design concept. Discuss the results and their sensitivity to changes in
assumptions. Some graphs and charts would be good in this section. Detailed printouts or
calculations should be put in an appendix. Note, all pertinent information must appear
within the body of the report. The reader should only need to refer to the appendices to
get more detailed information.
Concept Implementation Planning - Describe a clear list and discussion of your
next-term recommended tasks. Follow this with an implementation plan (Gantt chart).
Discuss the estimated costs and benefits for implementing your recommendations, as
well as any limitations. Follow this with a next term budget and timing of expenditures
Conclusions and Acknowledgments.
 References - (Including oral conversations, listed as “Personal Communication”.) Note,
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citations should be made throughout your report where appropriate.
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Appendices - Drawings and Equipment Listing if required. Also summarize and
document data collection (OPCs, BOMs, Value-Added, …)
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Grading & Budgets
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IEEM Senior Design Projects address REAL problems:
 IEEM developed expertise is demonstrated DURING the project
▪ IEEM Project Rubric considers: Context, Analysis, Recommendations, and Communication
▪ ALL projects require management of the “triple constraint”: Time, Budget, and Function
 Result of each term is an earned LETTER GRADE
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Senior Design Project Process:
▪ Draft Team Formation
▪ Individual Resumes
▪ Client-Team Meetings
▪ Engineering Project Proposal & Documentation
▪ Conceptual Design Development
▪ Progress Reporting
▪ Conceptual Design Presentation
▪ Design Development & Testing
▪ Progress Reporting
▪ Results Presentation
▪ Final Project Documentation
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Final Project Documentation is due at NOON on Friday of Finals Week
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Can identify both engineering and
other environmental variables
apropos to issue
Root cause(s) of problem determined
Wide range of appropriate evidence
sources used
Can identify engineering related
environmental variables apropos to
the issue
Root cause(s) looked for, but process
ended too soon
Some appropriate evidence sources
used
Can identify environmental variables,
but unsure which are related to the
issue
Multiple symptoms aggregated as
problem
Evidence sources used, but not
entirely appropriate to issue
Fails to identify environmental
variables or see the need for these
variables
First symptom seen “defined” as the
problem
No or inappropriate evidence sources
used
Both quantitative and qualitative
tools used as appropriate
Uses quantitative tools as
appropriate
Uses tools, but tools are not
appropriate to issue
No tools or frameworks used
Clear links – uses data in its context
and connects data using appropriate
tools
Links – uses data and connects using
appropriate tools
Almost links – based on inadequate
data or tools
No links – no chain of evidence
Recommendation links to chain of
evidence but comes from the
“canned” set of alternatives
Recommendation does not link to
chain of evidence
No recommendation made
Make Choices
Recommendation links to chain of
evidence and shows consideration of
additional alternatives
Solution(s) considers implementation
concerns and economic impact
Solution(s) is technically feasible, but
no additional concerns are
considered
Solution(s) is not feasible
Reasonable Solutions
Solution(s) considers implementation
concerns, level of actual
improvement, economic impact,
social impact, and ethics
Presentation of argument
demonstrates problem definition,
chain of evidence, analysis, and
recommendation in easy to follow
manner
Well organized, uses professional
language and grammar, appropriate
use of tables, figures, etc, aimed at
audience
Presentation of argument
demonstrates problem definition,
chain of evidence, analysis, and
recommendation but not easy to
follow
Somewhat organized, mostly uses
professional language and grammar,
appropriate use of tables, figures,
etc, mostly aimed at audience
Presentation of argument
demonstrates only parts of: problem
definition, chain of evidence,
analysis, and recommendation
Presentation of argument cannot be
followed by reasonable audience
member
Somewhat organized, poor
grammar, uses texting language,
needed figures, tables, etc present
and appropriate, not aimed at
audience
No organization, poor grammar, uses
texting language, needed figures,
tables, etc not present, not aimed at
audience
Context
Account for Environmental
Variables
Define Problem
Gather Evidence
Analysis
Choose Appropriate Tools
Develop a Chain of Evidence
Recommendations
Communication
Clarity of Argument
Professional Presentation
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Six Sigma Project (IENG 463) requirements:
 DMAIC process is used DURING the project
 Stand alone project report is submitted for a LETTER GRADE
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Six Sigma Project Report:
 Report Structure:
▪ Cover Page
▪ Introduction & Problem Statement
▪ Headings for DMAIC Sections
▪ Recommendations, Conclusions and Acknowledgements
▪ References
▪ Appendices
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Report is due at NOON on Friday of Finals Week
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Grading:
 Team grade is a base
 Individual grades may be better or worse
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Budgets:
 Allocated amount will be e-mailed to the team by 23 DEC
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Finals Week:
 Term scores will post online
▪ Wednesday, Noon, grade book closes
▪ Wednesday, PM reports get graded
▪ Grades & Budgets posted on website by Saturday, PM
 Department will be keeping Concept Reports
▪ Can visit it, if you want – but keep a copy for yourself
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Care and Maintenance Requirements
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Individual Responsibility
 Must be legally constructed
▪ Pages can’t be re-sequenced
▪ Missing pages are easily identified as such
 Must be legally documented
▪ Entries must be accurate
▪ Entries must be chronological
▪ Entries of importance should be witnessed
 Examples to document:
▪ Meeting times, places, attendees, topics
▪ Relevant phone conversations
▪ Relevant expenditures, mileage
▪ Design principles, concepts, sketches
▪ Engineering results, decisions, rationale
 Copies are placed in Project Notebook regularly
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Engineering Notebooks are a permanent record
for legal purposes
 Notebooks have a durable cover
 Pages are sewn or perfect bound (not loose-leaf or spiral
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bound)
Entries are made with permanent methods
Entries are made in sequential order & dated
Errors are lined out, but not obliterated
Loose material is attached within the notebook pages (if
possible), or referenced within (if not)
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Blow-by-blow Documentation
 Corner of page
▪ Date & time
▪ Location
▪ Personnel present
 Title of task
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Experimental conditions, equipment ID numbers
Blow-by-blow record of process
Sketches of experimental setup / design
Summarize major decisions / results
 Single line ends an activity, Double line ends day
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10/1/99
Team Mtg
4:15 pm
Agenda:
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George, Jane, Judy
(Elroy absent)
Clodfelter’s Bar & Grill
Refreshments
Brainstorming
Material Purchase
Discussed cost vs. refreshment performance
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Brainstormed concepts
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George presented analysis showing non-linearity at high $ end
Decision to invent more effective beverage
Reduced water content
Increased hops in raw stock
Decision to invest in further research
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Planned expenditure of $25.00
Actual expenditure of $26.75 due to heavy tipping
Refresh.
Level
Cost ($)
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