IENG 464 – Conceptual Design

1. IENG 464 – Conceptual Design Project Report & Presentation Requirements IENG 471 Facilities Planning

2. First Term: Concept Presentation • Presentation: Final Exam Period 20 min. presentation, 5 min. questions • Due via e-mail: ½ hour before presentation • Bring to class on a jump-drive • Introduction (~ 2 min) • Team Members & Responsibilities • Problem Statement & Constraints • Design Approach & Results (~ 2 min) • Recommended Concept(s) (~ 10 min) • Implementation/Testing Plan • Implementation/Testing Budget • Conclusion (~ 1 min) • Questions (remaining time) • Every member does a portion of presentation IENG 471 Facilities Planning

3. Conceptual Design Report • First Term Report: (Due Friday of Finals Week, 12:00 Noon) • 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 … IENG 471 Facilities Planning

4. Project Report Format • 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, main findings and recommendations. • Introduction- Include an overview of the problem and operations. Briefly discuss the project thrust. • 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. IENG 471 Facilities Planning

5. Project Report Format • 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, citations should be made throughout your report where appropriate. • Appendices – Drawings and Equipment Listing if required. Also summarize and document data collection (OPCs, BOMs, Value-Added, …) IENG 471 Facilities Planning

6. Questions & Issues? • Finals Week: • Term scores will post online • Friday, Noon, grade book closes • Friday, PM reports 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 IENG 471 Facilities Planning