IEOR 180 Senior Project Fall 2008

9. Your work on these projects will require you to draw upon your past and current courses,
and in many cases, to learn new material in dependently. You are encouraged to use
libraries, computers, common sense, friends, classmates, faculty and any other resources
you need to solve the problem. Although most project groups use computers in the course
of their work, you should view the computer as a tool to help you analyze and solve the
problem, and should be careful not to lose sight of the problem as you perform data
analysis, computation, optimization, etc. Also, you should avoid delivering complicated
software which your client will not be able to support.
Format, Organization and Contents of Final Reports:
See the text for details.
• Letter of Transmittal (Cover letter)
• Title Page (including title of project, names of authors)
• Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction (adapted from Company Background Report and Preliminary Problem
Statement)
3. Problem Statement (adapted from Problem Statement Report)
4. Problem Analysis and Solution (expanded from Preliminary Analysis and Data
Collection Report)
5. Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
• Bibliography or References
• Appendices (if needed)
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