Sponsor a Senior Design Project

• Large scope and challenge commensurate with student time requirement
• Significant value to sponsor
• Use Industrial and Systems Engineering knowledge and methodologies
• Scope includes opportunity for students to recommend a design or modification of a system or process

• The financial commitment for this course from corporate sponsors is $5,000 per project to support department and student initiatives.
• Fee waivers will be considered for non-profit organizations sponsoring projects.
• Any costs incurred for the project, such as supplies, travel, or equipment, are also the responsibility of the corporate sponsor.

• At least 150 hours of work from each student team member
• Fresh perspective, proposals, and solutions to your important business problems
• Project Statement of Work, two Project Updates, a final Project Report and Presentation to keep students and sponsors on the same page and maximum project value
• Relationships with highly qualified Industrial Engineering students, which may lead to recruitment opportunities
• Access to ISyE faculty knowledge and resources

• Commitment of Industry Mentor to team
  • Degree in Engineering or related field
  • Reasonable responsiveness to student contacts
  • Responsible for client-side organization (meetings, site visits, data, etc.), answering student questions
• Commitment to providing access to data and site
• True interest in project
  • Students are highly motivated to provide real value to sponsors!

In 2021, a group worked with the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) to help transition its pharmacy on the East Bank campus from a manual inventory management system to an automated carousel system. Simulations suggested the switch lowered UMMC’s on-hand inventory by at least 10 percent, as well as saved the hospital system at least $195,000 each year.

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In 2020, a group was tasked with developing a new inventory management system for Boston Scientific Corporation. Using real-time usage data, the team of seniors found Boston Scientific could drastically improve its demand forecasting processes and inventory management, while potentially saving millions of dollars annually and eliminating waste from products with high inventory and little demand.

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