IE 300 Summer Practice

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IE 300 Summer Practice

• 2009
• http//www.ie.metu.edu.tr/sp

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Overview

• Mandatory upon completing 2nd year courses
• See how things happen in practice
• Get to know an organization with all aspects
• Get involved What kind of decisions are made?
• Observe
• Manufacturing Processes
• Cost Accounting
• Operations Research
• Statistical Analysis

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Steps to follow
Decide on potential firms
Self-evaluate
YES
NO
Apply
Practice for 4 weeks, gather data,etc.
Write a report
Get accepted
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Steps to follow

• Decide on potential firms Start now
• Manufacturing firms (batch type)
• Automotive
• Machine parts
• Electronics
• Furniture
• Batch process industries are also accepted
• Steel or paper mills
• Pharmaceutical
• Food and beverages

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Steps to follow

• Decide on potential firms Start now
• No continuous process industries in IE300
• Cement
• Sugar
• No service industries in IE 300
• Hospitals, hotels
• Banking
• Research organizations
• Transportation, cargo carriers

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Steps to follow

• Decide on potential firms Start now
• No continuous process industries in IE300
• Cement
• Sugar
• No service industries in IE 300
• Hospitals, hotels
• Banking
• Research organizations
• Transportation, cargo carriers

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Steps to follow

• Self-evaluate by start of Spring 2009
• Pick-up IE 300 Manual from the photocopy room
• Check whether you can answer the questions
  without much difficulty

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Steps to follow

• Self-evaluate by start of Spring 2009
• Are there a large number of product lines?
• FARBA has around 16 product lines
• How much is the production capacity?
• TOFAS has 300,000 units of production capacity
• How many people working? How many IEs?
• 100-to-500
• Is there an information system?
• Many firms use ERP

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Steps to follow

• Apply before April 1st
• After self-evaluation, apply.
• Some firms require a Recommendation Letter.
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  (Zorunluluk Belgesi)

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Steps to follow

• Apply before April 1st
• For Recomendation Letter, go to
  http//www.ie.metu.edu.tr/sp/
• Login with your id and password
• If the firm you want to apply is not listed, send
  an email to ie-sp_at_metu.edu.tr
• Fill out and download the form.

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Steps to follow

• Apply before April 1st
• Get it signed at Student Affairs Secretary,
• Yeter Halis (Room 128)
• Important!! Signing will be done weekly. Make
  sure you submit the filled out Recommendation
  Letter by Friday and pick up Monday afternoon.

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Steps to follow

• Get accepted approx. in May

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Steps to follow

• Before the semester ends- approx. in June
• Download two copies of the Evaluation Form
  (Basari Belgesi)
• Attach a recent photograph of yours.
• Get the Evaluation Form sealed by Room 128
• The company should fill out both copies company
  will keep one copy, and in a closed and sealed
  envelope will mail the other back.
• Also download the employee survey and give to the
  employee.

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Steps to follow

• Before the semester ends- approx. in June
• Practice for 4 weeks during summer
• If you have a summer school, practice right
  after.
• Submit the evaluation form to the firm (two
  copies).
• Write a report Fall 2009 due in 2 weeks
• Register for IE 300 in Fall 2009.
• Report is based on questions in the IE 300
  Manual.
• Due in two weeks after the semester starts.
• Fill out the questionaire, otherwise you will get
  Incomplete.

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Steps to follow

• Starting from April
• Department will list some of the firms that you
  can apply.
• It is your responsibility to check regularly the
  updates in the list from the web-site and panel
  on 1st floor
• In almost all cases, department has no
  responsibility in arranging an organization for
  you.
• You should contact the firms by yourself and make
  the arrangement by yourself.

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In Summary
NOW !!
Before Spring 2009
Decide on potential firms
Self-evaluate
YES
NO
By April
Apply
Summer
Practice for 4 weeks, gather data,etc.
Write a report
Get accepted
May, latest
Due in two weeks
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List of Firms
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For questions

• ie-sp _at_ metu.edu.tr