Partner with BCIT for Operational Success!
By partnering with the Operations & Management Engineering program, your organization can benefit from new perspectives and actionable insights to address operational challenges. Hosting a BCIT Business Consulting Project (BCP) provides Operations & Management Engineering students the opportunity to work on a design or process improvement project during the Fall and Spring semesters of their second year of the program. This partnership not only helps your organization but also supports the development of the next generation of business leaders.
Working in teams of two or three, students define, document, and analyze an operational challenge, then design and recommend solutions. The Fall project runs onsite one day a week on a smaller-scale project, while the Spring project runs three days a week on a larger-scope project. Your organization receives a comprehensive written report and an oral presentation detailing the student team’s data-driven recommendations.
The Operations & Management Engineering program accepts approximately 40 project proposals per year. See details below for more information, project examples and how to apply.
| STUDENT SKILLS & SPECIALTY AREAS Students develop and apply a number of specialized skills learned through the program, including but not limited to: |
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| Business Process Analysis and Design | Supply Chain Management |
| Quality Management | Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement |
| Production & Materials Management | Theory of Constraints |
| FALL PROJECT TIMETABLE | |
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| Jun – Aug | Project proposals submitted to BCIT |
| September | Student teams assigned to projects |
| Sept – Nov | Students conduct research, write a report, and prepare their presentation |
| Early December | Students deliver oral presentation and written report to sponsor |
| SPRING PROJECT TIMETABLE | |
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| Sept – Dec | Project proposals submitted to BCIT |
| January | Student teams review and select projects |
| Mar – May | Students conduct research, write a report, and prepare their presentation |
| Mid – May | Students deliver oral presentation and written report to sponsor |
Business Consulting Project Examples
Business Consulting Projects address operational challenges in any industry. Here are a few examples:
- How can we improve production throughput?
- How can we transform our manual processes to digital operations?
- How can we reduce waste in procurement, inventory, or logistics management?
- How can we reduce product assembly labour time?
- How can we develop a system to improve production or service quality?
BCIT Business Consulting Project requirements
The students will manage their own projects, but require the following support from your organization to be successful:
- A clearly defined business operational challenge or problem
- Workspace and administrative services for the team
- A dedicated resource contact to coordinate access to people and processes
At the end of the spring project, you have the option to support our students – the next generation of industry professionals – with a voluntary contribution of $750, though other amounts are welcome. A charitable tax receipt will be provided. Note that the ability to donate does not influence project selection; projects are selected based on how well they match our students’ skillsets and project requirements.
Contact information
If you have any questions about the Operations & Management Engineering program’s Business Consulting Projects, or if you would like to discuss your project opportunity, please contact:
Linda Butterfield, MBA, CPA, CGA
Business Consulting Project Coordinator
Operations & Management Engineering Program
Tel: 604-451-6938
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