document: Student consulting projects benefit faculty and industry Student consulting projects require students to apply OR/MS tools to obtain insight into the activities of firms in the community . These projects benefit faculty by providing clear feedback on the real capabilities of students , a broad connection to local industry , and material for case studies and research . They benefit companies by stimulating new thinking regarding their activities and delivering results they can use . Projects provide insights into the end-user modeling mode of OR/MS practice . Projects support continuous improvement as the lessons gained from a crop of projects enable better teaching during the next course offering , which in turn leads to better projects and further insights into teaching
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