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Follow the instructions – Clearly answer all parts. – List all assumptions that affect the model and justify your use of those assumptions. – Make sure that your conclusions and results are clearly stated. – In the summary, put the “bottom line and managerial recommendation” results—not a chronological description of what you did. – Restate the problem in your words. ? A CEO memorandum – Be succinct. – Include “bottom line and managerial results” answers. – Do not include methods used or equations. ? Clarity and Style – Use a clear style and do not ramble. – A table of contents is very helpful to the judges. – Pictures, tables, and graphs are helpful; but you must explain them clearly. – Do not include a picture, table, or graph that is extraneous to your mode l or analysis. – Do not be verbose, since judges have only limited time to read and evaluate your paper. ? The Model – Develop your model—do not just provide a laundry list of possible models . – Start with a simple model and then refine it. ? Computer Programs – If a program is included, clearly define all parameters. – Always include an algorithm in the body of the paper for any code used. – If running a Monte Carlo simulation, be sure to run it enough times to have a statistically significant output. ? Validation – Check your model against some known baseline. – Check sensitivity of parameters to your results. – Check to see if your recommendation/conclusions make common sense. Author/Judge’s Commentary 369 – Use real data. – The model should represent human behavior and be plausible. ? Resources – All work needs to be original or referenced; a reference list at the end is not sufficient! – Teams can only use inanimate resources—no real people or people consulte d over the Internet. – Surf the web but document sites where obtained information is used. – This problem lent itself to a literature search, but few teams did one. ? Summary – This is the first piece of information read by a judge. It should be well written and contain the bottom-line answer or result. – This summary should motivate the judge to read your paper to see how you obtained your results. Judging The judging is accomplished in two phases. Phase I, at a different site, is “triage judging.” These are generally only 10-minute reads with a subjecti ve scoring from 1 (worst) to 7 (best). Approximately the top 50% of papers are sent on the final judging. Phase II is done with different judges and consists of a calibration round and another subjection round based on the 1–7 scoring system. Then the judg es collaborate to develop a 100-point scale to enable them to “bubble up” the better papers. Four or more longer rounds are accomplished using this scale, follow ed by a lengthy discussion of the last final group of papers. Reflections of Triage ? Lots of good papers made it to the final judging. ? The initial summary made a significant difference in the papers(results ve rsus an explanation). ? Report to the CEO also made a significant difference in papers.

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