Author Archives: anny

Assessing the Effectiveness of the Dallas Police Dept.’s First Offender Programs

Posted on June 5, 2009 by anny

Client: Dallas Police Department Team:  Kyle E. Kidd, Eric B. Lakey, S. Tyler Nau Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr Year: 1995 Documents:   Final report The purpose of this study is to analyze historical data on the Dallas Police Department’s First … Continue reading →

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Convenience Store Staff Scheduling

Posted on June 5, 2009 by anny

Client: Towers Perrin, TeePee  Convenience Stores Team: Eric Mentz, Greg Meurer Faculty: Dr. Richard Barr      Year: 1995 Documents: Final report Tee Pee is a United-States-based convenience store chain (renamed for confidentiality reasons) consisting of approximately 4000 stores. Tee Pee is … Continue reading →

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MCI Private Network Model Design: Digital DS-3 Cross Connects

Posted on June 5, 2009 by anny

Client: MCI Communications Corp. Team:  Mona Abou-Sayed, Charlene Edwards, Scott Singleton Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr     Year: 1995 Documents:   Final report This project involved developing an optimized  telecommunications-network design for a client of MCI Communications Corp. Requirements included determining the … Continue reading →

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Improving Emergency Room Effectiveness via Process Simulation

Posted on June 5, 2009 by anny

Client: Baylor University Medical Center Team:  Amy Haller, Chris Johnson, Christian Puryear, Adam Saucedo Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr     Year: 1996 Documents:   Final report Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) is a downtown-Dallas-based hos­pital with many satellite locations around the metroplex. … Continue reading →

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NASA Production Center Process Improvements

Posted on June 5, 2009 by anny

Client: National Aeronautics and Space  Administration Team:  Chris Genda, Loan Ngoyen, Valerie Vlahos, John Williams Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr     Year: 1997 Documents:    Final presentation The present operations procedures used by the NASA Manufacturing Di­vision has room for improvement in … Continue reading →

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Baylor Cardiac Patient Flow Simulation

Posted on June 5, 2009 by anny

Client: Baylor Heart Hospital Team: Ashley Backwith, Steven Chapman, Ikechukwu Irozura, Kelly Nelson, Josh Urquhart Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr     Year: 1998 Documents:   Final report Baylor University Medical Center, a five-hospital complex located just north of downtown Dallas, is one … Continue reading →

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Juliette Fowler Homes

Posted on June 5, 2009 by anny

Client: Juliette Fowler Homes Team:  Sonia Amin Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr     Year: 1997 Documents: Juliette Fowler Homes is a non-profit organization that operates the Pearl Nordan Care Center, an intermediate nursing care facility for senior residents with a capacity … Continue reading →

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