Author Archives: msiems

Rental Engine Check-in and Repair Optimization Scheduling

Posted on March 7, 2012 by msiems

Client: Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Team: Michael DeVore Faculty advisor: Barr Year: 2004 Documents: Final report (Word) The Pratt and Whitney Addison Service Center is a unique situation involving rental engines and their repair. These engines are delivered by a … Continue reading →

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Forecasting Models for Change in the Construction Industry

Posted on February 1, 2012 by msiems

Client: Austin Commercial Team: David Walls Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2004 Documents: Final report (PDF) Austin Commercial is a prominent Texas-based construction firm specializing in large-scale projects, including the American Airlines Center, D/FW Airport, and other Dallas landmarks. In recent … Continue reading →

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Optimization Models for a Delivery Truck Environment

Posted on January 20, 2012 by msiems

Team: Robert Walters, Donnet Phillips Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 1986 Documents: Final report (PDF) There are many optimization procedures and algorithms that can be implemented for delivery operations. The thrust of this paper concerns the following topics and their relavance to … Continue reading →

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Heelys Order Management: A Reassessment

Posted on September 27, 2010 by msiems

Client: Heeling Sports Limited Team: Gustavo Carrere and Marcus Klintmalm Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2005 Documents: Final Report (PDF) The Heeling Sports Limited is a Dallas-based footwear designer, manufacturer and distributor. The Company’s mission is to generate new and exciting … Continue reading →

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Transportation Network for Williams Technologies

Posted on January 20, 2010 by msiems

Client: Williams Technologies, Inc. Team: Erik Wikstrom, Jeff Cate Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 1996 Documents: Final report (PDF) Williams Technologies Incorporated (WTI), intends to increase customer satisfaction by decreasing time-to-market of its products, namely re-manufactured transmissions. WTI believes this goal can … Continue reading →

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Model for Airline Ticket Counter Staffing Using Sabre StaffPlan Staff Forecasting and Planning System

Posted on January 20, 2010 by msiems

Client: Sabre Holdings: Sabre Airline Solutions Team: Lauren Duplantis, Hamel Husain, Francisco Villagran Faculty advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2003 Documents: Final report (PDF) Our project involved working with Sabre Inc. on a problem that they were having with their system StaffPlan … Continue reading →

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Film Shoot Scheduling with Constraint Programming

Posted on October 7, 2009 by msiems

Client: Team: Jay Mandyam Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2008 Documents: Final report (PDF) In Hollywood, the Assistant Director is in charge of creating the shooting schedule and the Unit Production Manager has the task of making sure that each and … Continue reading →

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Frito-Lay, Inc. and Sam’s Club: The Pick N’ Pack Aggregate

Posted on October 7, 2009 by msiems

Client: Frito-Lay, Inc. and Sam’s Club Team: Christian Edison, Ashley Mills, Stephen Rumpler Faculty advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2005 Documents: Final report (PDF) Working with the Frito-Lay Supply Chain Department, our team has found an improved inventory process that will increase … Continue reading →

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Quest Resource: Natural Gas Marketing

Posted on October 5, 2009 by msiems

Award Winner: Omega Rho National Student Project Competition Client: Quest Resource, Inc. Team: John Jarvis, Claudia Johnson, Liana Vetter Faculty advisor: Barr Year: 2004 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) Currently, Quest guarantees about 85% of its gas through monthly … Continue reading →

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Expediting the Changeover Time at the American Airlines Center