Category Archives: Operations

Improving Patient Flow in LBUCC’s Obstetrics

Posted on December 30, 2017 by admin

Client: Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic Team: Shorjoe Bhattacharya and Harvey Hauw Faculty Advisors:  Drs. Barr, Bing         Year: 2017 Documents: Presentation, Report Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, located in West Dallas, offers services in many different healthcare areas including … Continue reading →

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Frito-Lay Out-of-Stock Inventory Modeling Tool

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

Client: Frito Lay Team: Matt Alfano, Brittany Masi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2010 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video The project is to design and create an out-of-stock inventory tool that is user-friendly and able to historically scan data while predicting … Continue reading →

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Optimizing Sales Force Levels for Gamesa

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

Client: Frito Lay Team: Rodrigo Cantu, Sergio Hueck, Rafael Virzi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2012 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video Gamesa, a subsidiary of Frito-Lay, is a Mexican Cookie company that sells its product in many different countries, including the … Continue reading →

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Optimizing Product Transportation from Hispanic Markets

Posted on May 15, 2012 by kristin

Client: Frito Lay Team: Javier Gonzalez, Fernando Sada, Marcelo Sada Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2011 Documents: Final Report, Presentation In order to satisfy the large Hispanic market in the United States, Frito Lay imports products manufactured in Mexico by … Continue reading →

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Senior Design Projects & Client Perspectives

Posted on May 12, 2012 by admin

The stories of three Senior Design projects from the clients’ point of view, including North Texas Food Bank, Texas Department of Transportation, and Southwest Airlines:

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Cross-Staffing Problem

Posted on March 7, 2012 by kristin

Client: Carrollton Concentra Team: Daniel Olivares, Beverly Ross, Devin Kyles Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2011 Documents: Final Report, Presentation Concentra presented the problem of cross-staffing some of its employees throughout its centers. The problem addresses a potential decision of … Continue reading →

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Optimal Phasing of the Opening of Buildings in an Office Complex

Posted on March 7, 2012 by admin

Client: Texas Plaza, Prof. Peiser Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 1982 Documents: Final report (PDF) Appeared in different form as a journal cover article.  R. Peiser and Scot Andrus, Phasing of Income-Producing Real Estate, Interfaces 13:5 (1983) 1-9. Integer programming … Continue reading →

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Lockheed Martin: Electromagnetic Pulse Modeling

Posted on January 31, 2012 by kristin

Client: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Team: Stephen Beckert, Brandon Joslin, Pierce, Meier Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2010 Documents: Final Report, Presentation Lockheed Martin presented us with a project more exciting than we could ever imagine: aiding the … 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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Arlington Police Crime Coverage Model

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

Client: Arlington Texas Police Department Team: Ron Andrews, Blake Robinson Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2011 Documents: Final Report, Presentation The Arlington Police Department is responsible for policing the city of Arlington to achieve a safer community. The policing of … Continue reading →

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