Category Archives: Planning

SMU Students Aim to Save Lives at Busy Intersection

Posted on April 28, 2017 by admin

NBC Channel 5 news story: Southern Methodist University students focus their project on making the intersection of Fitzhugh and Travis streets in Dallas safer for pedestrians. Senior Design team Andrew Brunts, Hailey Phelps, and David Smith built a simulation of … Continue reading →

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Clustering and Segmentation of Ticketing Data

Posted on September 9, 2015 by admin

Client: Sabre Airline Solutions Team: Hunter Ross, Mary Liz Tuttle, Ramon Trespalacios Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr   Year: 2014 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video Sabre Airline Solutions offers data solutions and software to aid airlines sell products, market themselves, and operate efficiently. … 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 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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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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Call Center Personnel Scheduling

Posted on February 1, 2012 by kristin

Client: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Team: Alex Grosjean, Brianna Bauer Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2011 Documents: Final Report, Presentation Every month, the Treasury sends out roughly ten million physical checks for Social Security payments and other benefits. On … 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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Financial Product Mix for Capstone Asset Management

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

Client: Capstone Asset Management Co. Team: Mallory Harrison, Natalie Jaroski Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr   Year: 2010 Documents: Final report (PDF), Presentation (PDF) Capstone is a privately owned investment advisory firm in Houston, TX that offers privately managed accounts to achieve … 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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