Category Archives: Planning

Transportation Network for Williams Technologies

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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Quest Resource: Natural Gas Marketing

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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Traffic Flow: Exploring Dynamic vs. Static Toll Pricing in a Traffic Network Simulation Model

Client: CEE Prof. Abdelghani Team:  Nora Shora, Laura Tatsch Faculty advisor: Barr   Year: 2006 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) Many cities across the world have experienced, and are currently experiencing, increased traffic on highways and urban networks.  At the … Continue reading

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Orange Grove Management

Client: Gonzalez Orange Groove Team:  Rafael Alvarez, Sylia Gallegos, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Sky Noyd Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr   Year: 2008 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) For this project we represent both the client and the consultant. This … Continue reading

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