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Lockheed Martin: Electromagnetic Pulse Modeling

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

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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Financial Product Mix for Capstone Asset Management

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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Lake Highlands Soccer Association Game Scheduling

Client: Lake Highlands Soccer Association Team:  Sherif Khalifa Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2008 Documents: Final Report (Word), Presentation (PPT) The scheduling of sports competitions is a challenge for both professional teams, such as the NBA, to amateur leagues. In … Continue reading

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Heelys Order Management: A Reassessment

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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Telecom Mergers & Acquisitions: Economical & Technological Effects

Team:  Julianna LaFerney, Casey O’Brien Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2009 Documents: Final Report (Word), Final Presentation (PPT) Telecommunications industry is one of the most profitable and rapidly developing industries in the world and it is regarded as an indispensable … Continue reading

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Tuning-In on the Market: The Financial Impact of Project Delays in Product Development

Client: Microtune Inc. Team: Andrew Bass, Chris Ginder, Shan Zaidi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2009 Documents: Final Report (Word), Final Presentation (PPT) The problem our team faced was how to account for the financial impact of project delays in … Continue reading

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The Wealth of Nations: A Study of Political Institutions and Economic Growth

Team: Kathryn Gotcher, Kyle Merino, Gregory Moran Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems   Year: 2009 Documents: Final Report (Word), Final Presentation (PPT) In the present global economic state, finding ways to improve a nation’s economy is vital to government leaders. The … Continue reading

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Transportation Bid Selection Tool

Client: Alix Partners Team: Matthew Hale Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr   Year: 2008 Documents: Final report, final presentation The main goal of this project was to create a tool that would assist midsize companies in their selection of transportation bids. … Continue reading

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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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