Category Archives: Documentation
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
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
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
Model for Airline Ticket Counter Staffing Using Sabre StaffPlan Staff Forecasting and Planning System
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
Film Shoot Scheduling with Constraint Programming
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
Frito-Lay, Inc. and Sam’s Club: The Pick N’ Pack Aggregate
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
More Than Just Great Food: Factors Influencing Customer Traffic in Restaurants
Client: Team: Emily Moravec, Megan Siems, Christine Van Horn Faculty advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2009 Documents: Final report (Word), Final presentation (PPT) Although our client is a world leader in casual dining, the company experienced a decrease in overall customer … Continue reading
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
Expediting the Changeover Time at the American Airlines Center
Client: American Airlines Center Team: Andrew Conway, Marcos Garza, Tabatha G. Olaechea, Jennifer Keen, Marcus Wentrck Faculty advisor: Barr Year: 2004 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) The American Airlines Center is a dual – purpose facility; they house the … Continue reading
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