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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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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

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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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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

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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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Achieve Healthcare Technologies

Client: Achieve Healthcare Technologies Team:  Kristin March, Laura Bailey, Rachel Potter, Allison Bass Faculty advisor: Barr   Year: 2006 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) Achieve Healthcare Technologies is the largest privately held provider of information system products and services to … Continue reading

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Alcon Labs: Project Chiron

Client: Alcon Inc. Team:  C. Davis, C. Ngo, D. Nguyen, S. Ramdhanny, B. Long Faculty advisor: Barr   Year: 2004 Documents: Final report (PDF), final presentation (PPT) Alcon, Inc. has successfully progressed into a research-and-development-driven, global pharmaceutical company focused on eye care. … Continue reading

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