Category Archives: Government

Improving Patient Flow in LBUCC’s Obstetrics

Client: Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic Team: Shorjoe Bhattacharya and Harvey Hauw Faculty Advisors:  Drs. Barr, Bing         Year: 2017 Documents: Presentation, Report Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, located in West Dallas, offers services in many different healthcare areas including … Continue reading

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SMU Students Aim to Save Lives at Busy Intersection

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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Senior Design Projects & Client Perspectives

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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Call Center Personnel Scheduling

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

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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Arlington Police Crime Coverage Model

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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Gulf Freeway Evacuation Model

Client: Team: Ava Damri, Calvin Smellage, Al Zinkand Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr  Year: 2009 Documents: Final report (Word), final presentation (PPT) Our team examines the evacuation of six cities in the Gulf Freeway area stretching from Galveston in the south, … Continue reading

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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Dallas Police Dept.’s First Offender Programs

Client: Dallas Police Department Team:  Kyle E. Kidd, Eric B. Lakey, S. Tyler Nau Faculty advisor: Dr. Richard Barr Year: 1995 Documents:   Final report The purpose of this study is to analyze historical data on the Dallas Police Department’s First … Continue reading

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