Category Archives: Manufacturing

Client is a manufacturer of products.

Frito-Lay Out-of-Stock Inventory Modeling Tool

Client: Frito Lay Team: Matt Alfano, Brittany Masi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2010 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video The project is to design and create an out-of-stock inventory tool that is user-friendly and able to historically scan data while predicting … Continue reading

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Optimizing Sales Force Levels for Gamesa

Client: Frito Lay Team: Rodrigo Cantu, Sergio Hueck, Rafael Virzi Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2012 Documents: Presentation, Report, Video Gamesa, a subsidiary of Frito-Lay, is a Mexican Cookie company that sells its product in many different countries, including the … Continue reading

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Optimizing Product Transportation from Hispanic Markets

Client: Frito Lay Team: Javier Gonzalez, Fernando Sada, Marcelo Sada Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2011 Documents: Final Report, Presentation In order to satisfy the large Hispanic market in the United States, Frito Lay imports products manufactured in Mexico by … Continue reading

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Rental Engine Check-in and Repair Optimization Scheduling

Client: Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Team:  Michael DeVore Faculty advisor: Barr   Year: 2004 Documents: Final report (Word) The Pratt and Whitney Addison Service Center is a unique situation involving rental engines and their repair.  These engines are delivered by a … Continue reading

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Lennox Industries: Attrition Forecasting

Client: Lennox Industries Team:  Diana Batten, Maddie Kamp Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2011 Documents: Final Report, Presentation Lennox Industries is a residential and commercial heating and air-conditioning company with a 13-15% market share in about 80 countries. Lennox is … 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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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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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

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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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