Category Archives: Dallas-Ft. Worth Area

Project is in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, other than on-campus.

Improving Efficiency in an Outpatient Services Lab

Client: Methodist Dallas Medical Center Team: Kyle Chester, Kristin Evanto, and Emily Gray Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barr Year: 2010 Documents: Final Report, Presentation A “hub” of activity at MDMC is the Outpatient Services department. Outpatient Services exists to serve the … 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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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