Category Archives: United States

Client’s project was located in the USA outside of Texas

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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Cross-Staffing Problem

Client: Carrollton Concentra Team: Daniel Olivares, Beverly Ross, Devin Kyles Faculty Advisor: Dr. Siems Year: 2011 Documents: Final Report, Presentation Concentra presented the problem of cross-staffing some of its employees throughout its centers. The problem addresses a potential decision of … 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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Financial Product Mix for Capstone Asset Management

Client: Capstone Asset Management Co. Team: Mallory Harrison, Natalie Jaroski Faculty advisor: Dr. Barr   Year: 2010 Documents: Final report (PDF), Presentation (PDF) Capstone is a privately owned investment advisory firm in Houston, TX that offers privately managed accounts to achieve … 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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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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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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