EMIS

Example Management Science Senior Design Projects

CLIENT

PROJECT  TITLE

Alcatel  Network Systems

Arizona Telecommunications Network Design

American Airlines

Fleet Planning and Substitution Model

American Airlines

Ticket Counter Staffing Simulation for DFW Airport

Baylor University Medical 
Center

Capacity Planning for the 2RSU Pre-operating Facility

Baylor University Medical  Center

Improving Emergency Room Effectiveness via Process Simulation

Brinker International

Production, Distribution, and Capacity Planning Models

Capstone Financial  Services

Financial Asset Allocation an  Optimization

City of Dallas

Routing Hazardous Materials Through Dallas’ Central Business District

City of Dallas:  911 Call Center

Dispatching Model for Mobile Intensive Care Units

Coca-Cola Distribution of N. TX

Real-time Vending Inventory Optimization

Dallas County

A Study of Computer-Assisted Jury  Selection

Dallas Police Department, Youth  and Family Crimes Division

A Model for Predicting Outcomes and Assessing the Effectiveness of First-Offender Programs

Dallas Water Utilities

Statistical Analysis of Water Main Breaks

Dallas Zoo

Composting Feasibility Study

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Research Support Systems

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Longitudinal Study and Analysis of U.S. Bank Mergers

Freres Plywood Manufacturing

Optimizing Plywood Product Production

Frito-Lay

Sam’s Club-Building Inventory-Level Modeling

Juliette Fowler Home

Automated Generation of Seniors’ Activity Schedules to Meet State Guidelines

Kodak

Tracking Productivity at Kodak’s Technical Support Center

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control

Modeling the Infrastructure Impact of an EMP Event

Meals on Wheels

Design and Implementation of a Multiple-Vehicle Routing Scheme (national student paper award winner)

NASA, Johnson Space Center

Production Center Analyses & Recommendations

Pacesetter Natural Gas Marketing

Optimized Natural Gas Contract Portfolio Models

Pagenet

Early-warning System to Predict Network Saturation

Pizza Hut, Inc.

Optimizing Bologna and Wiener Production

Plano ISD

Student Enrollment Forecasting Model

Quest Energy Resources, Inc.

Natural Gas Marketing Strategy Optimization (national student paper award)

Raytheon

Software Purchase Management Model

Skin Ceuticals

Automated Sales Forecasting Model

SMU CSE Department

Optimal Scheduling of Lab Assistants

Southwest  Airlines

Modeling the Effect of Kiosk Layout on Passenger Check-in Efficiency

State of Texas

Gulf Freeway Evacuation Model

TestChip Technologies

Engineering Task Scheduling and Assignment Models

Texas Plaza, Irving,  TX

Optimal Real Estate Project Phasing (published in Interfaces)

Towers Perrin

Convenience Stores Scheduling System

Unsponsored

Fundamentals: An Envelopment-Analysis Approach to Measuring the Managerial Quality of Mutual  Funds

UPS

Sorting Hub Optimization Model

Veterans Administration Hospital, Dallas, TX

Optimized Nurse Scheduling (national student paper award)

Wadley Blood Center

Analysis of Apheresis Donor Program

Williams Technologies

Locating Hubs for a New Transmission Business