Browsing by Author "Jones, Erick C."
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Development Of Optimal Decision Model For Multi-system Process Capability Improvements Through A Personnel Environment And Integration (PEI) Framework Utilizing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology
Cavitt, Maurice Dwayne (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2013-07-22)This research describes a framework that minimizes uncertainty and risk in lead time and excessive costs associated with multi-automating systems in very complex and dynamic environments. Further, by seeking to reduce risk ... -
Embedding Integrated RFID Sensors Into Fiber Reinforced Plastics During The Manufacturing Process
Gray, Billy JoeThis research evaluates the impact of embedding a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag into the structure of a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP). The first portion of the research evaluates the mechanical impacts of ... -
Evaluate The Impact Of Sustainability And Pipeline Quality On Global Crude Oil Supply Chain
Jain, Sunny ParaskumarUnited states is one of the largest crude oil producer in the world but the consumption rate is higher than production hence united states imports oil from varies part of world depend on different criteria. The objective ... -
EVALUATING INCREASING HOSPITAL CLOSURE RATES IN U.S: A MODEL FRAMEWORK AND A LEAN SIX SIGMA DEPLOYMENT APPROACH FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES TO PREVENT FURTHER CLOSURES IN RURAL AND DISADVANAGED LOCATIONS
Balasubramanian, Soma Sekar (2016-12-08)Hospital Closures occur from time to time. Several rural hospitals were closed in the U.S recently in an unprecedented manner and hundreds of others are at the risk of closing. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care ... -
Evaluating The Economic Impacts Of Pipeline Usage On Texas Oil & Gas Supply Chain
Singh, JashandeepThe objective of this dissertation is to find the minimum supply chain cost for the Texas oil and gas industry, when pipeline is used as the major mode of transporting oil. The problem is solved, by introducing a mixed – ... -
Evaluating The Economic Impacts Of Pipeline Useage On The Indian Oil and Gas Supply Chain.
Kamble, Atul VilasThe objective of this dissertation is to find the minimum supply chain cost for the Indian oil and gas industry. The problem is solved by introducing a mixed – integer programming model which will avail in taking the ... -
Evaluating The Impact Of Auto ID Technologies On Oil And Gas ERP System Data Accuracy And Reliability
Ananta Krishnan, Gowthaman (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2014)Most of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems currently use manual entry or mass upload methods to enter data collected from warehouse operations. These methods are highly unreliable and prone to manual error affecting ... -
Evaluating the Impacts of Sleep Disruptions in Women through Automated Analysis (SJSL Framework)
Gupta, Shalini (2016-07-27)The proposed research suggests a solution for female sleep disruption by using automated analytics and attempts to improve our understanding of sleep disruption physiology. Although, sleep disruption monitoring is gaining ... -
Evaluating the Impacts of the Internet of Things to Reduce Runway Incursions: Understanding the Why, How, and When
Okate, Samuel Inanore; 0000-0001-8833-3616 (2016-08-26)The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) mission is to maintain the safest and most efficient aerospace system in the world. The FAA has stated that runway safety is one of their top priorities, which encapsulates ... -
Evaluation Of Quality And Sustainability Incentives To Optimize The Indonesian To The United States Crude Oil Supply Chain
Sunarto-Bussey, Restu Purwaningtyas (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2013-07-22)The New York Times explained that the United States increased its dependence on oil from Saudi Arabia by more than 20 percent last year (Krauss 2012). The United States of Energy Information Administration (U.S. EIA) stated ... -
A Model Characterization Of The Texas Healthcare Facilities
Kydd, Shernette R. (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2014-03-10)The Patient Protect and Affordable Care Act of 2010 became a law on March 23, 2010. This healthcare act, according to the authors, is designed to improve health services by targeting various facets of the industry: ... -
New Approach For Minimizing Human Errors In Hospital Operating Rooms By Using RFID Alerting Systems
Ghoraishi, Hamid S. (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2013-07-22)Patient safety is an increasing concern in health care due to the fact the increasing number of medical errors. Most fatal medical errors happen in hospital operating rooms. This research proposes a unique approach that ... -
RFID And RTLS Enhancement For Retained Surgical Instrument In The Body
Lumintu, Ida (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2014-03-10)Retained surgical items (e.g., sponges, needles, and instruments) are classified as preventable medical errors that cost the United States about $17 to $29 billion each year and the most frequently reported sentinel events ... -
A Sustainability Based Framework To Make A Strategic Outsourcing Decision For Warehouses In The Electronics Industry
Murugananthan Anand, Chendur (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2013-07-22)Over the course of last decades, sustainability matured from an abstract concept to an important source of corporate legitimacy. Supply chain management plays an important role in shaping and framing sustainability, due ...