June 15, 2015
The objective of this project is to analyze a region to determine the optimal geographical location for implementing a redistribution center
June 15, 2015
Thisproject investigates relationships among demand management, collaboratives forecasting, and demands planning to improve the supply chain's ability to match demand with supply.
June 15, 2015
This prject designs a user friendly Storage Load Building Tool to be used to configure the storage for a desired set of pallets
June 15, 2015
This project used a checklist to identify personnel activity (receiving, picking, shipping), equipment activity (AGV and robotic stackers), and inventory freshness (age and value) for automated storage.
June 15, 2015
This project designs an automated system the control parameters and constraints of processes in a production line.
June 15, 2015
This project analyzes internal activities that affect goal of increasing quality services to customers.
June 15, 2015
This project designs a web-based system that allows easy management and availability for any authorized user. The system developed can also be adapted to educate and manage other information for various institutions.
A web-based database editor was also developed to allow the transfer of the technology tree structures for ammunition disposal from hard copy to an interactive user format through the use of Active Server Pages (ASP).
June 15, 2015
This project investigates the possibility of reducing human contact in a hazardous environment where the work is labor intensive and the object conditioned is many times larger than one human operator.
June 15, 2015
The objective of this research is to develop the decision support system to help companies improve their supply agility by focusing on the purchasing decisions and processes.
June 15, 2015
The objective of this project is to conduct research in the following areas of a process (i) lighting study, (ii) acoustics study, (ii) workbench study, and (iv) layout study.
June 15, 2015
This project researches and evaluates the feasibility of using underground pipelines for transporting freight instead of using truck.
June 15, 2015
Sponsor: National Science Foundation Research Team: Edward A. Pohl Universities Involved: University of Arkansas Start Date: 06/01/05 End Date: 05/31/06 Summary: RET: Miller, Reynolds
June 15, 2015
Use of computer simulation games to introduce industrial engineering basics into middle and junior high schools curriculums.
June 15, 2015
This project develops a new online graphical system an improved user interface, visualization and central control for a process.
June 15, 2015
This project creates an IE competition amongst Junior High and High School students to stimualte the interest in the subject.
June 15, 2015
This research analysizes ordering
policies and inventory of a process to determine if there needs to be a change in the ordering procedures.
June 15, 2015
The objective of this project is to develop a new, automated system widely applicable to
inventory and asset managemen
June 15, 2015
Sponsor: National Science Foundation Research Team: Manjunath Kamath Universities Involved: Oklahoma State University Start Date: 06/01/08 End Date: 07/31/09 Summary: In this project, the participating teacher, Mr. Thomas, would work closely with PI Kamath and co-PI Balasundaram on mathematical models for engineering problems in transportation, distribution and logistics (e.g., flow […]
June 15, 2015
This project introduces IE concepts in to Middle School students using Microsoft Office Excel
June 15, 2015
Sponsor: Oklahoma Department of Transportation Research Team: Yongpei Guan Universities Involved: University of Oklahoma Start Date: 06/01/07 End Date: 06/30/09 Summary: Following the terrorism attack on September 11, 2001 container security issues were aroused. The U.S. government proposed and implemented a lot of measures, such as C-TPAT, CSI, and etc. […]
June 15, 2015
The objective of this project is to address shipment consolidation and dispatch problems
June 15, 2015
This project develops numerical models that evaluate change in personnel and equipment activities within an automated warehouse.
June 15, 2015
Sponsor: Oklahoma Department of Transportation Research Team: P. Simin Pulat Universities Involved: University of Oklahoma Start Date: 06/01/09 End Date: 06/30/09 Summary: Researchers are continuing an effort with the Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation to examine import/export container flows between US ports and foreign ports, Port-to-Port Ocean container flows by commodity […]
June 15, 2015
Sponsor: GE Energy Research Team: Scott Shappell Universities Involved: Clemson University Start Date: 06/01/08 End Date: 06/01/09 Summary: To date, little research has been conducted on the causes of human error in wind turbine installation, commissioning, operations and maintenance. Given the potential risks associated with wind turbine maintenance, preventing errors […]
June 15, 2015
The objective of this project is to develop and apply an approach to design a distribution network with respect to both TL and LTL transportation models and the associated operating practices.
June 16, 2017
Augmented reality head-worn displays (HWDs) – or simply “smart glasses” – are an emerging technology that can project diverse forms of information within a user’s field of view.
May 4, 2017
Recently Randolph Bradley, Technical Fellow in Supply Chain Management at Boeing, visited with AdvancedManufacturing.org on their Pod Cast and discussed the Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution’s reason for being, and Boeing’s involvement with the industry-academia partnership. Among what is covered: energy use in the supply chain; demand forecasting […]
March 3, 2017
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