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List of Department Theses

List of Industrial Engineering Graduate Theses

A Bayesian Analysis of System Availability (1970)
Student: Pinnamaneni, Chalam [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Bayesian, Availability, Bayesian Confidence Limit

A Case Study of a Scheduling Problem (1968)
Student: Somaiya, Swarkadas [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Approximate Methods, Sequencing Jobs

A Combined Heuristic for the Cyclic Lot Scheduling Problem with Sequence Dependent Setups. (1992)
Student: Chowning, Kris [MSIE] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Production Planning, Scheduling, SDLSP

A Comparison of One and Two Person Lifts in the Performance of Manual Material Handling Tasks (1988)
Student: Lewis, David [MSIE ] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: Human Engineering, Ergonomics, Lifting, Carrying.

A Comparison AOQ and AOQL Curves for Non-Bayesian and Bayesian Acceptance Sampling Plan (1970)
Student: Low, Gary [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: AOQ (Average Qutgoing Quality), AOQL (Average Outgoing Quality Limit), BOC (Bayesian Operating Characteristic), FORTRAN IV program

A Comparison of Shewhart and Cumulative Sum Control Charts (1968)
Student: Sellick, James [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Control Charts, Shewhart chart, inspection scheme

A Comparison of the Organizational Effectiveness of the University of Arkansas, Division of Continuing Education With the Theoretical Principals Established by Chester I. Barnard (1972)
Student: Bettis, Christopher, [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Continuing Education

A Computer Assisted Capacity Planning System for Mixed Production (1999)
Student: Del Rio, Jose [MSIE] Professor: John English
Key words: Scheduling, Personnel, Production

A Computer Assisted Cost Assessment Model for Fixed and Programmable Automated System (1992)
Student: Butler, Darlene [PhD ] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Manufacturing Processes

A Computer Assisted Cost Model for Just-in-Time Inventory System (1990)
Student: Burney, Mohammad [MSIE ] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Inventory Control, Just-in-Time, MRP & MRP-II

A Computer-Based Production Control System for Job Shops. (1972)
Student: Gilmore, John [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Production Control, Data Processing

A Conceptual Telemedicine System for the State of Arkansas (1996)
Student: Winburn, Jack [MSIE ] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Telecommunications, Teleradiology, Teleconsultations, Health care, Rural

A Decision Support System for Container Size Determinzation. (1992)
Student: Harit, Santhanam [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: SIMNET, Container Design & Construction

A Decision Support System for Personnel Resource Allocation in a Multiple Warehouse Environment. Vol II, Appendix III, Bibliography, Additional Resource (1992)
Student: Usmani, Tariq [MSIE] Professor: Sandra Parker
Key words: Decision Support System, Performance Standard, Scheduling, Warehouse.

A Decision Support System for Scheduling and Capacity Analysis in Repair/Rework Operations (1998)
Student: Austin, Craig [MSIE ] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Scheduling, Capacity, Repair/Rework, Simulation

A Digital Computer Program Package for Industrial Engineers (1967)
Student: Searcy, William [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Application programming, IBM, statistical software

A Digital Computer Programming Package for Industrial Engineering (1967)
Student: Searcy, William [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Statistical Package, FORTRAN

A Discretizing Approach For Time-Dependent Reliability Modeling (1998)
Student: Mendoza, Alejandro [MSIE ] Professor: John English
Key words: MTTF, Discretizing Approach, Reliability

A Feasibility Assessment of Truck-Barge Intermodal Freight Transportation (1998)
Student: Trusty, Kristen [MSIE] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Truck-barge, Intermodal

A Genetic Algorithm Approach to LTL Breakbulk Terminal Door Assignment (2000)
Student: Bermudez, Roberto [MSIE] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words: LTL breakbulk terminalgenetic algorithm

A Geographical Information System for Warehouse Management and Hazardous Material Tracking (1995)
Student: Visweswaramurthy, Ganesh [MSIE ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: GIS, MDL, Hazardous material

A Goal Programming Alternative to Ordinary Least Squares in the Fitting of Response Surfaces (1992)
Student: Lewis, Robert [MSIE] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Goal programming, Least squares, Response surface methodology

A Guided Local Search Approach for the Vehicle Routing Problem (2000)
Student: Zhong, Yingjie [MSIE] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words: Vehicle Routing, algorithm, software

A Heuristic Programming Model for the Scheduling of Employees in a Retail Organization (1990)
Student: Johnsen, Susan [MSIE ] Professor: Sandra Parker
Key words: Scheduling, Retail Management, Heuristic Programming, Prolog.

A Hybrid Clustering Algorithm for Reconfiguration of Dynamic Order Picking Systems (1993)
Student: Sadiq, Malik [Ph.D ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Hybrid Clustering Algorithm

A Knowledge-base Approach to Curriculum Scheduling and Teacher Course Assignment Using Prolog. (1987)
Student: Boyster, Samuel [MSIE ] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Scheduling, Prolog, Computer

A Linear Programming Study of Agricultural Water Demand in Southern Arkansas (1983)
Student: Tessaro, Michael [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Demand, Agricultural Water, MPSIII

A Linear Programming Study of Agricultural Water Demand in Southern Arkansas (1984)
Student: Tessaro, Michael [MSIE ] Professor: Ray Safford
Key words: Water-Supply, forecasting, Ouachita River Basin

A Management/Research Information System Design for Archeological Resources. (1980)
Student: Scholtz, Sandra [Ph.D ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Archeology Research & Methodology.

A Method for Estimating the Uninsured Costs of Workplace Accidents (1996)
Student: Wong, Jun-Pin [MSIE] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Simond, Cost estimates, Uninsured

A Methodology for Comparative True Cost Assignment of Transportation Modes (1995)
Student: Chew, Sze [MSIE ] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Cost engineering, Transportation

A Network Model for Determining Optimum Bin Sizes in a Focused Storage System (1999)
Student: Aued, Francisco [MSIE ] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words: MIP, Bin Sizes, Focused Storage

A Partitioning Algorithm for Multiple Server Tandem Loop Configurations (1996)
Student: Harit, Santhanam [PhD ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: AGVS, AEMS, Server,Tandem loops, P/D I/O station

A Preliminary Intersection Simulation Study (1969)
Student: Prueett, James [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Intersection, simulation

A Preliminary Study of the Number of Persons in Airport Terminals in Relation to Flight Arrivals (1968)
Student: Brown , Larry [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Airport, passengers, deplaining, arrival

A Probabilistic Sequencing Algorithmic Incorporating Cost (1968)
Student: Lohmar, John [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Time Urgency Algorithm, Simulation Model

A Production Simulation Employing the Equivalent Technique (1988)
Student: Butler, Darlene [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Production, equivalent unit, model

A Robustness Study of Process Capability Indices Using the Taguchi Loss Function. (1992)
Student: Faddoul, Nicolas [MSIE] Professor: John English
Key words: Taguchi methods, Quality Control, Process Control

A Salary Compensation Plan for AP&L's Customer Service Representatives (1987)
Student: Holland, Daniel [] Professor:
Key words: Compensation Plan, AP&L

A Simulation Investigation of the Behavior of Systems Failure Functions (1967)
Student: Duke, James [MSIE] Professor: Ronald Skeith
Key words: Reliability, Failure rate, Replacement

A Simulation Model for Investigating the Population Dynamics of Dendroctonus Frontalis Zimm. (1980)
Student: Hines, Gail [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Southern Pine Beetle

A Simulation Model for the Growth and Yield of the Glycine Max(Soybean) Plant. (1975)
Student: Hommertzheim, Donald [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Soybean, Simulation, Growth,

A Simulation Study if the Sequential Range of Conveyor Operations (1968)
Student: Barnes, John [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Conveyor, work station

A Software Design for a Decision Support System for Personnel Capacity and Scheduling in a Manufacturing Environment. Vol I & Vol II. (1993)
Student: Irwin, Lisa [MSIE] Professor: Sandra Parker
Key words: Personnel Scheduling

A Statistical Process Control Approach to Process Diagnosis Considering Dysfunctional Process Steps (1997)
Student: Alsein, Mohammed [MSIE ] Professor: John R. English
Key words: AGV,CNC,Robotics,CIM

A Study of Selected Management Characteristics of Senior Industrial Engineering Student (1987)
Student: Wolf , Martha [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Managerial Skill

A Study of the Correlation Between Sub-system Reliability in a Redundant System (1970)
Student: Karamchandani, Balram [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Correlation reliability, Scedastic Curve, Redundant System

A Study of the Effect of Sample Size on Accepted Lot Quality for Bayesian Sampling Plans (1969)
Student: Dikshit, Pradeep [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: OC curve, Bayesian sampling

A Survey of Methods for Establishing Maintenance and Replacement Policies for company-Owned Vehicles (1966)
Student: Taylor, William [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Economics, Deterministic Model, Stochastic Model

A Survey of Radio Frequency Identification (1997)
Student: Kawamoto, Ryoya (Joe) [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: RFID, intelligent tracking, TLI

A Tabu Search Approach for Dynamic Vehicle Routing and Scheduling in LTL Environment (1998)
Student: Haresamudra, Bhanu [PhD ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Tabu Search, LTL, DVRS, Software

A Technique For Class-Classroom Scheduling Using Linear Programming (1972)
Student: Classen , Ronald [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Automated Registration, Scheduling, Class-teacher Schedules

A Technique for Yield Analysis of Corporate Bonds and Preferred Stocks (1970)
Student: Shields, James [MSIE] Professor: R.M. Crisp, Jr.
Key words: Bonds, Preferred Stocks, Yield Analysis

A Technique For Yield Analysis of Corporate Bonds and Preferred Stocks (1966)
Student: Shields, James [MSIE ] Professor: Robert Crisp, Jr.
Key words: Bonds, Preferred Stocks, Investment, Financial Markets

A University Application of Industrial Cynamics (1970)
Student: Sharma, Dushyant [MSE] Professor:
Key words: industrial dynamics, management

Acceptance Sampling by Variables to Five Assurance Regarding the Mean of Lead Content in Evaporated Milk (1978)
Student: Roe, Joseph [MSIE] Professor: Carl Steyer
Key words: Lead, evaporated, milk, children

Alternative Delivery Methodologies for Truckload Trucking Operations (2000)
Student: Gangluff, Gene [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Truckload industry, truck driver, Retention

An Analysis of a Municipal Solid Waste Collection System. (1975)
Student: Pharr, Opie [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Refuse Disposal

An Analysis of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) and Their Effect on Organizational Productivity (1993)
Student: Russell, R. [MSIE] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Stock Ownership

An Analysis of Energy Consumption Characteristics For Local Government Buildings (1982)
Student: Dynan, Cheryl [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: audit, energy

An Analysis of Fertilizer Consumption (1969)
Student: Goradia, D.J. [MSIE] Professor: Ronald Skeith, Jr.
Key words: Fertilizer, profitability, farms

An Analysis of Manufacturing Environments to Determine the Efficacy of "Design to Fit" Strategies (1995)
Student: Meinert, Timothy [MSIE ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Design for X, Concurrent engineering, Capacity planning

An Application of Computer Simulation for Determining Bed Requirement in a Small Hospital (1972)
Student: Harned, William [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Hospital Administration

An Approach to Zero Inventory by Lot Size and Setup Time Reduction for a Non-Repetitive Batch Manufacturing Environment (1987)
Student: Qureshi, Waseem [MSE] Professor: Vernon McBryde
Key words: Zero inventory, JIT

An Assessment of A Simplified Approach for the Reliability Calculation of a Complex System. (1993)
Student: Sargent, Thomas [MSIE] Professor: English
Key words: Reliability, Discretizing, Monte Carlo, Stress, Strains, Strength

An Automated Methodology for Intelligent Slot-Assignments in Surface Mount Assembly (1991)
Student: Sadiq, Malik [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: SMT, Printed Circuit, Enterprise Cell, SMC, CAD

An Automated Student Advising System Prototype Employing a Knowledge-Base System Approach. (1987)
Student: Boyster, Dana [MSIE ] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Expert System, Computer Science.

An Automated System for Dynamic Reconfiguration of Forward Picking Areas - Vol I & II (1993)
Student: Beavers , Melinda [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Inventory Control, Physical Distribution, Computer Program

An Automated System for the Evaluation of Generator Maintenance Schedules in an Electric Utility System (1994)
Student: Wolf, Harold [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Scheduling, Maintenance, Electrical Energy Demand, Probability Tree.

An Economic Survey of Negro Business in Jefferson County, Arkansas(1959-1969) (1970)
Student: Gilmore Jr., John [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Business Ownership, Negro, Economic

An Energy Audit Study (1982)
Student: Scott, Carol [MSOR] Professor:
Key words: Energy Audit, SAS

An Evaluation of Flowshop Scheduling Algorithms for Makespan Reduction in a Stochastic Environment (1993)
Student: Venkataraman, Subramanyam [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Production control, Steve Johnson's algorithm, ANOVA

An Evaluation of Product Commonality and Group Technology Production Methods in Pre-Defined Multiple Machine Scenario (1992)
Student: Loh, Shahchih [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Group Technology, Printed Circuits

An Expert System for Simulation Analysis of Reliability (1990)
Student: King, Charles [MSIE ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: SIMNET Simulation, Expert System, Reliability

An Industrial Dynamics Analysis of The Industrial Engineering Department (1970)
Student: Root, Harriet [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: FOROYN, Industrial Dynamics, Productivity, Personnel, Order, Creative

An Information System for Short Range Planning in General Hospital. (1972)
Student: Staggs, George [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Administration, Hospital Design, and Construction

An Integrated CAD Approach for Conveyor System Design and Development (Vol -II Appendix D [CAD Module]) (1993)
Student: Sultan, Akhtar [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: PC_MOS, DESqview, MHL, CAD Module

An Integrated CAD Approach for Conveyor System Design and Development Vol I(Thesis - Appendix C) (1993)
Student: Sultan, Akhtar [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: PC_MOS, DESqview, MHL,

An Integrated Modeling Framework for Evaluating HUB-AND-POKE Networks in Truckload Trucking Operation. (1993)
Student: Taha, Tarek [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Point-to-point, Hub-and-Spoke, Trucking Management

An Integrated Visualization Environment for Discrete Event Simulation (1990)
Student: Taylor, Robert [PhD ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: SIMNET, Computer Graphics, ISES, animation

An Investigation of the Virtual Warehousing Concept (1997)
Student: Walker, Bryan [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Virtual Warehousing, Logistics, Telecommunications, The Logistics Institute, Lucent Technologies

An Investigation of source Language Recovery for Fortran IV. (1975)
Student: Sparks, Russell [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Recoverability, FORTRAN IV, Assembly Language, FAESR.

An Investigation of the Cost of Quality for a Manufacturing Process. (1989)
Student: Vinson, Jay [MSIE ] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: Cost of Quality, Quality Control

An Investigation of the IBM Generalized Information System (GIS) (1972)
Student: Woodford Jr., William [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: GIS, Information System

An Investigation of the Service and Refueling Infrastructure for Energy Storage Vehicles. (1980)
Student: Wall, Jerry [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Energy Storage, Motor Vehicles, Electric Vehicles.

An Object-orientated Programming Approach to Modeling Components of a Manufacturing System Using Smalltalk-80. (1988)
Student: Ogle, Michael [MSIE ] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Smalltalk, Computer Language, Manufacturing, Simulation, Automation

An Overview of Mini-computer and Microprocessors (Technology and Application) (1978)
Student: Bowen, Millard [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Mini-computer, Microprocessor

Analysis of Automated Extraction for a Storage/Retrieval Carousel. (1988)
Student: Stanley, Donald [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: AGV, Material Handling, Storage/Retrieval System

Analysis of the Inventory Control System at Dayco (1987)
Student: Wingo, Kathy [MSIE] Professor: Tom Landers
Key words: Inventory, MRP system, Dayco

Analytical Approaches to the Trailer Pool Sizing Problem (1997)
Student: Rajapkar, Asif [MSIE] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words: Trailer, Distribution, Models

Application of Taguchi's Off-Line Quality Control Principles to the Structural Foam Molding Process. (1989)
Student: Stephen, Pascal [MSIE ] Professor: Sandra Parker
Key words: Thermoplastics, Process Control, Molding

Arkansas Power and Light Company: Marketing Plan for Technology Transfer ()
Student: Castleberry, Doug [] Professor:
Key words: AP&L, electric utilities

Assessment of a Proportional Intensity Model For Repairable - System Reliability - Vol. I Thesis (1991)
Student: Qureshi, Wassem [PhD] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Proportional Intensity, Repairable - Systems, Semi-parametric

Assessment of a Proportional Intensity Model For Repairable - System Reliability - Vol. II-Appendix A-E. (1991)
Student: Qureshi, Wassem [PhD ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Proportional Intensity, Repairable - Systems, semi-parametric, Reliability

Assessment of Arkansas Economic Impacts of Rural Public Transportation (1998)
Student: Maxwell, Tracy [MSIE ] Professor: Darlene Butler
Key words: Transportation, Rural, Economic

Attribute Sampling Plans for Consumer Protection Application. (1978)
Student: Tye, Joshua [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Product Safety

Automated Inspection for Multiple Cylindrical Surfaces (1992)
Student: Foo, Kim [MSIE] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Quality Control, Computer Vision, Manufacture

Battery Demand: An Interaction Model Based on EHV Production, Population, and Battery Failure Modes (1980)
Student: Tidwell, Steven [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Mortality Model, Battery Demand Model.

Bayesian Confidence Limits for Acceptance Sampling Plans (1969)
Student: Karachiwala, Nanak [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Bayesian Confidence Limit, Acceptance Sampling Plan

Bayesian Confidence Limits for the Reliability of Cascade Weibull Subsystem (1970)
Student: Paladugu, V. [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Reliability, Weibull Life Distribution

Color Recognition Using Gray Scale for Robotic Guidance (1991)
Student: Tran, Sylvia [MSIE] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Vision system, Color recognition, Gray scale

Commercial Integration of Thermal Stress Screening. (1991)
Student: Martin, Kevin [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Thermal Stresses, Electronic apparatus testing, Reliability

Comparative Analysis Between Genesys and GPSS (1983)
Student: Murray, Lee [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: GPSS, simulation, GENESYS

Comparison of X-Bar and EWMA Charts for Time Dependent Data (1995)
Student: Lee, Sen [MSIE] Professor: John English
Key words: Average run length, Control chart, SPC

Container Management for Multimodal Transporation Networks (2000)
Student: Choong, Sook [MSIE] Professor: Mike Cole
Key words: Empty Containers, Carriers, Transportation

Container Management for Multimodal Transportation Networks (2000)
Student: Choong, Sook [MSIE] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words: Empty Container, Multimodal

Control Chart Techniques for Time Dependent Discrete Manufacturing Processes (1995)
Student: Tilmon, Charles [MSIE] Professor: John English
Key words: SPC, CNC, AMTL, ARIMA

Description of Six Database Management System for Possible Use by the Arkansas Highway Safety Program (1979)
Student: Sheridan, Diare [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Database

Design and Analysis of Dynamic Focused Storage Systems (2000)
Student: Ural, Huseyin [MSIE] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words: Focused storage systems, demand pull, point of use

Design and Implementation of an Expert System for Preparation of Proposals to Save Energy in Buildings. (1991)
Student: Balaqamwala, Ashfaq [MSIE ] Professor: Parker
Key words: Statistical Process Control, Dysfunctinal, SPC, Process Steps

Detection Strengths of Control Charts for Autocorrelated Processes (2000)
Student: Alam, Jahangir [MSOR] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words:

Determination of the Feasibility of Converting the OSHA Standards into a HyperText Format. (1993)
Student: Boyster, David [MSIE] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: HyperTex, OSHA, Industrial Safety, Law & Registration

Development and Analysis of Efficient Delivery Lanes (1998)
Student: Killian, (Butler) Catherine [MSIE ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: TL trucking, Delivery, Driver retention, J.B. Hunt

Development and Evaluation of Methodologies for Implementing Activity Based Cost Accounting in Government Facilities, Vol 2 (1996)
Student: Carter, Joe [PhD] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: ABC, cost accounting, Simulation

Development of a Bayesian Counterpart to MIL-STD-105D (1972)
Student: Oliver, Larry [P.h.D] Professor:
Key words: Statistical Sampling, Bayesian Statistical Decision Theory, Statistical Method.

Development of a Bollworm Model Using GASP PL/I. (1978)
Student: Draper, William [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Boll Weevill, Data Processing

Development of a Computer-Based Forecasting Model (1993)
Student: Partin, Phillip [MSIE] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Curve Fitting, Straight Linear Interpolation, SAS, Turbo C, Forecasting

Development of a High-Speed Automated Conveyor System (1970)
Student: Chong , Hai [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: PLC, material handling, automated production

Development of a High-Speed Automated Conveyor System (1997)
Student: Chong, Hai [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Hytrol Conveyor,Retroreflective Mode Sensing

Development of a Simulation Environment for the SIMNET Simulation (1990)
Student: Jeng, Keh-Jong [MSIE ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: SIMNET Simulation, Editor, Computer

Development of Animation Modules for Continuous and Discrete Simulation Systems (1992)
Student: Jeng, Keh-Jong [PhD ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: SIMNET, animation, graphics

Development of SIMEdit: An Intelligent and User-Friendly Editor (1988)
Student: Goh, Siew [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: SIMEdit, SIMNET, Data Editing

Diagnosis of Discrete Manufacturing Processes (1994)
Student: Melton, Kerry [MSIE] Professor: John English
Key words: AMTL, CNC, CAD, GUI

Dispatching Within a Terminal City Network (2000)
Student: Youngblood, Alisha [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylro
Key words: Transportation, driver retention, TC dispatching

Distribution of the Reliability of Systems Consisting of Three Weibull Sub-systems in Series (1982)
Student: Figliozzi, Jose [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Reliability, Weibull, Pearson Distriution

Economic Analysis for the Optimal Design of T2 Control Charts (1989)
Student: Clavijo, Renato [PhD ] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: Control Charts, Hotelling

Economic Cost Modeling of ESS and Burn-In (1995)
Student: Yan, Li [PhD ] Professor: John English
Key words: ESS, Burn-in, Latent and Patent defects

Economic Design Applications to Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Control Schemes (1998)
Student: Tolley, Gilbert [PhD ] Professor: John English
Key words: Control charts, EWMA,

Effective Designing of Workplace (Ergonomic Factors) to Ensure Worker Safety and Health (1980)
Student: Jetley, Subhash [MSE] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: ergonomic, design, safety, workplace

Enumerate of Minimal Cut-Sets with Applications to Reliability Modeling. (1992)
Student: Yan, Li [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Cut-Sets, EXSAR, Reliability

Ergonomic Aspects of Pneumatic Screwdriver Design and Use. (1985)
Student: Childress, Larry [MSIE ] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: Human Engineering/Ergonomics, Pnuematic Tool, Screwdriver

Evaluation of a Compaction Equation Generation Technique in Cemented Carbide (1997)
Student: Riley, Richard [MSE ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Compaction, Tungsten carbide, Rogers Tool Works

Evaluation of Process Improvement Alternatives for a Frozen Okra Process (1971)
Student: Kwei, Cheng-Shu [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Okra Processing

Evaluation of Proportional Intensity Models for Maintainability Technology Vol I (1998)
Student: Peek, Jerry [PhD] Professor: John English
Key words: Maintainability, Repairability, Intensity Models

Evaluation of Reliability in Using Electroneurometer for Monitoring Nerve Latency (1991)
Student: Lakshmi, Sheshagiri [MSIE] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Entropment Neuropathies

Evaluation of the Nervepace Electroneurometer as a Tool for the Early Detection of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. (1992)
Student: Evans, Bobby [MSIE] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: Electroneurometer, CTS, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Electrodiagnosis

Evaluation of Work Scheduling Rules in the Manufacturing of Integrated Circuits - Vol I & II. (1989)
Student: Jackson, James [MSIE ] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Work Scheduling, Integrated Circuit, Semiconductor

Evolutionary Operation (EVOP) (1966)
Student: McBride, Richard [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Evolutionary Operation

Experimental Characterization of a Milling Machine (1994)
Student: Kakar, Rahul [MSIE] Professor: John English
Key words: AMTL, CNC, CAM,CAD

Expert System Approach for Reliability Analysis Under Weibull Proportional Hazards Vol I & Vol II (1991)
Student: Velasco, Tomas [PhD] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Accelerated Life Testing, Reliability, Weibull Proportional Hazards, Expert System.

Feasibility Study for an Application of Robotics Automation in the Manufacturing Facilities of Riverside Furniture Company (1986)
Student: Beane, Thomas [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Furniture, Riverside, Robotics, automation

Forecasting Freight Demand Trends Through Independent Economic and Industrial Indices by Linear Regression - VoI lI (1998)
Student: Fite, Jonathon [MSIE ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: TL trucking, freight, trends, Linear regression

Forecasting Freight Demand Trends Through Independent Economic and Industrial Indices by Linear Regression - Vol I (1998)
Student: Fite, Jonathon [MSIE ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: TL trucking, Freight, trends, Linear regression

Functional Requirements for a Focused Storage Software Tool (1997)
Student: Kirk, Randall [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Focused storage, Software, TLI

Functional Requirements of a Decision Support System for Equipment Reliability Analysis - Vol I (1995)
Student: Choy, Siang-Ying [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: DSS, Reliability, NHPP, Weibull

Functional Requirements of a Decision Support System for Equipment Reliability Analysis - Vol. II (1995)
Student: Choy, Siang-Ying [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: DSS, Reliability, NHPP, Weibull

Highly Constrained Muliti-facility Warehouse Management Using a GIS Platform (1994)
Student: Johnston, David [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: GIS, Multi-facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal

Hospital Nursing Unit Staffing and Activity Analysis. (1972)
Student: Stricklen, Jim [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Personnel Management

Hybrid Control Systems for Focused Stores (1995)
Student: Denison, Lane [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Engineering storage areas (ESAs), Material handling, electronics

Impact of Vendor Performance on Focused Storage Systems (1997)
Student: Byers, Jill [MSIE] Professor: Michael Cole
Key words: Logistics, Focused storage, Vendor

Increasing Productivity by Proper Implementation of Material Handling Safety Standards. (1979)
Student: Khan, Mohammed [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Industrial Safety, Material Handling.

Integrating Bar Code Technology Into the Health Industry: An Evaluation of the Health Industry Bar Code Standards. (1993)
Student: Dodson, Bryan [MSIE] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Barcode, Health Industry

Integration of Engineered Storage Areas (1995)
Student: Copeland, Michael [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Focused storage, Inventory ordering, Logistics, Hyclus Algorithm, Smart cards

Interactive Video Instruction (IVI) Design, Develop and Evaluate (1994)
Student: Lee, Chi [MSIE ] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: Multimedia, Interactive video instruction (IVI),Gates Rubber Company

Intermodal Lane Profitability: A Decision Support System (1996)
Student: Broadstreet, Frank [MSIE] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: DSS, Profitability, Intermodal lanes, J.B. Hunt

Intermodal Profitability Analysis in the Truckload and LTL Industries (1998)
Student: Plunkett, William [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Truckload, LTL, Intermodal, Profitability

Inventory Control System for Custom Audio (1976)
Student: Howard, William [MSOR] Professor:
Key words: Computer-based, Item Codes, PL/I

Inventory Management Simulator (1978)
Student: Chiu, Ning-Shih [MSE] Professor:
Key words: Inventory, IBM, MIMS, Inventory Management Simulator

Irrigation Scheduling for Arkansas Soybean Production (1985)
Student: Prickett, Mary [MSIE ] Professor: Ray Safford
Key words: Scheduling, Soybean, Irrigation

Management Information System for Southern Pine Beetle Research. (1976)
Student: Lane, Lillie [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Pine, Diseases and Pests.

Mathematical and Simulation Modeling of Southern Pine Beetle Infestations (1984)
Student: Ghosh, Jayabrata [PhD ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Mathematical Model, Simulation, Infestation, Pine Beetle

Mathematical Modeling of Intermodal Transportation Routing (1997)
Student: Beeram, Viswanath [MSIE] Professor: Raja Kasilingam
Key words: Intermodal transportation, routing, optimal modal combination

Mathematical Modeling of Soil Erosion Using a Geographic Information System (1994)
Student: Stader, Thomas [MSOR ] Professor: Sandra Parker
Key words: GIS,EPA, Erosion

Measurement of Degree of Rice Milling by Gray Scale Intensity. (1992)
Student: Goh, Daniel [MSIE] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Computer Vision Inspection, Rice Grading

Methods for Appraising Investment Alternatives (1967)
Student: Kirk, Thomas [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Investment Alternatives, Investment Appraisal, Capital Budgeting

Microcomputer Integration of an Automated Machine Center (1989)
Student: Aikman, William [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: AGV, CNC, Robotics, CIM

Modeling Case Movement in a Vocational Rehabilitation System. (1980)
Student: Davis, Stephanie [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Vocational Rehabilitation.

Modeling of Part Commonality Structures Within Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems (1998)
Student: Gutierrez, Rafael [PhD ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Shop Floor Logistics, POUS

Multi-Spectrum Machine Vision Analysis for the Discrimination Between Defects and False Defects in Fruit Inspection (1997)
Student: Sannarevappala, Sudhir [MSIE] Professor: Yang Tao
Key words: Fruit inspection (apples), Machine vision, Infrared wavelength

Network Expediting (1967)
Student: Thomas, Scott [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: PERT, CPM, Networking.

Network Expedition (1967)
Student: Thomas, Scott [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Expediting, network, simplex algorithm

New Concepts in Yield Management (1997)
Student: Ong, Chee [MSIE] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Joint yield Management, Airline, LTL trucking

Non-Contact Automated Gaging for Dimension Control (1994)
Student: Esmaeilpour, Emami [MSIE ] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Machine vision, Hazardous environment, Quality control, Pine Bluff

Off-line Programming and Simulation of Conveyor Control Software. (1991)
Student: Fretheim, Tormod [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Simulation, Off-line Programming, CAD/CAM

On the Probability Distribution of Rational Functions of Independent H-function Variates (1972)
Student: Carter, Bradley [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Probability Theory, Distributioin, Stochastic Processes.

On-line Computer Control in the Paper Industry (1971)
Student: Meadows Jr., Jack [MSE] Professor:
Key words: Paper, pulp, computerized process

Optimal Design of Software Testing During Development (2000)
Student: Lara Bellion, Beatrice [MSIE] Professor: John English
Key words: Software testing, software development

Optimization Models for Automated Material Handling Systems (1997)
Student: Athougies, Anita [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Optimization models, P&DC, TMS, MPE, material handling system

Optimization of Chassis Reallocation in Double Stack Container Transportation Systems (1995)
Student: Justice, David [PhD] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Chassis, Logistics, Intermodal

Optimization Tools to Support Automated Material Handling System Design (1999)
Student: Brewer, Mark [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: USPS, Tray Management System, Automated Material Handling

Parameter estimation using ARIMA models in a Terminating Simulation (1985)
Student: Chan, Benjamin [PhD] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Digital Computer Simulation, Stochastic Process, Parameter Estimation

Particle Size Analysis by Real-Time Elutriation Velocity Measurement. (1978)
Student: Overbey, Randle [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Particle Size Determination, Aerosols.

Pattern Recognition and Classification (1968)
Student: Schoenwald, Ernest [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Pattern Recognition, SOLO

Pipeline Gathering System Operations Model. (1982)
Student: Ryan, Mark [MSIE] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Petroleum Pipeline, Natural Gas Pipeline, System Analysis

Potential Barge Transportation for Inbound Corn and Grains (1998)
Student: Ural, Ali [MSIE] Professor: Darlene Butler
Key words: Barge, Rail, Transportation, Software

Production and Work Force Scheduling for the Multiple Plant Situation (1968)
Student: Gilbreath, Rodney [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Demand Forecast, Work Force Scheduling

Raja criteria for vendor selection; the development of optimization models for vendor selection (1996)
Student: Lee, Chee [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Vendor selection, Optimization model, LINDO

Real-time Microcomputer Control and Integration of an Automated Guided Vehicle System. (1988)
Student: Whitt, Walter [MSIE ] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: AGV, Microcomputer, Material Handling.

Real-Time Routing of Shipments Considering Transfer Costs and Shipment Characteristics (1998)
Student: Boardman, Bonnie [PhD] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Intermodal transportation models, transfer costs, transportation modes, multiple node network

Recirculating Buffer System with Automatic Loading (1990)
Student: Moore, Mark [MSIE] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Recirculating buffer, Photoelectric, Non-synchronous

Rectilinear Flow of Perfect Plastics in Noncirular Ducts (1976)
Student: Ravindranath, Jayaram [PhD ] Professor:
Key words:

Refinement and Enhancement of an Activity-Based Cost Recovery System (1994)
Student: Ramachandran, Kumar [MSIE ] Professor: Darlene Butler
Key words: ABC, Software

Reliability Estimation for Repairable Systems with Covariateds. (1990)
Student: Soroudi, Homa [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Reliability, Estimation Theory

Required Setup Reduction in JIT Driven MRP System, Vol I - Appendix B to E (1994)
Student: Muhammad, Asim [MSIE] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: JIT, LFL, MRP, Lot Sizing Heuristics

Required Setup Reduction in JIT Driven MRP System, Vol I - Thesis and Appendix A (1994)
Student: Muhammad, Asim [MSIE] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: JIT, LFL, MRP, Lot Sizing Heuristics

Reverse Flow Consumptional Revisions to a Time-Cost Tradeoff Scheduling Program (1973)
Student: Gupta, Ashok [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Time-cost Tradeoff Scheduling, Forward Flow Computations, Reverse Flow Computations

Robustness of a Semi-parametric Proportional Intensity Model for the Case of Log-linear Nonhomogeneous Poisson Process (1994)
Student: Vithala, Srinivas [MSIE] Professor: Thomas Landers
Key words: Reliability, PWP, Log-linear, Intensity model

Routing Selection for a Kanban Card in a Flexible Manufacturing Environment (1994)
Student: Sharma, Raghav [MSIE ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Kanban card, JIT, FMS, SIMNET

Scheduling n Jobs with Random Processing and Ready Times (1994)
Student: Tompkins, Ross [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Random, Processing times, Scheduling

Sensitivity Analysis Applied to the Simulation Model of Dendroctonus Frontaliz Zimm (1981)
Student: Motamedi, Mahmoud [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Southern Pine Beetle, Pine-Diseases and Pests

Sequencing and Safety Stock Allocation Policy for a Multi-Line, Multi-Stage, Make-to-Stock Production System: A Simulation Study (1999)
Student: Zakaria, Felicia [MSIE] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: CP assembly, Lucent

Simulation Analysis of a Job Shop Model (1969)
Student: Gupta, Shri Kant [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Job Shop, GPSS

Simulation Analysis of a Queuing Model (1969)
Student: Shukla, Vinodrai [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Queueing systems, simulation, empirical formula

Simulation Analysis of the Machine Interference Problem (1968)
Student: Hairston, Dickie [MISE] Professor:
Key words: Interference, Simulation, Machine Interference Theory

Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Stock Exchange Trading (1991)
Student: Ugwu, Kingsley [MSOR ] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Stock market, discrete-event simulation, SIMNET, New York Stock Exchange

Software Engineering Aspects of the Computer Assisted Cost Assessment of the Intermodal Transportation Linkages Project (1996)
Student: Moore, Lynn [MSCSE ] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words: Cost Assessment, Intermodal, Transportation, Software

Spatial Transformation for Synchronization of Machine Vision With Industrial Robotics (2001)
Student: Powers, Michael [MSIE] Professor: Earnest Fant
Key words: Machine Vision, Synchronization, Robotics

State of the Art-Simulation of Traffic at an Intersection (1970)
Student: Sabu , Om [MSE] Professor:
Key words: Simulation, traffic, intersection

Statistical Analysis and Simulation of the Surgical Suite of a Small Hospital (1972)
Student: Ballard, Johnnie [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Hospital, Surgical Instrument & Apparatus

Statistical Process Control Version 1 (c) Operators Manual (1996)
Student: Soans, Ullas [MSIE] Professor: Steve Johnson
Key words: SPC, Statistical Process Control, Software

Stochastic Evaluation of Fault Trees with Rare Events (1998)
Student: Oestmann, Mark [PhD] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Fault tree, simulation, Software

Stock Level Determination in Repair/Rework Operation: Optimization Methods and Sensitivity Analysis. (1990)
Student: Humphrey, Anthony [MSIE ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Inventory control, Repairing Trades

Storage Improvement of a Work-in-Process System (1991)
Student: Tepekoy, Sadi [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: linen, storage, distribution, hospital

Study of Different Pivot Choice Criterions in Simplex Method (1971)
Student: Jalihal, Prakash [MSIE] Professor: Hamdy Taha
Key words: Simplex method, Pivot Choice

System Analysis of a Hog Production System. (1978)
Student: Blattner, Frank [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Swine

The Analysis of Nonserial Multistage Forms (1969)
Student: Parker, Murl [PhD ] Professor: C. W. Oxford
Key words: Dynamic programming, Stage diagrams, Nonserial systems

The Benefits of Real-Time Tracking of Untethered Trailers (1999)
Student: Sloan, Nancy [MSOR ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Intelligent tracking, Trucking, global positioning

The Concept of Modular Robots: Validated by a Designed and Manufactured Robot (1985)
Student: Cariapa, Vikram [PhD] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Robotics, Industrial

The Design and Implementation of an Additional Access Method for the FORTRAN Programming (1974)
Student: Little, Cindy [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: FORTRAN, Program Language, Electronic Digital Computers

The Development and Analysis of Capacity-Driven System Design Strategies, Vol I & Vol II - Appendix A (1998)
Student: Meinert, Timothy [PhD ] Professor: Don Taylor
Key words: Design strategies, System capacity, Material handling

The Development and Installation of a Preventive Maintenance Program for a Small Hospital (1975)
Student: Poole, David [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Hospital Administration

The Development of an Activity-Based Cost Management System for a Medical Diagnostic Facility (1998)
Student: Thompson, Kellie [MSIE] Professor: Darlene Butler
Key words: ABC, C++, Turbo Vision, Medical

The Distribution of Products of Some Independent, Non-standardized Random Variables. (1972)
Student: Pruett, James [PhD ] Professor:
Key words: Probability Theory, Distribution, Random Variables.

The Robot: Its Place in Flexible Manufacturing, Its Role in Our Society. (1984)
Student: Miller, Kevin [MSE ] Professor: Ray Asfahl
Key words: Robotics, Flexible Manufacturing, Mechanization

The System Design for a Decision Support System for a Decision Support System for Personnel Scheduling in a Manufacturing Environment. Vol I. (1993)
Student: Ducote, Warren [MSIE] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words:

The System Design for a Decision support System for a Decision Support System for Personnel Scheduling in a Manufacturing Environment. Vol II.: Appendix A-B (1993)
Student: Ducote, Warren [MSIE] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words:

The System Design for a Decision Support System for Personnel Scheduling in a Manufacturing Environment. Vol I. (1993)
Student: Ducote, Warren [MSIE] Professor: Eric Malstrom
Key words:

Thenar Muscle Strength Testing for Prevention and Detection of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. (1989)
Student: Owens, Craig [MSIE ] Professor: Sandra Parker
Key words: CTS, Thenar Muscle, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Total Nuclear Quality (1978)
Student: Alexander Jr., Louis [MSIE] Professor:
Key words: Total Nuclear Quality, Quality Assurance

Traveling Salesman Problem (1967)
Student: Ali, Afsar Md. [MSIE ] Professor:
Key words: Optimum Route, Minimized Distance

Two Distribution for Hypothesis Testing Under the TwoParameter Gamma Probability Law. (1972)
Student: Fox, Ralph [Ph. D ] Professor:
Key words: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability Theory, Gamma Distribution Function.

University Application of Industrial Dynamics (1970)
Student: Rao, Laxman [MSE] Professor:
Key words: University, industrial engineering, dynamics

Using a Mathematical Model to Study the Effects of Pressure Head on the Pressure Head on the Plugging of Orifices in Domestic Wastewater Pressure Distribution System (1988)
Student: Shoemaker, Dayna [MSIE] Professor: William H. Rader
Key words: Low pressure distribution, Wastewater

Work-In-Progress Reduction and Improvement of Machine Utilization: Simulation Analysis in a Manufacturing Environment (1992)
Student: Chengalvarayan, Ganesan [MSIE ] Professor: Sandra Parker
Key words: WIP, SIMNET, Simulation

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