Project Groups for ISE 403 Spring 2003

Group#1

Bettendorf Stanford Manufacturing Company - Bakery Blade Manufacturing Process Simulation
Matt Standford (lead), Jonathan Bissmeyer, Jason Small, Chris Curre

Evaluate where best to expend capital funds in order to increase production in the bakery blade manufacturing process.

Group#2

The Trane Company - Busting a Bottleneck
Jack Cheng (lead), Ben Arhin, Aisha Penister, Charmorge Miller

Evaluate how adding an additional machine to a bottleneck process will improve overall performance measures.

Group#3

Southtrust Bank - Improving Customer Service
Jonathan Garett (lead), Angeleque Bowens, Kasie Johnson, Ambria Robinson

Evaluate how alternative service patterns and policies will improve overall customer service times.

Group#4

Warner Robins Air Logistics Center - Modeling Impact of the Test Station
Brian Cochran (lead), Jenny Nino, Jason Gaines, Gabe Calar

Evaluate the impact of a new avionics component test station to replace an existing obsolete test station.

Group#5

The Trane Company - Process Improvement Analysis
Amar Mohka (lead), Luciana Brown, Tisha Crawford, Aaron Lachman

Investigate alternatives for improving a bottleneck process at the Trane company.