The Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department’s “learn by doing” philosophy is emphasized in the curriculum by the large number of design-centered laboratories, integrating design throughout the curriculum, and the senior project capstone design experience. These prepare graduates for careers in: operations management, production planning and scheduling, facility design, human factors design, data analysis and decision-making, quality control and reliability, economic and resource planning, and process improvement.
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Senior Projects from 2010
A Practical Approach to Computer Donation Supply Chain for Non-Profit Organizations, John Jacob Burrell and Adam Robert Carpenter
Feasibility Study of Bamboo Drumsticks, Edward Chow
Sustainable Climate Control for Mid-Rise Office Building in the Salt Lake Valley, Philip M. Coleman
Mini Cooper Ram-Air Duct System, Christopher Dirkes and Kyle Vanden Berg
Energy Audit and Optimization for "Arches etc.", James Ross Dixon
Design and Development of an Integrated Waste Management System for Huai Nam Khun, Thailand, Annie Duong
5-S and the Facility Redesign for a Cleaning Products Manufacturing Company, Jonathan Eipper
Digester Selection and Operation for Heybeli Island, Spencer Fackler and Joseph Violetti
Automation of Pillow Speaker Button Testing to Avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries in Testing Technicians, Tyler P. Finnegan
Analysis of an Economic Order Quantity and Reorder Point Inventory Control Model for Company XYZ, Jose L. Gonzalez and Daniel Gonzalez
An Alternative to Stretch Wrap Using Triple Bottom Line, Christian Guirola
Funeral Services Marketing Interface to Enhance Customer Service and Overall Productivity, Alyssa R. Habing
Expansion in Existing and Future Franchises, Shane Hart and Daniel Jeng
Environmental Savings Tracking System for Cisco Systems, Inc., Lauren J. Herrera
T.K. Ripper: A Multidisciplinary Group Project, Logan Hunt
Design and Manufacture of Tennis Ball Retriever, Philip Hurst
Decision Analysis Tool for Appropriate Water Treatment Technologies in Improverished Villages, Conner David Johnston
Non-Profit Management System for Friends of the Elephant Seal, Matthew Justus, Robert Macasi, and Jeff Zinn
Visual Representations of Queried Database Results Using Google's Mapping Technologies, Steven Michael Kilbert
Implementing RFID to Improve Animal Shelter Inventory and Allocation, Adam Mach
Police Operations Simulation, Robert McGee
Facility and Database Design for the Research Development Center, Nicholas J. Mehas
Nonprofit Management Through Effective Database Utilization, Jennifer Muscat
Alleviation of Spindle transfer, Blake Ochs and Whitney Bone
Cable Time Estimation Database, Joshua L. Okerman