This collection contains research reports authored by students and student teams in the Engineering and Technology Management program at Portland State University (PSU), and serve to partially fulfill their requirements for Master's degrees in Engineering and Technology Management.
Many reports are openly available to researchers anywhere. However, due to the inclusion of proprietary content in the reports many are limited to PSU students, staff and faculty.
Submissions from 1999
Technology Driven Entrepreneurship, Anastasia Alvear, Pakdee Aunyakamol, Fu-Jung Hsieh, Kusha Janati, And Ozbay, Sarintip Satitsatian, and Gloria Trujillo (Closed Project)
The New PSU Sport Facility?, Audrey Alvear, Carlos Andino, Janice Forrester, Chiung-hui Huang, Peerasit Patanakul, Iwan Sudrajat, and Dolores Thompson (Closed Project)
Team Self-Diagnosis, Audrey Alvear, Gina Austin, Yonca Daim, Duncan Mottershead, and Manivannan Thavasi (Closed Project)
Economic Analysis of Lorella Pumped-Storage Facility, Audrey Alvear, Beril Coskun, Paul Kluvers, Sevket Numanoglu, Alper Ozdil, and Gloria Trujillo (Closed Project)
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: Case Study of High Tech Project Failure, Carlos Andino, Zareer Cursetjee, Kusha D. Janati, Swaminathan Jayasankar, Nergis Numanoglu, Sevket Numanoglu, Sean Reilly, and Seong M. Roh (Closed Project)
Project Management Issues in the Hubble Space Telescope Project, Carlos Andino, Zareer Cursetjee, Kusha Janati, Swaminathan Jayasankar, Nergis Numanoglu, Sevket Numanoglu, Sean Reilly, and Seong Roh (Closed Project)
Self-Diagnosis Report, Carlos Andino, Kusha Janati, Ataman Kayim, And Ozbay, and Pornthep Suteerachai (Closed Project)
Aggregate Production Planning Applied at Kyocera IndustrialCeramics Corp. Vancouver, Washington, Christian Artmann, Jessica Kreitzer, and Akira Yato (Closed Project)
Downtown Portland Visitors' Kiosks Optimizing CentralCity Walking, Pakdee Aunyakamol, Supachart Iamratanakul, Pious Mappalakayil, and Leonard Olive (Closed Project)
Class Scheduling Model, Elif Baktir, Karla S. Fant, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Barbara Miller, and Steven Nahas (Closed Project)
Class Scheduling Model - Presentation Slides, Elif Baktir, Karla S. Fant, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Barbara Miller, and Steven Nahas (Closed Project)
Analysis of the US Government Investment in the US Flat Panel Display Business, Elif Baktir, Sabin Srivannaboon, Francis Giang, Mike Codington, Ernest Waltson, Sittisak Maneeruttanaporn, and Brent Douglas (Closed Project)
The Power of Values in Modern Business, Elif Baktir, Sabin Srivannaboon, Francis Giang, Mike Codington, Ernest Waltson, Sittisak Maneeruttanaporn, and Brent Douglas (Closed Project)
Fostering Innovation, Crystal Berger, T. Lam, Steve Richards, H. Rosicky, and Steve Nahas (Closed Project)
Nokia "The Leader in Mobile", Crystal Berger, T. Lam, Steve Richards, H. Rosicky, and Steve Nahas (Closed Project)
TouchID: A NewProduct Division FromIdentix, Crystal Berger and Steve Richards (Closed Project)
To Build or Not to Build, Beril Coskun, J. Danh, P. Hoffman, Alper Ozdil, Gerard Rousseau, and P. Sawyer (Closed Project)
Nine Weeks with Strangers; Did We Become a Team?, Beril Coskun, Kristin Otto, Alper Ozdil, Carol Radabaugh, and Jose Rodriguez (Closed Project)
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: Case Study of High Tech Project Failure, Beril Coskun, Chander Sharma, Leonard Olive, Alper Ozdil, Steve Schmidt, Mohammad Talebi, and Todd Tomita (Closed Project)
Efficacy Beliefs at the Group Leveland its Relationship with Individual and Group Performance, Laurent Couturier (Closed Project)
Optimizing the Production Plan of a ManufacturingDepartment, Yonca Daim, Duncan Mottershead, Gerard Rousseau, Janice Forrester, and Jose Rodriguez (Closed Project)
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: Case Study of High Tech Project Failure, Tom Deuber, Richard Elliott, Gary Freiberg, Chuck Harper, Kari Lovro, Anna Taufik, Pimarn Tovanabootr, and Jose Vasquez (Closed Project)
Group #4 Project, Cheryl Duarte, Mike Ferrigno, Reuben Gilmore, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Pious Michael, Barbara Miller, Janet Unruh, and Chuck Yang (Closed Project)
Innovative Marketing of PCs via E-Commerce, Cheryl Duarte, Mike Ferrigno, Reuben Gilmore, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Pious Michael, Barbara Miller, Janet Unruh, and Chuck Yang (Closed Project)
Innovative Marketing of PCs via E-Commerce - Presentation Slides, Cheryl Duarte, Mike Ferrigno, Reuben Gilmore, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Pious Michael, Barbara Miller, Janet Unruh, and Chuck Yang (Closed Project)
Through Put Improvements for the Board Build Process at aHigh Technology Company, Cheryl Fresvik and Kusha Janati (Closed Project)
Innovative Building Technology Evaluation, Nathasit Gerdsri (Closed Project)
The Standford Five, Blake Gibbons, Christian Artmann, Edouard Oyer, Paul Kluvers, and Seongman Roh (Closed Project)
E-Commerce Potential to Lead Intel's Strategy, Cem Gokcora, Patricio Hernandez, C. How Lim, A. K.W. Lubis, M. Massarat, Iwan Sudrajat, and Fabricio Tobar (Closed Project)
The Emergence of E-Commerce, Cem Gokcora, Patricio Hernandez, C. How Lim, A. K.W. Lubis, M. Massarat, Iwan Sudrajat, and Fabricio Tobar (Closed Project)
Optimization of Queuing Systems In Fast Food Restaurant, Cem Gokcora, Fu-Jung Hsieh, Wirit Kittidacha, Sarintip Satitsatian, Sabin Srivannaboon, and Fabricio Tobar (Closed Project)
Queueing System Analysis of Burger King and McDonald's, Cem Gokcora, Fu-Jung Hsieh, Wirit Kittidacha, Sarintip Satitsatian, Sabin Srivannaboon, and Fabricio Tobar (Closed Project)
A Graphic ProgrammingTool to Perform PERTand Monte CarloAnalysis, Paul Hamilton (Closed Project)
Student Retention in the African American Higher EducationInstitutions, Todd Hansberry (Closed Project)
DSL: A Look in the Development and the Future, Todd Hansberry and Steve Nahas (Closed Project)
Compendium of Automated Manufacturing Methodsin Production Planning System, Chiung-hui Huang (Closed Project)
"Walla-Walla Sweet" Onion Ring Sales Effects Project Research Report, Kusha Janati (Closed Project)
Armory Rental Program Capital Improvement Decision Model, Kusha Janati, Ahmad Lubis, And Ozbay, Iwan Sudrajat, and Gloria Trujillo (Closed Project)
Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Select the National Basketball Association League Most Valuable Player, Kusha Janati and Nergis Numanoglu (Closed Project)
Identifying and Ranking Efficient Frame Rail Procurement Strategies Using DEA, Ataman Kayim (Closed Project)
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: Case Study of High Tech Project Failure, Travis C. Naef (Closed Project)
Entrepreneurship, Nergis Numanoglu (Closed Project)
Managing Infrastructure and Public Works Type Projects in the Philippines: Critical Success and Failure Factors Based on Socio-Cultural Characteristics, Governmental Characteristics, Economic Conditions, and Infrastructure, Leonard J. Olive (Closed Project)
House of Cards: Self-Diagnosis of Team, Luis Ornelas, Kim Wilson-St. Clair, Elizabeth Turgeon, and Jessica Kreitzer (Closed Project)
Literature Review: Strategic Planning, And Ozbay (Closed Project)
Application of Mass Customization and IPIX Technology in Real Estate Sector, And Ozbay and Seong M. Roh (Closed Project)
Entrepreneurship, Pornthep Suteerachai (Closed Project)
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: Case Study of High Tech Project Failure, Elizabeth Turgeon (Closed Project)
Comparing Projects Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Jodi Elain Wright (Closed Project)
Submissions from 1998
Emerging Technologies for the Third Mellennium, Eric Abrams, Beril Coskun, Jonathan Chien-Te Ho, Nergis Numanoglu, Alper Ozdil, Scott Robertson, Andreas Sunardi, and Craig Volz (Closed Project)
Digital Equipment Corp:The Fall of a World Leader in Technology, Eric Abrams, Beril Coskun, Jonathan Ho, Nergis Numanoglu, Alper Ozdil, Scott Robertson, Andreas Sunardi, and Craig Volz (Closed Project)
Conducting Business in the Philippines and Singapore: A Studyof Socio-Culture Issues, Governments, Economic Conditions andInfrastructures, Susan Adam, Carlos Andino, Uthai Chulapongwanich, Swaminathan Jayasankar, Carol Kvinge Radabaugh, Charles Mack, Leonard Olive, and Lowell Roger (Closed Project)
Strategic and Policy Issuesin Southeast Asia, Susan Adam, Carlos Andino, Uthai Chulapongwanich, Swaminathan Jayasankar, Carol Kvinge Radabaugh, Charles Mack, Leonard Olive, and Lowell Rogers (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Make-or-buy Decisions in R&D: SmallTechnology Based firms in the Unites States and Japan" - Adam, Susan C. Adam (Closed Project)
An Evaluation of “Contractor Performance: How Good Are Contingent Workers at theProfessional Level”, Abdulwahab Al-Khamis (Closed Project)
Biomedical Equipment Repair Cycle, Abdulwahab Al-Khamis and Peerasit Patanakul (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Alignment of A Firm's CompetitiveStrategy and Information Technology Management Sophistication: TheMissing Link" - Alvear, Audrey Alvear (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "From Theory to Practice: Toward aTypology of Project-management Styles" - Andino, Carlos Andino (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Comparison of ManufacturingPerformance of Three Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants" - Artmann, Christian Artmann (Closed Project)
Understanding Mergers, Christian Artmann, Audrey Alvear, Chiung-hui Huang, Janice Forrester, Duncan Mottershead, Peerasit Patanakul, Pornthep Suteerachai, and Dolores Thompson (Closed Project)
Leaders Can Enable Innovative Behavior, Gina Austin (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "The Failure of SDT Diffusion: A Casefor Mass Customization" - Barnum, Sean Barnum (Closed Project)
Reusability as a StrategicManagement Practice in theComputer Industry, Sean Barnum, Gina Austin, Yonca Daim, Zareer Cursetjee, Sarunya Premjai, Anil Khanna, Manivannan Thavasi, and Gerard Rousseau (Closed Project)
Reusability as a Strategic Management Practice in the Computer Industry - Presentation Slides, Sean Barnum, Gina Austin, Yonca Daim, Zareer Cursetjee, Sarunya Premjai, Anil Khanna, Manivannan Thavasi, and Gerard Rousseau (Closed Project)
A Feasibility Study For a New Adventure of ApparelManufacturing, D. Cavaro, Uthai Chulapongwanich, Song Ji, Sarunya Premjai, and Homero Najera (Closed Project)
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), D. Cavaro, Nathasit Gerdsri, Blake Gibbons, Boonkiart Iewwongcharoen, and Peerasit Patanakul (Closed Project)
Comparison of Manufacturing Performance ofThree Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants, Uthai Chulapongwanich (Closed Project)
A Multi-Objective Economic Model to Assess and EvaluateCapital Expenditures Associated with a Foreign Utility, Uthai Chulapongwanich, D. Jones, G. Jones, F. Hidajat, and Andreas Sunardi (Closed Project)
Critical Review of "Comparison of ManufacturingPerformance of Three Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants" - Coskun, Beril Seniz Coskun (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Information Exchange and GovernanceStructures in U.S. and Japanese R&D Consortia: Institutional andOrganizational Influences" - Cursetjee, Zareer Cursetjee (Closed Project)
“Assimilating Information TechnologyInnovations: Strategies and ModeratingInfluences” By Agarwal, Tanniru, and Wilemon, Yonca Daim (Closed Project)
Exploring Factors that Improve the Probability of New ProductSuccess, Bert Desmond (Closed Project)
Great Historical Events and Management Behaviors, Bert Desmond, J. Fossatti, and Sarunya Premjai (Closed Project)
Total Cost of Ownership of a Compressed Air System, T. Dugan, Elgay Kalay, Ataman Kayim, Andy Narkiewicz, Sarunya Premjai, and Mehdi Sanaei (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Contractor Performance: How Good AreContingent Workers at the Professional Level" - Elazami, Assim Elazami (Closed Project)
How to Create a Bibliography: A Real Person's Guide, Stacey Ewton (Closed Project)
Literary Critique of the Article: Factors for Success in R&D Projects and New ProductInnovation: A Contextual Framework, Stacey Ewton (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Alignment of A Firm's CompetitiveStrategy and Information Technology Management Sophistication: TheMissing Link" - Forrester, Janice Forrester (Closed Project)
A Study of How To Improve the PSU EMP Program Offeringsfor Individuals from High Technology Companies, Cheryl Fresvik, F. Hidajat, Jose Rodriquez, and B. Stratton (Closed Project)
An Analysis of PSU-EMP's Strategy, R. Gagnier, Gerard Rousseau, and Monica Shah (Closed Project)
Measuring WarehouseEfficiency with WeightRestricted DEA, Paul G. Gilberg (Closed Project)
Assessing, Introducing and Inserting RFICs into a FlexibleIntegrated Circuit Based Manufacturing System, David Helms (Closed Project)
Critical Evaluation of a research paper: Implementing aClient/Server System in Korean Organizations, David Helms (Closed Project)
Emerging Fast IT Technology will Change How Companies areManaged: Get on Board or Get Run Over, David Helms, A. Elanzmi, Seong-man Roh, and Abdulwahab Al-Khamis (Closed Project)
Strategic and Policy Issues on "Information Technology", David Helms, A. Elanzmi, Seong-man Roh, and Abdulwahab Al-Khamis (Closed Project)
Reengineering the Technical Enterprise, F. Hidajat and Uthai Chulapongwanich (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Comparison of ManufacturingPerformance of Three Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants" - Ho, Jonathan Chien-Te Ho (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "Comparison of ManufacturingPerformance of Three Team Structures in Semiconductor Plants" - Huang, Chiung-hui Huang (Closed Project)
Trendwest Resorts, Inc., B. Iewwongcharoen, Tony Sandiford, Bert Desmond, and D. Andert (Closed Project)
Technical Assessment in Call Centers, L. Inman (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "From Theory to Practice: Toward aTypology of Project-management Styles" - Jayasankar, Swaminathan Jayasankar (Closed Project)
A Model for Rating Wall Street Analysts Using DEA, Swaminathan Jayasankar (Closed Project)
Assessing MultipleSoftware Process ChangesUsing Simulation and DEA, Song Ji (Closed Project)
Personal Review ofSeveral EMP Team Projects, Song Ji (Closed Project)
The Diffusion of Internet Technology in China and China'sInformation Technology Strategies, Song Ji (Closed Project)
Capital Budgeting: A Multiperiod IP Model, Elgay Kalay, Andrew Narkiewicz, Vivat Pipugsmoot, Suphakit Saengsin, and Craig Volz (Closed Project)
Technical Competenceand Job SatisfactionAmong EngineeringProfession, Ataman Kayim, Boonkiart Iewwongcharoen, Elgay Kalay, John Stein, Michael McConnel, and Sarunya Premjai (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "The Commercialization of the Transistorradio in Japan: The Functioning of an Innovation Community" - Khanna, Anil Khanna (Closed Project)
A Critical Review of "The Failure of SDT Diffusion: A Casefor Mass Customization" - Mack, Charles Mack (Closed Project)
Cross Functional Training, M. Massarat (Closed Project)