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 1994
Entrepreneurial Success: How It Relates to the Management ofInnovation, Shawn Oveson, Razif Abdullah Razak, Fuad Al-Ansari, Hongbin Zhu, Raid Obeidi, Anatole Schaff, Brian Breiling, Graydon Hansen, and Roger Jones (Closed Project)
RSEP Manufactured Home Study, Allen T. Pierce (Closed Project)
Evolving Economic Analysis Techniques, Michael S. Posovich (Closed Project)
Involving Your Company in a Quality Program through Quality Circles and Quality Teams, Nicolas Renaud (Closed Project)
Software Engineering and TQM, Fernando E. Rivera (Project)
A Cluster Analysis Broadly Characterizing Engineering/Technology Management Programs, Alfredo P. Sandoval Jr. (Closed Project)
An Analysis of the Changes Required in Organizational Behavior in Order to Develop a Quality Culture within an Organization, Alfredo P. Sandoval Jr. (Closed Project)
Risk Analysis, Alfredo P. Sandoval Jr. (Closed Project)
Is Con Metco Ready for TQM?, Don Smith (Closed Project)
Quality Improvement for Part N. 102198 in Consolidated Metco, Don Smith, Longjun Liu, Wira Yuwana, Art Louie, and Rini Tanoko (Closed Project)
Customers' Satisfaction in the Environmental Laboratory, Riniwati Tanoko (Closed Project)
Statistical Analysis of a Software Department's Project Planning Process, Gary Tracy (Closed Project)
A Study of Quality Implementation Differentiation in a Small Business Due to its Size, Akin Uslu (Closed Project)
Motivation for Total Quality Improvement, Ela Whelan (Closed Project)
Submissions from 1993
Concurrent Engineering in Product Design Decisions and Proposed Economic Evaluation Model, John Alvarez (Closed Project)
SEC-Reactor Deposition Model Simulation, John Alvarez (Closed Project)
Managing New Product Development in Apple Computer Co., John J. Alvarez, Ségolène Badelon, Nicolas Renaud, Fernando Rivera, and Akin Uslu (Closed Project)
Partnering on the Construction Project, Gary Anderson (Closed Project)
Total Quality Management in Professional ServiceOrganizations, Gary C. Anderson and Bryce G. Schroeder (Closed Project)
A Network Based Approach for Bottleneck Scheduling in the Process Design of Flow-shop Operations, Mehmet Murat Ayabakan (Closed Project)
Economic Evaluation Techniques For Advanced Manufacturing Technology Investments, Mehmet Murat Ayabakan (Closed Project)
Total Quality Management Practices in the Automotive Industry, Mehmet Murat Ayabakan (Closed Project)
The Cost of Quality, Ségolène Badelon (Closed Project)
Quality in Research, Sheila Bennett (Closed Project)
ISO 9000 Quality System Standards, Edward L. Buescher (Closed Project)
Rapid Prototyping & Concurrent Engineering, Current Issues in Manufacturing Management, Edward L. Buescher (Closed Project)
Trip: Traveler/Retailer Information Program, Edward L. Buescher, Tugrul Daim, John Kuzmack, Alfredo P. Sandoval, and James R. Teeter (Closed Project)
Development of a Knowledge-Based Scheduling and Quality Monitoring Software, P. Byrne (Closed Project)
Multi-Cultural Team Building, M. Cairns, C. Mayer, Levent Neymen, D. Radosevic, Scott Samuels, and A. Westlund (Closed Project)
Shaping the Future-Search of Superior Performance Through ISO 9000, Kai Shing Cheung (Closed Project)
Analyzing TQM as a Component of a Concurrent Engineering Environment, Tugrul Daim (Closed Project)
Factors in Adopting the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies: Transition to the Factory of Tomorrow, Tugrul Daim (Closed Project)
Management of Changes Affecting Human Resources Due to Introduction of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Tugrul Daim (Closed Project)
Management of Changes Affecting Human Resources Due toIntroduction of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Tugrul Daim (Closed Project)
The Role of Computer Aided Design in Concurrent Engineering, How to Implement and How to Manage, Tugrul Daim (Closed Project)
Determine the Plan for the Implementation of TQM in the Microcomputer Labs of PSU, Tugrul Daim and Mehmet Murat Ayabakan (Closed Project)
Linear Programming Techniques Applied to A Paper Manufacturing Facility, Tim Dugan, Vinny Scallesse, and Joe Gabriel (Closed Project)
Quality Management: Guidelines, Methods, Impacts, Susan Goodwin, Eckhard Heinold, Poul Murtha, Jim Sauble, and Dave Wert (Closed Project)
SEC-Manufacturing optimization, John Goulding, Vidya Kale, Gordon Miller, Nguyet Angie Nguyen, and David O'Ferrell (Closed Project)
Partnering in Public Construction Projects, Vu Han and Mark Snyder (Closed Project)
The Discount Rate in the Public and in the Private Sector, Eckhard Heinold (Closed Project)
Cost Estimate: What's the Price, Clifford Jones (Closed Project)
Linear Programming Model to Assist in Planning Project Execution, Greg Jones, Cliff Jones, and Mark Snyder (Closed Project)
Assembly Line Simulation, Eric Kangas (Closed Project)
Design for Testability, John Kuzmack (Closed Project)
Determining the Lowest Cost Choice Between FJ Tested and Supplied Components or Locally Purchased and Tested, Michael Lazur (Closed Project)
Implementing TQM in a Small Business, Michael Lazur (Closed Project)
TQM: Project: Statistical Process Control for Incoming Inspection Through-Put-Time, Michael Lazur (Closed Project)
A Linear Program for Human Resource Allocation in a Design/construction Firm, David C. Liesch (Closed Project)
New Dynamic Investment Criteria, Longjun Liu (Closed Project)
Employee Scheduling Using Linear Programming Methods: A Case Study for Ground Services Personnel, Longjun Liu, Poul Murtha, and Levent Neymen (Closed Project)
An analysis of movable Barrier Systems for Temporary Traffic Control in Highway Construction, Art Louie (Closed Project)
OPT, Activity Based Costing, and the New Theory of Manufacturing, Sean T. MacDermant (Closed Project)
Benchmarking in Industry, Mic McConnell (Closed Project)
Improper Application of Statistical Analysis Tools to QualityImprovement Activities, Lawrence R. McCoy (Closed Project)
The Use of Statistical Methods in the Measurement of Customer Satisfaction, Daryl L. Millard (Closed Project)
Process Improvements Possible in the Longview Reduction Maintenance Control Dispatch Process, Daryl L. Millard, Gena Bailey, Steve Brown, and Jim Cox (Closed Project)
A Characterization and Process Control Plan for a New Plasma Photo Resist Stripper, Gordon Miller (Closed Project)
CUSUM Control Charts, Gordon Miller (Closed Project)
An Economic Evaluation of a Prospective Horse Breeding Business, Eric Mische (Closed Project)
Development of a TQM Performance Measurement System for Use in Architecture and Engineering Firms, Eric Mische, Nguyet Angie Nguyen, and Scott Walsh (Closed Project)
A Pilot Project to Introduce Total Quality Management Concepts to Multnomah County's Information Services Division, Jim Munz (Closed Project)
Computer Job Scheduling: A Simulation Project, Jim Munz (Closed Project)
Continuous Process Improvement Versus Reengineering, Jim Munz (Closed Project)
Balancing Safety vs. Costs to Efficiently Produce Nuclear, Nicolas Renaud (Closed Project)
Cost and Benefit Elements of a Tailored Application versus an off-the-Shelf Package and the Manager's Role., Fernando E. Rivera (Project)
Education for Global Competitiveness, Alfredo P. Sandoval (Closed Project)
The Information Systems Component of Concurrent Engineering, Alfredo P. Sandoval (Closed Project)
An Incremental IRR Approach to Project Selection, Vincent F. Scalesse (Closed Project)
New Lathe Decision, Don Smith (Closed Project)
Introduction to ISO 9000, James R. Teeter (Closed Project)
Economic Analysis of a Software Partner Relationship, Gary Tracy (Closed Project)
Machine Layout Analysis of Nal Plastic Co & Comparison to a Proposed Model, Akin Uslu (Closed Project)
Flathead Indian Reservation Development of an Even-Aged Harvest Scheduler, Don Vandendriesche, Barb Jones, Akin Uslu, and Susan Goodwin (Closed Project)
Modeling an Integrated Circuit Wafer Fabrication Line: Investigation of the Relationship Between Batch Size and Overall Cycle Time, Karen Walker and Leonard Weitman (Closed Project)
Process Safety Management, Craig S. Winton (Closed Project)
Submissions from 1992
The Manufacturing Characteristics of a Successful JIT Implementation, Alper Acar (Closed Project)
Case Study: Port of Portland Engineering Services - A Methodology for Improving Customer Satisfaction, Alper Acar, David Dittmer, Paul Huebschman, and Craig Winton (Closed Project)
Project Team Building in Manufacturing and Service Organizations, Alper Acar, Kun Hsu, David Liesch, and Henry Oberhelman (Closed Project)
Idea Generation for New Product Development: Sources and Extraction Strategie, Khaled Alessa, Fred Birang, Mark Kruskopf, and Lisa Lorenzen (Closed Project)
Project Management by an American Based Company in a Global Environment, J. Ashley, M. Chin, Nick Collins, J. Gabriel, and Dan Nguyen (Closed Project)
Interrelation between Single-Minute-Exchange-of-Die (SMED)System and Just-In-Time (JIT)Manufacturing, Mehmet Murat Ayabakan (Closed Project)
Recommendations for Successfully Downsizing a Technical Organization, Mehmet Murat Ayabakan, Sean MacDermant, Eric L. Mische, Allen T. Pierce, and G. Tingy (Closed Project)
Project Scheduling Techniques in High-Technology Companies, A. Barter, S. Makki, Athar Pasha, B. Schroeder, Cathryn Scott, and Carole Shlaes (Closed Project)
Motivation of Engineers: Work Experience and its Effect on Motivational Factors, Steve Blaine, Karen Eden, David Foote, John Gouiding, Eric Kangas, and Alfredo P. Sandoval (Closed Project)
Minimization of the First-Year Cost of an Active Soil Ventilation System Using Integer Programming Techniques, B. Byrne, Carrie Pak, and Craig Winton (Closed Project)
Identification of the Performance Measurement Criteria for Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Tolga Candir, Iffet Irigun, and Mesut Pervizpour (Closed Project)
Determining Major Issues for Initiating a Training and Education Program in Robotics, Tugrul Daim (Closed Project)
Comparison of Different Models in Multiple Project Schedulingand Resource Allocation, Tugrul Daim, Niko Hendarsin, Sean McDermant, Leong Poh, and C.P. Saravanabhava (Closed Project)
A Linear Programming Model to Optimize the Production Schedule for a Compressor Manufacturer, John A. Dorrance, Eric L. Mische, and Sridhar Vadyar (Closed Project)
Real Cost of Material Recovery at Transfer Stations, James Goddard (Closed Project)
Income Generation and Resource Allocation Methods: Turkish Electricity Company (TEC), Ramazan Guven (Closed Project)
Management Techniques to Achieve Competitive Advantage in High Technology Companies, Ramazan Guven, Carrie Pak, and Athar Pasha (Closed Project)
In-House Processing Versus Subcontracting in theSemiconductor Industry, Vu Han, V. Kale, B. Kramer, D. Maupin, and David O'Ferrell (Closed Project)
Success Through People: The Key to Project Management, Vu Han, Carrie Pak, and Laura Sobole (Closed Project)
Cascade Containers Company: Capital Budgeting Project, Samim Hatipoglu (Closed Project)
Rethinking Conventional Labor Hour Benchmarking, Alan Hoskins (Closed Project)
Cost Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Iffet Iyigun (Closed Project)
Management and Organization of a Multi-Disciplined Public Works Project-Tri-Met Westside Light Rail Project, C. Jones, G. Jones, G. Shafer, M. Snyder, and R. Wong (Closed Project)
Kanbans for a Non-Repetitive Manufacturing Operation, Jerry Knoben (Closed Project)