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Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Cooking in Eden: Inventing Regional Cuisine in the Pacific Northwest, Amy Jo Woodruff
Project Planning, Chuck Yang, Wichan Wannalertsri, Sukunya Saelow, Uraiporn Wattanakasemsakul, and Worakorn Sirijinda
Submissions from 1999
The Wolves and the Market Challenges: Case Analysis, Ala'a Abunijem
MajesTeas, Ala'a Abunijem, Assim Elazami, Ataman Kayim, and Mehdi Sanaei
Management Strategies for Motivating Engineers, Hassan Al-Assaf, Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, Wirit Kittidacha, Khoi Le, Daniel Lee, Samir Nassar, Felix Ngoussou, and Dragan Short
Simulation Analysis, Abdulwahab Al-Khamis, Audrey Alvear, Nikhil Deshpande, Chiung-hui Huang, Massoud Massarat, Jose R. Rodriguez, Pornthep Suteerachai, and Craig Volz
Space ShuttleChallenger Accident: CaseStudy of High Tech ProjectFailure, Abdulwahab Al-Khamis, Audrey Alvear, Nikhil Deshpande, Chiung-hui Huang, Massoud Massarat, Jose R. Rodriguez, Pornthep Suteerachai, and Craig Volz
Technology Driven Entrepreneurship, Anastasia Alvear, Pakdee Aunyakamol, Fu-Jung Hsieh, Kusha Janati, And Ozbay, Sarintip Satitsatian, and Gloria Trujillo
The New PSU Sport Facility?, Audrey Alvear, Carlos Andino, Janice Forrester, Chiung-hui Huang, Peerasit Patanakul, Iwan Sudrajat, and Dolores Thompson
Team Self-Diagnosis, Audrey Alvear, Gina Austin, Yonca Daim, Duncan Mottershead, and Manivannan Thavasi
Economic Analysis of Lorella Pumped-Storage Facility, Audrey Alvear, Beril Coskun, Paul Kluvers, Sevket Numanoglu, Alper Ozdil, and Gloria Trujillo
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
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
Self-Diagnosis Report, Carlos Andino, Kusha Janati, Ataman Kayim, And Ozbay, and Pornthep Suteerachai
Aggregate Production Planning Applied at Kyocera IndustrialCeramics Corp. Vancouver, Washington, Christian Artmann, Jessica Kreitzer, and Akira Yato
Downtown Portland Visitors' Kiosks Optimizing CentralCity Walking, Pakdee Aunyakamol, Supachart Iamratanakul, Pious Mappalakayil, and Leonard Olive
Class Scheduling Model, Elif Baktir, Karla S. Fant, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Barbara Miller, and Steven Nahas
Class Scheduling Model - Presentation Slides, Elif Baktir, Karla S. Fant, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Barbara Miller, and Steven Nahas
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
The Power of Values in Modern Business, Elif Baktir, Sabin Srivannaboon, Francis Giang, Mike Codington, Ernest Waltson, Sittisak Maneeruttanaporn, and Brent Douglas
Sticks and Vines, Kimberly Jennings Bellavia
Fostering Innovation, Crystal Berger, T. Lam, Steve Richards, H. Rosicky, and Steve Nahas
Nokia "The Leader in Mobile", Crystal Berger, T. Lam, Steve Richards, H. Rosicky, and Steve Nahas
TouchID: A NewProduct Division FromIdentix, Crystal Berger and Steve Richards