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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
Orient Rural Center Plan: Community Wide Solutions, Patrick J. Boylan, David R. Brooks, Donald D. Kienholz, and M. Joseph Turner
Alien Land Laws : The Curtailing of Japanese Agricultural Pursuits in Oregon, Amy K. Buck
The Value of Independence in Old Age, Paula C. Carder
Hydrogeology and Paleohydrology in the Williamson River Basin, Klamath County, Oregon, Jeffrey Scott Conaway
To Build or Not to Build, Beril Coskun, J. Danh, P. Hoffman, Alper Ozdil, Gerard Rousseau, and P. Sawyer
Nine Weeks with Strangers; Did We Become a Team?, Beril Coskun, Kristin Otto, Alper Ozdil, Carol Radabaugh, and Jose Rodriguez
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
Efficacy Beliefs at the Group Leveland its Relationship with Individual and Group Performance, Laurent Couturier
Aging in Hollywood: Planning for Seniors in a Changing Neighborhood, Bill Cunningham, Julia Haykin, Bob Hillier, Ted Knowlton, and Tim O'Brien
Optimizing the Production Plan of a ManufacturingDepartment, Yonca Daim, Duncan Mottershead, Gerard Rousseau, Janice Forrester, and Jose Rodriguez
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
Group #4 Project, Cheryl Duarte, Mike Ferrigno, Reuben Gilmore, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Pious Michael, Barbara Miller, Janet Unruh, and Chuck Yang
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
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