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Planning Business Improvement using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Design Structure Matrix (DSM): Author: Kristof, Gary Michael; Date: 2005-12-15; Program: Industrial and Management Engineering; Abstract: Many management system engineering ideas and theories have evolved to help businesses grow and achieve their goals. Applying these ideas and theories to a business system is a strategic planning issue and results in a bewildering array of strategic alternatives for business system improvement. Choosing the appropriate alternatives is a complex and difficult decision. The most appropriate strategic alternative must be executable. To be executable the strategic alternative must not only be technically feasible, but must also overcome social and cultural obstructions. This research presents a pla...; Download File | View full details

Project Task: Member Assignment Using Design Structure Matrix and Genetic Algorithm in Concurrent Engineering Project Management: Author: Mazur, Lukasz Maciej; Date: 2005-05-15; Program: Industrial and Management Engineering; Abstract: In concurrent engineering, project tasks generally require the establishment of multifunctional teams to simultaneously consider various activities throughout the entire product life cycle. Team members from different functional departments of the company interact in every phase of development activities to design products and processes concurrently. This concurrent strategy increases the complexity of product development and design processes and makes teams difficult to organize. Without effective task coordination and team organization, the lack of communication and cooperation among team me...; Download File | View full details

A simulation research framework for concurrent engineering project management: Author: Huang, Enzhen; Date: 2005-05-15; Program: Industrial and Management Engineering; Abstract: In concurrent engineering, project tasks usually are interdependent among each other. Iterations, which are required for the interdependent tasks, make traditional PERT/CPM not applicable for the estimation of the project completion time. In addition, carrying out a large scaled project in a dynamic environment has to deal with various factors throughout the entire project life cycle. When estimating the project completion time, previous research often focused on one subject of interests and assumed the other factors causing little effects on the overall project duration. The objective of this...; Download File | View full details

The study of errors, expectations and skills for medication delivery systems improvement: Author: Mazur, Lukasz Maciej; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Industrial and Management Engineering; Abstract: Medication errors occurring in hospitals are a growing national concern. The enormous gaps in knowledge related to medication errors are often seen as major reasons for increased patient safety risks and increased waste in the hospital setting. However, little research effort in industrial and management engineering has been devoted specifically to medication delivery systems to improve or optimize their operations in terms of patient safety and systems efficiency and productivity. As a result, the current literature does not offer integrated solutions to overcome the workflow and management d...; Download File | View full details