Department of Industrial Engineering
4207 Bell Engineering Center
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-3156
Fax: (479) 575-8431
Capstone 2017-2018
Team Awards
- Best Overall Project: Anna Hudgeons, Shay Brown, Austin Kuklenski and Cody Lawrence
Project Title: Instituting a Worker Scheduling Tool for the Pre-molding Process
Industry Partner: LM Wind Power.
- Outstanding Achievement in Data Analysis: Trenton Cason, Monica Briselden, Andrew
Doner and Brittany Miller
Project Title: Increasing Business Won and Reducing Turnaround Time by Modifying ArcBest’s Bid and Proposal Processes
Industry Partner: ArcBest Corporation
- Outstanding Achievement in Modeling: Grace McGee, Danarrius Broadway, Anginay Jones
and Garrett Tallman
Project Title: Increasing Tractor Utilization Using Scripted Integer and Linear Programming
Industry Partner: J.B. Hunt
- Outstanding Achievement in Decision Support: Teresa Nguyen, Carson Alsup, Sarah Belcher
and Ricky Ng
Project Title: Reducing Manual Decisions in the Trailer-to-Door Allocation Process
Industry Partner: Walmart Supply Chain
Individual Awards
- Outstanding Project Managers: Tony Woods, Allison Morast, Anna Hudgeons.
- Outstanding Team Members: Grant Waller, Matt Turner, Savannah Kis.
- Outstanding Faculty Advisors: Manuel Rossetti, John English, Haitao Liao.
- Outstanding Industry Partners: Jaclyn Johnson – Walmart, Matt Yarbrough – Walmart,
Adam Klausing and Alex Wong – J.B. Hunt.
Additional Projects at the 2018 Capstone Experience Symposium:
- Project Title: Increasing Cross-Dock Efficiency by Improving Door Assignments
Industry Partner: ArcBest Technologies
Team Members: Project Manager, Aaron Bowden, Charles Elliott, Royal Hart, and Olivia Weekley. - Project Title: Calculating Forklift Replacement and Assessing Alternatives
Industry Partner: ArcBest Freight
Team Members: Project Manager, Brian Meyer, William Beckman, Nicolas Rork and Tyler Wiggins. - Project Title: Improved Food Production Operations: Advancements in Facility Layout,
Job Scheduling and Data Management
Industry Partner: Arkansas Food Innovation Center
Team Members: Project Manager, Justin Taylor; Brisa Bartczak, Karla Castro, Craig Gifford - Project Title: Improving Accuracy of Appointment Capacity Forecasting Utilizing Predictive
Modeling
Industry Partner: J.B. Hunt
Team Members: Project Manager, Brittany Watts; Amanda Beard, Seth Briley and Matthew Turner. - Project Title: Predicting the Cost of Driver Pay to Increase the Accuracy of Future
Bids
Industry Partner: J.B. Hunt
Team Members: Project Manager, Caine McLeod; Jackson Goodman, Zachary Osiecki and Foster Pollock. - Project Title: Increase Productivity in the Molding Process Through a Blade Tracking
Tool and Identification of Main Causes for Rework
Industry Partner: LM Wind Power
Team Members: Project Manager, Maria Camila Ruiz; Jose Bracamonte, Daniel Ostrand and Barbara Stanziola. - Project Title: Providing Insight on Automated Passenger Counting Data to Improve Bus
Utilization
Industry Partner: University of Arkansas Transit and Parking
Team Members: Project Manager, Allison Morast; Blake Dougan, Victoria Goethel and Austin Talley. - Project Title: Simplifying Campus Parking for Increased User Satisfaction and Improved
Decision Making
Industry Partner: University of Arkansas Transit and Parking
Team Members: Project Manager, Ryan Sanders; Mireille Ineza, Christopher Manjarrez and Jacob Washkowiak. - Project Title: Improving Patient Flow by Reducing Emergency Department Length of Stay
Industry Partner: Veteran’s Health Care System of the Ozarks
Team Members: Project Manager, Olivia Goss; Brooks Langdon, Ali Madere and Dominic Pacitti. - Project Title: Reducing Cardboard Contamination Throughout the VHSO by Redesigning
the Facility Layout
Industry Partner: Veteran’s Health Care System of the Ozarks
Team Members: Project Manager, Fallon Haaser; Aliyah Conley, Brian Sloan and Deondre Taylor. - Project Title: Tracking Goods Not for Resale in the Backroom of Walmart Stores
Industry Partner: Walmart Inc.
Team Members: Project Manager, Peter Scheele; Nour Abu-Safe, Savanna Kis and Timothy O’Toole.