Industrial Engineering and Management
Problem Parts – Task 4.2
Problem Parts for Aging Aircraft Weapon Systems: The Air
Force and other military services are extending the life of weapons systems
well beyond their originally intended lifecycle. This project, under OSU's
Aging Systems Sustainment and Enabling Technologies (ASSET) program (formerly
known as the Computer-Assisted Technology Transfer or CATT program), seeks
to support the military's goals for readiness by expanding the supply base of
small- and mid-sized manufacturing companies that can provide parts no longer
procurable from original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) by the Department of
Defense (DoD). By expanding the manufacturing base of potential suppliers and
utilizing their excess capacity--often using reverse engineering and other
sustainment engineering initiatives--to provision parts that meet government
specifications. Solutions for these non-procurable parts will result in
extended service life of aging weapons systems, enhance our military's
capabilities, and reduce procurement intervals and costs.
Sponsor: Sverdrup
Technologies
PI: Michael Carolina
Bank of Oklahoma Assistance and Assessment
The goal of this project is to provide assistance as the
Bank of Oklahoma Financial Operations and Technology Division continues
maturing in its quality journey. To accomplish this, OSU will help drive the
Baldrige core values into the organization and make them a way of life.
Sponsor: Bank of
Oklahoma
PI: Camille F.
DeYong
Relevancy Enhancement Achieved by Laboratories and
Lecture Integrated for Engineering Education (REAL LIFE) Adoption of a Relevant
Undergraduate Curriculum
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - in
conjunction with the OSU College of Education, the OSU library, and the School
of Industrial Engineering and Management - will increase retention of
engineering students at OSU by implementing a model based on successful
engineering curriculum reform efforts. The curriculum model is named REAL LIFE
(Relevancy Enhancement Achieved by Laboratories and
Lecture Integrated For Engineering Education) and is designed to enhance
relevancy. REAL LIFE integrates three proven teaching methods; (1) problem
based learning, (2) team learning, and (3) case studies. This model has been
implemented and tested at Oklahoma State University through a National Science
Foundation Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement award with great
success.
Sponsor: National
Science Foundation
PIs: Camille F.
DeYong
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering: R. Alan
Cheville, Charles F. Bunting, Carl D. Latino, Keith A. Teague
College of Education: Richard J. Bryant
Edmon Low Library: Elizabeth A. Reiten
Task 2.1 Demand Forecasting
This purpose of this project is to
assist the Defense Logistics Agency with developing a methodology to improve
the forecasting of “low demand” parts for aging aircraft,
particularly parts with long histories of low demand where demand for the part increases
suddenly. The forecasting model being developed involves clustering similar
demand histories, applying an iterative statistical technique called
bootstrapping and developing cumulative demand distributions which allow DLA to
assess varying levels of 'outage' or assurance that the part will be in stock,
given an order quantity, allowing sensitivity and cost analysis. The Weibull
model is also being assessed as a method for forecasting demand for parts that
have virtually never failed. The Weibull model allows part characteristics,
such as material composition, to be considered while forecasting.
Sponsor: Sverdrup
Technologies
PI: Camille F.
DeYong
Task 8.0 Management and Assessment
The Computer Assisted Technology
Transfer program is a federally funded program involving multiple constituents,
including the Defense Logistics Agency, Knowledge Based Engineering, Mercer
Engineering Center, Archer Technologies and Sverdrup Technologies. The CATT
program is administered through Oklahoma State University. The Management and
Assessment task involves creating the support structure for program projects,
faculty researchers and staff.
Sponsor: Sverdrup
Technologies
PI: Camille F.
DeYong
CELDi (Collaborative Research: Center for Engineering
Logistics and Distribution)
A new Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
(I/UCRC), called the Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution (CELDi),
has been formed. The vision for the center is to provide integrated solutions
to logistics problems, through modeling, analysis and intelligent-systems
technologies.
Sponsor: National
Science Foundation
PI: Ricki G. Ingalls
Freight Movement Model Development for Oklahoma
This project will develop a Freight Movement Model for the
State of Oklahoma. In the first year, the research consisted of two main
activities. The first developed a math model for a regional (i.e. primarily North America) model. The regional
model will be able to determine the amount of freight traffic that is flowing
into, out of, and through the state of Oklahoma. The second activity in the
first year detailed a survey of databases to determine exactly which databases
will feed the regional model.
The second year of the project consisted of two main
activities. The first was the verification of the math model created in the
first year. The second activity was the development of the software system that
will be used to run the regional freight movement model.
The third year of the project will take the learning from
the first two years and have an accelerated schedule for developing the state model.
Sponsor: Oklahoma
Transportation Center for Oklahoma Department of Transportation
PIs: Ricki G.
Ingalls, Manjunath Kamath
Manufacturing and Distribution Strategies for Volatile
and Cyclical Customer Demand
The objective of this project is to (1) Develop a business
strategy model that optimizes Smith Tool’s resources during periods of
volatile and cyclical demand and (2) Implement that model at Smith Tool’s
Ponca City facility for on-going use by the company.
Sponsor: Smith Tool
PI: Ricki G. Ingalls
Success Factors in eProcurement and eTrading in the
Petroleum Industry
This project will help Phillips Petroleum Company to use the
information in the about eProcurement to support decisions to use and invest in
eProcurement marketplaces in the future. The Successful eProcurement project is
made up of five major parts: (1) determining the list of marketplaces to
research; (2) identifying the success factors for these marketplaces; (3)
determining the value propositions for these marketplaces; (4) analyzing the
oil industry and determining the effect of these marketplaces on the oil
industry; and (5) creating and presenting the final report.
Sponsor: Phillips
Petroleum Company
PI: Ricki G. Ingalls
Scalable Enterprise Systems: A User-Oriented Framework
for Process and Performance Modeling of Enterprise Systems
This research project will define, design, develop, and test
a theory-based framework that integrates methods and technologies from
engineering, accounting, process modeling, and distributed computing in order
to provide a means to accelerate business process design, control, and
improvement. The vision is to develop an innovative framework for a new
generation of user-oriented, graphical, scalable, Web-based business process
and performance modeling tools.
Sponsor: National
Science Foundation
PIs: Manjunath
Kamath, William J. Kolarik
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
The mission of the IAC is to assess energy, waste, and
productivity practices with the purpose of enhancing the management of the same
within the client’s enterprise and to share best practices with other
IACs, while educating and training the next generation of energy, waste, and
productivity professionals. The IAC will focus on IOFs and small and
medium-sized manufacturers located within Oklahoma, Kansas, western Missouri,
western Arkansas, eastern New Mexico, and beyond in special cases, as
coordinated by our field managers. The latest technology will be employed to
perform assessments that focus on energy, waste, and productivity issues in the
client’s facilities. In addition, the IAC will partner with the Oklahoma
Applications Engineers, power companies, and local business and professional
associations to better service clients and to gain higher visibility for the
IAC Program.
Sponsor: U.S.
Department of Energy
PIs: William J.
Kolarik, Wayne C. Turner
Phase II Project Collaboration
Phase II work will support development of a systematic
approach to the project identification/response/management process. The focus
of this development effort will be the definition and implementation of a
collaborative information collection, and dissemination environment that is
available over the web and is capable of providing real-time status information
to project managers. The environment would provide for the coordinate the four
major components of the CASI/OC-ALC interface in support of the project
identification/response/management process.
Sponsor: Altech
Services, Inc.
PIs: John W.
Nazemetz, Paul E. Rossler
College of Business Administration: Nickolas Romano
Process Improvement Methodology Development
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) is a large
and complex organization and is currently under going a major reorganization.
This reorganization will impact many processes within the Center. Processes
will need to be redesigned to accommodate the changed organizational structure
and responsibilities and represent a significant opportunity to improve
operations/processes and reduce cost. The OC-ALC is envisioning a review of
current progressive methods/process used in commercial organizations and has
solicited university-led studies of the current commercial processes/practices
in three representative areas: the industrial base, the general administrative
base and the accounting base.
Sponsor: Altech
Services, Inc.
PIs: John W.
Nazemetz, Paul E. Rossler
College of Business Administration: Nickolas Romano
Training/Operation Instructions for Aircraft Ground
Equipment
This project used current digital imaging and audio
recording equipment to develop computer based training which can be stored on a
server and distributed via CD-ROM or wireless internet to table computers used
by aircraft production technicians who need to operate powered aircraft ground
equipment (AGE).
Sponsor: Automated
Sciences Group, Inc.
PI: John W. Nazemetz
Technical Aircraft and Support Infrastructure
This task provides support for establishment and management
of a web-based Project Collaboration capability for the Virtual Office Park
(VOP) used by OC-ALC/TIET. The purpose of this effort is to: (1) establish the
TASI Project Collaboration within the VOP; (2) establish and tailor the Project
Collaboration application for the VOP Technology Thrust Area process within
TIET; (3) establish and tailor the Project Collaboration application for the
VOP Center for Aircraft Systems & Systems/Support Infrastructure (CASSI);
and (4) establish and tailor the Project Collaboration application for the VOP
Flexible Acquisition Support Tool (FAST) process.
Sponsor: Altech
Services, Inc.
PIs: Paul E.
Rossler, John W. Nazemetz
A Facility Systems Evaluation for Oklahoma Indian Health
Services
The intent and objective of this project is to evaluate the
building envelope and all building systems contained therein. This is being
done to provide information necessary to develop projects required to increase
system efficiency and controllability, reduce operating and maintenance costs,
replace/upgrade defective equipment or equipment which is at or near the end of
its useful service life, and improve/upgrade the building and systems to meet
the latest edition of all applicable codes and standards.
Sponsor: USPHS
Indian Health Service
PI: Wayne C. Turner
Association of Energy Engineers Educational Programs
Wayne C. Turner, Regents Professor of Industrial Engineering
at Oklahoma State University is one of two lead instructors for the Association
of Energy Engineers (AEE) very popular and successful “Comprehensive
Energy Management” course that leads to an exam and possible
certification as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). This cooperative agreement
allows Dr. Turner time to teach approximately 15 courses during a twelve-month
period of time.
Sponsor: Wayne C.
Turner
PI: Wayne C. Turner
CAREER: Effects of Inter-Group Cooperation, Competition,
and Conflict on Agile Manufacturing
This research program is examining the effects of
inter-group cooperation, competition, and conflict on the agility of
manufacturing companies in the United States. It includes a significant
educational component – providing research opportunities for
undergraduate students, particularly women and under-represented minorities.
Sponsor: National
Science Foundation
PI: Charlene A. Yauch