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  • An ontology-based system for representation and diagnosis of electrocardiogram (ECG) data

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    Dendamrongvit, Thidarat
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    Electrocardiogram (ECG) data are stored and analyzed in different formats, devices, and computer platforms. There is a need to have an independent platform to support ECG processes among different resources for the purposes of improving the quality of health care and proliferating the results from research. Currently, ECG devices are...
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    suggestions, Dr. Michael Savitt, Dr. Kenneth Funk, and Dr. Mark Pagell for serving on my committee. I am

  • Vehicle routing and scheduling with delivery and installation

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    Kim, Kyoung Cheol
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    For manufacturing and service industries to stay competitive in this rapidly changing, globalized world, one of the most important operations, and one that many businesses struggle to plan and manage efficiently, is material handling. There has been a large amount of research on various vehicle routing problems (VRPs) in recent...
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    develop an understanding of the subject. My gratitude extends to my committee members, Dr. Kenneth H

  • Two-stage flexible flow shop scheduling with blocking constraint and batching machines

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    Panahi, Hadi
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    In this dissertation, a two stage flexible flow shop scheduling problem is studied, where in stage 1, there are identical batch processors (burnout ovens) and in stage 2, there are identical discrete processors (furnaces). Batch processors perform a pre-heating process on a batch of jobs at a time and discrete...
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    times. Machine-dependent setup time is realized for a job-machine pair (i, j) when job i is the first

  • A Vision System for Automatic Dendrometry and Forest Mapping

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    Wells, Lucas A.
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    In pursuit of global sustainability, forestry has witnessed significant shifts in practices and the development of new technologies and ideas. Primary and secondary processing industries have made substantial efforts to increase wood utilization rates, improve occupational safety and the working environment for humans, and have exhibited interest in procuring raw...
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Project guidance Woodam Chung1 Jenny Perth2 Ed Messerlie2 Kenneth Funk1 Sinisa Todorovic1

  • The effects of CI tools and implementation practices on hospital performance

    Creator:
    Holliday, John W.
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    Continuous Improvement (CI) is an integral part of hospital administration. This study examined the relationship between five CI variables against six hospital criterion measures of, wait times to prepare a room, patient costs per day, waiting time for lab results, reportable errors, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction. The research was...
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  • A study of the impact of collaborative and simulation sessions on learning lean principles and methods

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    Choomlucksana, Juthamas
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    This research is aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the impact of the use of collaborative and simulation sessions for learning lean principles and methods. Study participants were enrolled in a Lean Manufacturing System Engineering (IE436/536) course at Oregon State University or at three other business and engineering universities...
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    members and graduate representative, Dr. Kenneth Funk, Dr. David Porter, Dr. Darlene Russ-Eft, and Dr

  • Experimental analysis of task prioritization training for a group of university flight technology students

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    Hoover, Amy L.
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    Task prioritization performance was evaluated for pilots who participated in a concurrent task management (CTM) training course and pilots who did not. CTM is the process by which pilots selectively attend to high priority tasks and shed non-priority tasks. Twenty seven pilots enrolled in a university flight technology program were...
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    . Alex Sanchez gave sage advice early on that I referred back to often during the process. Dr. Kenneth

  • Impact of RFID Technology on Replenishment Decisions for Multi-Echelon Supply Chains

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    Cavazos Sanchez, Myrna Leticia
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    Radio frequency identification (RFID) has long been regarded as an automated data collection technology that promises solutions to inefficiencies found in supply chains such as “just-in-case” inventory stock, inventory obsolescence, stockouts, and theft. However, the disappointingly slow return on RFID investment has forced companies to examine and redefine RFID initiatives....
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    : ______________________________________________________ J. David Porter, Hector A. Vergara Radio frequency identification (RFID) has long

  • The impact of mobile wireless technology in higher education classrooms

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    Chompu-inwai, Rungchat
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    This research employed both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to explore the impact of mobile wireless technology (MWT) in higher education classrooms. The methodology was developed using systems engineering concepts. A methodology to evaluate and compare the cost, cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of different MWT configurations was also developed. Five outcomes...
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    to thank the members of my dissertation committee, Dr. Kenneth Funk, Dr. David Porter, Dr. Darlene