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  • Mechanical characterization and modeling of solder joints for the secondary side reflow of large IC packages

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    Yutzie, James D.
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    As the drive continues to reduce the size of Printed Wiring Assemblies (PWAs), improve performance of electronic assemblies, and reduce costs of these products, reliable secondary (bottom) side reflow operations must be developed. Attaching Surface Mount Technology (SMT) components to the secondary side of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is...
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    the secondary side reflow of large IC packages AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF James D. Yutzie for

  • Improved justifications and sensitivity analysis for capital expenditures

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    Solis-Sarmina, Jaime
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    In this study, three main issues are discussed: possible bias arising when inflation effects are neglected in engineering economy studies, capital projects authorization forms which are not designed to include inflation effects in the calculations,'and the introduction of a new graphical technique for capital expenditure sensitivity analysis. Approaches are described...
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    Sensitivity Analysis for Capital Expenditures Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Dr. James L. Riggs /0

  • The managerial productivity diagnostic : an audit of managerial practices

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    Rubio, Eduardo A.
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    The slow productivity growth of American organizations in comparison to that of other industrialized nations is, nowadays, causing great national concern. The time has come when traditional industrial practices must give way to innovative procedures more compatible with current business-world conditions. Among others, current managerial practices seem to need urgent...
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    or despair. My sincerest gratitude to Dr. James L. Riggs, my major professor, for his guidance and

  • The impact of alternative cell locations and alternative routes of material handling equipment in the design of cellular manufacturing systems

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    Karim, Yunan
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    Cellular Manufacturing Systems (CMS) have claimed many advantages over traditional job shop processes. Some of the advantages reported by several users of CMS are reduction in throughput time, reduction in WIP inventory, improvement in product quality, faster response time to customer orders, shorter move distances, increase in manufacturing flexibility, and...
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    , Dr. Kimberly Douglas, my committee member, and Dr. James E. Reeb, my graduate council

  • Automating pilot function performance assesssment using fuzzy systems and a genetic algorithm

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    Zaspel, Joachim C.
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    Modern civil commercial transport aircraft provide the means for the safest of all forms of transportation. While advanced computer technology ranging from flight management computers to warning and alerting devices contributed to flight safety significantly, it is undisputed that the flightcrew represents the most frequent primary cause factor in airline...
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    due to the volunteers who participated in this study. I thank Drs. Eldon Olsen, James Nielsen, and

  • A multi-product, multi-depot periodic distribution problem

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    Parthanadee, Parthana
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    Physical distribution is one of the key functions in logistics systems, involving the flow of products from manufacturing plants or distribution centers through the network of transportation to consumers. The function is very costly, especially for the distribution industries. During the past decades, the significance of physical distribution has increased...
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    , Dr. John Shea, and Dr. James Funck. Their comments, suggestions and time are much appreciated. I

  • Multivariate control charts for nonconformities

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    Chattinnawat, Wichai
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    When the nonconformities are independent, a multivariate control chart for nonconformities called a demerit control chart using a distribution approximation technique called an Edgeworth Expansion, is proposed. For a demerit control chart, an exact control limit can be obtained in special cases, but not in general. A proposed demerit control...
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    ; see Montgomery (2001) for the T2 control chart. If the sample size is "small" or the test statistic

  • Optimal Experimental System Design

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    Mohseni, Seyed Alireza
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    Physical experimentation in various scientific and engineering areas continues to be a useful and often necessary approach that is applied in research, development, and for general problem solving. The experimental design process however, is iterative and often involves trial and error. Alternative designs are proposed and evaluated on cost and...
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    structures in Montgomery (2013

  • Effect of capacitor discharge welding on single crystal copper

    Creator:
    Thaneepakorn, Wiwat
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    Materials which can be changed in shape and size when exposed to a magnetic field are called magnetostrictive materials. The magnetostrictive material was developed for use in the many actuator industries. A single crystal of magnetostrictive material is used to maximize its magnetostrictive response. It can be produced by the...
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    . INTRODUCTION In 1842, James Prescott Joule discovered a phenomenon that has been known as magnetostriction

  • Effects of Instructional Design and Emotional State on Performance, Mediated by Interest and Attention

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    Suarez, Karina
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    This study seeks to determine the effect of instructional design and emotional state on performance, considering interest and attention as mediators. To identify this effect, a Structural Equation Model (SEM) is applied to analyze individual performance based on five variables: information representation, emotional state, pupil size, alpha power, and task...
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    referred as the selectivity of processing (James, 1980); out of all possible objects in the scene, one of

  • A containership load planning heuristic for a transtainer based container port

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    Martin, Gifford L.
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    A heuristic is developed to plan loads for containerized cargo ships. It is designed to serve a port which uses gantry cranes (transtainers) and trucks to handle containers. The model recognizes constraints on ship stability, placing containers in a bay with the proper length, placing refrigerated cargo near electrical outlets,...
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    , Meade, and Scott, 1978). Special containers such as hazardous cargoes are not placed by the program

  • Multi-factor information theory models and their industrial applications

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    Shirland, Larry Elwyn
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    This dissertation treats information theory and its applications to the general area of decision making. Specifically, three areas are covered; (1) information theory applied to Bayesian analysis, (2) estimation using multi-factor information channel models, and (3) information theory applied to Markov chain analysis. A major portion of this dissertation concerns...
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  • The Design of Good Work

    Creator:
    Hattrup, Steven H.
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    Work occupies a considerable amount of time in most peoples’ lives and can be a source of great pleasure or a source of pain. To enhance peoples’ experience at work, we must first understand how to measure and improve the design of work. This research sought to do just that,...
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    feedback throughout the last four years. Thank you, Michael Huo, Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, Troy Cole, James

  • A methodology for the economic evaluation of centralized versus decentralized automated component insertion

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    Randhawa, Sabah
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    Productivity gains in the manufacturing sector have generally been credited to investments in production facilities that supplemented or replaced manual labor. Insertion of circuit boards is a key activity in the electronics industry. Improvements in productivity of circuit board manufacture may be achieved by replacing manual component insertion with automatic...
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    for proposing this study and for aiding in the data collection. Appreciation is extended to Dr. James

  • An Expert system for flexible manufacturing system scheduling : knowledge acquisition and development

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    Kim, Joohee
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    Expert systems have been suggested as a solution for difficult problems, including FMS scheduling. As one of the aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), expert systems have achieved considerable success in recent years in medical science, chemistry, and engineering. However, building an expert system is a difficult task, the most crucial...
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    Science, and Dr. James C. Rawers of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In particular, Dr. West pro

  • Increased throughput by aisle zoning in end-of-aisle order picking AS/R systems

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    Khan, Mohammad Younas
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    A simulation study of end-of-aisle order picking AS/R systems is made with special emphasis on improving the system throughput by introducing a zone near the home (Input/Output) location on each side of the aisle, for storing partially picked pallets. The study considered class-based-turnover assignment policies, one with a zone and...
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  • An experimental investigation of scheduling non-identical parallel processors with sequence-dependent set-up times and due dates

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    Smith, Terrence A.
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    An experimental investigation of factors effecting scheduling a system of parallel, non-identical processors using a series of experimental designs was carried out. System variables included were processor capacities relationships, sequencing and assignment rules, job size, and product demand distributions. The effect of the variables was measured by comparing mean flow...
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  • Evaluating Cultural Dimensions to Design Better User Interfaces

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    Miller, Robert
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    Cultural differences between designers and users is an important aspect to consider when designing products for other countries. However, many prominent authors in the human factors engineering field have failed to specifically address how to identify and utilize cultural differences in user interface (UI) design. This research evaluated if design...
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  • Care Team Burnout in Human and Veterinary Medicine

    Creator:
    Alshaiji, Rawan
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    Medical professionals experience higher rates of burnout than other professions due to the highly stressful nature of their environment. In 2018, 94 percent of physicians reported experiencing burnout – characterized by emotional fatigue, and feelings of depersonalization and low personal accomplishment – at some point in their careers. As emotional...
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    Dissertation

  • A Bayesian analysis for economic design of single sampling plans for a sequence of lots

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    Taracena, Fernando L.
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    A dynamic approach to the Bayesian theory of sampling inspection by attributes for the single sampling case is presented. A model is developed which assumes a sequence of lots of equal known size and lots generated by a process operating in a random manner. The model also assumes constant associated...
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    provided the basic tools for this research. To Drs. Eugene Fitcher and James Riggs who provided finantial