Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering Commons^™

Use Of Polymer Rapid Tools As Functional Injection Mold Tooling, Sean Derrick

Masters Theses

Conventional tool making for injection molded plastics is expensive, time consuming, and generates a great deal of waste. Presently, industry is waiting for what is commonly referred to as Rapid Tooling (RT). The greatest opportunity for RT implementation would be the use of Additively Manufacturing (AM) technology. Specifically, AM techniques which use a high strength polymer resin substrate.

The following research is an initial feasibility study to determine if Polymer Rapid Tools (PRTs) could be used as functional injection mold tooling. The objective of the research was to determine if a PRT could mold a variety of features to a …

Single-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem For Home Delivery Of Pharmaceutical Products, Kimberly Starr Harms

Masters Theses

Some retail pharmacies offer home delivery services to establish a competitive advantage in the growing healthcare market. The handling of orders for home delivery includes several internal and external processing and transportation activities. In this work, models were developed for use in a pharmacy delivery system to assist personnel in their daily activities. This work includes standard operating procedures for picking, packing and loading of delivery orders and the assignment and routing of vehicles to deliver customer orders. Results from simulated delivery areas identified interesting tradeoffs when comparing densely populated areas to sparsely populated areas. In addition, recommendations for order …

S-Stem Scholars, A Second Generation: Support For At-Risk Upper Division And Transfer Students In Ceas, Andrew A. Kline, Betsy M. Aller

Academic Leadership Academy

Begun in 2010, the S-STEM Scholar Program increases opportunities for financially needy but academically talented students. These students:

•Are first-time, first year students •Demonstrate financial need through FAFSA applications

•Will enter a major in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

•Have a math ACT of 24 or above

Student awardees receive up to $3,000 per semester, and continue to receive this amount for up to eight semesters with continued academic success and progress to degree.