Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering: Recent submissions
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Towards Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Assessment of Cost, Greenhouse Gas Emission, and Recyclability
(2023-08-11)Additive Manufacturing technologies fabricate 3D objects layer by layer following a predesigned CAD model. Owing to the unique layer-wise production method, additive manufacturing offers competitive advantages in comparison ... -
Topics in Optimization for Sustainable Energy Planning
(2023-08-24)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/1/2025** ABSTRACT: Due to the current trend of rising energy demand, finding alternate energy sources is vital. Many cities consider renewable energy as a component of ... -
INCREASING THE SAFETY OF BICYCLISTS USING A CYCLIST BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE AND A SMARTPHONE BASED APPLICATION
(2023-08-23)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/1/2025** ABSTRACT: Bicycling is beneficial for health, the environment, road users’ flexibility, and personal expenses. Compared to motor vehicles, they are an active ... -
APPLICATIONS OF PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS IN THE WELL DELIVERY PROCESS TO IMPROVE RISK, OPPORTUNITY, AND COST ASSURANCE
(2023-07-06)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** Oil and Gas (O&G) well drilling is risky and expensive. The cost of drilling is typically underestimated, and there is little understanding of the certainty ... -
Affordable Autonomous Vehicles for Deployment after Disastrous Events
(2022-05-18)In disastrous events such as hurricanes and tornadoes, it has been observed that people get stranded and helpless without a feasible way to escape during those emergency situations. This became very evident during hurricanes, ... -
A Systematic Stakeholder-Driven Framework for Empirical Characterization and Parameterization of Human Agents for Agent-Based Modeling of Older Adults' Transportation
(2021-12-01)Standard of living for health and well-being of oneself and of one’s family is a human right. Vulnerable populations are incapable of maintaining an adequate standard of living due to several reasons, such as financial ... -
AGENT-BASED MODEL SIMULATION FOR POLICE DEPLOYMENT DECISION-MAKING IN PATROL OPERATIONS
(2021-08-10)Police patrolling plays a key role in responding to 911 calls and reducing crimes. The effectiveness of patrol operations heavily depends on the deployment of police officers – e.g., the number of officers assigned to ... -
IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PRIMARY CARE CLINICS
(2020-05-14)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 5/25/2024** ABSTRACT: The main aim of this dissertation is to study how unrecognized opportunities for improving efficiency of in-person patient visits in a primary care ... -
USING EMPIRICAL DATA TO DESIGN AND VALIDATE HYBRID SIMULATION MODELS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN SERVICE OPERATIONS
(2021-05-05)The purpose of this research is to examine how a change in a team member's role, team dynamics, and organizational policies impact an individual's motivation to engage in helping behavior, as well as the impact of helping ... -
Machine learning for ultraviolet spectral prediction
(2023-05-24)Machine Learning has found wide applications in material science, including dielectric polymers, superconducting materials, and drug property prediction. The use of data analytics and machine learning methods to predict ... -
Design and Development of a Virtual Reality Training Platform for Fiber-reinforced Composite Manufacturing
(2023-05-04)This study presents the design and development of a virtual reality (VR) training platform for manufacturing fiber-reinforced composites, a sophisticated and high-demand material in various industries. Due to the high costs ... -
Additive Manufacturing of Stretchable Piezo-Resistive Sensors: Fabrication and Performance Evaluation
(2022-12-19)Additive manufacturing provides a distinctive layer-wise production method, which is efficient and effective, especially when fabricating products with complex designs and/or multiple materials. One of the promising ... -
FORMING COALITIONS AND SHARING PAYOFFS IN n-PERSON NORMAL FORM GAMES
(2022-12-19)For a given n-person normal form game, we form all possible sets of mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive coalitions of the n players. For each set of coalitions, we define a coalitional semi-cooperative game as ... -
LASSO Based State Transition Modeling with Interactions in Adaptive Interdisciplinary Pain Management
(2022-08-10)The Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has an interdisciplinary pain management program for chronic pain. This program treats patients with a holistic view ... -
A HYBRID SYSTEMS MODEL FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BOARDING MANAGEMENT
(2022-08-04)The purpose of this research is to examine methods for minimizing the influence of boarding on emergency department (ED) crowding outcomes. To accomplish this purpose, this research uses a hybrid systems model framework ... -
A biomechanical approach to investigate the effects on the lumbosacral joint, pelvis, and knee joint while of carrying asymmetrical loads, during ground walking.
(2020-08-31)Spinal pain is reasonably considered among the expensive and impairing problems critically disturbing the health of individuals, especially the workforce, in industrially developed countries (Steele et al., 2003). The pain ... -
A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CO2 EMISSION BETWEEN GASOLINE, ELECTRIC, AND HYBRID VEHICLES: A WELL-TO-WHEEL PERSPECTIVE USING AGENT-BASED MODELING
(2020-08-18)Road transports in the U.S. are almost entirely dependent on the consumption of fossil fuel. This high dependency on fossil fuel is significantly contributing to carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, one of the leading Green House ... -
BIDDING ENABLED INVENTORY REDISTRIBUTION IN A RETAIL NETWORK
(2021-05-09)This research aspires to develop a systematic approach to minimize the demand and supply gap of products and product expiration in a feasible way. Inventory replenishment policy, uncertain customer demand, and forecast ... -
Some New Results on Statistical Information and Evidence
(2020-05-21)This dissertation represents an attempt to relate some fundamental statistical problems using the notions of information, entropy, and evidence. -
MATHEMATICAL MODELING APPROACHES IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS
(2020-05-19)Access to high quality and safe food is vital for sustainable development in societies. Perishable foods lose a major portion of their quality after harvesting until the consumption point due to poor storage and distribution ...