Corrosion and Leak Survey is a project for a major utility to inspect all gas service piping. Despite this initially unmonitored project being on trajectory for failure, we explore every step that turned this project into a success.

Producing electron tubes for night vision goggles is a tedious process with many steps involved and therefore many possible defects. Finding the causes of these defects from all the data collected during manufacturing can be challenging. The solution was to create a web app that utilizes supervised machine learning to help uncover possible sources of defects.

This project studied the Air Methods helicopter maintenance ERP system to create a process how to extract and analyze historical parts ordering data. Based on the results of the data analysis, the parts needed for specific maintenance events could be stocked in the most effective locations, assisting to reduce the overall turn time of the maintenance events.

80 Acre Wood Property Owners Association, Inc. is a small homeowners association in South East Idaho. This year our ASU capstone team worked with them to begin a massive upgrade/improvement project to make the property more enjoyable for all the owners, as well as many changes that will benefit their agricultural tenant. This is a large project consisting of 8 phases, of which we only worked on and completed the first 2 phases as part of our capstone (0:Testing, 1:Planning, 2:Preparation).

A quick overview of the Senior Capstone project for Arizona State University students working for Low Cost Manufacturing Tec LLC. The team got to experience a true entrepreneurial mindset by working with a sponsor who had over 30+ years experience in the Wire Harness Mass Termination Industry. Their sponsor provided keen insight on the designs which can best alleviate the processes and cut costs to hopefully bring back Manufacturing Jobs to America.

Contribution to the automation of raw material processing for WinCup Holdings Inc. by utilizing statistical and process improvement techniques such as Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and the Lean/Six Sigma Methodology.

Stryker Sustainability Solutions is the leader in reprocessing medical devices. During our time with Stryker, we were asked to improve one of their remanufacturing line, the scissor tips line. Using what we’ve learned over the past semesters, we applied a number of techniques to improve the cycle time and reduce defects.

In regards to technician Activity, resupply habits and inventory our team goal was to cut cost and limit non value added activities.

The Intentional Foods Lean Six Sigma Project was used to address the problem that Intentional Foods had opportunities in the future that they did not have the necessary licenses and certifications to capitalize on. Additionally, Intentional Foods was interested in reducing order ticket times using lean principles. Through this project, the four requested licenses/certifications were obtained, and lean principles were deployed for use in the Intentional Foods kitchen.

This is an ASU Industrial Engineering Capstone project sponsored by Shamrock Foods Company. The main goal of this project is to improve the warehouse efficiency and decrease number of partial pallets in the warehouse. The project was executed by using DMAIC process.

The goal of this Engineering Management capstone was to design the optimal floor plan, layout, and operational procedures for the new location of Hashtag Cannabis though the use of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Once complete, the new Hashtag location layout will allow easy browsing for customers of all backgrounds, eliminate the need to wait in line, and feature safer cash handling procedures.

The Transportation Security Administration has sought the help of ASU's industrial engineering and engineering management program to determine the effectiveness of airport screening systems. Areas of inquiry include covert testing, false alarm rates, and pat-downs.

Our capstone team was given the honor of working with The Boeing Company, one of the most powerful leaders in the present Aerospace industry. The project that was assigned to us was to work alongside a tooling team in the commercial department and develop a model for the team to use when forecasting tooling demands. This forecasting model was developed in Microsoft Excel, using the data that Boeing had provided for us and any other data we found necessary, which included past usage and inventory by month.

Design and implementation of a real time yield monitoring system for the first processing area of poultry plants. Includes monitoring and control of key parameters than effect yield performance.

Our capstone project sponsored by Banner Health took a look into Emergency Room Operational Improvement for three Banner Health facilities. This project was designed as a way to improve the throughput and reduce the financial impact of the many factors within an emergency department. By observing the processes at various emergency departments throughout the valley, our group was able to create process flow maps for their current state operations, use data analysis & simulation modeling to identify solutions.

The current rotation process used by the Phoenix SkyHarbor Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a very complex process. Due to this, TSA has tasked our team with creating an optimal rotation plan with three focus areas: optimal rotation time, TSO time estimation to accustom to their current position, and an average TSO cognitive load evaluation. To achieve these goals, we have completed extensive analysis to optimize TSA performance while maintaining effective security at all checkpoints. Yet, we do not have a definite answer to the initial problem, we have several recommendations to improve the performance and efficiency of TSA.

Ergonomic Assesment performed at L3 Harris to reduce long term issues on employees. The team focused on mainly improving ergonomics in the facility without hindering production. All the work had to be completed within a 4 month time frame and a restricted budget.

This project seeks to better illustrate the status of artificial intelligence research at Arizona State University, via the employment of questionnaire-survey methodology. This questionnaire will be distributed to the departments at the university that perform research involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, and model training. Results will be aggregated and assessed to designate certain usages, adoption methods, and blockers within research.

Suboptimal testing procedures are leading to inventory excess; this has resulted in the loss of product and an increase in cycle time. The goal of this project is to reduce rework in order to reduce process cycle time. In order to address this, the team investigated potential causes of WIP and completed ergonomic area screenings where we pinpointed various potential solutions to address the top rework codes.

The purpose of this project was to perform an analysis on building systems which included the HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Protection and Fire Alarm design. Project scheduling developed by using a work breakdown structure and a Gantt. A risk mitigation plan which included risk events, risk impacts with consequences.

Our capstone project consisted on improving Benchmark Electronics’ safety metric of their Benchmark Accountability Management (BAM) tool, by converting it from an inefficient, error-prone tool done by paper to an effective electronic tool. Once the team chose an appropriate electronic program, the design of the back end and front-end program were developed. After continuous development, an electronic form, a visual safety cross, and an email generator function for HR were developed.

Legends Furniture has become a major manufacturer in mid-range to high end furniture available in the market today. With the industry rapidly evolving and increased cost of manpower, it's imperative that Legends Furniture understands its operation and the effectiveness of their workforce moving into the future.

Banner Medical Group is a non-profit healthcare company based in Phoenix, AZ. Due to increased demand, Banner Health is planning to expand and build an integrated clinic that hosts both primary care and specialties. This project assesses a fully functioning ambulatory healthcare center to develop a baseline model simulation using Pro-Model Process Simulator and determine the optimal “What-If” solution. Multiple scenarios were analyzed and ultimately one model resulted in the optimal layout and could significantly reduce patient waiting times by 117%.

This capstone project focused on the continuous improvement of the Fleet 2.0 Rear Camera that the sponsor Axon makes for law enforcement.

Develop an Excel-based visual analytics and decision support system or VADSS for TSA analysts in Sky Harbor airport. The project is intended to help TSA analysts efficiently staff each security checkpoint and minimize wait times for passengers.

Make-A-Wish is at a critical point in the history of the organization, they have been granting wishes for the past 40 years. However, with the dawn of technology and innovation, it is time for them to revamp and leverage the technologies available today so they continue to grant more wishes. Our goal was to help Make-A-Wish understand what the Wish process looks like and what chapters need throughout the process from a new system.

The ASU Harness Development team set out with a goal of developing a superior alternative to existing wire harness modeling programs. The team used MBSE ontological modeling techniques in order to develop a tool in CAMEO systems modeler that would not only match the existing tool but surpass it in simulating and requirements management strengths.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory Manufacturing System Schedule Study focused on the need for integrated production scheduling at LANL. The research focused on expanding scheduling tools already in use by line organizations, utilizing scheduling tools in the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and purchasing new software tools called Oracle Production Scheduling (OPS) and Aurora Production Scheduling. The study concluded that OPS would meet all of the success criteria put forth by the project sponsor.

The overall goals of our project were to increase business efficiency around the world, promote innovative thinking and creative ideas, and improve employee engagement through these efforts. In order to reach these goals, we created a system that captures ideas initiated by any Benchmark employee, and ensures that they are tracked from creation, to either termination or implementation. Our system also tracks all of this data so that it can then be analyzed to improve the effectiveness of our application, as well as Benchmark’s business efficiency and performance.

By implementing a UV curing chamber on the Taser 7 Handle line, a reassessment of level line loading was needed to balance the manufacturing line. Our team used the DMAIC process to complete this project with a percent improvement of up to 34% and an annual savings of $20,833, above our project goal. The project reduced labor and increased yield in order to offer quicker delivery of CEWs to Officers which gives them the option to use non-lethal enforcement while Protecting Life.

ESP Low-E Reflective insulation is looking to improve the efficiency of their workforce by use of lean practices throughout their facility. Implementing LEAN fully would not be feasible in the given amount of time, so the project was focused around a foundational, introductory implementation of LEAN, 5S and Standardized Work to create an efficient workforce. The result would be a lean, flexible staff that could work more efficient.

Student retention is an important performance metric for Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) where difficult courses can discourage students from re-enrolling. The goal of this project was to identify factors that influence a student’s decision to stay or leave FSE at ASU. In the process, we created several models to flag students who are at risk of leaving throughout their freshman year.

The student team partnered with Salt River Project (SRP) to complete the Waste Stream Inventory project whose objective was to inventory all waste within SRP facilities. However, due to scope changes, the objective shifted to bin right sizing of Waste Management front-end loaders. The team provided data analysis that described the current state utilization of the front-end loaders and a cost benefit analysis tool to assist in decision making regarding the downsizing of bins and Waste Management pickups.

At Northrup Grumman there was a need for Automated NC Trending Metrics. The current Metrics were not reliable, did not give granular point of cause, and had to be generated by hand. This project aimed to create metrics that would solve these issues.