All dissertations completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies are available through interlibrary loan for dissertations before 2013. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Before 2015 this department was known as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME).
Dissertations from 2024
A Decision Framework to Select Manufacturing Method Based on Part Complexity (Additive or Subtractive), Trad Mutair Alblawi
Dissertations from 2023
State of the Art in The Knowledge of Engineers’ Job Satisfaction in Saudi Arabia, Muidh Awadh Algahtani
A Multi-Objective Stochastic Programming Model for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains under Uncertainty, Mohammad H. Majdfaghihi
An Engineering Approach for Evaluating the Lifetime Experience of Sex Trafficking Victimization, Kimberly Starr Nagulpelli
Dissertations from 2021
State of the Art in The Knowledge of Current and Future Energy Production Systems in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Omar H. Albalawi
Advanced Risk Models to Predict Surgical Site Infections Using Machine Learning Approaches and Risk-Adjusted Control Charts, Rabia Emhamed Al Mamlook
Advancing the Use of Quality Control Tools for High-Density Data in Modern Manufacturing, Romina Dastoorian
Advancing the Use of Machine Learning Tools for Genome Data in Predicting Bipolar Disorder, Shoruk Mansour
Dissertations from 2020
Comparing Novice and Expert Designers’ Approaches to Design Thinking and Decision Making, Mahdi Alsagour
A Framework for Using Fused Image Data in Statistical Process Control, Shengfeng Chen
Applications of Image Processing Techniques and Spatial Data Analytics for Pressure Mapping Analysis, Joan Yamil Martinez
Objectively Determining the Language-Related Communication Challenges for In-Flight Operations, Fehime Utkan
Dissertations from 2019
Embedded Fault Class Detection Methodology for Condition-Based Machine Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance, Nagdev Amruthnath
Evaluation of Data Collection Operations for Real-Time Influenza Surveillance during an Emergency, Yuwen Gu
Anomalous Site Detection among Travel Paths as an Unsupervised Learning Problem, Megan A. Hammond
Methodology to Qualify and Monitor a Chemically Bonded Sand System used in Foundries, Prayag Pravinbhai Patel
Dissertations from 2017
Methods for Systematic Characterization and Monitoring of Radiotherapy Administration to Breast Cancer Patients, Milton Soto Ferrari
Dissertations from 2016
Design and Validation of an Electro-Hydraulic Pressure-Control Valve and Closed-Loop Controller, Jerry Boza
Dissertations from 2015
Modeling New Product Success from Component Measures of Product Advantage: A Model Utilizing Automated Text Classification and Sentiment Analysis, Ashley Nolen Akerman
Development of a Capacity Deployment Model for Disrupted Supply Chain Networks, James D. Burns
Recycling in a Lean Environment, Marylin N. Glass-Hedges
Dissertations from 2012
Development of a New Technology Venture Balanced Scorecard Derived from Critical Factors that Impact Product Quality, Zella Jackson Hannum
Dissertations from 2011
A Study to Determine the Influence of Workload on Nursing Personnel, Supreeta G. Amin
Benefits of CPFR and VMI Collaboration Strategies in a Variable Demand Environment, Dattaraj Kamalapurkar
Virtual Design Verification and Process Improvement of Composite Sheet Material Products Using Intelligent Finite Element Analysis (iFEA), Sathyanarayanan Narasimhan
Dissertations from 2010
A Decision Model for Nurse-to-Patient Assignment, Ilgin Acar
Development of a Task Assignment Tool to Customize Job Descriptions and Close Person-Job Fit Gaps, Bryan W. Booker
Optimum Failure Truncated Testing Strategies, Erik Kostandyan
Optimizing Green Sand Properties of Fluidized Sand from Aeration and Developing New Green Sand Testing Technique, Ananda Mani Paudel
Experimentally Reducing Preset and Hysteresis Effects in Creating a Non-Linear Model for Brake Hoses, Jai Thomas
Dissertations from 2007
A Study to Investigate the Relationship Between a User’s Thermal Comfort and Seat Pan Materials, Anil Raghavendra Kumar
Dissertations from 2006
Determining the Probability of the Visual Detection of Sink Marks on Differently Textured Injection Molded Products, Kurt Frederick Hayden
Robust Kanban Design for a Lean Supply Chain, Hardik Shah
Decision Support Systems in Product Development: A Batesian Network Approach for Injection-Molded Products, Jason S. Trahan
Dissertations from 2005
Capacitated and Uncapacitated Facilities Locationallocation Problem with Sensitive Prices, Stochastic Demands, and Inventory, Yaser Al-Alawi
Dissertations from 2004
Modeling the Strategic Impact of Management Accounting Methods on the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing, David Joseph Meade
Dissertations from 2003
Psychophysically Derived Work Frequencies Associated with Roof Shingling Operations Involving Change in Grade, Sang Dae Choi