Prof. Dennis Berino April 3‚ 2012 Case Study Southwestern University Traffic Problems Submitted by: Bullen‚ Nino Joseph Comandao‚ Isaac Donato‚ Anna Rica I. Background Southwestern University is experiencing an increased interest in its football program since it hired a big-name coach. As such‚ there have been increased sales in their season tickets. This increase in sales has also increased the traffic problem of the town which is also projected to get
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Background Southwestern University (SWU) is located in Stephenville‚ Texas. They have recently hired a new well-known football coach and because of this‚ they are expecting an increase in their fan base for this sport. Their season ticket sales have gone up‚ meaning more revenues‚ however‚ this also means increase in customer complaints due to traffic problems whenever there’s a game. Dr. Marty Starr‚ SWU’s president‚ has asked University Planning Committee to see how they can solve this problem. Based
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Casey Boland Chapter 6 Southwestern University Case 1. Number of Complaints (Responses receiving a C‚ D‚ or E) 175 170 150 118 115 95 55 55 41 35 1009 Seating Speed of Service Printed Program Concession Prices Traffic Season Ticket Plans Parking Entertainment Ticket Pricing Selection of Foods Total Pareto Chart 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 The Pareto Chart was used to analyze TQM. Calculating the number of complaints receiving a bad grade (C‚
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SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (A) I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: What should Hill Construction do to ensure that the construction of the first class stadium of Southwestern University will not exceed 270 days? II. OBJECTIVES: General: To come up with a plan of action that will guarantee the completion of the stadium on or before the start of 2010 opening game Specific: To come up with an alternative course of action that will not just meet the required period‚ but will also take into consideration
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Challenging the Assumptions As the mayor faces the problem of traffic congestion‚ it would be typical to assume that the best way to reduce congestion would be to find ways to make commuting easier. For instance‚ the mayor may expand the number of road lanes available - however this may actually encourage TTC users to drive to work. Alternatively‚ the mayor may expand public transportation. However‚ if such a plan were successful‚ commuters would quickly notice that roads are less congested and
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chart and on the 80-20 principle‚ the top 3 items namely Speed of service‚ Printed Program‚ and Seating were causing the rest of the complaints on the rest of the items. Cumulative Frequency Speed of Service Printed Program Seating Entertainment Traffic Pricing Parking Prices Season Ticket Plans Selection of Foods Subtotal 0 182 182 100% 0 182 100% 76 30 25 19 15 10 5 2 Frequency 76 106 131 150 165 175 180 182 Percentage 42% 58% 72% 82% 91% 96% 99% 100% Sample Fish-Bone Chart Material seats
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Violence in High Schools Columbine High School‚ April 20‚ 1999 was the scene of a massacre‚ but in wake of this massacre America experienced an epiphany. Tragically‚ this was not the last we would here about crimes of a similar nature to this one. From 1996 to 2000 an unprecedented slew of violence occurred. There were twelve incidents which received national coverage and left many millions more questioning what happened‚ what went wrong‚ where did this come from. This clearly marked the social
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When looking around the world today at our global civilization there are many problems that leap to our attention and everyone has a vested interest‚ one such example is food. Science has been tinkering with nature for the past one-hundred years trying to come up with solutions to help fight famine‚ and as a result‚ man made products have created ever more problems. The easiest way in which an individual or individuals can create change is to effect change in their local communities‚ so others can
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SYS702 PROBLEM SOLVING FORMALISMS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LECTURE 1: UNDERSTANDING IT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SYSTEMS Systems Science Perspective IT and Problem Solving Socio-technical Systems SYS702 Jan-Apr2011 Prepare by Nor Laila Md Noor 2 LEARNING OUTCOMES • Upon completion of this topic‚ students will be able to: • Demonstrate a good understanding of the systems science perspective in contrast with the computer science perspective. • Demonstrate a good understanding
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PROJECT On How people (contributors) have found solutions to challenges they have faced‚ and how they practiced “designing solutions” By studying a contributor case Prepared By Bhavik Shah Steven Paul Jobs (1955 to 2011) Introduction: Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24‚ 1955 – October 5‚ 2011) was an American businessman‚ designer and inventor. He is best known as the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Occupation: Co-founder‚ Chairman and CEO
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