Research Projects

Lighting Panel Line Throughput Improvement (Spring 2022)
Lighting Panel Inventory Policy (Fall 2021)
ELDS Hardware Part Number Consolidation (Fall 2022)

Reserve Performance Optimization (Spring 2019)
Improvement of the Delivery Note Creation Process (Fall 2018)

Long term Forecasting of the Number of Railcars Needed (Spring 2022)
US & Canada MEG Supply Chain Analysis and Inventory Optimization (Fall 2021)
Materials Planning Mapping and Improvement for Alpek Polyester (Spring 2021)
Improving Project Management in Logistics (Fall 2020)
External Storage and Transload Optimization (Spring 2020)
Improving Railyard Utilization (Fall 2019)
Alpek Invoice Process Improvement Project (Fall 2022)
Payload Optimization (Spring 2023)
Paraxylene Logistics Cost Reporting Process Improvement (Fall 2023)
PTA Container Inbound Cost (Spring 2024)
S&OP and Production Planning Improvement (Fall 2024)
Non G-1 Lead Time & Visibility Improvement at Alpek Polyester’s Pearl River Site (Spring 2025)
Improving Indirect Procurement Process for MRO Services (Fall 2025)
Reducing Costs in Production Scheduling at Alpek’s Pearl River Plant (Spring 2026)

Operating Room Supply Chain Efficiency Improvement (Spring 2019)
Assessing and Improving the Low-Level Equipment Cleaning Process at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC Main) (Fall 2018)
CHS Lincoln Supply Chain Evaluation and Redesign (Spring 2018)

Purchasing and Inventory Policies for Components (Fall 2016)
Billing Adjustment Process Improvement (Spring 2016)

Final Assembly Line Move Process Improvement for Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Spring 2024)
787- Aft Body Floor Grid Process Flow Improvement (Fall 2024)
Boeing FSCA 737MAX Lip Skin Value-Stream Optimization (Spring 2025)
Boeing 787 Material Reallocation Process Improvement (Fall 2025)
Boeing 787 Marker Defect Optimization (Spring 2026)

Improving Inventory Accuracy of Test Car Parts (Fall 2018)
Analysis of High Dwelling Trailers (Spring 2018)
Improving Service Parts Readiness for Launch (Spring 2017)
Setting Optimum Inventory Parameters on Purchased Components (Fall 2016)

Distribution Center Route Design and Optimization (Fall 2017)
Clean Supply Room Inventory Optimization (Spring 2017)
Optimizing the Layout Design and Inventory for Acute Care Patient Rooms & Roomside Inventory Cart at CMC Mercy 3-N (Nephrology) (Fall 2016)
Supply Room Inventory System (Spring 2016)

Logistics Operations Waterhousing/Transportation Process Optimization (Spring 2019)
Freight Accessorial Charges Process Optimization (Fall 2018)
Equipment Services Capacity Planning Model for CCBCC (Spring 2018)
Equipment Services Dispatch Efficiency Improvement (Fall 2017)
Trailer Asset Switching Process Improvement (Spring 2017)
Charlotte Campus Velocity, Capacity & Throughput Study (Fall 2016)
Throughput and Velocity Study (Spring 2016)

Evaluate Transitioning Supply Chain Operations from 5-Day Operations to 7-Day Operations (Spring 2022)
Packaging Analysis (Fall 2021)
Trailer Par Refinement (Spring 2021)
Dock-Scheduling Analysis for Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. (Spring 2020)
Logistics Operations Warehousing/Transportation Process Optimization (Fall 2019)
Production Planning Capacity Improvement (Fall 2022)
Improving the Product Substitution Process (Spring 2023)
Production Center Inventory Improvement (Fall 2023)
Out of Source Improvement and AI Use (Spring 2024)
Improving Inventory Strategies for Peak Holiday Demand (Fall 2024)
Enhancing FourKites Utilization & Internal Tracking Capability (Spring 2025)
Raw Material Inventory Management (Fall 2025)
(Red Classic) Trailer Maintenance & Inventory Management Improvements (Spring 2026)

RFQ Strategy Recommendation (Fall 2019)
Total Landed Part Cost Process Improvement (Fall 2018)

Improving Warehouse Productivity (Spring 2022)
Assessing Forecast Error Drivers (Fall 2021)
Continental SLP Plant, Order-to-Receive Optimization (Fall 2020)
Customer-Focused Approach to Precured Treads (PCT) Inventory Management (Spring 2020)
Continental Road Freight Cost Monitoring Process (Fall 2019)
Truck Tire Storage Density (Spring 2019)
Sea Freight Process Cycle Time Optimization (Fall 2018)
Analyzing the Feasibility of a Centralized Warehouse Strategy (Spring 2018)
Material Availability and Lead Time Assessment (Fall 2017)
Analyzing and Improving the Carrier Selection Process (Spring 2017)
Inventory Management - Optimum Stocking Levels (Fall 2016)
Late Binding Inventory to Improve Service Levels (Spring 2016)
PLT Replacement Tire Distribution Network Optimization (Fall 2022)
Distribution Optimization and Inventory Insights for Continental Tire (Spring 2023)
Continental Motorcycle Tire US Partner Evaluation (Fall 2023)
Benchmark and Improvements in Production Planning Process at Conti Americas (Spring 2024)
Optimizing Warehouse Sizing for Continental Tires in the U.S. Market (Fall 2024)
Volume Simulation and Efficiency Prediction for Clinton Plant (Spring 2025)
Continental Warehouse Cost Transparency & Improvements (Fall 2025)
Insourcing U.S. Drayage Services: A Data-Driven Transition from Freight Forwarder Dependency to Direct Carrier Sourcing (Spring 2026)

Slotting Strategy for Sequenced Parts (Spring 2019)
CTP Machining Capacity Improvement (Fall 2018)
Value Stream Mapping of Beta Line Product Family (Spring 2018)
Demand Management with International Inbound Transportation (Fall 2017)
Transportation Cost Reduction Opportunities with Parcel Shipments (Spring 2017)
Optimizing Inventory & Transportation Policies for In-Bound & Inter-Plant Logistics (Fall 2016)
Outbound Cycle Time Improvement (Spring 2016)

External Reject Reduction Due to Mislabeled Parts (Spring 2018)
Supplier Performance Dashboard (Fall 2017)

Determining and Improving Resource Utilization and Allocation for an Integrated Planning and Scheduling Function (Fall 2018)

Forecasting Undergraduate Course Demand (Fall 2021)

Delta Cargo Claims Reduction (Spring 2017)
Call Center Specialization vs. General Pooling (Fall 2016)
Interactive Voice Response Call Flow (Spring 2016)

Improving Applications for Early-In-Career Talent (Spring 2020)
Supply Chain Consignment Inventory Strategies (Fall 2019)
Raw Material Optimization (Spring 2019)
Volume vs. Price Analysis and Methodology Consolidation (VPAMEC) (Fall 2018)

Sub-assembly Cell Transportation and Training Development (Spring 2016)

Improved Flow Through Lean and Process Optimization (Spring 2020)

Donation Collection Optimization at Greenville Branch (Spring 2021)
Midlands Harvest Hope Retail Donations Pickup Optimization (Fall 2022)
Florence and Greenville Harvest Hope Retail Donations Pickup Optimization (Spring 2023)
Retail Food Pickup from Dollar Generals in SC by Retail-Enabled Agencies of HHFB (Spring 2023)
Harvest Hope USDA Food Distribution Optimization Process (Fall 2023)
Resource Allocation to needs assessment and decision matrix (Fall 2024)
Columbia Warehouse Operations Improvement (Fall 2025)

Benchmarking Reverse Logistics Services to Achieve a Competitive Advantage (Fall 2021)
Analyzing Opportunities for Cost Saving Methods (Fall 2022)

Engineering Change Process – Reduction of Excess & Obsolete Inventory (Fall 2021)
Packaging Supplies Spend Management and Reduction Opportunities (Spring 2021)
Improving Customer Connectivity and SOE for Ingersoll Rand Compression Technologies (Spring 2020)
Ingersoll Rand Customer Connectivity Factors (Fall 2019)
Improving Costs of Cast Iron Machining Operations (Spring 2019)
An Empirical Investigation of the Decision Rules for a Make-To-Stock / Make-To-Order Strategy for Aftermarket Components (Fall 2018)
Hairpin Rework on the 9/8ths Line (Fall 2017)

Global Product Donation Initiative (Spring 2019)
Product Maturity Process (Fall 2018)
US Spine and Mitek Rainbow Multivariant Implementation (Spring 2018)
Lean Firewall Management (Fall 2017)
Improving Internal Process for Managing the Continuous Process Improvement Team (Spring 2017)

Improving Patient Access and Increasing Office Productivity at McLeod Physician Associates (Spring 2020)
Improving the Patient Visit Experience at McLeod Physician Associates (Fall 2019)
Inbound and Outbound Patient Transfer Process Improvement (Spring 2019)
Improving the Patient Visit Experience at McLeod’s Clarendon Primary Care Associates (Fall 2018)
McLeod Health Patient Discharge Room Cleaning Turnaround Time Improvement (Spring 2018)
Patient Treatment Improvement at Primary Care Associates (Fall 2017)
Claims Coding Process Improvement (Spring 2017)
Operating Room Critical Supplies Replenishment Process Improvement at McLeod Health Regional Medical Center (MRMC) (Fall 2023)
Linen Inventory Management Process Improvement at McLeod Health (Spring 2024)
Operating Rooms Supplies Usage Tracking and Inventory Policy Improvement (Fall 2024)
Operating Room Capacity Utilization at McLeod Health (Spring 2025)
Optimizing eCQM Performance to Improve compliance, Outcomes, and Reimbursement (Fall 2025)
Stress Lab Optimization: Enhancing Access, Efficiency, and Performance (Spring 2026)

Institutional Research Office Interaction Improvement (Spring 2022)
Clinical Trial Selection and Recruitment Process Improvement (Fall 2021)
Improving the Time to Activation (TTA) of Industry-Sponsored Oncology Clinical Treatment Trials at MUSC- Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) (Spring 2021)
Institutional Advancement Grant Management (Fall 2022)

Stock Regionalization (Fall 2017)
Development of Inventory Management Process for Import Tire (Spring 2017)
Production Planning of a Post-Manufacturing Process (Fall 2016)
Importer Fault Analysis Process and Model (Spring 2016)
Warehouse Truck Loading Capacity Improvement Project (Fall 2022)
Chute Inventory Management Improvement (Spring 2023)
Onboarding Process Improvement (Fall 2023)
Production Schedule Compliance (Spring 2024)
Prep Feedback and Non-Conformity Improvement (Spring 2025)
Michelin Beyond Road Business Line Distribution Center Inventory & Space Planning (Spring 2026)

Decision Framework for Schedule Prioritization (Spring 2022)
Developing and Implementing Metrics for Capacity Utilization and Schedule Attainment (Fall 2021)
Increase Accessibility to Production Information in the Secondary Packaging Division (Spring 2021)
Microbiology Lab Sample Management A PowerBI Application (Fall 2020)
Standardized Shift Pass Down Report for the Microbiology Department (Spring 2020)
Production Planning Tool and Yield Performance Tracker (Fall 2019)
503B Outsourcing, Managing Safety Stock in Power BI, and Demand Forecasting (Spring 2019)
503B Outsourcing Lot Tracker Interface in Power BI (Fall 2018)
Development of Power BI Application for Inventory Position (Spring 2018)
Development of performance measurment process for visual inspection (Fall 2017)
Production Tracking Report (Spring 2017)
Inventory Analysis Tool in PowerBI (Fall 2016)
Inventory Management Model (Spring 2016)
Production Scheduling with MRP System Solution (Fall 2022)
Failure to Supply Analysis Model (Spring 2023)
Improving the Order Fulfillment process within the Distribution Center (Fall 2023)
Tracking and Trending NPC Batch Notes (Fall 2024)
Process Development for Clean Room Entrance (Spring 2025)
Project PRIME: Capstone Project (Fall 2025)

Designing Operational Contract Execution Tracking and Refinement Process and Tool for Anti Money Laundering (AML) Practice (Spring 2018)
Anti-Money Laundering Process Improvements (Fall 2017)
Optimal Design for a New Service/Innovation Management Process (Fall 2016)
Resource Planning for Global Information Reporting (Spring 2016)

Charter School Bus Transportation Capacity Analysis (Fall 2024)
Designing Optimal Charter School Bus Transportation Strategies (a DFSS Project). (Spring 2025)

Transportation Network USA / Canada / Mexico (Spring 2024)
Maintenance Spare Parts Inventory Analysis and Optimization (Fall 2024)
Regression Performance Pricing (Spring 2025)
Warehouse Footprint Organization and Optimizations (Fall 2025)
Packaging and Transport Cost Validation (Spring 2026)

Paint Line Process Improvements (Spring 2020)
Mechanical Line Sequencing – Automation Development and Process Improvement (Fall 2019)
Fabrication Process Improvements (Spring 2019)
Improving Switchboard Production Scheduling and Schedule Execution at the Columbia Schneider Electric Plant (Fall 2018)

Siemens Transformers Delivery Improvement (Spring 2022)
Circuit Breaker Parcel Logistics Consolidation (Fall 2021)
Freight Payment Analysis (Spring 2021)
International imports monitoring (Fall 2020)
Inbound Shipment Demand Planning & Process Optimization (Spring 2020)
Supply Chain Optimization and Freight Consolidation (Fall 2019)
Switchboard Internal Logistics Material Flow Optimization (Spring 2019)
Supply Chain Optimization and Freight Consolidation at the Siemens Roebuck Plant (Fall 2018)
Supply Chain Optimization and Freight Consolidation (Spring 2018)
Designing a Process for Direct Order Fulfillment to End Customers and Job Sites (Spring 2017)
Optimal Transportation for LTL & Package Shipments from Global Distribution Center (Fall 2016)
Medium Voltage System Supply Chain Analysis (Spring 2016)
Inventory Optimization (Spring 2016)
Buffalo Grove Inbound Transportation Optimization Project (Fall 2022)
Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Growth Capacity (Spring 2023)
DC Inventory Slotting (Fall 2023)
Maximizing Inventory Visibility and Reorder Point Standardization (Spring 2024)
Distribution Center Customer Credit Analysis (Fall 2024)
Free Shipping Policy (Spring 2025)
Southaven Assembly Inventory Sourcing & Optimization (Fall 2025)
Customer Order Behavior (Spring 2026)

Implant Consignment Inventory and Transportation Optimization (Spring 2018)

Adhesives Raw Material Inventory Management Improvement (Spring 2022)
Supplier Service Performance (Spring 2021)
Sonoco Freight Accessorial Spend Analysis (Spring 2020)
North American Warehouse Optimization (Spring 2019)
Sonoco Elk Grove, Illinois Forming Films Inventory Reduction (Spring 2018)
Sonoco Inventory Replenishment Process Improvement (Spring 2017)
Converting Supply Chain Planning Assessment and Roadmap (Spring 2023)
Hartsville Mill Packaging Supplies Replenishment and Inventory Management Project (Spring 2024)
Freight Accessorial Cost Reduction (Spring 2025)
Enhancing Sonoco’s Rewinder Utilization & Order On-Time Readiness (Spring 2026)

Production Waste Improvement (Fall 2023)
Plan For Every Part – Inventory Improvement (Spring 2024)

Low Volume Manual Weld Improvement (Fall 2018)
Topping and Accessories Assembly Line (Spring 2018)
Scheduling the Plant to gain Shipment Linearity (Spring 2017)
TSV Fabrication Expansion Facility Macro-Layout Design (Fall 2016)

Determination of Press Capacity and Demand Allocation (Spring 2022)
Chiilers Production Throughput Improvement (Fall 2021)
Plan for Every Part and Plant Layout for ArctiChill Facility (Spring 2021)
Enabling Order Management for a Remote Collaborative Team (Fall 2020)
Dock Scheduling and Yard Management at Trane Technologies’ Columbia Facility (Spring 2020)
Material and Information Flow (Spring 2018)
Raw Material Replenishment System (Spring 2017)
Inventory Discrepancy Reduction (Fall 2016)
Creation of Model to Simplify Product Offerings (Fall 2022)
Enabling New Product Integration (Spring 2023)
Warranty and Concessions Cost and Improvements (Fall 2023)
Site Selection Model (Spring 2024)
Warehouse Relocation (Fall 2024)
Apriso OTD Software Implementation (Spring 2025)
Packaging & Shipping Analysis & Optimization (Fall 2025)
Supermarket/Warehouse Slotting Utilization Tool (Spring 2026)

Standard Hardware Procurement Cost Optimization Process (Spring 2018)
Commodity Dashboards for Digital Transformation (Fall 2017)

211 Texting Business Plan and Deployment (Fall 2021)
2-1-1 Contact Center and Data Maintenance Assessment (Spring 2021)

Customer Support Structure Comparison (Spring 2022)
Analysis & Improvement of Procurement Management Tool (PM) (Fall 2021)
Assesment of Key Factors on Customer Churn Behavior for UPS Global Freight Forwarding Customers (Spring 2021)
Market-Driven Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Model Development (Fall 2020)
North American Air Freight (NAAF) Prospecting Model Development for UPS Global Freight Forwarding (Spring 2020)
Development of a Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Modeling Framework for UPS Global Freight Forwarding Customers (Fall 2019)
Development of a Customer Lifetime Value Model for UPS Global Freight Forwarding Middle Market Customers (Spring 2019)

UPS Supply Chain Solutions Global Freight Forwarding Sales Coverage Model Improvement (Fall 2018)

USC Parking and Transportation Operational Improvements (Spring 2024)
ParkUSC User Experience Improvement and Optimization (Fall 2024)
Fleet Service Operations Improvement (Spring 2025)
Improving Parking Enforcement and Compliance Operations (Fall 2025)
Improving relations between parking staff and customers by reducing waste at service touchpoints (Spring 2026)

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