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Real time raw material processing
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2018)
Access to real time material use data can provide opportunities for focused process improvement efforts that reduce overall costs. The purpose of this project was to provide an automated material handling system that ...
CT Medical's ineffective quality management contributes to ISO audit failure
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2018)
Company CT Medical is one of the largest medical device companies in the world involved in the contract medical device manufacturing business. The company struggled to maintain efficiency in quality management especially ...
Reducing overissues to increase inventory accuracy and minimize impact to Company XYZ's profits
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2018)
Annual inventory audits exposed inventory inaccuracies throughout Company XYZ's production floor. It was then identified that overissues were a major reason for the inventory inaccuracies and the overissues that caused ...
Adapting to the shift in generations within manufacturing
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
This research paper provides an analysis and recommendation to counteract Company XYZ's current challenge of experienced employees retiring and being backfilled by younger employees who may lack the mechanical abilities ...
Explicit instruction of pathos in introductory college literature: enhancing literature students' empathic connections with fictional characters
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2018)
Literature instructors do not typically teach students about rhetoric and how rhetorical concepts might apply to literature. One rhetorical concept relevant to literary studies is pathos, an appeal to the emotions of the ...
New employee orientation and onboarding processes at County XYZ
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2018)
A poor or non-existent orientation and onboarding process not only affects the organization in a monetary value but also in productivity and performance for several years. The cost for a poor or non-existent new employee ...
Implementing employee performance programs in a contact center
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2018)
As organizations look for ways to transform their culture and focus on performance, they may consider implementing employee performance management programs. Performance management programs allow organizations and employees ...
Training opportunities to reduce telehandler type rough terrain forklift incidents on XYZ Company construction projects
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)
XYZ Company, a construction management and general contracting company, was experiencing an increase in telehandler type rough terrain forklift incidents on their projects. The increase in incidents led to additional ...
Perceptions of career and technical education, two-year technical colleges, and four-year institutions that potentially influence students' post-secondary choices
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)
Currently, there is limited matriculation of local high school graduates in the Sturgeon Bay area into technical or vocational colleges (Sturgeon Bay School District Post-Secondary Plans, n.d.) despite the growing need for ...
Social networking application usage: competencies and trends among pre-millennials, millennials, and Generation Z
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)
The purpose of this case study was to discover the social networking and mobile device usage patterns, competencies, and attitudes among Pre-Millennial, Millennial, and Generation Z users. The goal was to identify the ...