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- Creator:
- Espejel, Miguel
- Description:
- Most organizations question how to optimize performance to remain competitive and maintain customer loyalty. In today’s fierce competition, quality and process improvements are critical to reduce costs and maximize manufacturing performance. Company ABC is challenged with wastes associated with over production, extra processing, non-value-added motion, excessive inventory, and bottlenecks in operations. The company needs cost effective solutions that are easily implemented with a minimal learning curve.
This thesis proposes a Lean manufacturing model using the five principles of Lean applied to a meat packing and distribution company. Lean process improvements facilitate on-time delivery, reduce defects, implement visual management, optimize workplace organization, and improve employee morale. The Lean processes business model is analyzed along with the challenges, obstacles, and lessons learned during its development and implementation. Lean tools and process metrics are used to monitor reduction of internal wastes, avoid bottlenecks, simplify processing steps, improve profitability, and customer satisfaction.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Villanueva, Ismenia
- Description:
- Every year, some students in special education programs at traditional high schools transfer to alternative high schools. It is important for students in special education to receive high quality education, but this is also the law under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Over the years, considerable emphasis in special education has been placed on designing and implementing effective practices such as high quality instruction and smaller class sizes for enhancing outcomes for all learners, including those with disabilities, served in the general education classroom (Vaughn & Swanson, 2015). This research will examine students with Individualized Education Program, who have encountered difficulties at traditional setting high schools and have enrolled in Reliance Educational Academy, an independent study high school in Wilmington, California. The results of this research could be used to improve special education services at Reliance Educational Academy and other independent studies high schools in the future.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Creator:
- Reed, Jacob
- Description:
- Joyce’s writing has largely been associated with narrative irony. However, a romantic
reading is possible aided by the ideas of Joseph Campbell and Sc hopenhauer. A romantic is one that uses the narrative pattern of romance: a questing hero successfully achieves his or her or goals, often with a psychological transformation, and the overall pattern affirms a positive moral order. An argument is made regarding Campbell’s ideas about myths being rewritten in a more
accessible and meaningful way. Aspects from Greek and Gaelic myth can be found in both the Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses . The quest of Stephen Dedalus exemplifies Campbell' s ideas, which are strengthened with the ideas from Schopenhauer and Buddhist philosophy.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- Flanigan, Kelsey
- Description:
- Students eligible for special education under the criteria of Emotional Disturbance often present disruptive or off-task behaviors in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to determine if the class pass intervention or classroom password or the combination of the two would be a more effective strategy in a high school classroom. The class pass intervention provides the student with a pass from class that they can use to request a break or to keep and use for a preferred activity at a later time. The classroom password is to increase engagement and on-task behavior during academic instruction and reduce disruptive behaviors. The study used a group design with A-B-A-B design to measure the success and effectiveness of the intervention.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Creator:
- Bradshaw, Khaleah
- Description:
- Colorism is rooted in racism. Because the institution of racism stems from the enslavement of Africans in America, colorism has a history in the United States just as long as slavery itself. Using a color system among women sets the standard of beauty against Eurocentricity, the idea that beauty standards based on beauty in the continent of Europe. The idea that white is right creates a barrier that lighter skinned Black women are more attractive than darker skinned Black women. Skin tone discrimination has caused tension within the Black community for years. The purpose of this study is to examine skin tone discrimination using African-American literature as the backdrop.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Creator:
- Beggs, Andrew
- Description:
- Albert Camus re-constructs the Greek myths of Sisyphus and Prometheus to symbolize man’s essential condition and the rebellion against that condition. Through the use of symbol and allusion Camus connects The Stranger and The Plague to Greek myth and tragedy. Camus’ tragic heroes are descendants of the tragic heroes of Aeschylus and Sophocles. Meursault, the tragic hero in The Stranger is the absurd man and this connects him to Sisyphus. But his tragic lineage is more comparable to that of Oedipus. They both cross a limit and are fated to a paradoxical existence that is both of their own making and unavoidable. In The Plague the tragic condition of the inhabitants of Oran and their evolution to solidarity mirrors the spirit of Prometheus. In both novels Camus anthropomorphizes the sun and the sea in ways that connect to Greek myth.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- Akard, Michael E.
- Description:
- Misconceptions abound regarding the Highland bagpipe. Despite the global presence of this instrument and its popularity for both solo and ensemble work, there is disagreement among scholars and performers regarding piobaireachd and appropriate interpretation of this musical form. To solve that problem, it is necessary to consider the instrument and the music for which it is used in historical context. Understanding how the Highland bagpipe has evolved and the social forces that have influenced both piobaireachd and ceol beag will result in more consistency
among scholars and better informed artistry among performers.
This study uses extensive video, pictorial, and print sources to identify changes in the Highland bagpipe and its music, as well as to reconstruct the social conditions in which they occurred. It also uses case studies to examine the resulting music, particularly piobaireachd, in order to analyze and describe changes in musical form, performance practice, and artistic interpretation.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Echols, Angela
- Description:
- Compliance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture wheat flour milling standards and U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations is not enough to prevent a major recall of wheat flour containing peanut residue that has caused adverse reactions in two children. This thesis expands standard organization-wide total quality management (TQM) principles into an industry-wide perspective. It looks at wheat flour supply chain segments as an interconnected system, working towards the shared aim of providing wheat flour products free from cross-contact with peanuts. Wheat and peanut supply chains are reviewed side-by-side, and TQM tools are used to identify risk and assess cross-contact areas. Regulations and industry best practices are examined for current preventive controls for allergen cross-contact. Recommendations are based on expanded TQM ideologies. This expansion of TQM into the wheat supply chain, while not without its limitations and challenges, can help keep consumer products safe from peanut crosscontact.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Aloufi, Nasser
- Description:
- This thesis considers the problem of scheduling autonomous vehicles at intersections. A new system is proposed which is more efficient and could replace the recently introduced Autonomous Intersection Management (AIM) model. The proposed system is based on the production line technique. The environment of the intersection, vehicles position, speeds, and turning are specified and determined in advance. The goal of the proposed system is to eliminate vehicle’s collision and reduce the waiting time to cross the intersection. Three different patterns of traffic flow towards the intersection have been tested. The system requires less waiting time, compared to the other models, including the random case where the flow is unpredictable. The K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm has been used to predict vehicles making a right turn at the intersection. The experimental results show there is no chance of collision inside the intersection using the proposed model; however, the system might require more space in the traffic lane for some specific traffic patterns.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Department of Computer Science
- Creator:
- Rountree, Ronald M.
- Description:
- This thesis focuses on the original languages and the subsequent modifications of eternal worldview through artistic expression, thus demonstrating the way that the modern problematic concept of Hell adapts the original context of the documents and languages found in ancient religious and secular sources. The modern place of eternal punishment, Hell, is not found in the Christian Scriptures. The concept of a punishing Hell emerged from misinterpretations and theological wish fulfillment changed the original intent and context of ancient terms into a modern place of fire and brimstone. The evolving myth of a literal Hell began as an imaginative and powerful construct in the early fourteenth century. The Protestant Reformation, and the following Great Awakening movement, finished the foundations that eventually became the horrible abode of endless torture, a place to which bad or unfaithful people go when they die, Hell.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- De La Torre, Maricruz Macz
- Description:
- Recent studies have suggested that a close interaction between touch-sensing neurons and skin cells may not only be important for early development, but also for neuronal function and structure. In order to better understand the skin cell-neuron interaction we began to study the molecular basis of early skin development and general skin biology. Using RNA-seq, we generated comprehensive gene expression profiles for the different skin cell layers and non-skin cells at 20-SS, 52 hpf, and 72 hpf. Analyses of the RNA-seq data allowed for the identification of seven skin-enriched genes that have not been previously identified to be enriched in skin. Whole mount in-situ hybridization allowed us to obtain better spatial resolution of the expression of these genes. Functional studies using microinjection of morpholinos to block the expression of znfx1 and vgll1, has provided preliminary data demonstrating the partial knockdown of the znfx1 gene and skin deformity in vgll1 morphants
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Department of Biology
- Creator:
- Winton, Meredith
- Description:
- Many varieties of In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices exist to diagnose and monitor some of the world’s most prevalent diseases. The ability to diagnose and monitor illnesses is imperative to the survival of those affected by them. Faults in the device may lead to discrepant, or no results, and will influence the diagnosis and likelihood of the patient to manage their illness. This thesis outlines a quantitative method to achieve a clinically relevant baseline of expected performance of an IVD medical device. The baseline data represents the probability associated with the clinical impact to the intended population after a failure in the system has occurred. The comparison of real-time data to the projected baseline can be used holistically throughout a company to influence three of the key elements of Total Quality Management (TQM): customer focus, continuous improvement, and teamwork.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Singh, Harvinder
- Description:
- In the last 20 years, wood items and the furniture industry in the United States have been influenced by the competitive business environment, unpredictable economic cycles, increased production levels and transportation expenditure, changing purchaser propensities, and expanded international competition. Due to these reasons the smallscale manufacturers have been compelled to implement Lean in order to optimize productivity while at the same time reduce waste. This thesis tries to expand on the difficulties and obstacles confronted while applying Lean concepts in job shop environment. The research relied on scientific literature to explain the main principles of Lean. On the basis of information collected, a number of challenges were recognized and recommendations on how to resolve them were presented. The outcomes of this study are expected to offer strategic and value addition to the small manufacturers on the use of Lean manufacturing with value stream mapping.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Reynolds, Robin L.
- Description:
- This thesis examines the archetypal heroic journey of Harper Lee’s protagonist Jean Louise “Scout” Finch from childhood to her adult years through two of the author’s works. The study is presented with chapters focusing on three main categories of Campbell’s and Murdock’s works on heroic journeys: the separation, the initiation, and the return. Each chapter presents an analysis of the characters, the author, and the social and familial constraints that illustrate and impact the protagonist’s journey. In comparing two fictional stories dramatizing the heroic coming-of-age quest of a female character, it can be argued that women may travel different paths as they age on their solitary journeys toward self-awareness. As a child, a girl like Scout may travel the path of Campbell’s hero. As she matures and encounters challenges from social and familial constraints and expectations, she begins to travel the path of Murdock’s heroine.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Humanities External Program
- Creator:
- Nguyen, Khoi Ngoc
- Description:
- The focus of this study is two-fold: (1) an exploratory literature review of Lean thinking implementation and (2) a directed Lean Thinking implementation project, specifically 5S, applied to a cosmeceutical manufacturing environment. The objective of the project, coupled with literature reviews, was to determine whether a 5S implementation project can impact eliminating wastes while improving efficiency. Qualitative measurements are observed and recorded from an empirical lens, via a 5S Assessment Checklist. The uniqueness of this project is that 5S Lean thinking has not been well documented or implemented in the cosmeceutical manufacturing environment. The completion and analysis of the 5S project data suggests that Seiri, Seiton, and Seiso are fairly easy to adopt, whereas Seiketsu and Shitsuke are the hardest—particularly Shitsuke. The data from this thesis suggest that 5S principles qualitatively contribute to minimizing wastes, thereby increasing productivity and improving quality for the organization in the cosmeceutical manufacturing environment
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Little, Musa
- Description:
- Errors in laboratories are a common phenomenon. The hematology/oncology physicians primarily rely on results of samples taken to laboratories in order to make comprehensive inferences and diagnoses of the patients’ conditions. Therefore, the analysis of errors therein is impartial, as it is the only way through which the prevalence can be addressed making diagnosis more credible. This research involved the analysis of five laboratories, each of which participated for a period of one year, and recorded the incidences of pre-analytical errors. According to the data obtained, inadequate sample errors are the most prevalent at 61%, test order entry errors, followed at 37% with labeling and missing patient identities being reported as the least prevalent errors at 1%. Through this study, the reasons why the errors occurred have been identified and the resulting corrective measures discussed. Therefore, this study is monumental in the hematology/oncology laboratories as with remedies comes more perfection.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Grosskopf, Lisa
- Description:
- Lean is a process that drives improvement in manufacturing facilities. With Lean’s focus on customer needs and continuous improvement, companies have used Lean tools and techniques to improve products and decrease manufacturing costs. Application to a specific office process, product risk management, is explored in this paper. Most medical device regulatory agencies around the world require risk management. Compliance theoretically results in medical devices designed and manufactured in a manner resulting in safe and effective devices. Standards contain descriptions of tools used to analyze hazards and describe how to associate risk levels with these hazards. This paper presents the use of Lean tools and methodology to simplify the risk management process, making it understandable and compliance easy. Case studies of similar administrative projects are reviewed, and lessons learned are applied to this project. Additionally, risk management systems at three medical device manufacturers are evaluated, using Lean techniques.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Flores J Lucas, Hugo
- Description:
- Policy-Driven Data Centers (PDDCs) are data centers in which all Virtual Machine (VM) traffic must traverse a sequence of Middleboxes (MBs). These MB policies help guarantee a given level of security and performance for all applications hosted in the PDDC at the cost of increased network traffic and energy consumption. This thesis proposes a new VM optimization framework called VM2P (Virtual-Machine Migration in PDDCs), which, when given an existing PDDC with existing VM placements and policies, will migrate VMs within a PDDC in order to minimize energy consumption while still maintaining all policy constraints. This thesis will also show how the VM placement problem VMP2 (Virtual-Machine Placement in PDDCs), the problem of distributing VMs into an empty PDDC such that energy consumption is minimized, is actually a special case of VM2P. The performance of VM2P and VMP2 are evaluated via simulations wherein the algorithms will compete with state-of-the-art policy-agnostic algorithms.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Department of Computer Science
- Creator:
- Vega-Martinez, Lorenn
- Description:
- Numerous deficiencies associated with the U.S. Navy’s supplier cost overruns, schedule delays, and reporting methods have been identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) during the last decade. This study adapted the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to a customer-supplier scenario and then used it to provide the U.S. Navy a supplier assessment tool to utilize on their shipbuilders to addresses those deficiencies. The Naval Surface Force Strategy (2017) was used to extract objectives that furnished the strategy map’s perspective. The Supplier-Input-Process-Output-Customer (SIPOC) tool was a complementary asset utilized to identify the relevant measures in the product development cycle. The final product for this study is a 19-metric measuring system that addresses the GAO’s U.S. Navy supplier management concerns and a unique adaptation of the BSC for a contractor-supplier scenario.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program
- Creator:
- Steitieh, Dua J.
- Description:
- Improving the quality of healthcare has become a priority in order to make healthcare safer, more effective, and cost-controlling. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been addressing the high hospital readmission rates with new regulations that encourage hospitals to improve the quality of care provided. Heart failure is the most common reason behind hospital readmissions in the United States. Studies have shown that patient education is a crucial part of the healthcare process that can affect the quality of care and readmission rate. The purpose of this thesis is to design a new hospital based multidisciplinary heart failure educational process using the Six Sigma methodology, Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify (DMADV). It focuses on achieving a sustainable process with emphasis on standardization and team approach as well as monitoring performance improvement with the goal to meet and exceed the CMS benchmark.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Dominguez Hills
- Department:
- Quality Assurance Program