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Title: SPECTRUM OBSERVATORY BASED TRAFFIC MODELING AND CHANNEL SELECTION IN SUPPORT OF DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ACCESS
Creator: Bacchus, Brent Roger
Date: 2015, 2015-05
Description: It is well known that the exponential growth in popularity of wireless devices has created a demand for radio spectrum that cannot be met with...
Show moreIt is well known that the exponential growth in popularity of wireless devices has created a demand for radio spectrum that cannot be met with current regulatory policies. Despite the difficulty in procuring access to new spectrum resources, many empirical studies have indicated that the majority of spectrum is in-fact unused in the temporal, spatial and/or spectral domains, representing an untapped wealth that must be exploited. Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) is a promising technology which aims to improve the efficiency of future radios and alleviate the issue of spectrum under-utilization. This dissertation utilizes the data from the IIT Spectrum Observatory to develop models of channel activity on the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) band (used for critical communication by organizations such as public safety) and shows how such models can be applied to improve the performance of DSA. We demonstrate that LMR traffic may possess multi-timescale behavior – such as clustering and dispersion over different time periods – and propose a novel statistical model to account for these observations based on a multiple emission hidden Markov model. We then used this model to design a collision constrained channel selection algorithm that can permit the re-use of licensed spectrum while minimizing interference with incumbent users. The findings in this work are primarily developed for public safety, however the techniques developed are general enough to be applied to other types of traffic possessing similar characteristics. The proposed model, in particular, is well suited for further analytic work and simulations studies in this area.
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2015
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Title: Improving Voice Recognition Prompts for Users in Various Application Environments (Semester Unknown) IPRO 316: ImprovingVoiceRecognitionPromptsIPRO316PosterF10
Creator: Bossemeyer, Andrew, Morrison, Ruth, Gopal, Shashank, Klansky, Gabriel, Peterson, Naomi, Webster, Alexander, Winston, Nithin, Echavarria, Vincent, Milonzi, Robert, Bossemeyer, Andrew, Peterson, Naomi
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: Users of speech recognition technology often hyperarticulate (i.e., exaggerate) their speech in response to recognition failures and...
Show moreUsers of speech recognition technology often hyperarticulate (i.e., exaggerate) their speech in response to recognition failures and subsequent requests to repeat (e.g., \I'm sorry, I didn't understand, please repeat the input."). Hyperarticula- tion usually leads to further recognition failure. The goal of the current project is to develop a protocol for testing di erent talker characteristics of voice prompts in speech recognizers with an aim towards minimizing hyperarticulated speech from users. This IPRO is equally suited to students interested in the more tech- nical aspects of acoustic phonetics and voice recognition as well as the cognitive aspects of predicting user behavior in technology-mediated environments.
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Title: A Soccer Stadium for the Community of Phoenix
Creator: Smith, Victor
Date: 2012, 2012-05
Description: This project is a Major League Soccer stadium in Phoenix, AZ. It is built with the intention to provide both a place for sports entertainment...
Show moreThis project is a Major League Soccer stadium in Phoenix, AZ. It is built with the intention to provide both a place for sports entertainment and a landmark unique to a neighborhood of Pheonix. It incoporates local architectural practices, cultural references, and Olympic stadium design standards in order to create a site-specific architecture for sport.
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Title: Impact of Sulfur Capture Technology In Coal Power Plants (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302: ImpactsOfSulfurCaptureTechnologyInCoalPowerPlantsIPRO302ProjectPlanF09
Creator: Chmielewski, Don, Contreras, Abraham, Deboth, Ray, Dickman, Justin, Enadeghe, Gregory, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Gottlieb, Myron, Haddad, Michael, Kyle, Ryan, Mongillo, Michael, Murphy, Ryan, Shonubi, Oluwaseun, Swillum, Bryce, Wolber, Brian, Worthon, Terrika
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: Our team will investigate the net impact of sulfur capture technologies used in current and next generation power plants in the United States....
Show moreOur team will investigate the net impact of sulfur capture technologies used in current and next generation power plants in the United States. We will use this knowledge to determine which sulfur capture technologies produce the greatest benefit for industry and society and to find the marketability of the sulfur byproducts created in these power plants.
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Title: Recovery of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Oil Shale by Electromagnetic Heating In Situ
Creator: Sresty, Guggilam C., Snow, Richard H., Bridges, Jack E.
Date: 2009-05-08, 1984-12-04
Description: A method of electromagnetic heating in situ recovers liquid hydrocarbons from an oil shale formation containing kerogen in an inorganic matrix...
Show moreA method of electromagnetic heating in situ recovers liquid hydrocarbons from an oil shale formation containing kerogen in an inorganic matrix where the formation is substantially impermeable to fluids under native conditions. A block of the oil shale formation is substantially uniformly heated in situ with electromagnetic power to a temperature of about 275.degree. C. where there is pyrolysis of a portion of the kerogen to gas and shale oil at a pressure sufficient to overcome the capillary pressure of the shale oil in the matrix, thereby providing substantial fluid permeability to the formation. The gas thereupon escaping from said block and the shale oil driven thereby are recovered, thereby further increasing the permeability of the formation. The magnitude of the electromagnetic power is controlled to raise the temperature of the block relatively slowly to increase the rate of pyrolysis of the kerogen as the permeability of the formation increases to produce gas at pressures above the necessary to overcome the capillary pressure and below that at which there is substantial escape of the gas bypassing shale oil within the formation rather than driving the oil before it.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Simply Park (Semester Unknown) IPRO 365: SimplyParkIPRO365FinalPresentationSp11
Creator: Bredau, Jason, Bryski, Timothy, Bubert, Casey, Bukowska, Angelika, Byrne, Matthew, Coates, Allan, Gonzalez, Julia, Huynh, Alex, Ko, Hyunseok, Mui, Danny, Ritchie-smith, Robert, Sahagun, Benjamin, Shah, Malav, Trudo, Michelle, White, Kenny, Wicker, Nathan, Winstanley, Sam
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: Efficiency in parking facilities has been set to low standards since self-parking was introduced in the 1950s1. As technology has developed,...
Show moreEfficiency in parking facilities has been set to low standards since self-parking was introduced in the 1950s1. As technology has developed, parking has been left in the past. Drivers are increasingly realizing the problem as they become accustomed to other technology, which increases the efficiency of their lives (eg smartphones). While driving around searching for an open lot, circling a garage for an parking spot, or wandering through garage a looking for a parked car, people have time to ponder the many improvements that should be made to the parking experience. Simply Park: IPRO 365 is taking initiative to seize the possibilities new technologies offer the parking industry. The result should be improved driver experience as well as increased efficiency and profitability of parking facilities. The system will include signs visible to passersby that display the number of vacancies within a parking facility. Once in the parking facility, additional signs will direct drivers to sections of the facility with vacancies. Colored lights above each parking spot will indicate the state of occupancy for quick reference when looking down an aisle. When a driver parks, the ticket they receive at the entrance gate will associate their ticket to the spot they parked in, so when the driver returns to the facility he/she can present his/her ticket to a kiosk which will notify him/her how to get back to his/her car. As the vehicle leaves the ticket association will be reset and displays will update to show one more spot available. Additional interfaces through mobile and internet applications will further expedite the parking process. 1National
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Title: Robbins Community Power (Summer 2011) IPRO 347: Robbins Community Power IPRO347 Summer2011 Final Presentation
Creator: Ahn, Yoona, Alhassan, Abdalmohsen, Johnson, Ashleigh, Khan, Nomair, Kois, Carolyn, Munoz, Matthew, Toy, Robert, Young, Julieann
Date: 2011, 2011-07
Description: IPRO 347 is a continuation of an IPRO, which previously explored ways to utilize waste heat and CO2 from Robbins Community Power Plant. The...
Show moreIPRO 347 is a continuation of an IPRO, which previously explored ways to utilize waste heat and CO2 from Robbins Community Power Plant. The concluding thought from that project was that the plant would need to select a source of greenwood to burn. The goal of IPRO 347 is to establish a plan for the Robbins Community Power Plant to gather and utilize the green waste of urban lumber. The main task is to research opportunities for RCP to gather a supply of greenwood. The items being researched are estimated expenses and profits, whom will be participating, the availability of our raw good—greenwood—and potential buyers.
Sponsorship: Robbins Community Power Plant
Project Plan for IPRO 347: Robbins Community Power for the Summer 2011 semester
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Title: Magnetic Pickup Head and Mount Therefor
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1952-02-19
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: House of the Future (semester?), IPRO 301200: House of the Future IPRO 301 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06
Creator: Ladd, Shane, Fields, Erick, Obichukwu, Chike, Phetkhamphou, Anita, Cho, Shirley, Phonexayphova, Noi, Jang, Young, Duecker, Susanna, O'brien, John, Roca, Dario, Shin, Hee Chan, Simmons, Lilly, Kieft, Eric, Chun, Hosung
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: In 1983, a group of students from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology began work on a project that described what a...
Show moreIn 1983, a group of students from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology began work on a project that described what a house of the future would entail. This team ended up winning the grand prize (10,000,000 yen) at the first International Design Competition held in Osaka, Japan because their creative and innovative ideas about how a house of the future should be built 22 years later, in 2005, IIT’s Interprofessional Projects program started the Sustainable Village Project, an endeavor to build a sustainable and environmentally-aware community on the IIT campus. Part of this project was to design the house of the future in such a fashion as would fit in with the Sustainable Village. Through use of research both in the 1983 House of the Future, as well as the House of the Future developed in the spring of 2005, this semester IPRO 301 – Back to the House of the Future had the task of establishing a system of ideas and concepts which could be globally integrated to change the way modern housing is viewed and approached by builders and residents alike. Instead of simply being a structure that disrupts the environment and depletes natural resources, the house of the future will allow for the building of units which can be integrated into the environment and are more sustainable and efficient. By developing a methodology based on next-generation design principles, key technological advances, and considerations for building regulations and human health and safety concerns, IPRO 301 will lay a universal framework for constructing Houses of the Future of all shapes and sizes.
Deliverables for IPRO 301: House of the Future for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Innovative Mapping (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: InnovativeMappingIPRO303FinalReportF09
Creator: Komoroski, Aaron, Mora, Andres, Sarraf, Basel, Kemp, Brandon, Duong, Cindy, Woodward, Frank, Suwada, Jerry, Michael, Mark, Sinha, Piyush, Glover, Richard, Mandrekar, Urba
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: NAVTEQ, the sponsor of this project, is one of the largest digital mapping companies in the world. They are in a constant phase of self...
Show moreNAVTEQ, the sponsor of this project, is one of the largest digital mapping companies in the world. They are in a constant phase of self-improvement. Right now, NAVTEQ’s focus is on how to make their technology more pedestrian and community friendly. Our project has two main sections – 1. Target the majority of mobile device users, and give them an outlet to report any changes, mistakes or developments that have been overlooked by NAVTEQ. 2. Come up with a solution which enables the average map user – men and women ages 18-35, students and tourists – to address these alterations in a simple, hassle free way
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
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Title: Designing Affordable Housing and Olympic Village out of Shipping Containers for Chicago (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339: SustainableStudentHousingFromRecycledShippingContainersIPRO339PosterF09
Creator: Abbott, Matthew, Aduroja, Oluwasesan, Anderson, Cherish, Bloom, Ryan, Bocanova, Veronika, Broekere, Eliza, Davis, Aaron, Farris, Tasha, Tasha, Vlada, Horozova Nalls, Gergana, Hwangbo, Sungkyum, Ip, Young, Jacobson, Joel, Kungis, Andrew, Labuda, Timothy, Ochoa, Jannette, Phillips, Timothy, Ramirez, Alejandro, Slota, Caroline, Specht, Cassandra, Tarpey, Patrick, Zhang, Mike
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: As the deadline for determining which city will host the 2016 Olympics draws near, Chicago, along with Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo is...
Show moreAs the deadline for determining which city will host the 2016 Olympics draws near, Chicago, along with Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo is trying to prove that it should be selected as the Host City. If on October 2nd Chicago is chosen as the Host City for the 2016 Olympics, it will face the enormous task of providing temporary housing for all Olympics and Paralympics participants, including athletes, coaches, organizers and media reporters. Building upon the previous two semesters, our IPRO is proposing an economical and environmentally friendly solution to this challenge. We propose to utilize thousands of old shipping containers that are cluttering up shipping yards all over the Chicago-land area and convert them into a more cost effective alternative to traditional housing units. Since Chicago’s motto for the 2016 Olympics is “the Blue Green Olympics,” which references the way Chicago prides itself in creating sustainable I P R O 3 3 9 solutions, our proposal would only enhance our chances of being selected as the Host City in addition to being a city that thinks “outside of the box.”
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Title: Implementing The Plant: Chicago’s First Vertical Farm (Semester Unknown) IPRO 336: ImplementingThePlantChicagoIPRO336MidTermPresentationSp11
Creator: Speroff, Philip, Skaar, Angela, Schmidt, Michael, Plunkett, Joel, Mocny, William, Lockom, Frank, Handzel, Katarzyna, Speroff, Philip, Schmidt, Michael, Lockom, Frank, Xiao, Yao, Viramontes, Carlos, Sansone, Nic, Millham, Joseph, Chavez, Laurel, Palau, Mariana, Ostasz, Raluca, Liu, Andrew, Kenney, Kaycee, Hallak, Joseph, Bugnar, Ioana
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: There are several types of framing that can be used on a greenhouse. The frames are made of wood, galvanized steel, or aluminum. Build-it...
Show moreThere are several types of framing that can be used on a greenhouse. The frames are made of wood, galvanized steel, or aluminum. Build-it-yourself greenhouse plans are usually for structures with wood or metal pipe frames. Plastic pipe materials generally are inadequate to meet snow and wind load requirements. Frames can be covered with glass, rigid fiberglass, rigid double-wall plastics, or plastic film. All have advantages and disadvantages. Each of these materials should be considered--it pays to shop around for ideas.
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Title: Combating Underage Drinking and Driving (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 351: CombatingUnderageDrinkingandDrivingEnPRO351BrochureSp10
Creator: Burnett, Shana, Choi, Minsung, Garfinkle, Faye, Howe, Phaedra, Jin Kim, Hyo, Macon, Briana, Perez, Alicia, Salem, Stephanie
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: The purpose of IPRO 351 is to create a product that discourages minors driving under the influence of alcohol that will act as an unbiased...
Show moreThe purpose of IPRO 351 is to create a product that discourages minors driving under the influence of alcohol that will act as an unbiased mediator that takes the decision of driving drunk out of the driver‟s hands. Our goal is to determine the most efficient, cost effective means to achieve this and to obtain, through surveys and continued research, a possible market that would be interested in the design.
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Title: Homeland Security (Summer 2003) IPRO 373: Homeland Security IPRO373 Summer2003 Final Presentation
Creator: Taylor, George, Nijm, Grace, Sylejmani, Halil, Jones, Scott, Koniecko, Chris, Stanczyk, Piotr, Monteverde, Richard, Ludicello, Jeff, Mcnally, Jim, Ealy, Jermaine, Franaik, Maciej, Olejarz, Daniel, Larson, Scott
Date: 2003, 2003-07
Description: This IPRO is designed to support the Department of Homeland Security national security initiatives as outlined by the United States Government...
Show moreThis IPRO is designed to support the Department of Homeland Security national security initiatives as outlined by the United States Government. The goal is to design a project that supports homeland security compliance guidelines. For example, depending upon interests of the group, a software program could be developed containing a matrix of risk and preventive factors which could be used to assess how well an organization meets Homeland Security Guidelines. Items might involve public policy, computer technology, facilities, transportation, communications, EPA, security, water and air. The need to protect our facilities and people in the Chicago area given recent terrorist activities and the frequent, heightened state of alerts is critical. A well-defined homeland security project can help in contributing to the initiative of establishing homeland readiness. This hands-on project will afford students the opportunity to research an apply concepts of transportation, mechanical, electrical, power, economics, and especially computer technology and engineering to homeland security.
Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies
Project Plan for IPRO 373: Homeland Security for the Summer 2003 semester
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Title: Applying Rapid Prototyping Techniques to Production Tooling (semester?), IPRO 312: Rapid Prototyping Techniques IPRO 312 Project Plan F06
Creator: Ranttila, Annie, Fu, Chun Yiu, Hussain, Shan I., Hicks, Ken, Dave, Udit, Manjrekar, Sourabh, Nosse, Daniel, Atta, Muhammad, Amine, Rachid, Craig, Seun, Abdullahi, Abdulkamal, Taylor, Lashawna
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: This IPRO was started as a Rapid Prototyping project in the semester of spring 2006. The main goal was to make casters in a short time period...
Show moreThis IPRO was started as a Rapid Prototyping project in the semester of spring 2006. The main goal was to make casters in a short time period for the caster manufacturing company Colson Associates. As the project advanced, the team realized that the real objective of this IPRO was to: ‘Investigate techniques for rapidly and effectively manufacturing casters to satisfy “rush orders” for special casters.’
Deliverables for IPRO 312: Applying Rapid Prototyping Techniques to Production Tooling for the Fall 2006 semester
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Title: Spirometer
Creator: Williams, David R., Wilson, Nicole April, Meade, Kevin Philip, Mansy, Hansen A.
Date: 2009-05-19, 2006-08-22
Description: A spirometer for measuring fluid flow, particularly associated with exhalation of respiratory patients. The spirometer of this invention...
Show moreA spirometer for measuring fluid flow, particularly associated with exhalation of respiratory patients. The spirometer of this invention preferably has a fluidic oscillator wherein the fluid oscillates within a chamber of the fluidic oscillator. An oscillation frequency of the fluid flow within the chamber is correlated to a flow rate. A computer is used to process input data, such as data representing frequency of the oscillatory flow within the chamber, to a flow rate passing through the spirometer. The spirometer of this invention may have no moving parts, which results in the need for only a design calibration and no periodic calibrations throughout use of the spirometer.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Swimmers (semester?), IPRO 310: Blind Swimmers IPRO 310 Midterm Report S07
Creator: Bauer, Elizabeth, Tovalin, Ivan, Goldstein, Palika, Dela Cruz, Miguel, Mokhuach, Svetlana, Stanford, Jeffrey, Patel, Axita, Ezell, Garrett, Koshy, Abin
Date: 2007-07, 2007-07
Description: IPRO 310’s objectives are to continue the designing and building process of devices that help visually impaired swimmers. The IPRO 310 team...
Show moreIPRO 310’s objectives are to continue the designing and building process of devices that help visually impaired swimmers. The IPRO 310 team intends to design, create and test a sonar device that actively aids a visually impaired swimmer. The team also plans on redesigning, building and testing a swimming lane tapper that passively aids visually impaired swimmers. In addition, the 310 IPRO team has a business and marketing team that will be surveying members of the visually impaired community to assess their need and acceptance of the proposed devices.
Deliverables for IPRO 310: Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Swimmers for the Summer 2007 semester
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Title: Enhanced Vision Systems (Semester Unknown) EnPRO355: EnhancedVisionSystemsEnPRO355Poster2Sp09
Creator: Beemsterboer, Michael, Bistriceanu, Bogdan, Chavalit, Bank, Hanley, Richard, Hoppe, David, Rybakova, Julia, Sticha, Charles, Williamson, Nicholas
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: Due to errors on construction sites it is not uncommon for underground utilities to be struck accidentally while digging. Aside from the...
Show moreDue to errors on construction sites it is not uncommon for underground utilities to be struck accidentally while digging. Aside from the obvious monetary damages a significant number of people have died as a result of these types of accidents. The purpose of this EnPRO is to aid workers when they are in danger of striking an underground utility by successfully developing a software product that displays subterranean utilities to the workers. The end result being that the number of accidents decreases, saving both lives and money.
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Title: MyWay: A Pervasive Computer Application (semester?), IPRO 305: MyWay IPRO 305 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06
Creator: Pope, Alex, Jastrzebski, Marcin, Gabel, Mike, Varshavskiy, Anton, Charles, Jodel, Gergees, Douglas, Kim, Kyu Hun, Procaccio, Vincenzo, Vijayan, Jeevan, Williams, Taylor, Orrison, Natalie, Siragusa, Jeri, Sutherlin, Emily
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: The purpose of this document is to define goals that the IPRO 305 team wishes to accomplish for the Spring semester of 2006 and the outline of...
Show moreThe purpose of this document is to define goals that the IPRO 305 team wishes to accomplish for the Spring semester of 2006 and the outline of teams that will accomplish these goals. At a later date a document will be produced detailing the exact requirements of each goal, build milestones (if necessary for a particular goal), and due dates. Outlining goals and team structures is very important to ensuring that the IPRO is kept on track and accountability is maintained.
Deliverables for IPRO 305: MyWay: A Pervasive Computer Application for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Comparative Industrial Operations Analysis (semester?), IPRO 312
Creator: Logisz, Robert, Parry, Edward, Walters, Dominic, Simmons, Priscilla, Bilitz, Elizabeth, Shun, Hosung, Hagan, Michael, Kim, Hong-kwon, Larson, Scott, Olsen, Keith, Schejbal, Jeffrey, Ziskovsky, Anthony
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: IPRO 312 for Spring 2007 was initially intended to research rapid response manufacturing of casters for Colson Associates; however, as...
Show moreIPRO 312 for Spring 2007 was initially intended to research rapid response manufacturing of casters for Colson Associates; however, as objectives of the company shifted course, IPRO 312 was left without a target of research. A new idea of pharmaceuticals arose as a topic of study. The teammates were determined to hunt for information pertaining to problems in the pharmaceutical field, but this determination was cut short by the realization that it is a very secure, secretive, and private business. The teammates of this IPRO were not discouraged by this obstacle and kept pressing for information. The advisor, Prof. Maurer, brought in speakers from the field and helped the class change its direction into what it is today: Comparative Industrial Operations Analysis.
Deliverables for IPRO 312: Comparative Industrial Operations Analysis for the Spring 2007 semester
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