Past Projects

Students in the M.S. in Supply Chain Management Program are required to complete a semester-long capstone project. Most of these projects are sponsored by industrial partners. A partial list follows:

Chen, A., Huynh, T., Jaar, S., Kolivodiakos, J., Tendo, J., and Mataika, Y., Warehouse Automation Determination, Barrett Distribution Centers, Faculty Advisor: Dennis Bialecki, 2023.

Asokan, Y., Perez, A., Pratama, N., Seitkhanov, K., Temirbebov, T., and Wang, C., Priority Setting for Service Application Projects, Henkel Corporation, Faculty Advisor: John Maleyeff, 2023.

Danza, A., Fang, H., Markevich, V., Romza, A., and Tran, D., Front-End Supply Chain Standardization, J.H. Dunning, Faculty Advisor: John Maleyeff.

Pan, Y., Chen, L., and Mo, M., Bus Accident Six Sigma Project, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Faculty Advisor: John Maleyeff.

Gialaboukis, A., Hauser, J., Moss, M., Newhall, B., and Passik,Gr., Housing Supply Chain Analysis, City of Boston, Faculty Advisor: John Maleyeff.

Chen, C., Gill, H., Jiang, J., Larkin, M., and Tong, B., Overtime Management and Cost Per Unit Evaluation, Boston Scientific Corporation, Faculty Advisor: John Maleyeff.

Kuo, C., Lyu, B., Padilla de Alba, R., and Wang, L., Bus Stop Management Decision Support, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Faculty Advisor: John Maleyeff.

Qing, A., Casey, P., Gonzalez, J., Klanwari, P., Liang, J., and Maralbay, N., Development of a Capacity Planning System for The Global Network Of Research Labs, Henkel Corporation, M.S. Capstone Project, 2022.

Dulaney, J., Liu, J., Maurer, W., Torruella, B., Zhao, T., and Zheng, X., Creation of a Logistics Planning System for New Products, Watts Water Technologies, M.S. Capstone Project, 2022.

Cong, Z., Huang, X., Lindsay, E., Mazhetayeva, N., and Paterwic, S., Development of a Framework for Evaluate Global Supply Chain Risks, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, M.S. Capstone Project, 2022.

Fang, C., Fisher, A., Gulam, H., Kaffaty, V., Lo, Z., and Ma, J., Proposal for an Expert Network Knowledge Sharing System, Henkel Corporation, M.S. Capstone Project, 2022.

Craig, S., Gong, J., Irena, F., Yang, N., and Yazbeck, D., MBTA Repair Parts Inventory Planning, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 2021 (Advisor: John Maleyeff).

Cary, A., Guazzini, R., Mangual, L., Mu, Z., and Savul, N., Boston Bodega & Small Grocer Supply Chain Resiliency, City of Boston, 2021 (Advisor: John Maleyeff).

Awonuga, O., Hu, B., Leaf, C., Pan, J., and Wei, B., Logistics Planning for Chemical Products, Willamette Valley Company, 2021 (Advisor: John Maleyeff).

Wentworth, R., Wheeler, M., Yang, C-M, Trembley, D., Wang, Z., Wu, X, and Bajpai, R., Supply Chain Resiliency Evaluation, Waters Corporation, M.S. Capstone Project, 2021 (Advisor: D. Bialecki).

Moon, C., Tastanova, Z., Fang, Z., Nguyen, L., Kogan, V., and Alexander, J. Project Optimum: Improving Customer Responsiveness for Wall Coverings,  Construction Specialties, M.S. Capstone Project, 2021 (Advisor: D. Bialecki).

Cadreact, D., Sinha, G., Bazan, A.S., Boone, S., Corbo, R., Schmeckenbecher, M., Promoting Supplier Diversity for the Boston Higher Education Consortium, Boston University, M.S. Capstone Project, 2021 (Advisor: D. Bialecki).

Xiao, R., Zhang, M., Tafuto, M., Aguirre, D., Liu, Z., and Kataria, S., Determination of Material Stocking Levels for Custom Interior Building Products, Construction Specialties, M.S. Capstone Project, 2020 (Advisor: D. Bialecki).

Wang, B., Kumar, V., Northrup, A., Benmansour, S., Zheng, A., and Li, Y., Evaluation of Kitting Potential for Interior Building Products, Construction Specialties, M.S. Capstone Project, 2020 (Advisor: D. Bialecki).

Benaddi, A., Pan, Y., Cai, P., Wheeler, M, Yang, H.C., and Talati, N., Network Optimization with Cost and GHG Considerations, SharkNinja, M.S. Capstone Project, 2020 (Advisor: D. Bialecki).

Estralla, F., Dada, A., Smith, M., Hewitt, A., Process Improvement and Team Reorganization, Henkel Corporation (Rocky Hill, CT), M.S. Capstone Project, 2020 (Advisor: C. Corlu).

Oliveira, E., Wu, J., Mayo, N., Kotravivatana, T., Chen, S., Contract Manufacturing: Risk Management Strategies, M.S. Capstone Project, 2020 (Advisor: C. Corlu).

Cholakkal, R., Gong, P., Hsieh, Y., Oczkowski, K., Rigg, T., and Roberts, M., Review of Sanofi Sales & Operations Planning System, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA), M.S. Capstone Project, 2019 (Advisor: J. Maleyeff).

Balogun, K., Eroraveno, O., Wu, W., Guo, Y., Lin, C., Patel, M., Evaluation of Value-Added Applications Reorganization, Henkel Corporation (Rocky Hill, CT), M.S. Capstone Project, 2019 (Advisor: J. Maleyeff).

Jiaxin Lu, Analysis of Logistics Operations, Bob’s Discount Furniture (Manchaster, CT), M.S. Capstone Project, 2019 (Advisor: C. Corlu).

Kang, D., Xu, W., Chueh, H., Modelson, M, Nyenkan, J, and Rhounaim, C., Analysis of New Supply Chain Initiative, LEGO Systems, Inc. (Enfield, CT), M.S. Capstone Project, 2019 (Advisor: J. Maleyeff).

Miller, S., Metrics for Measuring Stress Level in a Supply Chain, M.S. Capstone Project, 2019 (Advisor: J. Maleyeff).

Eshetu, A., Variations of ACE Implementation Worldwide, M.S. Capstone Project, Raytheon Technologies, 2018 (Advisor: J. Maleyeff).

Muenkel, S., Engineering Changes: Creating a Supply Chain Centric Culture, Raytheon Technologies, 2019 (Advisor: D. Rainey).