This capstone report presents E.D.E.N. (Every Day, Every Night) — an original continuous improvement framework designed for nonstop, high-dependency operations in industries such as logistics, aviation, digital infrastructure, and healthcare. Drawing on principles from Lean, Six Sigma, high-reliability organizations (HROs), and data-driven decision science, the paper introduces four interlocking pillars: Engaged & Empowered Teams, Data-Driven Continuous Feedback, End-to-End Alignment, and Nonstop Adaptive Resilience. Through detailed analysis of recent global disruptions — including the 2025 CrowdStrike outage, Boeing’s manufacturing failures, the Red Sea shipping crisis, and Taiwan’s semiconductor challenges — the work demonstrates how organizations can embed real-time adaptability, resilience, and continuous improvement directly into their operations. The E.D.E.N. framework is proposed as a new model for achieving operational excellence and resilience in an era where downtime is no longer an option.
This is a poster detailing the scope, design, process safety, and economics for a chemical engineering capstone by project group 5046-2403. The project is centered around capturing carbon dioxide emissions from indoor testing cells at the General Electric Aerospace site in Peebles, Ohio. The process captures carbon dioxide from jet engine exhaust through a series of adsorption towers with activated carbon sorbent. The adsorbate goes through a desorption cycle to release purified gaseous carbon dioxide from the surface of the activated carbon. The gas is compressed for storage and off-site transport.
