Friday, October 30, 2009

More Evidence of Our Fragile Networks -- the Bay Bridge

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The San Francisco Bay bridge is still closed, days after 5,000 pounds of steel collapsed from it last Tuesday, causing havoc for commuters, ...
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Happy Birthday to the Internet!

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CNN.com has a wonderful interview with Dr. Leonard Kleinrock . Dr. Kleinrock, a professor at UCLA, is sometimes referred to as a Father of t...

H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine supply chains

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The New York Times has had excellent coverage on the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine production problems, which have resulted in shortages through...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Was the Operations Research Crew Scheduling Program Just Too Interesting?

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According to CNN.com as well as the New York Times , the reason that the Northwest pilot and first officer were unreachable for about 90 m...
Monday, October 26, 2009

Where's the Beef and the Tolls? Teaching Transportation and Logistics is Never Dull

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Teaching my undergraduate transportation and logistics class is NEVER dull. Today, I began my day with a lecture in this class on tolls, unb...
Friday, October 23, 2009

Emergency Logistics: A Speaker who Inspired

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Today we had the distinct privilege and honor of hosting Professor Jose Holquin-Veras of RPI in Troy, New York, who delivered the talk, Emer...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Juggling by an Academic Couple

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Academic as well as any working couples with children have learned how to juggle and to make the most of all the constraints imposed on them...