Saturday, May 11, 2024

Congratulations to the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter and to its Officers!

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The end of the academic year is filled with all sorts of celebratory events as well as award ceremonies.  The academic life is intense but e...
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Lovely Operations & Information Management Awards Celebration 2024

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On May 2, 2024, in the Inn at Boltwood in downtown Amherst, my department held an Awards Celebration to recognize student achievements. It w...

Terrific Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) 2024 Conference in Minneapolis

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I'd like to thank the organizers of the 2024 POMS Conference, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 25-29. Full information ...
Friday, March 29, 2024

It Was Great to Be Back at MIT to Speak on Agricultural Supply Chain Networks and Trade Policies

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This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of speaking at MIT at the Center for Transportation and Logistics in its seminar series. I'd like t...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Reflection on the 2nd Anniversary of Russia's Full Scale Invasion of Ukraine

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Hard to believe that it has been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation in Europe, on Februa...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Higher Ed Leadership In Ukraine in Wartime - KSE President Tymofiy Mylovanov

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This past Monday, we had the honor and pleasure of hosting Dr. Tymofiy Mylovanov, the President of the Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine, ...
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Honored to Have Played a Part in Influencing National Policy on Blood Supply Chains

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For quite a few years, my research group and I have been very engaged in studying and writing about blood supply chains. Blood is a unique p...