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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.

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Spikes in violent theft frightening customers, damaging business of brick-and-mortar retailers
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Retail insiders blame soft-on-crime policies, understaffing, urban trends

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De-risking global supply chains: Looking beyond material flows
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Global supply chains are undergoing an irrevocable shift. While material flows remain critical, they are only the most visible aspect of this transition. Beneath the surface, changes in information exchanges, financial reconfigurations, and human capital movements are posing far greater risks to the benefits of global trade. The US, China, and the rest the world must handle these changes with care and perspective.

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Will widespread adoption of EVs crash the power grid?

Will widespread adoption of EVs crash the power grid?

WRAL, December 8, 2022

It's possible, but Duke Energy says it's ready to adapt to a spike in demand by beefing up the grid and giving consumers incentives to charge vehicles during off-peak hours. Power concerns and lack of public infrastructure could be stifling widespread EV adoption.

How UPS Meets the Holiday Peak Season Demand

How UPS Meets the Holiday Peak Season Demand

Audio Clip, December 8, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Ranganath Nuggehalli. He’s the principal scientist at UPS. He speaks about how UPS meets the holiday peak season demand. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on December 8, 2022.

Tackling the Challenges of a Tri-demic (RSV, Flu and Covid)

Tackling the Challenges of a Tri-demic (RSV, Flu and Covid)

Audio Clip, December 8, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Julie Swann, the department head and A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor of the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State University. At both NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Swann is an affiliate faculty member in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. She speaks about the challenges of the Tri-demic (RSV, Flu and Covid). This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on December 7, 2022.

What’s the Secret to STEM Diversity? Mentorship, According to a New Study

What’s the Secret to STEM Diversity? Mentorship, According to a New Study

Technology Networks, December 8, 2022

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a paper in Nature Communications showing that when first-year female STEM students are mentored by student peers, the positive ripple effect lasts throughout their undergraduate years and into their postgraduate lives, enhancing the mentee’s subjective experience as well as objective academic outcomes. 

Small Companies Play A Massive Position In Provide-Chain Resilience

Small Companies Play A Massive Position In Provide-Chain Resilience

URL4Ever.com, December 7, 2022

Troy, COO of an overhead crane providers firm, hung up the cellphone and shot a apprehensive have a look at the backlog of orders on his desk. An essential buyer had simply confirmed necessities for 2 massive industrial overhead cranes. In regular instances he can be delighted, however with a 12-month backlog totaling practically $1srcsrc million, the corporate was dealing with a dilemma. Given the disruptions and delays in his personal provide chain, the sturdy temptation was to extend orders to make certain no less than a few of the elements he was ready for could be delivered on time. However he recalled the Beer Sport, a enterprise simulation train developed at MIT: college students in a beer keg provide chain simulation ordered increasingly from their distributors (at greater and better costs) till the well-known bullwhip impact set in, bankrupting the scholar groups. Troy was decided to withstand the urge to over-order from his suppliers, however he knew one thing should change. Was there a technique to create higher partnerships and streamline his provide chain, creating win-win outcomes? 

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