We discuss optimization problems at Amazon Logistics. Amazon is the biggest on-line retailer, fulfilling millions of orders a day. This leads to many classical OR problems. In addition, many of these…
Cities would not function without infrastructures (defined broadly) that provide water, energy, food, shelter, waste management, transportation/connectivity and public spaces to more than half the…
Friday, April 18, 2014 at 12:00pm
Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall, 253
Ezra's Round Table/Systems Seminar: Shenggen Fan (IFPRI) - Achieving food security and nutrition for all by 2025 through…
Friday, April 25, 2014 at 12:00pm
Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall, 253
Ezra's Round Table/Systems Seminar: Clifford Winston (Brookings) - The U.S. Transportation System and Economic Performance:…
This talk will discuss (based on a recent IMF study) how developed and developing countries alike might put into practice the principle of ‘getting prices right’ to address the major…