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Annual “Doing Good with OM and OR” Workshop focused on making an impact on society

NC State SCRC

First, Andre Calmon (Georgia Tech) introduced the Classroom to Startup to Research Pipeline. Maria Mayorga (NC State) then spoke on the potential to use analytics more in healthcare settings, specifically focusing on a project that is using analytics to identify individuals at risk of developing vision threatening diabetic retinopathy.

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REPOST: Understanding the Rise and Fall of Truckload Rates with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. in Logistics from MIT, and an MBA from Georgia Tech. Before joining Coyote in 2006, Chris spent his early career in supply chain software development, network design, and consulting. He earned a B.S. About Pickett Research.

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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. in Logistics from MIT, and an MBA from Georgia Tech. Before joining Coyote in 2006, Chris spent his early career in supply chain software development and network design – and studied at as many Eastern US tech schools as he could: earning a B.S.

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Hurricane Florence path includes 4 port cities

DAT Solutions

Port of Norfolk, Virginia - There's currently a tropical storm warning for southeastern Virginia, and the port of Norfolk is expecting heavy rain and tropical storm force winds Thursday evening through Saturday. More than 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) passed through South Carolina Ports in August.

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FRA, DOT Finalizes Norfolk Southern's Participation in Close Call System

Supply Chain Brain

Under the agreement, NS employees in Georgia, Virginia and Indiana will be able to confidentially report unsafe events they experience while being protected from potential discipline from Norfolk Southern.

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Understanding the Rise and Fall of Truckload Rates with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. in Logistics from MIT, and an MBA from Georgia Tech. Before joining Coyote in 2006, Chris spent his early career in supply chain software development, network design, and consulting. He earned a B.S. About Pickett Research.

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Hurricane Florence Update: Impacts, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

Elementum

Several companies in the Carolinas and Georgia that are within the projected path of Florence have also halted operations. Response: State of Emergency declarations were already made in the states of Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In North Carolina, Gov.