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Greg Parnell, research professor, received the Frank P. Ramsey Medal, the highest award of the Decision Analysis Society. This medal was created to recognize distinguished contributions to the field of decision analysis. Ramsey Medalists are recognized for having made substantial further contributions to that theory and its application to important […]

A logistics mapping tool developed by MU CELDi for the Bayer CropScience Kansas City facility site allows for the visualization of the flow intensity for both forklifts (blue) and trailers (red) throughout the facility for both current and proposed material flow system configurations.   Proprietors of any household budget would […]

Abstract An important tactical decision for vehicle rental providers is the design of a repositioning strategy to balance vehicle utilization with customer wait times due to vehicle unavailabilities. To address this problem, this article analyzes alternative repositioning strategies: a no-repositioning strategy, a customer repositioning strategy, and a vehicle repositioning strategy, […]