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.
Donald Trump's return to the White House is likely to usher in sweeping changes that affect retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Costco — from new tariffs to tax cuts and a new regulatory environment.
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We have entered the busy summer travel season. Since Memorial Day, there have been a slew of flight cancellations and delays that have disrupted business and leisure travelers, pushing everyone’s patience to the brink. U.S. airlines have canceled many thousands of flights.
The Ohio Supreme Court provided a win for anti-gerrymandering on Tuesday, when it rejected a congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers. Ohio legislators now have 30 days to provide an acceptable map. If they fail to do so, the Ohio Redistricting Commission will be charged with this task.
The tumultuous disruption of global supply chains, first crippled by the pandemic shutdowns and then further disrupted by war in Europe, has accelerated the collapse of the ever-weakening, decades-long consensus for global trade and economic globalization. From pandemic-related lockdowns around the world to US port bottlenecks and rising gasoline and food prices, supply chain challenges have filled headlines and worried businesses, consumers, and public policy officials. “Just-in-time” production over the last 30 years has relied on global supply chains that needed to be reliable, secure, and efficient. The pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns reduced economic activity around the world, idling parts of supply chains that other parts needed to maintain production, undermining the resiliency of supply chains in an interconnected world.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that she is working to reduce American dependence on the Chinese supply chain for semiconductors.
The nation is experiencing a COVID-19 tsunami. Yet, people’s behavior suggests that no one is noticing. Are the surge and the behavior related?
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