On Jan 15, 2008, the annual trade show Macworld Conference & Expo was held in San Francisco, where the CEO of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, introduced a new product called “Macbook Air“, which is an ultra-portable laptop. During his keynote speech, he mentioned that the retail packaging of Macbook Airs is 56% less in volume [...]
The Minimization of the Amount of Packaging Materials Used in Consumer Products
January 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Environment, Optimization, Proposals
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Professor Leon Lasdon on the Importance of Operations Research
January 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Scheduling
Here is a great video of a professor discussing the importance of Operations Research.
Leon Lasdon, a professor in the Information, Risk, and Operations Management department at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, discussed the importance of operations research (OR) as an element of corporate decision making Oct. 16 during [...]
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