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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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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.

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Spikes in violent theft frightening customers, damaging business of brick-and-mortar retailers
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Retail insiders blame soft-on-crime policies, understaffing, urban trends

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De-risking global supply chains: Looking beyond material flows
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Global supply chains are undergoing an irrevocable shift. While material flows remain critical, they are only the most visible aspect of this transition. Beneath the surface, changes in information exchanges, financial reconfigurations, and human capital movements are posing far greater risks to the benefits of global trade. The US, China, and the rest the world must handle these changes with care and perspective.

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LA’s Port Crisis Is Snarling the Economy. These Quick Fixes Would Help.

LA’s Port Crisis Is Snarling the Economy. These Quick Fixes Would Help.

Barron's, October 26, 2021

Los Angeles’s notorious traffic jams are a common sight, but the current logjam at its ports is something new. To alleviate the snarled supply chain issues at these ports, President Biden announced on Oct. 13 that the Los Angeles port will follow the Long Beach port to operate 24 hours per day. But there is no sign of the crisis abating. The number of ships waiting to unload hit a new record of 100 container ships on Oct. 19 with 45 more arriving the following 3 days. 

Data offers glimpse of breakthrough risks for Southern Nevada workers

Data offers glimpse of breakthrough risks for Southern Nevada workers

Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 22, 2021

There have been more than 500 breakthrough infections of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated casino workers in Clark County, a number similar to that of health care workers, newly obtained data from the Southern Nevada Health District shows.

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