The aim of this assignment is to identify a company mentioned in a recent news story, and describe how it used (or could use) a concept from the course to make a decision in the situation described in the article.
Learning objective: Identify and analyze a real life situation where concepts and modeling techniques from the course can be applied.
Content of the post: Provide title and link of a news story published during the 14 days preceding the submission deadline. Start with a short summary of the news story, then identify a concept or modeling technique we learned in class that the company used or could use in the situation described in the article, and describe how it applied/could apply it. Be as specific as possible.
Length: About 200 – 300 words
Sources: Any publicly accessible newspaper article. The WSJ ‘Logistics Report’ newsletter is a particularly useful source The aim of this assignment is to identify a company mentioned in a recent news story, and describe how it used (or could use) a concept from the course to make a decision in the situation described in the article.
Learning objective: Identify and analyze a real life situation where concepts and modeling techniques from the course can be applied.
Content of the post: Provide title and link of a news story published during the 14 days preceding the submission deadline. Start with a short summary of the news story, then identify a concept or modeling technique we learned in class that the company used or could use in the situation described in the article, and describe how it applied/could apply it. Be as specific as possible.
Length: About 200 – 300 words
Sources: Any publicly accessible newspaper article. The WSJ ‘Logistics Report’ newsletter is a particularly useful source
