OPRE Consulting, Inc.

07/09/2022

https://scitechdaily.com/10-things-you-think-you-know-that-arent-actually-true/

Nobody has the time to look into everything, so people often have to take some things which we know are common knowledge for granted. Unfortunately, not every bit of information you pick up along the way is factual. Read on to have 10 of your beliefs disproved. Myth #1 - Chimps have more hair t

26/06/2017

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-stop-gridlock-2013-2?op=1/ -driving-cars-can-make-a-big-difference-1

Time to make our cars and roads smarter.

13/04/2017

This might be how we can improve the flow of traffic. Remove traffic lights!

http://news.mit.edu/2016/no-traffic-lights-communicating-vehicles-intersections-more-efficiently-0317

Study: Communicating vehicles could ease through intersections more efficiently.

05/05/2016

I found this interesting solution on a particular traffic situation.

http://trafficwaves.org/seatraf.html

Traffic jams on highways are often triggered where two lanes must merge into one. Lanes of cars cannot merge if there are no large gaps between cars. Therefore, drivers who create large gaps between cars will ease this type of traffic jam. Don't miss: Traffic Waves F.A.Q

07/04/2016

https://hbr.org/2014/09/a-predictive-analytics-primer&cm_sp=Article-_-Links-_-Top%20of%20Page%20Recirculation

What you need to know and ask.

25/01/2016

https://blogs.cornell.edu/info2040/2012/11/01/red-light-green-light-a-discussion-of-traffic-flow-optimization/

Traffic is often thought of as a kind of fluid flow network, much like a complex thermodynamic system or electrical circuit. However, what is unusual about this fluid network is that the flow is discontinuous, halting at red lights and resuming at green. It is the goal of the traffic engineer to opt…

04/11/2015

http://www.retailtechnology.co.uk/news/5785/a5-pharmacy-deploys-price-optimisation/

Russian retail pharmacy chains improves profits by tapping into their Big Data with price optimisation

28/08/2015

https://punkrockor.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/how-traffic-led-to-my-interest-in-operations-research/

A news story about the traffic in my hometown of Chicago suggests that perhaps the traffic isn't horrible. When I mean horrible, I mean like last year's ten day traffic jam in China. Chicago's traf...

26/08/2015

http://www.revionics.com/a5-pharmacy-ltd-deploys-revionics-price-optimization.html

One of Russia’s largest retail pharmacy chains improves profits by tapping into their Big Data with price optimization 

26/08/2015

http://www.revenuemanage.com/news/8-pricing-dos-and-donts-to-help-you-run-a-profitable-restaurant/

By Olivia Terenzio, May 27, 2015 In the world of food and restaurants, it’s hard to top a resume like Tom Kelly’s. He taught hospitality management at Cornell and served as the Director of University of Minnesota’s hotel school; he’s …

11/12/2014

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/thevitamin-shoppe-renews-price-optimization-agreement-with-revionics-2014-11-18

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 18, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Revionics, Inc., a leading global provider of End-to-End Merchandise Optimization solutions, announced today that the Vitamin Shoppe VSI, -1.67% a multi-channel specialty retailer and contract manufacturer of nutritional products, has signed a multi-yea…

16/12/2011

Warren Buffett , the billionaire chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , said he rates businesses on their ability to raise prices and sometimes doesn’t even consider the people in charge.