
A looming beer shortage highlights our supply chain issues
One of the key ingredients in beer is now in short supply thanks to natural contamination at the source. It’s a story that illustrates the fragility of American supply chains.
BALTIMORE, MD, April 7, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, announced it has awarded USA Cycling its 2025 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for its use of operations research (O.R.) and analytics in elite sports performance. With Project 4:05, USA Cycling transformed race strategy and athlete preparation, enabling the Women’s Team Pursuit to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A bipartisan push in Congress would return the power to impose tariffs to the legislature.
The threat of a terrorist attack on America’s energy grid is growing, with attempts being reported at increasing rates. If it’s not terrorism, it could be adversarial nation-states. This all increases the likelihood that a significant attack on the grid could succeed, leaving large swaths of the U.S. in the dark.
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One of the key ingredients in beer is now in short supply thanks to natural contamination at the source. It’s a story that illustrates the fragility of American supply chains.
Their most damaging aspect was the perception that they created among the public. The good news about the recent attack is how feeble it was and the information it revealed about the perpetrators.
Hurricane Ian inflicted massive destruction across many parts of Florida and the Carolinas. The power of nature dwarfs any destruction that humans can create. In spite of all the carnage that hurricanes produce, early warning and constantly improving forecasting facilitate timely responses that reduce risks and provide early warning to keep people out of harm’s way.
But airport operations unaffected in intrusions that targeted New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles airports as well.
The 2022-23 NHL season is about to begin with 32 teams hoping to win the Stanley Cup in June. But in every team management office, there’s an 800-pound gorilla: the salary cap.
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