Pandemic shortages and shipping delays impacting back-to-school shopping
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM)--The COVID-19 pandemic caused shortages and shipping delays in stores across the country. Now, your children's school supplies are affected.
The INFORMS Analytics+ Conference showcased how companies are turning advanced analytics and AI into measurable operational results
In most emergency departments, beds are a hot commodity. But some patients don’t actually need a bed for their treatment – and accurately identifying those people is a low-lift but effective way to increase efficiency without sacrificing care quality, finds a study recently published in the journal Management Science.
The researchers developed a simple decision tree, informed by mathematical and machine learning models, to help staff decide whether a patient truly needs a bed or can be routed to a “vertical processing pathway” – that is, an area where they can be treated sitting up. Many hospitals already have such an area but don’t necessarily have a systematic way to decide which patients are treated there.
Diversity alone won’t get the votes for funding public education. It takes communities that are more integrated and connected, where residents have a sense of shared stake.
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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM)--The COVID-19 pandemic caused shortages and shipping delays in stores across the country. Now, your children's school supplies are affected.
On Aug. 1, over 2.2 million passengers passed through airport security checkpoints, the largest number dating back to March 2020. It was only on June 11 when airport security checkpoints screened 2 million passengers for the first time since early 2020. In contrast, on Aug. 31, under 1.4 million passengers were screened, the lowest number since May 11.
Good morning from Lake Geneva, Wisc., where the cheese curds are aplenty, Spotted Cow flows freely and raspberry-flavored kringle is what drives you from bed.
People are seeking exemptions to avoid COVID-19 vaccination. A closer look at them reveals that they are creating more harm than good, both for the people looking to get out of being vaccinated and efforts to end the pandemic.
BOSTON — Congestion in and around Boston has been slowly creeping up.

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