A project was conducted with Industrial and Systems Engineers at Lehigh University and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. They were tasked with assigning inmates to various prison facilities. Professor Tamás Terlaky and two of his former students, Dr. Mohammad Shahabsafa and Anshul Sharma, talk with Michael Hughes about how considering all inmate needs upfront reduces […]
Planners from the City of Madison, Wis., and the Sonoma County (Calif.) Transportation Authority discuss how new planning software solutions developed by UrbanFootprint are helping them better support their communities. Cities are struggling with no shortage of challenges: climate change, resilience planning, transportation gridlock, pollution, lack of resources, affordability gaps, health risks, and social instability […]
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The State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) shares some lean improvements at the 2016 Lean Showcase with Gemba Academy. Johnnine Dominique and Cindy Zuerblis summarize the work done over the past 6 years to modernize operations and move services online (taxes, dealer registration, suspension fees, license appointments) to reduce waiting time and transportation. […]
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