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In results that have remained remarkably consistent since we were first ranked in 2014, U.S. News & World Report places Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) among the top 10 schools offering the nation’s Best Online Master’s in Business Programs (Excluding MBA).
MET Decision Sciences Lab (DSLab) researchers visit the new MBTA Green Line extension project.
Danielle Song, Chloe Peng, and Claire Ding (pictured, with MBTA project contact Frans Valk), along with Professor John Maleyeff (co-director of the Decision Sciences Lab [DSLab]) visited the Somerville headquarters of the MBTA Green Line extension project on December 6. This project will enable 80% of Somerville residents to live... More
Six Sigma Green Belt Awarded to 24 MET Students
Pictured: Pennart Klanwari (Left) and Ben Torruella (Right) receive their Green Belt in Six Sigma from Prof. John Maleyeff. Pennart Klanwari and Ben Torruella (both MS candidates in Supply Chain Management) were among the 24 students who earned their Six Sigma Green Belt in December 2021. The green belt designation is... More
DSLab Research Presented at Annual DSI Meeting
Three DSLab projects were presented at the annual Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) meeting in November 2021 Yujue (Caroline) Tan (ERM student) made a presentation entitled “Post-Pandemic Business Continuity Planning for Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Startups: Analysis & Recommendations.” The DSLab researchers who co-authored the article were Yueyi (Queena) Ma (ERM graduate), More
Supply Chain Management Students Capstone Projects
Nineteen Supply Chain Management (SCM) students completed their capstone project requirement this Fall. These projects are required in the course AD 804, Capstone Project for SCM, which combines online and on-campus students who work in teams to solve real-world problems. The following projects were completed: Comparison of Logistic Systems Options, More
Announcing the continuation of our popular 100-Series Labs through Summer 2!
We are very pleased to announce that Starting on July 6th, the 100-Series Labs (PM100, AD100, ADR100, see details below) will continue to be taught in an instructor-led version, rather than the self-paced version which is used in the Fall and Spring semesters. This change is being made to assist... More
New Project Management course focuses on an increasingly holistic view of project success
A new course, first piloted in Fall, 2020 is being opened for full enrollment in Fall 2021. AD782 is now part of the Project Management program and it's about a more holistic view of PM. The course, called Project Value Strategies, is in already fully aligned with the sweeping changes... More
Danqi Lu delivered a presentation at the 2021 Production and Operations Management Society Conference
On May 3, 2021, Danqi Lu, who just completed her M.S. in Applied Business Analytics, presented her work at Production and Operations Management Society ‘s annual conference. The research project, which was performed in the MET Decision Sciences Research Lab, investigated humans’ ability to identify the “knee” of a queueing... More
Alumni Spotlight: Ricardo Escoda
Ricardo Escoda has graduated from Boston University Metropolitan College with M.Sc. Innovation & Technology Boston. He also has a M.Sc. in International Management (Global Track) from International School of Management, Germany. His Master-Thesis is titled "Evaluation of potential use cases for Blockchain in the insurance industry based on a qualitative... More
Yuzhen Liang Awarded Summer Research Assistantship by the IHSIP
The Boston University Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy (IHSIP) announced that DSLab researcher Yuzhen Liang has been awarded a 2021 summer research assistantship. Yuzhen will work on a project titled “Application of Machine Learning to Real Time Nurse Dispatching.” The project aims to apply machine... More
Fibby Zang and Dave Cadreact deliver presentations at the 2021 Northeast Decision Sciences Conference
On March 26, 2021, two MET Administrative Sciences M.S. students delivered presentations of their research at the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute’s annual conference. Both research projects were performed in the MET Decision Sciences Research Lab. Yuanfei (Fibby) Zang, who just completed her M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management, presented... More