Project Management Club Meet & Greet Event
The Project Management Club had its first general meeting for 2022 on 23-Feb-2022, with about 50 people attending. The meeting was meant to be a chance to “meet & greet” each other in a safe way and to have a seriously fun brainstorming session to collect ideas for activities and special interest groups for the […]
DSLab researchers to present three papers at NEDSI Conference in Newark NJ
Five MET Decision Sciences Research Lab (DSLab) researchers have co-authored two articles and one poster to be presented at the 52nd Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) meeting on April 7-9 in Newark, New jersey. The first paper, “Severity Prediction Models to Support MBTA Winter Storm Planning,” was co-authored by M.S. students Yiwei (Danielle) Song, […]
Future Leader Scholarship Sends Student to Atlanta Supply Chain Conference
MSSCM student Nurgul Mazhetayeva was invited by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) to attend this year’s Edge Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, held September 19–22 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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 within walking distance of […]
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 awarded to students who […]
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), Yuanfei (Fibby) Zang (ERM graduate), […]
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, Willimantic Valley Corporation (project completed […]
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 you in successfully passing and […]
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 coming in the new edition […]
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 system’s “hockey-stick” curve that describes […]