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Welcome to the November issue of the Transportation Tidbits Newsletter! This issue features the latest happenings within the transportation industry along with a list of upcoming transportation conferences and webinars. You can also find some of the latest news from our faculty and students! If you have questions or comments about this month's issue, please let us know . Enjoy! 

Important Dates for NDSU Students


NOVEMBER 19 (Monday)
Open registration for spring


NOVEMBER 22-23 (Thu-Fri)
Thanksgiving - no classes, offices closed Thursday, offices open Friday


NOVEMBER 26 (Monday)
Fall Commencement Ceremony Participation deadline


DECEMBER 3-7 (Mon-Fri)
Dead Week


DECEMBER 4 (Tuesday)
Grade entry begins


DECEMBER 7 (Friday)
Last day of Fall classes





UGPTI Students Present at INFORMS

NDSU Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute had several students invited to present at The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) annual conference this year in Phoenix, AZ.

Yuan Xu presented "Designing and Optimizing an Integrated Platelet Supply Chain Network Considering Transshipment" which discussed 
g iven the perishable and lifesaving characteristics of blood, unpredictable and unbalanced supply and demand incur a lot of waste due to expiry. Transshipment can help organizations deal with demand variability and stock outs, which will lead to a more balanced supply chain system. In this study, a mixed integer stochastic programming model considering blood transshipment for an integrated platelet supply chain is developed to minimize total operational cost under centralized control. The developed model considers multiple sources of supply and stock age information. Effects of demand variation, age composition, and transshipment will be analyzed.

Mingwei Guo delivered "Conjoint Analysis on The Use of Crowd Sourcing Model in Last-Mile Delivery For CEP Services" that focused on 
last mile delivery Crowd-sourcing model would effectively improve the efficiency and mitigate the cost for CEP service providers, but actual market response may differ from our numerical results. From a customer perspective, the quality of the delivery service contains not only time and accuracy, but also the overall experience and level of convenience. If hybrid model is to be used by those customers, the quality and satisfaction of the service may be influenced by the change of staff. In addition, some customers may terminate the send out/drop off scheduling with a citizen driver without CEP service uniforms. This study is designed to evaluate and estimate the direct and indirect impact on customer experience if hybrid models/scenarios are utilized by CEP service providers.

Ph.D. students Ali Rahim Taleqani and Yun Zhou also presented this year.


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