papers and presentations

>Address Systems and the Future of the Mail

North America has demonstrated that direct mail is an important  component of the postal eco-system. This is becoming a real  possibility in emerging economies where there is now the economic  potential to build the address infrastructure and maintenance services  required to support direct mail and direct marketing.

>Trade & Transportation Security Strategy

In an age where countries compete on a global scale, the choice and implementation of a trade and transportation security strategy can have a dramatic impact on a nation's economy.

>Decision Analysis Mapping

Decision making is the most overlooked and least understood area of management, yet one of the most critical.  Decision mapping is a methodology developed by decision/analysis partners that focuses on this important area.

>Operations Cycle

The operations cycle is one of the foundations of our operations management and service design work.  We present here and introduction to the cycle methodology and to its components

>Real-time Network Operations Management

The real-time network operations management methodology focuses on the challenges of dynamic execution in a network setting.  Challenges include real-time, collaborative decision making and the development of tools for decision support.

>Electronic Clearinghouse for the Maritime Industry

This paper was presented at the Third Annual Logistics Congress in Singapore and deals with opportunities to implement a collaborative decision support system for the maritime community.

>Technology Imperatives for the Rail Industry

This paper argues that the deployment of positive train control on high volume rail freight corridors in the United States would dramatically improve the economics of rail operations by increasing capacity and throughput.

>Denver Airport Automated Baggage System

On September 12, 2006, Managing Director Bernard Markowicz made a presentation to the Capital Area Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) on his work with the Denver Airport Automated Baggage System in 1996.