Monthly Archives: October 2010

How Will Continental and United Merge Their OR Methodologies?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Patricia Randall

A recent article in the USA Today Travel section highlights an aspect of the Continental Airlines/United Airlines merger that hasn’t received much press yet: How will the third and fourth largest carriers merge their OR and revenue management practices? In … Continue reading →

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When Computer Algorithms Don’t Consider the Global View

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Patricia Randall

On Friday the Wall Street Journal reported that May 6’s stock market ‘flash crash’ was caused by a single trade made by a computer trading algorithm at a mutual fund company. The article highlights a potential flaw in the trading … Continue reading →

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