Green Plugs
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments
The most popular portable electronic products don’t work for long without charging them, wouldn’t it be great if they all used the same electrical power adapter? You are most probably thinking: We are using standard AC plugs for 100 years… why is this taking so long? One of the main reasons is obviously the replacement power supplies. Customers who lose or break the original power supply in most of the cases have no choice but buy a replacement one at a steep markup price from the manufacturer.
Green Plug is a green solution that encourages reuse and prevents disposal of unused adapters. In the long term, both customers and manufacturers can benefit from this solution. Please go to iwantmygreenplug.com and list the brand name of devices you own for which you would like a universal power adapter and make your voice heard.
The Discoverers – Daniel J. Boorstin
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 | Book Review | No Comments
‘The Discoverers’ , authored by Daniel J. Boorstin and originally published at 1983, is an easy-to-read history book about human discoveries and their impact on the social and scientific areas. The 684 page book starts with the amusing history of clock and includes topics related geography, nature, medicine, and social sciences. The book doesn’t only define the process of discovery but also utilizes anecdotes to describe the public life and events that lead to the discoveries. It was interesting to read about the interaction between religion and science and how religion became a barrier against development and discoveries. This book is highly recommended to better understand the world around us.
San Francisco
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 | Travel | No Comments
Recently, I have visited friends at the Bay Area.
Here are some pictures:
Opus One Winery Napa
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Mondavi Winery Napa
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San Francisco View
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Atlanta INFORMS Chapter January Meeting
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 | Presentations | No Comments
Title:
Evaluation of Hotel Demand Forecasting Techniques
Abstract:
Although accurate demand forecasting is one of the most critical component of any revenue management application, it has not received enough attention. This presentation starts with an overview of the hotel revenue management and continues with the commonly used demand forecasting techniques and compares their performances based on real-world hotel booking data.
Time:
Jan, 22th, 2009 Thursday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location
School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech
Executive Classroom (Room 228) of the ISyE Main Entrance Bldg.
Please contact me for a copy of the presentation.
Vickery Creek
Sunday, December 14th, 2008 | Travel | No Comments
Recently, I have visited the Vickery Creek in Roswell, GA.
Map of the trail as well as details can be found here.
Here are some pictures that I took.
A scenery from the trail
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A scenery from the creek
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INFORMS 2008 Annual Meeting Presentation
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 | Presentations | No Comments
Title:
Evaluation of Hotel Demand Forecasting Techniques
Abstract:
Although accurate demand forecasting is one of the most critical component of any revenue management application, it has not received enough attention. This presentation focuses on the commonly used demand forecasting techniques and compares their performances based on real-world hotel booking data.
Time:
Oct, 12th, 2008 Sunday 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Session SC62
Please contact me for a copy of the presentation.