Projects – OM in the News

Cashless Technology at the New Resorts World Las Vegas

Resorts World Las Vegas, a multi-billion dollar project over five years in the making, opened on June 24, 2021, on the north Strip.

Many, including RWLS’s president, Scott Sibella, hope the project will breath new life into the city’s tourism industry, still reeling from the effects of the pandemic, in addition to energizing an area of the Strip that has not been the target of major development in a long time.

The property was designed from the start for cashless technology, including […]

By Lisa M. Spencer|2021-07-05T21:51:42+00:00July 9, 2021|Tags: location, project management, technology|

Operation Warp Speed

Not since World War II and the Manhattan Project, has a project been so important to the world as Operations Warp Speed. Its goal was to take a process that normally takes years to complete, and bring the COVID-19 vaccine to the world.

As a result of its importance, a public-private effort using many resources sped the development of the vaccine. Under less urgent circumstances, vaccine development may take up to 10 years, billions of dollars, and have a high failure […]

By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2021-03-16T04:03:21+00:00March 15, 2021|Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, crashing, logistics, project management, projects, vaccine|

Dock-to-Arm: A Tricky Challenge for the Coronavirus Vaccine

We have three promising vaccines. Now the challenge is to distribute them to the masses.

Public health officials and health systems around the world are gearing up for the distribution of the vaccines to their populations. There are opportunities for error at every step of the distribution process, from transportation of the Pfizer vaccine at extremely cold temperatures to final distribution in remote or rural areas. This massive undertaking is going to require synchronized efforts among many different parties. Success will […]

By Corinne M. Karuppan, Ph.D.|2020-12-13T17:21:32+00:00December 16, 2020|Tags: inventory management, logistics, project management, transportation|

Walking in Phoenix

Culdesac Tempe is poised to become a walking oasis in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Cars are a staple of the concrete, or rather stucco, jungle that Phoenix is purported to be. Before the pandemic struck, a real estate developer bet $170 million on a car-free neighborhood complex with its own retailers. People living there will have to rely on public transit. As a combination of urban life and developed community, Culdesac aims to attract people who want to remain connected to […]

By Corinne M. Karuppan, Ph.D.|2020-11-09T21:58:36+00:00November 15, 2020|Tags: project management|