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Project Planning: AFC Championship vs Super Bowl

Some of the biggest events in the world take place with the NFL Playoffs, the crowning jewel of which is the Super Bowl.

The impact of the Super Bowl can be immense. Over 70,000 people will attend the game in person, and the television audience reaches over 200 million. As a result, planning for the Super bowl begins years in advance, and starts with site selection.

This year’s Super Bowl will be at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. In 2024, it […]

By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2023-01-22T08:42:57+00:00January 22, 2023|Tags: event planning, location planning, project, project management, risk management|

The Line Project: City of the Future

Excavation work has begun for The Line, Saudi Arabia’s vision for the future of urban living.

The plan is to construct two parallel skyscrapers, 500 meters high, 200 meters wide, and 170 kilometers long on the northwest coast of the country. The capacity is envisioned to be a future population of nine million residents. This remarkable project is part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan, which launched in 2016.

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Saudi Arabia’s Neom city design shows […]

By Lisa M. Spencer|2022-11-28T08:41:46+00:00November 28, 2022|Tags: artificial intelligence, capacity planning, location planning, logistics, project management, robotics, sustainability|

Waffle House Index for Hurricanes

OM in the News has previously looked at the Waffle House Index, used to measure the damage from hurricanes. The index made the news again for Hurricane Ian. According to the Boston Globe, 40 Waffle Houses were closed at the height of the storm.

This index was developed in 2004, during Hurricane Charley, by former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate. FEMA noticed that some of the last places open are Waffle House, and thus was born […]

By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2022-10-27T01:02:20+00:00October 27, 2022|Tags: emergency management, hurricane Ian, infrastructure, project management, risk management, scheduling|

How Utility Companies Prepared for Hurricane Ian

As Hurricane Ian approached Florida, many organizations began preparing for the recovery.

Duke Energy is one example. They staged almost 10,000 workers, including linemen, tree removal personnel, and associated support personnel. Workers traveled from other Duke Energy territories, including Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

In addition, Duke Energy called in additional workers through their mutual assistance programs.

In all, about 44,000 electrical workers went on standby to help southwest Florida repair power lines and other utility-related storm damage.

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By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2022-10-14T23:00:05+00:00October 16, 2022|Tags: disaster planning, disaster recovery, emergency management, project, project management, resource planning, scheduling|