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I’m always interested in applications of the newsvendor. Here’s one that deals with tax policy and health care.

The newsvendor and the tax man: Do Americans not put enough money into flexible spending accounts? « The Operations Room

Here’s an example of great operations thinking. Modeling parking at the mall as a waiting line. Those waiting lines are very versatile.

The art of parking « The Operations Room

Here’s a wonderful must-read discussion of waiting lines by a top publication and by a real expert.  Required reading for my classes in waiting lines next semester.

Lines, lines, lines! « The Operations Room