Emergency Management Higher Education Do You Know Your Town’s Evacuation Plan? September 1, 2022 by Addison Shaw We see that towns across the country demonstrate a clear need for evacuation plans from officials. What do these plans need to contain, and how can a town make sure the official plan is accessible? Read more »
Emergency Management El Niño o La Niña: What’s The Forecast? August 11, 2022 by Addison Shaw Experts have studied El Nino and La Nina for decades and have a solid understanding of what these weather forces mean for global weather patterns. The two forces are part of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, which researchers can use their knowledge of the larger phenomena to see what we can expect from the skies in the near future. Read more »
Emergency Management Higher Education School Reunification Drill: How ISU’s Digital System Made It Simple August 4, 2022 by Addison Shaw In April 2018, Hodges and Friel organized a reunification drill on campus. The drill mimicked what would happen during a real evacuation. Read more »
Operations Management Pavement Management Programs: Standardizing Runway Maintenance July 19, 2022 by Addison Shaw Runway pavement is one of those essential airport operations. Planes need well-kept pavement to land, take off, and move about a taxi-way safely. And because runways degrade through use and exposure to weather, airfield crews need to monitor pavement conditions and repair deficiencies. Effectively, crews need to operationalize runway maintenance. Read more »
Emergency Management Why Nuclear Emergency Response Plans Matter July 14, 2022 by Addison Shaw While some in the field have already spent many hours developing a nuclear emergency response plan, it's new ground for many. Let's explore this facet of emergency management and how emergency managers will wrap it into their EOCs. Read more »
Emergency Management The Role of Drones in Emergency Management July 5, 2022 by Addison Shaw Emergency management is one of those industries where practitioners are beginning to work drone technology into their workspaces. As more and more emergency managers bring drones into the EOC, what roles will the unmanned crafts fill? Read more »
Operations Management Training Management and Personnel Development for the Airfield June 23, 2022 by Addison Shaw Airport employees must complete training course for procedures and equipment to comply with local and federal regulations, and we get to enjoy the good results of that effort. Read more »
Aviation Operations Management Improving Airport Gate Management Solutions April 26, 2022 by Addison Shaw Software is a natural fit for gate management, just as it's been for almost all airport operations in the past decade. If there's in lesson in those 10 years, however, it's not every software is a cure-all. Read more »
Operations Management Moving Towards Digital Transformation: State & Local Government April 7, 2022 by Addison Shaw An overhaul like digital transformation is always easier to ask for than it is to deliver. So let's explore what digital transformation for state and local government means, what it looks like, and some of the ideas needed to make it all work. Read more »
Business Continuity Operational Resilience is Better than Banking on Luck March 17, 2022 by Addison Shaw While businesses can't change their luck, they can plan against the worst intentions of disasters. The low odds of most events are not worth playing, and preparedness and all its price tags are worth the relief they provide when luck turns sour. Read more »
