Operations Management Modern Technology to Ensure Firefighter Safety December 2, 2015 by Julie Reynolds The U.S. fire professionals have set up systems and codes for inspections, occupancy limits, and fire response that continue to save thousands of lives. Of the 1,298,000 fires reported in 2014, there were 3,275 fatalities and 64 firefighters lost their lives in the line of duty. Read more »
Operations Management Reducing Recidivism with Project Fresh Start and VEOCI November 5, 2015 by Julie Reynolds Each month, the City of New Haven receives over 100 parolees, probationers and others who have completed their sentence. Unfortunately, for 2014, the State of Connecticut had a 40% rate of recidivism among adult probationers and a 60% rate among juveniles. Read more »
Operations Management Easier Done than Said – Getting Started on the FAA SMS Directive February 5, 2015 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution I've worked with many airports on various projects, and whenever the topic of the Federal Aviation Administration's Safety Management System (SMS) directive comes up, there is apprehension. Read more »
Operations Management YouthStat & Veoci: Wraparound Intervention for School Children in Crisis September 16, 2014 by Sukh Grewal Continuing a long tradition of invention and innovation, the City of New Haven, under the leadership of Mayor Toni Harp, has launched a program called YouthStat which seeks to use technology to manage and deliver social services to several hundred at-risk youth in the New Haven school system. Read more »
Operations Management Guilford Firefighters and Veoci Partner to Help Santa December 20, 2013 by Keith Basile We're always amazed to see the truly innovative ways in which our partners and customers deploy Veoci. One particularly creative application comes from the Guilford Professional Firefighters Union, whose members volunteer their free time over December weekends to play Santa for their community. Read more »
Operations Management Cloud-based Solution a Natural for Santa December 24, 2012 by Ken Moon With the population of children in the world close to 2 billion, the strain on operations at the North Pole was palpable. Chief of Operations, Elisa Elf, said there were white knuckle emergencies every December where the information pipeline would stall. Read more »
