Tension between railroad management and workers is high. Attendance policies associated with grueling work schedules and safety concerns related to Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) are at the top of the list of complaints voiced by labor unions. Government regulators have…
We will be presenting at the 2022 Community of Human and Organizational Learning 28th Annual Conference. Our session is entitled, “Predictive Analytics for Safety.” The conference will be held June 14-16, 2022 at Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, CO.…
After three decades of steady decreases, the rate of highway/rail accidents bottomed out in 2012. But it has been trending upward ever since. The graph shows that in 2012 the incident rate reached its all-time low of 2.72 incidents per…
Following up with our infocomic on our work in the rail industry, here is another fun little illustration depicting some of the work we at First Analytics have done. This one focuses on consumer products (including CPG) and retail. These…
This is a re-post of an article originally by First Analytics Chairman Tom Davenport. More of Tom's articles can be found here. One of the key attributes of the lean startup approach popularized by Steve Blank and Eric Ries is…
Here is a fun little illustration depicting some of the work we at First Analytics have done in the rail industry. It's patterned after Richard Scarry's classic children's illustrated book, "What do People Do All Day?" Several of these stories…
Join us for a webinar sponsored by the Community of Human and Organizational Learning. The topic is Add Predictive Analytics to Your Safety Management System. It will occur on Thursday, February 24, 2022, from 10:30 ET to 12:00ET. Here is…
With supply chain issues topping recent news, the railroad industry is under scrutiny for how well they operate their networks. As a follow-up to our previous post about railroad industry operating ratio, we here consider how analytics and machine learning…
After a two-year hiatis we are pleased to announce that our Summer R&D Progam has returned. We are invitiing participation in this program. Do you have a research topic to explore or "skunkworks" project in mind? Don’t have the time…
There has never been a more challenging time for the trucking industry. From driver retention and recruiting, to safety, maintenance, and fuel savings, leading companies are now beginning to use a data analytics approach to improve their operations and financial…