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LLamasoft Signs OEM Partnership With LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions

ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft has signed an OEM partnership with LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions, which will use LLamasoft technology to model, analyze, optimize, and simulate a client’s enterprise supply chain network.    “LynnCo’s clients typically have supply chain vulnerabilities around services and costs that require a consultative approach and tailor-designed solutions,” said Ed Gort, Vice

By |2017-07-12T21:18:38-04:00July 12th, 2017|New Products|

U-M’s Successful Gameful Learning Technology Available To Other Institutions

ANN ARBOR - Technology for a University of Michigan learning approach that employs video game-style strategy made its way to the market this week. The gameful instruction tool known as GradeCraft is now available to K-12 schools and universities, and a key university that promotes the use of technology in the classroom has signed on.

By |2017-06-21T20:33:08-04:00June 21st, 2017|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Can Humanized Products Like Alexa Meet Our Social Needs?

ANN ARBOR - Consumers have taken a liking to products they can interact with such as Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and iRobot's pet-like Roomba vacuum. Ironically, in spite of the increasing popularity of these humanized products, people have never reported feeling more alone or isolated. This raises an interesting question: are these anthropomorphic products capable

By |2017-06-21T20:18:51-04:00June 21st, 2017|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

U-M, Airbus Partner On $8.5 Million Future Aircraft R&D Center

ANN ARBOR - Airbus is partnering with the University of Michigan by funding an $8.5 million joint center to study computer simulation tools and techniques for designing and evaluating future aircraft. The agreement was signed this week at the Paris Air Show. Concepts like elongated wings could reduce fuel burn, emissions and the cost of

By |2017-06-21T19:06:04-04:00June 21st, 2017|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

2 Baker College Students Win $1,500 Scholarship To Study Photonics, Laser Technology

FLINT - Roger Fischer and Dennis LaPorte, Baker College of Flint students, have each been awarded a $1,500 scholarship funded by Mi-Light, the Michigan photonics cluster, to pursue an associate degree in photonics and laser technology. Photonics is the science of using a photon, a unit of light, to generate energy or to detect or

By |2015-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10th, 2015|Archive, New Products|

Slater Named Vice President Human Resources Comcast’s Heartland Region

PLYMOUTH - Comcast has named Mikel Slater vice president of Human Resources for Comcast's Heartland region, encompassing Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. As a key member of the region's senior leadership team, Slater is responsible for partnering with organization leads to develop and implement the HR strategy for attracting and retaining top talent and meeting the

By |2015-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9th, 2015|Archive, New Products|

Apple iPhone 6s Includes 12-Megapixel Camera

SAN FRANCISCO - Just as we expected, Apple announced the next versions of its best-selling smartphones, the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. However, despite introducing a new color (rose gold), the iPhone 6S looks a whole lot like last year's iPhone 6- and most other iPhones - that came before. This follows the pattern that Apple

By |2015-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9th, 2015|Archive, New Products|