Sara Reed
- Assistant Professor
- Analytics, Information and Operations Management academic area
Contact Info
Capitol Federal Hall
Lawrence
Lawrence
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Education —
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Iowa
M.S. in Mathematics, University of Iowa
B.A. in Mathematics and Economics/Finance, Simpson College
Research —
Sara Reed studies challenges and opportunities in last-mile delivery. Last-mile delivery is the movement of goods from a transportation hub to their final destination. Her current research agenda explores the impact of parking on optimal routing decisions for last-mile delivery and the potential for new technologies to assist in mitigating the challenges associated with parking.
Research interests:
- Transportation Logistics
- Vehicle Routing
- Last-mile Delivery
- Urban Delivery
Teaching —
Sara Reed currently teaches undergraduate students in the Business Analytics program. She teaches courses in Data Analysis & Forecasting and Data Mining & Predictive Analytics.
Teaching interests:
- Data Analysis
- Forecasting
- Data Mining
- Predictive Analytics