Skip to Main Content

Operations Research & Supply Chain

Resources for aspects of operations research and management, supply chain, logistics, decisions in business management.

Get Online Help

Reminder: Online Access

  • Library resources require going through CWRU Single Sign-On.
  • The best method is to follow links from the library website.
  • When logged in and a browser window is not closed, access should continue from resource to resource.
  • Remember to close your browser when done.

KSL on Facebook & CampusGroups

KSL Statistical Databases & Data Sources

Quick Demographics – Intellect Database Feature

The bottom portion of this business database for companies has added features for demographics. Most recent census data by zip code, MSA or Industry is quickly searchable & displayed. 

Also use the easy lookup for income per household, average house value,  search  by county, zip code, or place and city for:

  • Demographic Quick Facts
  • Population Quick Facts,
  • Demographic Trends
  • Household Income by Age
  • Effective Buying Income
  • PRIZM Household Distribution (Nielsen) Category Reporting

Pop-Facts:

  • Demographic by Age, Race, Sex
  • Household Quick Facts
  • Demographic Overview
  • Executive Summary
  • Senior Life

CWRU Libraries Discovery

Statistical & Government Sources

Statistics and data are available from trusted public sites as well as from licensed databases. Government agencies have a long-term investment in collecting & presenting data.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Indexes PPI

  • U.S., monthly inflation data [wholesale goods], also commodities, healthcare, topical articles, labor publications
  • Data, tables, "latest numbers" column for trade, goods, industries. Data tools.
  • Monthly publications for labor, many topics, longitudinal studies, publications page for "Spotlight on Statistics" for housing (see Cleveland), employment in industry, key data affecting U.S. business. Charts and Data available.

E-Stats: Measuring the Electronic Economy

  • U.S. Bureau of the Census, statistics on breadth & depth of industry, including e-commerce research

Federal Trade Commission–Consumer Protection

  • FTC research on consumer protection/practices such as e-payments, ID theft, online auction practices & accounting 

Global Technology Forum

  • Global Business Intelligence for the Digital Age, country business practices, charts & graphs, news. From The Economist Intelligence Unit.Insightss on blog, countries, sub-sectors, companies