The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate a research paper on a relevant application of operations research.

Based on the attached paper "Haight, R. G., Kinsley, A. C., Kao, S. Y., Yemshanov, D., & Phelps, N. B. (2021). Optimizing

the location of watercraft inspection stations to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species. Biological Invasions, 1-13",

prepare a one-page write-up including those two paragraphs:

• Paragraph 1: Summarize study objectives, model constraints, application, and results. Take-away messages from the

study.

• Paragraph 2: Provide your own ideas on how this study could be improved, what other aspects of the problem could

be considered, and what future directions could be investigated based on this work (Depending on your

performance in part 2, you may get additional bonus points).