Video: Dubai Airport ke Hotel Burj Al Arab

Peta: (A) Dubai Airport - (B) Burj Al Arab = 32 km


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From: "darjatmoko"

Sender: Senyum-ITB@yahoogroups.com

Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:48:18 -0000

Subject: [Senyum-ITB] Dubai Airport [re: Kepadatan Bandara Soetta...]

  [sharing dari milis sebelah]

Ada dua masalah mendasar yang menyebabkabn "kepadatan" bandara, yaitu (1) kapasitas fisik terlampaui dan (2) management amburadul. Biasanya yang kedua itu musti diperiksa dulu, karena peluang perbaikan yang relatip murah (also for 'buying time' before you can afford to build new/bigger facility). Ini bukan sekedar management yang konvensional, tetapi "complex system" yang merupakan sinergi dari bermacam disiplin. Di Stanford dulu (akhir 70an) saya pelajari semuanya dalam prodi "Infrastruktur Planning & Management" -- gabungan antara Civil Engineering, Busines School dan Operation Research. Sekarang --dengan maraknya startups dan enrepeneurship di Silicon Valley-- sebagian berevolusi menjadi Stanford Technology Ventures Program (salah satu kelas yang populer adalah seminar/kelas yang bernama "Management Science and Engineering , MSE-472.")

Jadi, sebetulnya ilmunya sendiri sudah cukup established (dan masih terus berkembang) ... multi-disiplin berbagai ilmu yang kemudian berada dibawah payung 'system engineering' -- barangkali untuk ITB masih jauuuuh (atau sudah kelewat jauh "sesat"nya :-) Kebetulan beberapa hari yang lalu di milis sebalah (kuyasipil@...) kami baru saja membicarakan operation/management dan tantangan yang dihadapi airport yang paling modern dan pesat perkembangannya di dunia: Dubai Airport. Very very impressive, begitu kental suasana professionalisme & pride [to one's work].

Klalau ada yang berminat, rencananya di Comlabs (acara film Jumatan) kami akan screen dan diskusikan film dokumenter tentang Dubai Airport yang dibuat oleh National Geographic ini. Banyak yang bisa dipelajari dari situ ... dan kalau nggak sabaran mau nonton duluan (minus diskusinya), silahkan download sendiri dari youtube ... [with thanks to Iwan who first mentioned these URLs]


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Burj Al Arab — Dubai's Dream Palace — Megastructures 

Published on Jul 30, 2013

The distinctive and innovative sail-shaped silhouette of Burj Al Arab is more than just a stunning hotel, it is a symbol of modern Dubai.

Yet for all the wonder this stunning structure provides when you finally see it in person, it is the service within that really makes the Burj Al Arab so extraordinary.

Repeatedly voted the world's most luxurious hotel, this magnificent destination offers you the finest service and facilities throughout -- right down to an optional chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce.

Burj Al Arab suite-only accommodation offers discreet check-in within your rooms, a private reception on every floor and a host of personal butlers, each a warm messenger of our unparalleled hospitality.

Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب‎,Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to mimic the sail of a ship. Sometimes referred to as "the world's only 7-Star hotel", its star rating is disputed.