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Jonathan Reedy shares "Tips for Executives - How to Get the Data You Need" from Analysis Works. "One of the most common complaints that we hear from leaders and executives is that they have "too much data" and "not enough information." Some examples of what they mean by "too much data" Read more.
Watch for these interesting articles: Bridging the gap between quantitative and qualitative information in text analytics; Scheduling for better healthcare; TNT Express Wins 'Super Bowl of O.R.'; O.R. and the National Science Foundation. Plus, large photo spread from INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research. Click here for current and past issues.
Early- to mid-career practice members will want to consider becoming a Certified Analytics Professional. INFORMS saw the market need and is preparing the first general exam-based analytics certification. The certification exam will be offered at the 2013 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research, April 7-9, San Antonio, Texas. For more information, read The Shape of Analytics Certification in the February 2012 issue of OR/MS Today.
Right after returning from Egon Balas' 90th Birthday tea, as I thought good thoughts about the role operations research plays in business schools, I read some disconcerting news from the College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, from Dr. Nicola Petty. Read more.
INFORMS Marketing Strategy Committee wishes to thank the over 1,800 members who completed the 2012 Member Survey. Response rate of nearly 20% is outstanding. The committee will analyze results and report to the Board of Directors and other constituencies in late July. Ten respondents will each win a Kindle Fire, the new e-book reader from Amazon. Watch this space for a listing of the winners' names. Soon, a tabulation of the question-by-question results along with Presentation Slides will be made available in the INFORMS Self Service Center so you can gauge the health of your Institute. The 2009 member survey results reside there now.
Stop by the INFORMS Video Learning Center to view on-demand Edelman and Wagner presentations from 2009 - 2012. Videos are perfect for classroom use and for use in business to see what is possible when the best minds conceive and carry our wide-ranging O.R. and analytics projects. No log-in is required.
Three job placement panel discussions from the 2011 Annual Meeting are now available on INFORMS Job Placement Service. If you have just graduated or are going to graduate this fall, these videos provide helpful tips, tricks, and suggestions to optimize your job search from experienced recruiters in the academic and industrial realms.
Submit your abstract by July 15 for the second annual Innovation in Analytics Award. Sponsored by the Analytics Section of INFORMS, this new award recognizes creative and unique developments, applications, or combinations of analytics techniques used in practice. Semi-finalists and finalists will receive high-profile speaking opportunities at INFORMS two large conferences. Click here for more information.
