VISION

That CPMS be the INFORMS Society that comprehensively supports and advances practice in operations research and the management sciences (OR/MS).

MISSION

CPMS will

a) Continue working actively to understand the needs of the practitioner community, both INFORMS members and non-members, and to help INFORMS meet those needs with excellence, which if accomplished will encourage practitioners to become members of INFORMS and CPMS.

b) Continue its tradition of excellence in current core activities, including stewardship of the Edelman competition, oversight of the Wagner competition, issuance of the newsletter, presentation of the Isolated Practitioner’s workshop, and management of the website.

c) Continue supporting such other practice-oriented initiatives as the INFORMS spring practice conference, the Edelman gala awards ceremony and banquet at the spring analytics conference, the INFORMS Prize, the continuing education function, and the journal Interfaces.

d) Undertake new projects and programs that match its vision.

SOME CLARIFYING NOTES [not part of mission and vision statement]

The purpose of CPMS is to support and help advance the practice of OR/MS.

Just as INFORMS serves all facets of the umbrella profession of OR/MS, CPMS serves the entire community of full-time practitioners, part-time practitioners, and researchers with strong practice interests. Thus, while it concentrates on practical applications, CPMS has wide interests that range over the full scope of OR/MS methods and fields of application.

Once this purpose has been truly fulfilled, the range of activities and size of membership will be consistent with those of a Society.

In pursuing its vision, CPMS will continue to partner with the Vice President for Practice Activities, the INFORMS Roundtable and other subdivisions and committees in connection with advancing practice.