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The secret of better decision making in a complex world

Executives in every kind of organization – large and small, private and public, for-profit and not-for-profit – are using analytics to unlock the value in their data, model complex systems, and make better decisions with less risk. Whether analytics is used to inform high-level strategy or improve day-to-day operations, the results speak for themselves: 

  • Insight into difficult problems
  • Improved processes, productivity, and performance
  • Millions in cost savings and increased revenues
  • More (and better) options
  • Accurate predictions, plans, and forecasts
  • More profitable pricing
  • Greater market share
  • Higher quality
  • Better asset utilization
  • Superior ROI
  • Faster payback
  • Breakthrough efficiencies.

The list goes on and on. This site will get you started.

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This site was created for you by INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. A primary part of our mission is to help people use the power of analytics to improve their organizations.

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It allowed us to seize the initiative in the marketplace. We have moved forward like a bullet train and it is our competitors that are scrambling not to get run over.

Launny Steffens, Vice-Chairman, Merrill Lynch and Company

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Operations research, management science, and analytics techniques have given us a significant competitive advantage  ... these new systems have an impact of over $50 million in annual revenues and have greatly boosted the productivity of the NBC sales staff. 

Robert C. Wright Vice Chairman & Executive Officer, General Electric Chairman & CEO, NBC Universal

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