INFORMS Strategic Plan

Vision: Better decision making for a just, prosperous, and sustainable world. Mission: INFORMS Advances and promotes the science and technology of decision making to save lives, save money, and solve problems. Values: Impact, Inclusion, Integrity, and Innovation. Goals: Ensure our operational excellence and long-term financial health; Advance science and technology of decision making and elevate its impact; Advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in all we do; Champion our profession and our brand; Enhance member value and experience.
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SCOPE

The plan covers and embraces the full breadth of disciplines in the INFORMS community that are relevant to the vision and mission. As such, this includes operations research, analytics, management science, economics, behavioral science, statistics, artificial intelligence, data science, applied mathematics, and other relevant fields.

Approved by the INFORMS Board of Directors February 2021.

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Read INFORMS President Steve Graves' OR/MS Today article about the Strategic Plan.