When elected officials control the maps, they are not just participating in democracy. They are engineering the habitat in which democracy thrives or languishes. That makes redistricting not only a political problem, but also an operations research problem.
INFORMS has awarded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) its 2026 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for reengineering how global cloud infrastructure is planned and delivered, applying advanced analytics and AI to orchestrate complex fulfillment decisions across its rapidly expanding data center network.
In the rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many employers are now requiring that employees use AI tools. As you’re using AI, be intentional and selective. It’s critical that you know yourself. Research published in Management Science found that AI is most valuable for people who understand their own abilities and limitations. Assess yourself, so you can factor this into your process for incorporating AI into your work.
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California and Washington are rolling out new laws this month requiring a good faith estimate of the salary ranges in job listings, joining Colorado and New York City. Consequently, there’s a lot of interest from both employees and employers about how more pay transparency will affect the relationship between bosses and workers.
Anna Nagurney's book, “Labor and Supply Chain Networks,” has been published by Springer Nature. The book consists of 12 chapters, acknowledgments and preface, plus an appendix. The book has been published in both hard copy and online versions.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, it exposed the shortcomings of the nation's stockpile of emergency medical supplies.
With demand for its COVID-19 vaccine decreasing, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has begun scaling back production of the shots. In the past few months, the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company has terminated manufacturing agreements with companies that helped to produce the vaccine during the pandemic, including Catalent and Sanofi.
Beijing’s rapid U-turn on its zero-Covid policies created a gap in supplies of Pfizer, Merck medicines that health authorities are struggling to close
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