We are drowning in numbers, and we no longer understand what they mean. Every day, headlines bombard us with figures meant to inform: billions in spending, trillions in debt, percentages signaling growth or decline. But for most of us, these numbers blur together. They register as “large” or “small,” but almost never as real. And that is more than a math problem. It is a civic one.
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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The immediate future of the global supply chain rests on a bargaining table in San Francisco, where the union representing all West Coast dockworkers is hashing out a new contract with the assembled bosses of maritime shipping.
BALTIMORE, MD, June 27, 2022 – New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that people can achieve long-term health goals and establish healthy habits when coupling wearable health devices such as “Fitbits” with economic incentives.
BALTIMORE, MD, June 16, 2022 – New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science identifies a new method of implementing pandemic lockdowns that decreases infection rates while also limiting negative economic impacts.
New audio is available for media use featuring Dwai Roy. He is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. He talks about diversity, equity, and inclusion from an analytics perspective. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Dwai Roy. What follows are 4 questions and responses. These responses were provided on June 10, 2022.
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