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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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CHAMPAIGN — At this point in the calendar last year, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament didn’t seem likely for Illinois.
For Americans, COVID's global supply chain disruption had remained more abstraction or inconvenience than potentially life-threatening reality. But that all changed when blood, platelets and plasma were added to the roster of critically short commodities, thanks to COVID's rampaging Omicron variant.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has requested federal assistance as hospitals across the state are seeing a record number of patients and dealing with strained capacity.
BALTIMORE, MD, January 24, 2021 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management suggests adding women to a company’s board can help speed up necessary product recalls and increase customer safety and societal benefits. Companies also appear to be less likely to hide quality problems when more women are on the board.
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