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Operations Research Enhances Data-Driven Ferry Operations: Molslinjen Awarded the 2024 INFORMS Edelman Award
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 15, 2024 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced it has awarded Molslinjen its 2024 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for its use of operations research (O.R.) to enhance data-driven ferry operations.

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Biden versus Trump: Is this the best we can do?
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The primaries season has come to a rapid conclusion. Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have garnered enough delegates from their respective parties to secure their nomination to run for president. 

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Why the U.S. needs to win the computer chip cold war
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This week Samsung Electronics announced it is building a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in central Texas.

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Behind the research: Mary Beth Kurz

Behind the research: Mary Beth Kurz

Clemson University News, June 12, 2018

Mary Beth Kurz, INFORMS member and professor with Clemson University, talks about the little things her grandfather did with her that made a huge impact on her as an engineer and as a person.

The four C's of winning with IoT

The four C's of winning with IoT

Forbes, June 12, 2018

Jack Levis, INFORMS member and senior director of process management for UPS, a winner of the INFORMS Edelman Award, discusses the company’s On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation (ORION) system, which uses IoT technology to allow more control over its operations. This ORION system is constantly collecting information from several sources, including drivers, vehicles and packages, and data from all sources is integrated and analyzed to create a full picture of the operation. With IoT technology, UPS has cut the miles driven per year by 100 million, ultimately cutting CO2 emissions by 100,000 metric tons, using 10 million fewer gallons of fuel and saving the company $350 million to $400 million per year.

Negative advertising in politics works

Negative advertising in politics works

Marketing Daily, June 5, 2018

While many may dread campaign season because of the bad energy associated with negative political advertising, a new study has found that such ads actually work. Negative advertising in politics works, but it’s more effective if the advertising comes directly from a candidate or candidate’s campaign. That’s according to a new study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science

A new economic indicator is saying there's no sign of a U.S. recession

A new economic indicator is saying there's no sign of a U.S. recession

Market Watch, June 5, 2018

INFORMS member George Skiadopoulos shares new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science, which discusses a new economic indicator, based on stock index options prices, that predicts the U.S. economy is poised to expand robustly with no sign of a recession in sight. 

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