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.
INFORMS has awarded the 2026 UPS George D. Smith Prize to the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The award recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of O.R. and analytics.
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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Diabetes, whether Type 1 or Type 2, may be the most underappreciated, misunderstood and poorly treated of all common medical problems, and many of the more than 30 million Americans affected by it are paying dearly with their health and lives as a result.
Many of the biggest companies have wholeheartedly embraced the theory that more diversity means more profits. Investors may be less convinced—at least when it comes to adding women to boards.
SAVVI Financial LLC co-founder, Dr. Dimitris Bertsimas, is awarded the INFORMS President's Award and the Prestigious John von Neumann Theory Prize.
In theory, a company should be intrinsically motivated to create a gender-diverse board of directors. More diversity means more ideas, competing views, and new perspectives. In practice, it’s a different story. New research appearing in the journal Organizational Science finds that firms can pay a steep price for their efforts to increase board diversity.
CATONSVILLE, MD, November 20, 2019 – After nine years as executive director of INFORMS -- the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals (www.informs.org) -- Melissa Moore has announced her intention to retire on September 1, 2020.
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