Announcing the results of the 2026 INFORMS Board of Directors election and the new board for 2027.
INFORMS has named 12 distinguished leaders as the 2026 class of INFORMS Fellows, one of the highest honors in the profession.
Most medical devices do not hit the market through rigorous safety testing but by being deemed similar enough to something already approved—the “predicate” device through a mechanism known as the FDA’s 510(k) pathway. But similar is not a synonym for safe. While the assumption may be that substantial equivalence is a reasonable stand-in for a safety review, a share of devices cleared with this method still get recalled, and the FDA spends valuable time reviewing devices the same way, regardless of how risky it is on paper.
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A team of researchers from Dartmouth College in Hanover and the University of Coimbra in Portugal have developed a solution to delays and disruptions in airline operations that result in billions of dollars of additional cost to airlines, passengers, and the economy each year.
CATONSVILLE, MD, October 14, 2019 – New research published in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that an online retailer’s delivery strategy is imperative to that retailer’s success and can be a determinant factor as to whether consumers purchase again.
CATONSVILLE, MD, October 10, 2019 – The food delivery business, popularized by mobile online services such as Grubhub, OrderUp, and DoorDash, has become a $200 billion industry, which is expected to grow by more than 15% annually over the next five years. New research published in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals how food delivery businesses can implement changes in driver shifts and order delivery structures that can decrease costs and contribute to higher profits.
CATONSVILLE, MD, October 9, 2019 – A gentle nudge in the right direction is sometimes all people need. In this case, new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds it works when it comes to promoting healthy eating.
The hardest part of work is getting started.
It’s never been easy — there’s something about human nature that makes many of us wait and wait for the ‘perfect moment’ to open that Word doc or switch on the phones. However, science has shown that today’s plugged-in workforce genuinely has a tougher challenge than our ancestors.
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