BALTIMORE, MD, May 24, 2025 – Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales; however, new research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins – recruitment. Using machine learning to analyze millions of online ads, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered patterns that link deceptive job offers to sex trafficking networks. By mapping the connections between recruitment and sales locations, the study reveals a hidden supply chain – one that can now be exposed and interrupted earlier in the trafficking process.
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According to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, in countries facing severe threat of armed conflict, ties to military officers can help a company survive.
In this episode of the INFORMS podcast, Resoundingly Human, we explore three unique ways that operations research and analytics are being used to save lives, save money, and solve problems. Our guests include John Dickerson of the University of Maryland and Tuomas Sandholm of Carnegie Mellon University whose research on improving kidney exchange success could significantly improve the number of successful kidney transplants; Eva Lee of the Georgia Institute of Technology whose research in pediatric heart surgery has unexpectedly provided new insight to help fight America’s opioid epidemic; and Tallys Yunes of the Miami Business School who has some very valuable insight that can help all the fantasy football fans out there use O.R. to improve their lineups.
CATONSVILLE, MD, October 31, 2018 – More then 5,900 of the world’s leading operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals will arrive in Phoenix this weekend to participate in the 2018 INFORMS Annual Meeting taking place November 4-7 at the Phoenix Convention Center.
The marketing-focused podcast, Marketing Over Coffee, discusses new research from the INFORMS journal Marketing Science that explores the effectiveness of healthcare advertising.
According to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, NBA coaches give slightly more playing time to players of their own race, but the gap disappears at playoff time.
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