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The INFORMS Analytics+ Conference showcased how companies are turning advanced analytics and AI into measurable operational results

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In most emergency departments, beds are a hot commodity. But some patients don’t actually need a bed for their treatment – and accurately identifying those people is a low-lift but effective way to increase efficiency without sacrificing care quality, finds a study recently published in the journal Management Science.

The researchers developed a simple decision tree, informed by mathematical and machine learning models, to help staff decide whether a patient truly needs a bed or can be routed to a “vertical processing pathway” – that is, an area where they can be treated sitting up. Many hospitals already have such an area but don’t necessarily have a systematic way to decide which patients are treated there.

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Diversity alone won’t get the votes for funding public education. It takes communities that are more integrated and connected, where residents have a sense of shared stake.

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In the fight against human trafficking, industrial engineers can help

In the fight against human trafficking, industrial engineers can help

News @ Northeastern, February 8, 2019

Kayse Lee Maass, an INFORMS member and assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University, believes engineers have tools that can help fight human trafficking. The same techniques used to model supply chains or plan media campaigns can be adapted to find ways to disrupt trafficking networks or organize support services for survivors.

Machine learning can improve the process for identifying consumer needs

Machine learning can improve the process for identifying consumer needs

Market Business News, February 8, 2019

New research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science has found that machine learning can really improve the process of identifying consumer needs. Consumer brands globally have long used old-fashioned focus groups. They have also used surveys and interviews to gauge consumer needs, wants, and desires. They have used them as part of the processes that include marketing, sales, and product development.

Can machine learning deliver critical market insights on consumer needs faster and cheaper?

Can machine learning deliver critical market insights on consumer needs faster and cheaper?

News Release, February 7, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, February 7, 2019 – Consumer brands have long used old-fashioned focus groups, interviews and surveys to best gauge consumer wants, desires and needs as part of processes that range from product development, to marketing and sales. As machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged, there is an increasing interest in the ability to harness these solutions to save time and money, and to yield more reliable consumer insights.

When the insurance company monitors your driving in real time does it help?

When the insurance company monitors your driving in real time does it help?

News Release, February 6, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, February 6, 2019 – The traditional model for setting auto insurance premiums has been to base rates on the motorist’s driving history, age, gender and even marital status (in some states). Thanks to new technological options, insurance companies and motorists have started to work together to give the insurance companies access to better data on an individual driver’s risk level, and give the same driver a sense of greater control over how much he or she will pay in insurance premiums.

2019 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference: Industry 4.0

2019 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference: Industry 4.0

KD Nuggets, February 5, 2019

With analytics driving and impacting nearly every industry today, it is ever-more essential and challenging to stay current in this rapidly moving field. The 2019 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research offers a rich experience for Analytics professionals and other business leaders to learn from and network with leading experts and professionals at the epicenter of the evolution of data science.

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