We are drowning in numbers, and we no longer understand what they mean. Every day, headlines bombard us with figures meant to inform: billions in spending, trillions in debt, percentages signaling growth or decline. But for most of us, these numbers blur together. They register as “large” or “small,” but almost never as real. And that is more than a math problem. It is a civic one.
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.
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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Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, INFORMS Member and Director of Analytical Consulting Services at the University of North Carolina, shares with analytics and operations research students the importance of standing out to potential employers, and the important role an Associate Certified Analytics Professional (aCAP) certification can play in that.
Brock University professor and INFORMS member Michael Armstrong discusses the current threat of a missile attack by North Korea and provides insight as to how the U.S. may respond, by looking to how Israel currently is dealing with actual rocket attacks.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) announced today that top academic leader, mathematician Professor Tan Eng Chye will be the University’s next President. Professor Tan is a member of INFORMS and editor of the INFORMS journal Management Science.
A trio of MIT researchers and INFORMS members - Dimitris Bertsimas, Arther Delarue and Sebastien Martin - recently tackled a tricky vehicle-routing problem when they set out to improve the efficiency of the Boston Public Schools bus system.
As businesses explore new ways to make their data more accessible and prevent data loss, Linda Argote, INFORMS Fellow and professor at Carnegie Mellow University's Tepper School of Business, discusses how information management systems can help employees access data, especially in the wake of older, seasoned employees leaving a company.
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