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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We represent a group of 25 Yale faculty who have just returned from a five-day visit to Israel. Our mission was to learn from and make meaningful academic connections with our Israeli counterparts. Much of what we learned and observed astounded us.
The disruption caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore will be mitigated by improvements made to supply chains in recent years, according to Tinglong Dai, a professor of operations management and business analytics at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
Early Tuesday morning, the cargo vessel Dali smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, triggering a deadly collapse. Six construction workers who were filling potholes on the bridge at the time of the accident are presumed dead, and the incident has the engineering community on high alert as it strives to prevent future tragedies.
The economic impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore – which left six dead and one seriously injured – will be hefty.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent suspension of shipping at the Port of Baltimore could have large economic impacts for the city and the world.
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