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.
INFORMS has awarded the 2026 UPS George D. Smith Prize to the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The award recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of O.R. and analytics.
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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BALTIMORE, MD, August 23, 2023 – Fashion and social media are both ever evolving. So why not put the two together? New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management says utilizing social media to predict sales of apparel and footwear items based on social media posts and interactions about color is possible and successful.
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Flight delays can be frustrating, but a group of passengers boarding a delayed flight at Miami airport found a creative way to pass the time instead of becoming an "angry mob."
To reduce the influence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the world’s food safety, in July 2022, Turkey, the UN, and Russia brokered the Black Sea grain initiative. This agreement was devised to ensure that Ukraine, a major global grain producer, could smoothly export its grain through its southern ports via the Bosphorus. Since being initiated, the grain agreement has transported over 32 million tons of grain and various commodities to nations and areas desperately requiring food, predominantly in the Global South. This initiative has played a pivotal role in stabilizing food prices and enhancing worldwide food security.
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