Uber Eats begins offering cannabis delivery in B.C.
CBC, April 18, 2023
Experts say it's unclear what effect, if any, delivery will have on provincial market
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When elected officials control the maps, they are not just participating in democracy. They are engineering the habitat in which democracy thrives or languishes. That makes redistricting not only a political problem, but also an operations research problem.
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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.
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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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How does AI impact the price you pay for air travel?
AirGuide, April 18, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the great disruptor across numerous sectors of the economy and society. It has not only impacted the digital world, but the physical world. And air travel has not been immune to such effects.
Operations Research Enhances Retail Truck Routing and Load Planning: Walmart Awarded the 2023 INFORMS Edelman Award
News Release, April 17, 2023
BALTIMORE, MD, April 17, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced it has awarded Walmart its 2023 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science for its use of operations research (O.R.) to enhance retail truck routing and load planning.
Purdue University, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Business Analytics and Information Management, Awarded the 2023 INFORMS UPS George...
News Release, April 17, 2023
BALTIMORE, MD, April 17, 2022 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has awarded Purdue University, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Business Analytics and Information Management (BAIM) the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize. The award recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.
Sheldon Jacobson: Lotteries are a regressive tax. Why do progressive governors support them?
The Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2023
As states look to generate more revenue in an inflationary economy, along with the risk of a recession, progressive governors like J.B. Pritzker who advocate for progressive income taxes also support one of the most regressive taxes: lotteries. This sort of “taxation” increases revenue without the stigma associated with conventional taxation, which feels to some like a penalty.
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