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INFORMS Student Team Competition challenges students from around the world to solve complex real-world business challenges

INFORMS Student Team Competition challenges students from around the world to solve complex real-world business challenges

March 7, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, March 7, 2019 – Six student teams from around the world have been selected as finalists in the third annual INFORMS O.R. & Analytics Student Team Competition. The competition highlights impressive young talent and provides O.R. and analytics students the opportunity to solve the kinds of real-world workplace challenges they will face during their careers. 

2019 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award: World’s leading operations research and analytics applications selected as finalists

2019 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award: World’s leading operations research and analytics applications selected as finalists

News Release, January 3, 2019

INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, has selected six finalists for the 48th annual Franz Edelman Award for Achievements in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and operations research (O.R.). 

Increasing bike-share efficiency: Researchers from Cornell University recognized with INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize

Increasing bike-share efficiency: Researchers from Cornell University recognized with INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize

News Release, November 21, 2018

INFORMS, the leading association for operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals, has awarded the 2018 INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research to researchers from Cornell University for their work to increase the efficiency of bike-sharing programs. The award was presented at the 2018 INFORMS Annual Meeting held in Phoenix, AZ on November 4-7. 

INFORMS Announces General Motors As Title Sponsor of the 2019 O.R. & Analytics Student Team Competition

INFORMS Announces General Motors As Title Sponsor of the 2019 O.R. & Analytics Student Team Competition

News Release, May 15, 2018

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced that General Motors will be the title sponsor of its 2019 Operations Research and Analytics Student Team Competition, to be held on April 14-16, 2019 in Austin, Texas.  The competition provides students the opportunity to solve the kinds of real-world workplace challenges they will face during their careers.

Advancing wireless communication: FCC awarded the 2018 INFORMS Edelman Award, the leading award in analytics and operations research

Advancing wireless communication: FCC awarded the 2018 INFORMS Edelman Award, the leading award in analytics and operations research

News Release, April 16, 2018

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced it has awarded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) its 2018 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research, and Management Science for its use of operations research (O.R.) to create a revolutionary approach to meeting the rapidly growing need for the spectrum used for wireless communication in the United States and Canada.

BNSF Railway presented with the 2018 INFORMS Prize for Operations Research

BNSF Railway presented with the 2018 INFORMS Prize for Operations Research

News Release, April 16, 2018

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced that BNSF Railway has been awarded the 2018 INFORMS Prize for their pioneering and enduring integration of operations research (O.R.) and analytics programs into their organization.

INFORMS selects 2018 UPS George D. Smith Prize finalists from leading university O.R. and analytics programs

INFORMS selects 2018 UPS George D. Smith Prize finalists from leading university O.R. and analytics programs

News Release, January 16, 2018

INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, has selected two finalists for the 2018 UPS George D. Smith Prize, which recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.

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2018 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award finalists selected from leading analytics teams around the world

2018 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award finalists selected from leading analytics teams around the world

News Release, January 4, 2018

Competition recognizes incredible ways that analytics improves how people live and work

Finalist contributions include innovations in broadcasting, healthcare, communication, inventory management, vehicle fleet management, and alternative energy industries.

INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, has selected six finalists for the 47th annual Franz Edelman Award for Achievements in Operations Research and Management Science, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and O.R. 

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