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Leading Industry Professional and Vice President at Oliver Wyman, David Hunt, elected president-elect of INFORMS

Leading Industry Professional and Vice President at Oliver Wyman, David Hunt, elected president-elect of INFORMS

News Release, October 17, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, October 17, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced that David Hunt has been elected the 2025 INFORMS President. Hunt is the vice president at Oliver Wyman and focuses on transportation policy, operations and strategic planning. He will join the INFORMS Board of Directors as president-elect in January 2024 and will then serve as president and past president in 2025 and 2026, respectively.

Marketing Lessons from a Hurricane: Research Finds the Effects of Brand-switching Only Temporary

Marketing Lessons from a Hurricane: Research Finds the Effects of Brand-switching Only Temporary

News Release, September 13, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, September 13, 2023 – Using data from pre- and post-hurricane purchasing of consumer-packaged goods (CPG), new research has found that while consumers may switch brands in the lead-up to a natural disaster, they will likely switch back to their previously purchased brands when the crisis has passed. This has implications for the extent to which companies can expect to capture consumers using temporary price promotions.

New Research Provides Hope for Parkinson’s Disease Symptom Control

New Research Provides Hope for Parkinson’s Disease Symptom Control

News Release, September 12, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, September 12, 2023 – Finding the right medication regimen to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex healthcare challenge. Wearable health trackers provide physicians with a detailed window into patients’ symptoms, but translating this complex data into useful treatment insights can be difficult. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science accomplishes just that. Researchers found that combining wearable health tracker data with state-of-the-art algorithms results in promising treatment strategies that could improve PD patients’ outcomes.

Hospitals Swallowing Independent Practices—New Research Finds the Vertical Integration Leads to Higher Costs, Worse Patient Health Outcomes

Hospitals Swallowing Independent Practices—New Research Finds the Vertical Integration Leads to Higher Costs, Worse Patient Health Outcomes

News Release, August 31, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, August 31, 2023 – It’s been adopted more regularly across U.S. healthcare systems – vertical integration is when physicians work directly for hospitals rather than independent practices. The intention is to have positive outcomes for patients, but new research forthcoming in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that vertical integration is leading to higher costs and worse health outcomes, thanks to improperly aligned financial incentives.

The Predictive Power of Social Media: Turning Tables in the Fashion Industry

The Predictive Power of Social Media: Turning Tables in the Fashion Industry

News Release, August 23, 2023

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.

Does Relaxing Paywall Access Help or Hurt Digital News Subscriptions?

Does Relaxing Paywall Access Help or Hurt Digital News Subscriptions?

News Release, August 1, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, August 1, 2023 – A new study has revealed that when news sites temporarily relax or suspend restrictions tied to paywall access, they eventually see an increase in subscribers. This reinforces the power and value of sampling as a marketing strategy. But there’s more.

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