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What Goes into a Retailer’s Decision to Lower Prices?

What Goes into a Retailer’s Decision to Lower Prices?

News Release, December 15, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, December 15, 2022 – Holiday shoppers are finding that discounts among some of the items on their shopping lists are a little easier to find this year due to higher inventories at retailers and a slowing demand due to inflation and certain recessionary economic conditions. At the same time, consumers may notice that some retailers are slower to reduce prices to generate sales.

Proximity to Senior Managers Enhances Inventors’ Productivity, Creativity

Proximity to Senior Managers Enhances Inventors’ Productivity, Creativity

News Release, December 6, 2022

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become increasingly common, but is it productive? New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds proximity to senior managers at corporate headquarters makes inventors in companies’ research and development (R&D) functions more productive. Moreover, it makes them more creative, suggesting that senior management oversight does not stifle creativity, but instead encourages it.

New Research Develops a Model for Political Redistricting that Optimizes Political Fairness

New Research Develops a Model for Political Redistricting that Optimizes Political Fairness

News Release, December 5, 2022

Political redistricting is a problem of national interest with consequences to electoral representation. It is a decennial process of redrawing the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts, and can affect a wide range of stakeholders, including the voters, candidates and political parties. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research introduces a model that can be adopted for a redistricting process that explicitly focuses on political fairness.

How Much Impact Do Boycotts and Buycotts Actually Have on Brand Sales?

How Much Impact Do Boycotts and Buycotts Actually Have on Brand Sales?

News Release, November 3, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, November 3, 2022 – At a campaign event in the midst of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the chief executive officer of Goya, a large Latin food brand, publicly praised and endorsed then-president Donald Trump. The comments triggered both a boycott and a counter “buycott” movement in support of the brand.

Promoting Cigarette Brands in TV Shows Yields Unexpected Results

Promoting Cigarette Brands in TV Shows Yields Unexpected Results

News Release, October 26, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 26, 2022 – New research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Washington, finds a 10% increase in TV product placement for cigarettes increases sales by 2% for the tobacco brand shown on-screen. Furthermore, it has the same effect on its direct competitors’ sales as well.

Are Nutritional Warning Labels Effective at Steering Consumers Away from Unhealthful Foods?

Are Nutritional Warning Labels Effective at Steering Consumers Away from Unhealthful Foods?

News Release, October 13, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 13, 2022 – In 2016, Chile introduced the gradual implementation of a comprehensive and mandatory food labeling law that was designed to warn consumers of the risks of unhealthy foods. To do so, the law required that if a product contained excessive amounts of certain nutrients (such as sugar), which are considered unhealthful if consumed in large quantities, the product should display mandatory warning labels on the packaging. Moreover, several other countries have already adopted these new warning labels.

New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

News Release, October 6, 2022

New members of the INFORMS Board of Directors are elected to positions of Treasurer, Vice President of Education, Vice President of Meetings, Vice President of Publications, Vice President of Technology Strategy, and Vice President of Societies and Sections.

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

News Release, October 6, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 6, 2022 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced that Julie Swann, Ph.D., has been elected the 2024 INFORMS President. Swann, who is the A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and head of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, will join the INFORMS Board of Directors as president-elect in January 2023 and will then serve as president and past president in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Study Examines the Impact of Fake Online Reviews on Sales

Study Examines the Impact of Fake Online Reviews on Sales

News Release, September 9, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, September 9, 2022 – Can you really trust that online product review before you make a purchase decision? New research has found that the practice of faking online product reviews may be more pervasive than you think.

Swipe Left or Swipe Right? New Algorithm Increases Successful Dating Site Matches by More Than 25%

Swipe Left or Swipe Right? New Algorithm Increases Successful Dating Site Matches by More Than 25%

News Release, September 8, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, September 8, 2022 – Online dating is one of the top ways people meet in 2022. That said, matchmaking – online or offline – is never a perfect process. New research published in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management showcases a new algorithm to increase dating site matches by analyzing individual user preferences and whether the user currently has a lot of matches.

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