Media Coverage

Two INFORMS members with the Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business, Professors Yili Hong and Zahongju Zhang, in conjunction with research associate Ziru Li, have conducted a study that explores the positive impact of ride-hailing services, including reduced traffic congestion, travel time, and gas expenses. They will be presenting their study at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in November.

A new study in Management Science led by INFORMS member Natarajan Balasubramanian, a professor at Syracuse University, found that when managers implement strict deadlines, their workers tend to complete their tasks at the last minute, which often leads to lower quality outcomes.

According to PayScale's 2016-2017 College Salary Report, operations research ranks as the master's degree with the third highest salary potential, coming in behind only computer science and engineering, and nurse anesthesia.

Executive director of INFORMS, Melissa Moore, presented the Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heniz III College with the UPS George D. Smith prize. This prize is awarded in recognition of the school's encouragement of stronger ties between industry and students studying operations research and analytics, in particular, for student projects relating to healthcare and real estate. 

As the demand for analytics professionals continues to grow, and more and more universities are adding or expanding their analytics programs, it is increasingly important for young analytics professionals to stand out to potential employers. Alan Briggs, INFORMS member and project manager and data scientists with Elder Research, Inc., discusses how the new Associate Certified Analytics Professional (aCAP™) program can place emerging analytics professionals on the path to success.