BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.
Global supply chains are undergoing an irrevocable shift. While material flows remain critical, they are only the most visible aspect of this transition. Beneath the surface, changes in information exchanges, financial reconfigurations, and human capital movements are posing far greater risks to the benefits of global trade. The US, China, and the rest the world must handle these changes with care and perspective.
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INFORMS Executive Director Melissa Moore has been invited to join the new CEO Update MidCap Roundtable. This new, invitation only membership includes participation in a one-of-a-kind peer networking and education-focused event, the Roundtable Summit, which will bring together CEOs and principals of major search firms for a day of high-level education focused on arming senior leaders with the knowledge they need to lead their organizations, and to navigate a rapidly changing political and economic environment.
Earlier this week, the White House announced that travelers from 10 airports in Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa are no longer allowed to carry on carry on certain electronic devices (anything large than a cell phone or smart phone) and must instead transport them in checked baggage. INFORMS Fellow and University of Illinois professor Sheldon Jacobson, whose research on airport screening and airline security has helped form previous policies, weighs in on the effectiveness of this new ban.
Eight student teams from around the world have been selected as finalists in the inaugural INFORMS O.R. and Analytics Student Team Competition. INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, introduced this new competition to highlight young talent and provide O.R. and analytics students the opportunity to solve the kinds of real-world workplace challenges they will face during their careers.
CATONSVILLE, MD, March 3, 2017 – Providing consumers the opportunity to feel altruistic by donating a portion of the purchase price to a charity is an effective way for businesses to drive sales, as is providing items and services at discounted prices. However, businesses should proceed with caution when combining these two marketing techniques, as it can have the opposite effect.
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