INFORMS Releases

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

• AI-Tailor Learning: How AI Can Help Students Succeed During and After Adversity (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• Rideshare Policy Identified to Reduce Impact of Platform Critiques on Driver Revenue (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• 10 Million Fewer Cases: The Results of a Smart Testing Algorithm on COVID-19 (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
• Data Science Helps to Identify and Reduce Fall Risks in the Elderly Using Health Data (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)

BALTIMORE, MD, June 9, 2023 – A new study of food consumer shopping behaviors has found that when faced with a choice – lower prices or healthier foods – they will likely choose lower prices.

BALTIMORE, MD, June 8, 2023 – Headed to the emergency department (ED)? How should you decide which nearby ED to go to so that you can get in and out? New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management uncovers how best to showcase hospital wait times to not only save your patience, but increase efficiency, more accurately route emergency vehicles and save money.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 31, 2023 – Taking down the drug trade with data. New research in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research showcases the power of data and analytics in understanding how drug transactions on the dark web may be disrupted. The study looks at data from the three largest darknet markets to show the impact of selectively targeting large drug vendors online.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 23, 2023 –

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

• Increasing Efficiency in Operating Rooms: How Surgical Tool Optimization Can Save Money (INFORMS journal Operations Research)
• The Impact of Data on Tracking Down and Dismantling Human Trafficking Rings (INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics)
• New Research Finds “Looking the Part” Can Get You the Job Online (INFORMS journal Marketing Science)
• The Impact of One-Click Online Buying on E-commerce Sales (INFORMS journal Management Science)