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Rainmaker to present total revenue management approach for casino hotels at INFORMS 2017

Rainmaker to present total revenue management approach for casino hotels at INFORMS 2017

Hospitality Technology, March 29, 2017

The Rainmaker Group will present a step-by-step approach to total revenue optimization for casino and gaming properties at the INFORMS 2017 Business Analytics Conference, being held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, April 2-4. During this strategic session, Angie Dobney, Rainmaker’s vice president of pricing and revenue management services, will detail the data-driven methodology behind the total revenue management approach that has been successfully implemented by many casino properties in recent years. 

The most impactful technologies coming to retail

The most impactful technologies coming to retail

Retail Touch Points, April 11, 2017

Suresh Acharya, INFORMS member and head of JDA Labs, discusses how, thanks to a shift in focus from "stuff" to "people," data science and machine learning are poised to take retail to new levels of efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

Pure Technologies Presents at Informs Analytics 2017

Pure Technologies Presents at Informs Analytics 2017

Yahoo! Finanance, April 3, 2017

Pure Technologies Ltd. will present to a group of operational research and management experts on the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's ("DC Water") pipeline asset risk model during the 2017 Business Analytics Conference, hosted by INFORMS, the largest society in the world for professionals in the field of operations research, management science, and analytics. Firms attending Analytics 2017 include Amazon, Boeing, IBM and other major technology and analytical companies. Selection to present at Analytics 2017 serves as validation of Pure's advancing engineering services capabilities in delivering its Assess and AddressTM approach to utilities worldwide. 

How Holiday increased revenue from new leases by 10%

How Holiday increased revenue from new leases by 10%

McKnight's Senior Living, April 4, 2017

What started around 2011 as an effort to find a better way to establish appropriate unit rents has led Lake Oswego, OR-based Holiday Retirement to consistently realizing a 10% revenue increase from new leases and receiving an international award for implementing a revenue management system that was new to the senior living industry.

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Artificial Intelligence

Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up

Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up

Deseret News, January 18, 2025

Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s — has become the talk of the town.

Healthcare

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 23, 2025

Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.

Supply Chain

New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes For Grains

New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes For Grains

Where the Food Comes From, January 20, 2025

A groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals the severe and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global food security. The research highlights an urgent need to address disruptions in the transportation of Ukrainian grains, which have caused dramatic price spikes and worsened food insecurity worldwide, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Marketplace, January 2, 2025

Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts could go on strike again in less than two weeks if they don’t reach a contract agreement with ports and shippers. Talks are set to resume next week, according to Bloomberg. The main sticking point between the two sides? Automation.

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