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Court Backlogs Are Clogging the System – New Research Finds a Surprising Fix
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 21, 2025 – Courts around the world are struggling to keep up with growing caseloads, leaving individuals and businesses waiting months – sometimes years – for resolution. But a new study in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management has uncovered a surprisingly simple way to speed up the system that doesn’t require hiring more judges.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Resoundingly Human Podcast

An audio journey of how data and analytics save lives, save money and solve problems.

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IHG Competing for INFORMS Edelman Prize

News Release, March 21, 2011

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, is among six finalists that will compete for the INFORMS 2011 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Chicago on April 11 at the Marriott Chicago Downtown.

Midwest ISO Competing for INFORMS Edelman Prize

News Release, March 21, 2011

Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator’s analytics team is among six finalists that will compete for the INFORMS 2011 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Chicago on April 11 at the Marriott Chicago Downtown.

Edelman Fact Sheet NYS Dept Taxation

News Release, March 21, 2011

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance’s analytics team is among six finalists that will compete for the INFORMS 2011 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Chicago on April 11 at the Marriott Chicago Downtown.

New INFORMS ED Moore

News Release, February 28, 2011

The Board of Directors of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®) today announced that INFORMS has named Melissa Moore as the new Executive Director of the professional association for experts in analytics and related fields. She will take office on April 4.

World’s Best Analytics Teams Compete to Win INFORMS Edelman Prize

News Release, March 22, 2011

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®) announced six finalists that will compete for the 2011 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Chicago next month.

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