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Impact Prize to COIN-OR

News Release, November 11, 2014

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) recognized a longstanding open source software program with its 2014 INFORMS Impact Prize for the developers’ creation of software that has spurred the growth of new applications over its more than dozen years of existence.

INFORMS Analytics Maturity Model Survey San Francisco

News Release, November 10, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 11, 2014–According to a new INFORMS®  survey of 230 business, government and academic representatives released today, the concept of “analytics maturity” is important or very important to their businesses (65 percent).  Yet, 82 percent of those same respondents admitted they do not have a plan, model, or any other mechanism in place for measuring the efficacy or maturity of their analytics best practices over time.  

INFORMS Analytics Maturity Model San Francisco

News Release, November 10, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO, CA , November 11, 2014– The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®) – the largest professional society in the world for professionals in the fields of analytics, operations research (O.R.) and management science – today announced the official launch of a unique new Analytics Maturity Model that is designed to help organizations of all sizes scrutinize the way they use analytics across the business and determine how to improve their best practices over time. Whether an organization is in it’s initial stages of using analytics to improve business processes, or is at a more advanced level, the INFORMS Analytics Maturity Model approach helps assess strengths and weaknesses in three important areas of analytics: the organization itself, its analytics capabilities and its data and infrastructure.

INFORMS Product Placement

News Release, October 15, 2014

CATONSVILLE, MD, October 15, 2014 – Coordinating product placement with advertising in the same television program can reduce audience loss over commercial breaks by 10%, according to a new study in the Articles in Advance section of Marketing Science, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

Ed Kaplan INFORMS President

News Release, October 14, 2014

CATONSVILLE, MD, October 14, 2014 – The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®) today announced that Yale School of Management Professor Edward H. Kaplan, whose pioneering work in public health and homeland security has won him numerous INFORMS awards, was elected INFORMS president in an election that concluded on September 30. Prof. Kaplan becomes INFORMS President Elect on January 1, 2015 and starts his term as President on January 1, 2016.

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INFORMS Magazines

OR/MS Today is the INFORMS member magazine that shares the latest research and best practices in operations research, analytics and the management sciences.

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Decision Science Digest

Decision Science Digest: June 18, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, June 18, 2024 –

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.

  • Tailoring Ads to Consumers: How Facial Expression Software is Streamlining the Process (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Teaming Up to Reach a Goal: New Research Proves Social Ties Improve Long-Standing Success (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Predicting Deliveries: Fostering Trust with Consumers So They Buy Again, A New Model to Nail Down Product Delivery Dates (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • The Tesla Effect! The Impact of EV Charging Locations on Local Businesses (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
Decision Science Digest: May 30, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, May 30, 2024 –

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 & Care in the Hospital System: Reducing a Nurse’s Workload by One Patient Leads to 14% Speedup in Service to Other Patients (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
  • Incorporating Diversity Equally: What Group Size Reveals About Perceptions on Diversity (INFORMS journal Organization Science)
  • New Research Reveals Bias in Awards for NBA Players When a High-Profile Player is on the Team (INFORMS journal Organization Science)
  • Embracing a New Normal: How Restaurants Can Adjust to Stay Afloat in a World of DoorDash and Grubhub (INFORMS journal Service Science)
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