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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 ā€“ 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.

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Spikes in violent theft frightening customers, damaging business of brick-and-mortar retailers
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Retail insiders blame soft-on-crime policies, understaffing, urban trends

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De-risking global supply chains: Looking beyond material flows
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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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How mathematicians are trying to make NFL schedules fairer

How mathematicians are trying to make NFL schedules fairer

ESPN, April 15, 2019

INFORMS member, professor with the University of Buffalo and Buffalo Bills football fan Mark Karwan's research to outline a mathematical approach by which the NFL could potentially produce a materially fair and largely disparity-free schedule, has led to a three-year research grant with the NFL to provide year-round method development and schedule testing. 

Improving water quality with operations research: Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District and Tetra Tech awarded the 2019 INFORMS Edelman Award

Improving water quality with operations research: Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District and Tetra Tech awarded the 2019 INFORMS Edelman Award

News Release, April 15, 2019

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced it has awarded Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District and Tetra Tech its 2019 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research, and Management Science for its use of operations research (O.R.) to maximize all aspects of its wastewater collection and treatment facilities to better protect the environment and realize hundreds of millions in savings.

University of Cincinnati awarded the 2019 UPS George D. Smith Prize

University of Cincinnati awarded the 2019 UPS George D. Smith Prize

News Release, April 15, 2019

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, has awarded the Department of Operations, Business Analytics and Information Systems at the University of Cincinnatiā€™s (UC) Carl H. Lindner College of Business its 2019 UPS George D. Smith Prize for an innovative curriculum, taught in the context of a true business environment, that prepares students to become effective practitioners. 

Eva Lee Inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows

Eva Lee Inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows

Georgia Tech News, March 25, 2019

INFORMS Fellow Eva Lee, professor with Georgia Tech's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Lee is the first I.E./O.R. engineer to be nominated and elected for this honor. 

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