Awards Releases

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced it has awarded Holiday Retirement its 2017 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences for its use of operations research (O.R.) to improve the pricing model for its more than 300 senior living communities across the country.

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, announced that both the U.S. Air Force and The Walt Disney Company have received the 2017 INFORMS Prize for their pioneering and enduring integration of operations research (O.R.) and analytics programs into their organizations.

INFORMS, the leading international association for operations research and analytics professionals, has awarded the U.S. Air Force Academy its 2017 UPS George D. Smith Prize for its operations research (O.R.) program, which prepares its graduates to become frontline O.R. practitioners as analysts in the Air Force.

Eight student teams from around the world have been selected as finalists in the inaugural INFORMS O.R. and Analytics Student Team Competition. INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, introduced this new competition to highlight young talent and provide O.R. and analytics students the opportunity to solve the kinds of real-world workplace challenges they will face during their careers.

INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, has selected three finalists for the 2017 UPS George D. Smith Prize, which recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.

INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, has selected six finalists for the 46th annual Franz Edelman Award for Achievements in Operations Research and Management Science, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and O.R. 

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INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, is accepting now applications for the 45th annual Franz Edelman Award for Achievements in Operations Research and Management Science, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in analytics and operations research.  

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®), the leading association for analytics professionals, announced that General Motors, which is using big data and advanced analytics to predict failure of certain automotive components and systems before customers are affected, is the winner of the 2016 INFORMS Prize for operations research and management science. 

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®), the leading association for analytics professionals, announced it has awarded UPS its 2016 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences.