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Breakthrough Tool Slashes Opioid Crisis Costs by 30% and Saves Lives: New Study Reveals Game-Changing Strategy
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BALTIMORE, MD, February 20, 2025 – A groundbreaking new study published in the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis unveils a powerful new tool to tackle the opioid crisis, offering a pathway to slash costs by nearly 30% while saving lives.

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OpenAI’s New Stargate Project and China’s DeepSeek: Goliath vs. David
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On Jan. 21, OpenAI launched the $500 billion Stargate Project with partners like Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Oracle. This initiative aimed to secure American AI leadership, create jobs, and boost the economy. Initially, this boosted the stock prices of these companies.

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Resign or stay? Federal workers are on the clock — Here’s how decision-analysis tools can help
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Living in limbo: An estimated 2 million U. S. federal employees were thrust into a decision they did not seek to make. A deadline from the Trump Administration was halted last week, and is now in the hands of a judge. When a deadline is set those employees will have to make a high-stakes choice: Take a buyout and resign, or they can choose to stay in an uncertain job environment, including the possibility of being laid-off or having significant changes in work duties or leave with a buyout. This current reprieve gives these federal employees a little more time, but the fundamental question for each of them remains: What’s the right move for your career and future?

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INFORMS Names Class of 2024 Fellows

INFORMS Names Class of 2024 Fellows

News Release, September 26, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, September 26, 2024 – From reshaping healthcare delivery to optimizing global supply chains, developing life-saving algorithms and numerous other significant contributions, 12 pioneers in operations research and analytics are set to receive one of the highest honors in the field – being named an INFORMS Fellow. INFORMS, the premier international association for the decision and data sciences, proudly announces its 2024 class of Fellows – leaders whose innovative contributions have transformed industries, improved lives worldwide and significantly advanced INFORMS’ fields of interests. These luminaries will be celebrated at the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting, held October 20-23, in Seattle, Washington.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Will a federal inquiry into airline loyalty programs dramatically change them?

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Will a federal inquiry into airline loyalty programs dramatically change them?

Chicago Tribune, September 24, 2024

The Department of Transportation is investigating the airline loyalty programs associated with the four largest carriers — American, United, Delta and Southwest. The focus of the investigation is on the fairness, transparency, predictability and competitiveness of the airlines’ loyalty programs. Should program members be concerned that the investigation could change their benefits, possibly for th ...

Anna Nagurney Appointed to Five-Year Term as Supply Chain Expert for DHS Chief Scientist Office

Anna Nagurney Appointed to Five-Year Term as Supply Chain Expert for DHS Chief Scientist Office

Homeland Security Today, September 23, 2024

Anna Nagurney, the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies in the Isenberg School of Management, has been appointed to serve a five-year term as an expert on supply chains in the Science Advice and Guidance for Emergencies (SAGE) program, an Office of Enterprise Services, Administration and Support Division program with a direct link to the Chief Scientist Office in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Rob Handfield Analyzes Supply Chain Risks in Hezbollah Attack

Rob Handfield Analyzes Supply Chain Risks in Hezbollah Attack

NC State University, September 23, 2024

The attacks on Hezbollah last week using explosives planted inside electronics highlight the risks and vulnerabilities of technology supply chains, experts say. The Wall Street Journal tapped Poole professor Rob Handfield, who explained that the complexity of electronics supply chains makes it difficult to trace the origins of every component or identify where potential vulnerabilities might be introduced.

Exploding Pagers Deliver a Supply Chain Warning

Exploding Pagers Deliver a Supply Chain Warning

The New York Times, September 21, 2024

The lethal detonation of hand-held pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah militants this week in Lebanon demonstrated powerful spycraft, but it also raised questions about a gaping vulnerability in the global supply chain.

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