BALTIMORE, MD, May 24, 2025 – Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales; however, new research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins – recruitment. Using machine learning to analyze millions of online ads, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered patterns that link deceptive job offers to sex trafficking networks. By mapping the connections between recruitment and sales locations, the study reveals a hidden supply chain – one that can now be exposed and interrupted earlier in the trafficking process.
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CATONSVILLE, MD, February 2, 2017 – According to a forthcoming study in the INFORMS journal of Marketing Science online display ads can increase both online and offline retail sales, providing valuable insight for future marketing decisions.
Standby upgrade programs are an innovative way for hotels to increase annual revenue by as much as 35 percent while also filling frequently unused premium rooms, creating awareness for unique room features, and improving guest satisfaction and loyalty. However, new research in an upcoming edition of the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that the success of a standby upgrade program is directly tied to the type of guests who frequent the hotel, and the types and quantity of rooms available.
A new Management Science study, "When Do People Prefer Carrots to Sticks? A Robust 'Matching Effect' in Policy Evaluation," suggests that by understanding how people evaluate policies, marketers and policymakers can better frame and improve acceptance rates.
"For a policy to succeed, it must not only be effective in changing behavior, it must also be accepted by stakeholders," says co-author Ellen Evers, of UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. "Therefore it is crucial to understand how different descriptions of the exact same policy can lead to dramatically different rates of acceptance."
Your physical attributes could have an impact on your participation in financial markets, according to a study of nearly 40,000 people entitled “Stature, Obesity and Portfolio Choice” recently published in the INFORMS journal Management Science. “Specifically, we find that individuals who are relatively tall and of normal weight are more likely to hold stocks in their financial portfolios,” the authors found. The relationship is one of correlation rather than causation, as is often the case with such studies, and experts point to a far more complex relationship between lower income families, access to education and, often times, more expensive fresh food.
According to CareerCast's 2017 Job Stress report, which analyzes 11 factors that impact job stress levels, Operations Research Analyst is listed among the least stressful jobs for 2017.
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