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ABOK is No. 2 on list of best books to read this year

ABOK is No. 2 on list of best books to read this year

BookAuthority, January 24, 2019

The INFORMS Analytics Body of Knowledge (ABOK), released earlier this year at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, has been named second on the list of “22 Best New Analytics Books to Read in 2019” by BookAuthority, which identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on public mentions, recommendations, ratings and sentiment.

What retailers can learn about social responsibility from Toms and Patagonia

What retailers can learn about social responsibility from Toms and Patagonia

Forbes, January 24, 2019

According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science, companies choosing to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) have higher profit margins and valuation, but lower risk. These benefits are amplified when the corporation already has high product differentiation, but at the same time, high CSR helps boost product differentiation. Companies with high CSR also have more stable returns on their assets.

Changes to flu shot supply chain could save lives: Study

Changes to flu shot supply chain could save lives: Study

U.S. News & World Report, January 11, 2019

While problems with flu vaccine distribution in the United States may cost lives and pose a serious threat in the event of a flu pandemic, a new computer model shows that proposed changes to the current distribution system could save thousands of lives. INFORMS members Pinar Keskinocak of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Julie Swann of North Carolina State University, and Zihao Li, a PhD student of Georgia Tech at the time who is currently working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted research that found by replenishing flu vaccine stocks in regions where they are being used up and not replenishing them in areas where vaccines are piling up because people aren't getting flu shots would have a population-wide benefit by increasing the total number of vaccinated people. They would then be less likely to get sick and to infect others, reducing the overall flu wave. This change to flu vaccine distribution could save thousands of lives in a regular flu season, and even more in a flu pandemic.

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Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Should you be concerned about mpox?

Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Should you be concerned about mpox?

Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2024

Mpox is spreading across several African countries. The World Health Organization declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern.” The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hardest hit, though Burundi has also seen a recent surge of cases. To date this year, 36,000 suspected cases have been reported, with more than one-half among children younger than 15 years old. In Burundi alone, two-thirds of the recent cases have been in those younger than 19.

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The Impact of Weather on the Supply Chain

The Impact of Weather on the Supply Chain

Parcel, October 2, 2024

The supply chain for many small parcel shipping companies is typically long. Products are often made in distant lands, travel on oceans and waterways, arrive at ports, are then transported to warehouses, from where a third-party logistics provider delivers the product to its intended destination. In a stable world, shippers and customers alike can expect a product to be delivered within the promised time window. However, in a world facing high levels of uncertainty caused by war, pandemic, political instability, raw material shortages, freak accidents (recall the regional and national impact of the bridge collapse in the Port of Baltimore caused by a container ship), and weather, the shipper must work overtime to ensure customer expectations are met at no additional cost, despite these uncertainties.

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