Former INFORMS President Ed Kaplan coauthored a study that explores how much runners actually slow as the age, and the good news is, not as much as was originally thought. The study showed that older runners start to decline gradually after the age of 40, and only start to slow more dramatically in their late 70s.
The UPS ORION software, in use since 2012 after a decade of development, calculates a driver's most efficient path for the typical shipping day, which consists of about 100 stops, by analyzing more than 200,000 routing options.
Senior Program Manager Jack Levis, winner of the INFORMS Franz Edelman Award, president of the INFORMS Analytics Society, and chair of the INFORMS Analytics Certification Board, is considered the father of the software which is operational across the entire U.S. system and currently being tested internationally.
INFORMS member and Georgia Tech professor Eva Lee gives a behind the scenes look at how a flu vaccine is created and adapted each year to combat that season's flu strains.
INFORMS member and Brock University professor Michael J. Armstrong, with Carleton University professor Aaron Luntala Nsakanda discuss the ins and outs of loyalty awards programs, from airline frequent flier clubs to retail stores, using their research that utilized stochastic linear programming to model and earning and redemption of points in rewards program over time.
Scott Nestler, CAP, INFORMS member and professor with the University of Notre Dame, shares his perspective on a variety of ethical questions specific to data and analytics, and in particular, the role of the INFORMS Ethics Guidelines.
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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.
The telecom industry is at a pivotal crossroads, and the only choice forward for telcos is to pursue innovation without the fear of failure. Telcos must be willing to capitalize on emerging technologies and shifting market dynamics that will soon dominate the future telecom landscape. Three areas, in particular, telcos should begin investing in and exploring (if they haven’t already) include:
Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.
Tariffs could raise the cost of medical care and prescription drugs for people in the U.S.
Prof. Anna Nagurney explains what Rare Earth Minerals are and their importance in a variety of industries along with day-to-day life
Eli Lilly’s manufacturing announcement is a reminder of how many pharma issues are at play.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.