BALTIMORE, MD, June 18, 2024 – Advertising has long been known to depict a virtual reality of life leading some people to expect more out of life than is practical. This is driven by idyllic imagery and storytelling, among other techniques such as an emphasis on materialism.
These days, you can barely spell “health care” without the letters “A” and “I” — and for good reason. In an era of aging populations, declining productivity, rising costs, and disparities in access to care, artificial intelligence presents a rare opportunity to break the vicious cycle by improving health care access, outcomes, and productivity while lowering costs.
When Amazon introduced its cashierless checkout system — aptly called Just Walk Out — the tech was seen as the latest prong in Amazon’s mission to transform brick-and-mortar stores and become a dominant competitor in the grocery industry.
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A new study in Management Science led by INFORMS member Natarajan Balasubramanian, a professor at Syracuse University, found that when managers implement strict deadlines, their workers tend to complete their tasks at the last minute, which often leads to lower quality outcomes.
According to PayScale's 2016-2017 College Salary Report, operations research ranks as the master's degree with the third highest salary potential, coming in behind only computer science and engineering, and nurse anesthesia.
Executive director of INFORMS, Melissa Moore, presented the Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heniz III College with the UPS George D. Smith prize. This prize is awarded in recognition of the school's encouragement of stronger ties between industry and students studying operations research and analytics, in particular, for student projects relating to healthcare and real estate.
As the demand for analytics professionals continues to grow, and more and more universities are adding or expanding their analytics programs, it is increasingly important for young analytics professionals to stand out to potential employers. Alan Briggs, INFORMS member and project manager and data scientists with Elder Research, Inc., discusses how the new Associate Certified Analytics Professional (aCAP™) program can place emerging analytics professionals on the path to success.
According to a recent KPMG study, CEOs are relying on an abundance of data and analytics to make critical management decisions, however many CEOs do not trust the data they receive. INFORMS member and University of Notre Dame Professor Scott Nestler discusses the value of the Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) program in assuring CEOs and other leadership of an analytics professional's adherence to high standards and the quality of their data.
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