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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar panels can effectively balance the power of large utility companies.

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Spikes in violent theft frightening customers, damaging business of brick-and-mortar retailers
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Retail insiders blame soft-on-crime policies, understaffing, urban trends

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De-risking global supply chains: Looking beyond material flows
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Global supply chains are undergoing an irrevocable shift. While material flows remain critical, they are only the most visible aspect of this transition. Beneath the surface, changes in information exchanges, financial reconfigurations, and human capital movements are posing far greater risks to the benefits of global trade. The US, China, and the rest the world must handle these changes with care and perspective.

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Opinion: It’s time to tell the truth about how immigration affects the U.S. economy

Opinion: It’s time to tell the truth about how immigration affects the U.S. economy

Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2024

If you’re a physician and a neighbor asks you a medical question, you’re probably happy to share your professional expertise. If you’re a heating and cooling contractor and a friend asks you about her furnace, you likely do the same. In that spirit, I think it’s time for business people to share what we know about immigration: that it powers economic growth and provides many other benefits to the country.

San Francisco State University Professor Elected INFORMS Vice President of Sections and Societies

News Release, October 31, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, October 31, 2024 – INFORMS, the largest association for decision and data sciences, announced Theresa Roeder has been named the vice president of Sections and Societies at INFORMS. A renowned expert with significant expertise in the semiconductor industry, Roeder works primarily in the field of discrete-event computer simulation. She is the department chair in the Lam Family College of Business at San Francisco State University.

Cornell University Professor, Mark E. Lewis, elected president-elect of INFORMS

Cornell University Professor, Mark E. Lewis, elected president-elect of INFORMS

News Release, October 31, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD, October 31, 2024 – INFORMS, the leading international association for professionals in operations research, analytics, management science, economics, behavioral science, statistics, artificial intelligence, data science, applied mathematics and other relevant fields, announced that Mark E. Lewis, Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Engineering at Cornell University, has been elected the 2026 INFORMS president.

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