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INFORMS Names Class of 2024 Fellows
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BALTIMORE, MD, September 26, 2024 – From reshaping healthcare delivery to optimizing global supply chains, developing life-saving algorithms and numerous other significant contributions, 12 pioneers in operations research and analytics are set to receive one of the highest honors in the field – being named an INFORMS Fellow. INFORMS, the premier international association for the decision and data sciences, proudly announces its 2024 class of Fellows – leaders whose innovative contributions have transformed industries, improved lives worldwide and significantly advanced INFORMS’ fields of interests. These luminaries will be celebrated at the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting, held October 20-23, in Seattle, Washington.

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Presidential election chaos drives early holiday shopping
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Blame the presidential election for extra early Christmas shopping this year.

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Sheldon H. Jacobson: Is artificial intelligence for the birds? More than you may think.
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The test for any breakthrough technology is often where you least expect it, but once it “conquers” that application, even more possibilities may emerge.

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Study looks at the effectiveness of drone delivery for e-retailers

Study looks at the effectiveness of drone delivery for e-retailers

Electronics 360, January 31, 2020

Researchers from the University of Waterloo conducted a study on the desirability and reality of using drone delivery for e-retailers. The study looks at the cost and effectiveness in certain population areas and locations.

Responding to the coronavirus threat using lessons learned from Ebola

Responding to the coronavirus threat using lessons learned from Ebola

The Washington Times, January 30, 2020

In 2014, when Ebola appeared to threaten the United States, calls for restricting travel, including limiting visas to possible travelers from infected areas, were fortunately never implemented. Now, with the surfacing of the coronavirus threat, the lessons we learned from the Ebola outbreak may be useful to reduce population risk.

 Likelihood of E-Book Purchases Increase 31% By Combining Previews and Reviews According to New Research

Likelihood of E-Book Purchases Increase 31% By Combining Previews and Reviews According to New Research

News Release, January 30, 2020

CATONSVILLE, MD, January 30, 2020 – New research in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research finds that the purchasing decision of customers considering buying e-books is significantly influenced through easy access to a combination of e-book previews and reviews, resulting in a staggering 31% increase in a consumer’s likelihood to purchase an e-book. When exposed to either previews only or online reviews only, purchase likelihood is between 7 and 17%.

New Research Finds Demand for Drone Delivery in E-Retail is High, Ability to Meet that Demand Low

New Research Finds Demand for Drone Delivery in E-Retail is High, Ability to Meet that Demand Low

News Release, January 29, 2020

CATONSVILLE, MD, January 29, 2020 – Consumers want what they want, and they want it now. Drone delivery has long been talked about as an option to satisfy consumer delivery demands, but how realistic is it? New research in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science looks at how possible and desirable it is to use drones for delivery for e-retailers considering cost and effectiveness in certain population areas and in certain locations.

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