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Ali Haghani, INFORMS member and University of Maryland professor, helped the Howard County Public School System in Maryland to analyze its school bus transportation system and recommend ways to improve it.
BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 ā 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.
In December, the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued its annual report, accusing Hong Kong of eroding freedoms and aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine. These allegations sparked speculation about potential United States sanctions, including disconnecting Hong Kong from the SWIFT worldwide banking system, which could trigger a depegging of the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) from the US dollar (USD). However, such extreme measures are unlikely, as they would require support from the European Union and other allies and could destabilize the global financial system. In fact, depegging the HKD from the USD would more likely be triggered by a significant dwindling of reserves in Hong Kong rather than a drastic US policy shift.
The final week of the NFL regular season has a handful of teams jockeying for playoff position. Just one upset loss can move a team from hosting a first-round game to an early offseason.
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Ali Haghani, INFORMS member and University of Maryland professor, helped the Howard County Public School System in Maryland to analyze its school bus transportation system and recommend ways to improve it.
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Santa Clara University aimed to shed light on whether or not companies would benefit by paying customers to review their products and services. The report, which will appear in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, found that paying for reviews was simply a bad idea.
A new study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, regarding women in high-status careers and the long-term effect this success can have on their marriages, was the topic of a new Harvard Business Review article.
Just eight student teams from around the world were selected as finalists to compete in the inaugural Operations Research and Analytics Student Team Competition, held April 4, 2017, at the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics in Las Vegas, Nevada. The University of Cincinnati Masters of Science in Business Analytics team placed fourth overall and was the top U.S. team.
How much can you add to your income with a big data certification? Certification Magazine's annual salary survey of big data certifications, which includes the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAPĀ®) certification, seeks to provide answers to this. The survey will remain open until May 26, 2017, and the results will be printed in the July issue of Certification Magazine. Take part to share the impact of a CAP certification on your career!
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