INFORMS Releases

• The Impact of Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces on Abortion Rates, the Role of Social Implications (INFORMS journal Information Systems Research)
• New Research Looks at Inequality as a Factor in Identifying Misinformation (INFORMS journal Management Science)
• New Research Helps Answer the Question, Standardize or Customize? Predictions Inform Business on Which One to Choose (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
• New Research Finds Lessons in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Waste Data (INFORMS journal Transportation Science)

CATONSVILLE, MD, May 5, 2022 – Airline frequent-flyer programs are a staple for air travel, particularly frequent business travelers, but do they add to the cost of business travel for employers? A new study says yes.

BALTIMORE, MD, April 2, 2022 – Companies that utilize augmented reality (AR) glasses as a new training and workforce tool to increase worker productivity risk stunting workforce innovation and ingenuity according to new research findings published in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.

BALTIMORE, MD, April 28, 2022 – The thrill and excitement of hitting the jackpot at a casino isn’t just felt by the winner. Casinos try to leverage that win to increase play by friends of the winner and bystanders. New research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that this effort may have limited impact on the bottom line of the casino.

New audio is available for media use featuring Rachel Cummings, an assistant professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University’s School of Engineering. She focuses her research on data privacy. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Rachel Cummings. What follows are 4 questions and responses. These responses were provided on April 27th, 2022.