INFORMS member and professor with the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Anna Nagurney discusses the uncertainty facing blood supply chains, currently a multi billion dollar industry, due to a decrease in demand, and the positive impact supply chain analytics tools can have moving forward.
INFORMS President Ed Kaplan provides input on the importance of business owners recognizing the value of their data, and that the more it is used in decision-making, the greater the impact.
"Getting owners to see that data can drive new efficiencies and effectiveness, challenging others in the organization to produce quality information, and seeking and seizing opportunities to make improvements--even in areas that one wouldn't typically consider--can be challenging, but it will also have the greatest return on investment," said Kaplan.
Dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and Vice President of Publications for INFORMS, Eric Johnson is the curator of “INFORMS Editor’s Cut: Healthcare in the Age of Analytics,” a website that pools research papers and articles as well as podcasts and videos examining how the use of data is changing the provision of and the policies behind health care.
Vice President of Business Analytics of Regal Entertainment Group and INFORMS member Matt Carr was selected for the Knoxville Sentinel's top "40 Under 40" for his role in helping Regal grow from being a company without a formalized analytics group to one that makes decisions and pursues strategies based on actionable data analysis.
In an upcoming issue of the INFORMS journal Management Science, a study conducted by three business professors explores a phenomenon called “algorithm aversion,” which is an irrational distrust of computer algorithms, despite their ability to outperform humans on many tasks, from selecting baseball recruits to diagnosing illness.
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The genetic testing company 23andMe, which holds the genetic data of 15 million people, declared bankruptcy on Sunday night after years of financial struggles. This means that all of the extremely personal user data could be up for sale—and that vast trove of genetic data could draw interest from AI companies looking to train their data sets, experts say.
The Big Four firms are now integrating a new category of artificial intelligence (AI) into their businesses, according to Bloomberg Tax.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the new secretary of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s de facto healthcare czar. He will have influence over numerous highly visible agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, among others. Given that healthcare is something that touches everyone’s life, his footprint of influence will be expansive.
Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.
In their March 2025 forecasts, shipping and logistics experts are warning those who rely on the industry to expect continued disruption, and in order to survive a chaotic landscape, they are advising businesses to spend money conservatively, work with trusted partners, and make comprehensive contingency plans.
After the Trump administration announced Monday an agreement to pause potential tariffs against Canadian imports, one supply chain expert told 12News the whiplash of tariff news coming out of Washington D.C. is not helpful to U.S. businesses.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.