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The Future of Operations Research
The Future of Operations ResearchGreat article!This is a great article. I agree that the future of OR is definitely going to be more dynamic and digital. We will see more collaborations between OR analysts and software engineers to develop software that provides real-time decision support and evolves with changing conditions.Please...
Tags: Operations Research
Discussion threads 2008-03-02
Operations Research: Critical Applications for Business
Operations Research: Critical Applications for BusinessOR-A Decision making ScienceIt is great to see such a topic on OR, for any queries in business analysis, you can contact me at pbm@somaenterprise.com
Tags: Operations Research
Discussion threads 2008-02-15
P&G's Secret Weapon: "OR Inside"
Operations research isn't just geek science at P&G. It's how the $76 billion giant makes every crucial decision, from marketing to inventory management. For decades, Procter & Gamble mostly trusted its executives and brand managers' gut instincts to make critical decisions — when to launch a new product, say, or...
Tags: Quantitative Analysis, Analytics, Operations Research, Andrew Hines, Research & Development, Business Operations, BNET Feature Package, Nicole Solis, Marketing, Branding, Procter & Gamble Co., Brand
Articles 2008-02-14
Key Terms and Players of Operations Research
Key Terms and Players of Operations ResearchOperations ResearchYou might also want to include the largest privately owned software company in world in your list. SAS Institute in Cary North Caroline. If it has something to do with analytics, then SAS has been doing it for years.RE: Key Terms...
Tags: Key Terms, Operations Research
Discussion threads 2008-02-14
The Future of Operations Research
How one prominent academic, UC Berkeley's Lee W. Schruben, sees the evolution of operations research in the business world. BNET: What are the big unsolved problems for OR in practice today? Schruben: We have to realize that what we’re actually doing...
Tags: BNET Feature, Quantitative Analysis, Analytics, Operations Research, Sales, Andrew Hines, Innovation, Schruben, Business Operations, Management, Sales Force Management, Research & Development, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Simulation, Forecasting, Analysis, Software Company, MBA, Technique, Software
Articles 2008-02-13
How Operations Research Drives Success at P&G
Operations research isn't just geek science at P&G. It's an integral part of the company's marketing, sales and supply chain. ...
Tags: Procter & Gamble Co., BNET Feature, Quantitative Analysis, Analytics, Andrew Hines, Operations Research, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Management, Tools & Techniques, Branding, Financial Planning, Productivity, Research & Development, Wegryn, Team Management, Team, Jake Swearingen
Articles 2008-02-13
Key Terms and Players of Operations Research
More and more companies are turning to data analysts and mathematical engineers to solve key business problems. Here's a guide to the key players and the basic lexicon of their craft — operations research. Key Players Oracle: Oracle is one...
Tags: Optimization, Modeling, Oracle Corp., BNET Feature, Quant, Analytics, Quantitative Analysis, Ilog, Operations Research, Andrew Hines, Software, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Research & Development, Productivity, Enterprise Application, Technique
Articles 2008-02-13
What Is Operations Research?
The secret weapon for Procter & Gamble, Google, and other companies, operations research relies on sophisticated analytics to tackle complex business problems. Why It Matters Now The list of Fortune 500 companies getting into the OR game is expanding, says Mark Doherty, executive...
Tags: Procter & Gamble Co., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Productivity, Financial Planning, Transportation, Team Management, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Management, Lindsay Blakely, Operations Research
Articles 2008-10-15

Additional Resources

General Motors R&D Chief to Address Operations Research Professionals at Major International Competition; Previous Winner of the Franz Edelman Award to Discuss Operations Research and Its Impact on American Business
HANOVER, Md. -- Larry Burns, vice president of research & development and strategic planning for General Motors, will speak before the Franz Edelman Academy at the 35th annual Franz Edelman Awards, to be held in Miami on May 1, 2006. Operations Research (O.R.) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical...
Tags: General Motors Corp., R&D
Research articles 2006-04-24
Zilliant Chief Pricing Scientist Dr. Ahmet Kuyumcu Teaching Advanced Class at University of Texas at Austin; Graduate Program in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Leverages Dr. Kuyumcu's Expertise in Creating Strategic Pricing Applications
AUSTIN, Texas -- Zilliant, a leader in strategic pricing applications, announced today that Dr. Ahmet Kuyumcu, the Company's chief scientist, is teaching a graduate-level class in pricing and revenue management for the Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Kuyumcu is instructing a...
Tags: pricing strategy, University of Texas, Zilliant
Research articles 2005-05-02
ACORD launches London certification facility.(Tech Focus)(Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development)(SunGard Data Systems Inc. releases assumed reinsurance administration solution)(Brief article)
LONDON-The Assn. for Cooperative Operations Research and Development has launched a testing and certification facility in London. According to Pearl River, N.Y.-based ACORD, the new facility will make it easier for ACORD members to test the impleme LONDON-The Assn. for Cooperative Operations Research and...
Tags: reinsurance, SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Research articles 2007-03-01
Absorbing Crucial Information.(Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)(Brief Article)
In this issue's cover story, authors Lisa L. Klose and Barry List, of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Linthicum, Maryland, pose a simple, analogical question, the answer to which nicely underscores the importance In this issue's cover story, authors Lisa...
Research articles 2001-06-01
Cornell redefines 'IE': 'information' replaces 'industrial'.(Front Line)(name change of Cornell University's ORIE program)(operations research and industrial engineering)(Brief article)
Cornell University's ORIE program has taken a turn from the traditional, holding on to its acronym but changing its name to the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering. Cornell University's ORIE program has taken a turn from the traditional, holding on to its...
Tags: Cornell University, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Research articles 2007-04-01
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Wins 2006 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research
HANOVER, Md. & MIAMI -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMSR) today announced that Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) has won the 2006 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research (O.R.) for its entry "Streamlining Aircraft Repair and Overhaul at Warner Robins Air Logistics...
Tags: aircraft, Institute for Operations Research, logistics, Manufacturing
Research articles 2006-05-02
Pioneer in Operations Research Awarded 2007 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Alfred Blumstein Honored for Research into How Criminal Activity Changes over the Life of a Criminal; Updated Statistics Show Largest Spike in Violent Crime in Five Years PITTSBURGH -- Alfred Blumstein, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a pioneer in Operations Research, has been awarded the prestigious 2007...
Tags: CAREER, FINANCE, Government, Institute for Operations Research, president, U.S.
Research articles 2006-12-13
New Prostate Cancer Treatment Wins Operations Research Award for Sloan- Kettering
To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Barry List of INFORMS, +1-443-794-5182, Barry.List@INFORMS.ORG VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The unique application of operations research to the treatment of prostate cancer allowed Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to better Fortune 500 companies last night and win an international competition for best project by an...
Tags: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Inc.
Research articles 2007-05-01
Operations Research Analyst Resume Cover Letter
This is a template for operations research analyst resume cover letter. If you are applying for a operations research analyst job, don't forget to send such cover letter with it.
Tags: Research Analyst, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Tools & templates 2009-01-01
LOEHLE ENTERPRISES: Loehle Enterprises releases operations research tool.
M2 PRESSWIRE-28 April 1999-LOEHLE ENTERPRISES: Loehle Enterprises releases operations research tool C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:270499 Loehle Enterprises announces the release of a new version of Global Optimization, a general purpose operations research tool designed to work with the award-winning technical...
Tags: Mathematica Inc.
Research articles 1999-04-28
Operations Research: The Productivity Engine
A key focus for management is determining steps that can achieve Productivity Gain - and doing it before the competition. A valuable tool in this quest is Operations Research (O.R.), a field devoted to the creation and management of productivity gain. Operations researchers identify ways to achieve high levels of...
Tags: Researcher, Institute For Operations Research, Productivity, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-08-23
Operations Research from the Master
Our feature on Proctor & Gamble's use of operations research â€" a burgeoning discipline that utilizes deep mathematical analytics to drive all sorts of business decisions â€" is getting some attention, and from the right people. P & G's own OR guru, Glenn Wegryn, has weighed-in in the comments section,...
Tags: Michael Mattis, Finance, Tool, Financial Planning, Resource, Procter & Gamble Co., Analytics
Blog posts 2008-02-21
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