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New Research Showcases Pivotal Shift Toward Energy Democracy
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BALTIMORE, MD, November 12, 2024 – 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.

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Spikes in violent theft frightening customers, damaging business of brick-and-mortar retailers
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Retail insiders blame soft-on-crime policies, understaffing, urban trends

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De-risking global supply chains: Looking beyond material flows
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Global supply chains are undergoing an irrevocable shift. While material flows remain critical, they are only the most visible aspect of this transition. Beneath the surface, changes in information exchanges, financial reconfigurations, and human capital movements are posing far greater risks to the benefits of global trade. The US, China, and the rest the world must handle these changes with care and perspective.

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Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Power Grid International, January 12, 2023

When two substations went down due to gunfire in Moore County, North Carolina the first week of December, schools and businesses closed, the hospital canceled surgeries, gas stations stopped working, traffic signals went dark, water wells stopped pumping, sewer and water treatment plants went on backup generators, and thousands went without heat in their homes. 

Finalists Selected for the World’s Leading Operations Research and Analytics Award: 2023 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award Competition Elevates Research...

Finalists Selected for the World’s Leading Operations Research and Analytics Award: 2023 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award Competition Elevates Research...

News Release, January 17, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, January 17, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has selected six finalists for the annual Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and operations research (O.R.). 

New Audio Available for Media Use: Human Trafficking and the Supply Chain

New Audio Available for Media Use: Human Trafficking and the Supply Chain

Audio Clip, January 11, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, January 11, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Burcu Keskin of the University of Alabama. She is a professor of Operations Management, and a Reese Phifer Fellow in Operations and Manufacturing Management. Keskin speaks about human trafficking and the supply chain. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on January 11, 2023.

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