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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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Proximity to Senior Managers Enhances Inventors’ Productivity, Creativity

Proximity to Senior Managers Enhances Inventors’ Productivity, Creativity

News Release, December 6, 2022

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become increasingly common, but is it productive? New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds proximity to senior managers at corporate headquarters makes inventors in companies’ research and development (R&D) functions more productive. Moreover, it makes them more creative, suggesting that senior management oversight does not stifle creativity, but instead encourages it.

Supporting Ukraine Through Academic Partnership

Supporting Ukraine Through Academic Partnership

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, December 5, 2022

When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine earlier this year, Isenberg School of Management Professor Anna Nagurney—the daughter of refugees who fled Ukraine during World War II—knew she was in a unique position to make a difference.

Lawrence Wein: Computation cracks cold cases

Lawrence Wein: Computation cracks cold cases

Stanford University, December 2, 2022

An expert in the fast-emerging field of forensic genetic genealogy reveals how mathematics can help catch criminals through traces of their DNA.

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