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The secret indicator of a bad CEO: His golf game

The Fiscal Times, August 8, 2016

Any investor wants an edge — knowledge about how a specific company will do. Insider trading could leave you confined in jail. Instead, take a walk out to the golf course. According to a recent report in the [INFORMS] journal Management Science, when the CEO plays too many rounds, corporate performance drops. 

Employing the traveling salesman problem to optimize Pokémon Go

University of Waterloo, Faculty of Mathematics, The Traveling Salesman Problem, July 13, 2016

With the location-based augmented reality game Pokémon Go exploding in popularity, [INFORMS Fellow] William Cook, professor at the University of Waterloo, applies the traveling salesman problem to create the most efficient routes in several U.S. cities and universities for Pokémon players to reach all the game stops in that area. 

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MoneyGeek, July 24, 2024

Health plans can help rural and underserved areas by giving people more coverage options. They can improve telehealth services to make it easier to receive care from afar and increase reimbursement rates for rural health care providers. To improve access and outcomes in rural areas, insurers can also support mobile and rural health clinics and offer rural-focused health plans.

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