Monthly Archives: March 2011

Why is SpORts So Popular?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Patricia Randall

Several years ago I attended a SpORts (OR in Sports) session at the annual INFORMS meeting (I think it was New Orleans –> San Francisco 2005) and the room was packed. All the chairs were taken and latecomers resorted to … Continue reading →

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A Side Effect of Optimization – A Spring Cleaning for Your Data

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Patricia Randall

When executives and managers start to plan for new optimization projects within their operations, they usually consider the basics like hardware requirements, time to design and implement the model, and the need for user testing and acceptance. But data cleanup … Continue reading →

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