The Operations Research / Management Science Blog

In order to express my excitement about being accepted by the department of Management Sciences at University of Waterloo, I decided to write an article to briefly talk about education in the field of Operations Research / Management Sciences here at UW.

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An interesting article on New York Times talked about a management science professor, Philip M. Parker, who developed computer algorithms that collect a substantial amount of publicly available information on a particular subject and turn the results into books. He has generated more than 200,000 books in this way, making him “the most published author [...]

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Andrew Hines posted a new article titled “Key Terms and Players of Operations Research” on Bnet.com. The article is a guide to the major players in data analysis and mathematical engineering applied in solving key business problems. Companies such as Oracle, ILOG and Rockwell are mentioned and key OR terms such as business modeling and [...]

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INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, announced on Feb 7 the six finalists that will compete for the 2008 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Baltimore on Apr 14.

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In his passionate talk, Dr. Hans Rosling tried to debunk the myths about economic and health issues in developing countries using state-of-the-art animation software developed by his foundation - Gapminder. The software, named Trendalyzer, converts boring data such as global income and health distribution into lively animations. Although the topic of his talk was not [...]

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According to Innovations Report, four British universities, Lancaster, Nottingham, Cardiff and Southampton, are brought together by a £12 million initiative named LANCS to boost Operational Research (OR) in the UK. The LANCS initiative is supported with a Science and Innovation Award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which is the main UK [...]

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An article titled “Model World: The Hidden Ingredient and Nature vs. Nurture” written by Dr. Saul I. Gass at the Decision and Information Technologies Department at University of Maryland was published on the current issue of Interfaces. In the article the author talked about what makes an individual the “OR type” of person by telling [...]

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One of the questions that most Operations Research (OR) professionals are afraid of being asked is probably “What is OR?”. It is difficult, even for a seasoned OR professional, to describe the field to a person with little or no relevant background. One of the main causes of this problem is that the term “Operations [...]

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Hello, all. This is the first article on The Operations Research / Management Sciences Blog (The ORMS Blog). My name is Suri Like. I am a recent university graduate who is passionate about the world of Operations Research / Management Sciences (ORMS). In fact currently I am applying for graduate programs in related areas. Since [...]

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