The Operations Research / Management Science Blog

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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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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