INFORMS 2013: âDessert? I like Dessert!â
I have posted to the INFORMS Conference blog again, this time on “Dessert? I like Dessert!”.read more...
View ArticleIn Praise of Poster Sessions
At the recent INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) conference, I was a judge for one of the days for the poster session (or “Interactive Session”, as INFORMS...
View ArticleScheduling Major League Baseball
ESPN has a new “30 for 30″ short video on the scheduling of Major League Baseball. Â In the video, they outline the story of Henry and Holly Stephenson who provided Major League Baseball with its...
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Own a Ton of Operations Research History
Or perhaps own two tons of Operations Research History (I am not sure how much 70 bankers boxes weigh)! Â And not just any history: Â this is the mathematics library of George B. Dantzig, available by...
View ArticleRussia really owned this podium
Back in 2010, Canada’s  goal was to “own the podium” at the Winter Olympics.  What “owning the podium” meant was open to interpretation.  Some argued for “most gold medals”; others opted for “most...
View ArticleBlogging and the Changing World of Education
As a blogger, I have been a failure in the last six months. Â I barely have enough time to tweet, let alone sit down for these extensively researched, tightly edited, and deeply insightful missives...
View ArticleOptimization, Operations Research and the Edelman Prize
This year, I have the distinct honor of chairing the committee to award the Franz Edelman Award, given out by INFORMS for the best work that “attests to the contributions of operations research and...
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The Baa-readth of Operations Research
At the recent International Federation of Operational Research Society (IFORS) meeting in Barcelona (a fabulous conference, by the way), I had the honor of being nominated as President of that “society...
View ArticleTaking Optimization With You After Graduation
In the Tepper MBA program, we use versions of Excel’s Solver (actually a souped up version from Frontline Systems) Â for most of our basic optimization courses. Â Students like this since they feel...
View ArticleUsing Analytics for Emergency Response
I just attended a great talk by Laura McLay at the German OR Society meeting in Aachen. Â In her semi-plenary, Laura talked about all the work she has done in Emergency Medical Response. Â Planning the...
View ArticleState of Operations Research Blogging
It has been almost a year since I had a blog entry here. Â Not that I don’t have a lot to say! Â I am using twitter more, and I do have ideas for blog entries in cases where 140 characters is not...
View ArticleComplete Enumeration Arguments Deemed Harmfulâ¦
… or “The Traveling Salesman Problem is Not That Hard”.read more...
View ArticleThe American Scientist Magazine Understands Nothing about the Traveling...
I like to think there are some solid foundations to my life. I will be able to do the Monday New York Times crossword and I will not be able to do the Thursday version. My dental hygienist will not be...
View ArticleTouring the Rio Olympics
I’m a sportswriter who is bound for the Olympics, and I’m writing an article about maximizing the number of events I see in a particular day.read more...
View ArticleThe Members of IFORS â IFORS News 2016
As President of IFORS (the International Federation of Operational Research Societies), I write a quarterly column for the IFORS News. Â I am biased, but I think the newsletter is amazingly well done...
View ArticleOperational Research and the Age of Analytics â IFORS News June 2016
As President of IFORS, I write a quarterly column on operational research issues for the IFORS News. Â Here is my June, 2016 column.read more...
View ArticleIFORS Regional Groupings â IFORS News September 2016
As President of IFORS I write a quarterly column for its IFORS Newsletter (which I highly recommend). Â This is my column for September 2016.read more...
View ArticleHelping Operations Researchers start young
Now that my son has turned twelve, I am beginning to see among his friends a bifurcation: Â some “love” mathematics and some “hate” mathematics. Â This is frustrating to me since I know that if the...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Preprint Servers
Now that I have moved (at least partially!) into academic administration, my colleagues ask for advice on publishing strategy. Â A situation has occurred with one of my colleagues that has made me...
View ArticleINFORMS 2016 has begun
I am guest blogging for the INFORMS Conference in Nashville. Â See my first post on the new INFORMS logo and website.read more...
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