
Prioritizing Womens Supply Chain Workers in ESG Efforts
Behind almost every product sold is a supply chain struggling with harm to and exclusion of women, despite evidence showing that advancing gender equality improves business and human outcomes.
BALTIMORE, MD, April 7, 2025 – INFORMS, the world’s largest association for professionals and students in operations research (O.R.), AI, analytics and data science, announced it has awarded USA Cycling its 2025 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for its use of operations research (O.R.) and analytics in elite sports performance. With Project 4:05, USA Cycling transformed race strategy and athlete preparation, enabling the Women’s Team Pursuit to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs will raise the likelihood of a recession and hike prices for an array of goods, including coffee, bananas, laptops and toys, multiple analysts told ABC News.
Lotteries have become ubiquitous, available in nearly every state. The most recognized national lotteries, Mega Millions and Powerball, have jackpots that reach $1 billion a few times every year.
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Behind almost every product sold is a supply chain struggling with harm to and exclusion of women, despite evidence showing that advancing gender equality improves business and human outcomes.
People with certain conditions, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, are often advised to improve their diets to control symptoms and deter progression of their ailments. But many find themselves unable or unwilling to follow a rigid “one-size-fits-all” nutrition plan recommended by their doctors because those approaches do not always take into account patients’ food preferences and habits.
RFID has long been a useful tool for better supply chain management. It still is. While RFID is a comparatively older technology, industry analysts predict RFID use in the supply chain will keep growing.
Hard-won gains from vaccines are at risk. Far too many people still do not have access to the vaccines they need, with nearly 20 million infants missing out each year, according to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO).
By treating downtime like the sidelines of a sporting event, workers can more quickly get back up to speed.
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