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Emily Black of Pikesville set out one afternoon this week to buy formula for her infant son. Four hours and five stores later, she still hadn’t found it.
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.
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Emily Black of Pikesville set out one afternoon this week to buy formula for her infant son. Four hours and five stores later, she still hadn’t found it.
A new government website is helping families find infant formula amid a national shortage that has parents across the U.S. scouring local store shelves in search of nutrition for their children.
Get a ground-level look at the workings of America’s biggest port. What has caused supply shortages around the world, and what is being done to fix it, on The Inside Story-Broken Supply Chains.
On April 18, a federal court judge ended the federal transportation face mask mandate, deeming it an overstep of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authority. Almost immediately, airlines responded by making face masks on flights optional. The White House continues to urge travelers on all modes of transportation (air, rail and public transit) to continue to wear face masks to reduce virus transmission, particularly for those most vulnerable to developing a serious case of COVID-19.
New audio is available for media use featuring Bill Klimack. He is a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He has more than 35 years of experience analyzing and solving tough problems. Most recently he was the Chevron Oil Company Decision Analysis Job Family Manager. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Bill Klimack. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on May 17, 2022.
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