http://www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast en-us 2012 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences INFORMS A series of podcasts with unexpected insights into the way that math, analytics, and operations research affect people like you and organizations like your own. In every segment, an expert explains how he or she changed the world by crunching the numbers. (www.scienceofbetter.org). A series of podcasts with unexpected insights into the way that math, analytics, and operations research affect people like you and organizations like your own. In every segment, an expert explains how he or she changed the world by crunching the numbers. (www.scienceofbetter.org). Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences barry.list@informs.org 2011 INFORMS, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. All Rights Reserved. no A series of podcasts with unexpected insights into the way that math, analytics, and operations research affect people like you and organizations like your own. In every segment, an expert explains how he or she changed the world by crunching the numbers. (www.scienceofbetter.org). http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKempf.mp3 How did they do it? Take a group of highly specialized computer wafer technicians and create one of the top computer chip manufacturers in the world? In this interview, Karl Kempf, an Intel Fellow and Director of Junision Engineering at Intel, explains how his expert group brought better Junision making to Intel – and helped a growing company blossom. Barry.List@informs.podcast.informs.orgorg Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EST podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKempf.mp3 INFORMS How did they do it? Take a group of highly specialized computer wafer technicians and create one of the top computer chip manufacturers in the world? In this interview, Karl Kempf, an Intel Fellow and Director of Junision Engineering at Intel, explains how his expert group brought better Junision making to Intel – and helped a growing company blossom. 22:48 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Karl Kempf of Intel explains how his expert group brought better Junision making to Intel – and helped a growing company blossom. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKempf.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKempf.mp3 Intel, computer, wafer, operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCarter.mp3 Did you ever watch the way that patients, nurses, and doctors flow through the fast-moving doors of an emergency room? If you didn’t, you’re in good company – neither have most hospital administrators. Prof. Carter, an expert in the American and Canadian healthcare systems, explains the hidden costs in the North American healthcare and the ways that quantitative experts are modeling current hospital systems to shape future healthcare during the Obama Era. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKempf.mp3 INFORMS Did you ever watch the way that patients, nurses, and doctors flow through the fast-moving doors of an emergency room? If you didn’t, you’re in good company – neither have most hospital administrators. Prof. Carter, an expert in the American and Canadian healthcare systems, explains the hidden costs in the North American healthcare and the ways that quantitative experts are modeling current hospital systems to shape future healthcare during the Obama Era. 23:04 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Prof. Carter, an expert in the American and Canadian healthcare systems, explains the hidden costs in the North American healthcare and the ways that quantitative experts are modeling current hospital systems to shape future healthcare during the Obama Era. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCarter.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCarter.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, healthcare, quantatative, modeling, hospital, systems, Obama http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSodhi.mp3 All the world’s a supply chain, says Prof. Mohan Sodhi, and the answers to the vexing questions about the Great Recession lie in an understanding of how today’s economy connects to the supply chain model. Building on his tour-de-force article in the Financial Times, Prof. Sodhi takes a sobering look at the world’s economic problems and some simple ways to keep companies from the brink. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSodhi.mp3 INFORMS All the world’s a supply chain, says Prof. Mohan Sodhi, and the answers to the vexing questions about the Great Recession lie in an understanding of how today’s economy connects to the supply chain model. Building on his tour-de-force article in the Financial Times, Prof. Sodhi takes a sobering look at the world’s economic problems and some simple ways to keep companies from the brink. 20:30 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Building on his tour-de-force article in the Financial Times, Prof. Sodhi takes a sobering look at the world’s economic problems and some simple ways to keep companies from the brink. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSodhi.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSodhi.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, supply, chain, recession, economy, model http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCohen.mp3 Analytics and operations research play a crucial role in bringing better healthcare to the poorest sections of the world – that’s an important lesson taught by The Clinton Foundation, an NGO that is making important strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Hear Justin Cohen of CSHOR, the foundation’s Center for Strategic HIV Operations Research, as he explains how measuring and analyzing bring a surprising boost to the fight against a stubborn challenge. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 23 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCohen.mp3 INFORMS Justin Cohen of CSHOR, the foundation’s Center for Strategic HIV Operations Research, explains how measuring and analyzing bring a surprising boost to the fight against a stubborn challenge. 27:30 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Justin Cohen of CSHOR, the foundation’s Center for Strategic HIV Operations Research, explains how measuring and analyzing bring a surprising boost to the fight against a stubborn challenge. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCohen.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCohen.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, healthcare, HIV, AIDS, Africa, analytics, Clinton Foundation http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWein.mp3 When Lawrence Wein, an expert in bioterror and former Editor-in-Chief of Operations Research, prepared to publish an important paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science on preventing contamination of America’s milk supply, the Bush Administration tried to block it. Now Prof. Wein’s recommendations on preventing attacks using botulism and anthrax, as well as recommendations about securing U.S. borders, are U.S. policy – as well as the subject of opinion pieces in The New York Times and other trusted editorial pages. Hear a special interview with Prof. Wein, who delivered the 2008 INFORMS Philip McCord Lecture, on homeland security and staying one step ahead of the next terrorist strike. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWein.mp3 INFORMS Hear a special interview with Prof. Wein, who delivered the 2008 INFORMS Philip McCord Lecture, on homeland security and staying one step ahead of the next terrorist strike. 25:00 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear a special interview with Prof. Wein, who delivered the 2008 INFORMS Philip McCord Lecture, on homeland security and staying one step ahead of the next terrorist strike. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWein.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWein.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Wein, bioterror, bioterrorism, 9/11, Bush, anthrax, botulism, homeland security, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSAS.mp3 Wake County, North Carolina’s public schools aren’t facing the problems of decay found in some dying metropolitan areas; their problem is growth. The Wake County school body is 140,000 strong, attending 160 schools, and growing by 3,000-6,000 children a year. How does a growing school system reassign children from one school to another without angering parents? How does it comply with state and county mandates? And how can the school system demonstrate to voters that their decisions are fair? Hear how the Wake County Public School System collaborated with operations researchers at SAS to develop an equitable, easy-to-use solution that is improving by the day. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSAS.mp3 INFORMS Hear how the Wake County Public School System collaborated with operations researchers at SAS to develop an equitable, easy-to-use solution that is improving by the day. 24:39 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear how the Wake County Public School System collaborated with operations researchers at SAS to develop an equitable, easy-to-use solution that is improving by the day. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSAS.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSAS.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Education, SAS, Wake County, school system, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson.mp3 Epidemiologists are not the only group working to prevent the outbreak of Swine Flu, or H1N1 Virus, in the northern hemisphere this fall. Experts in analytics and operations research have a special role. Hear operations researcher Sheldon Jacobson discuss his work making sure that vaccines and antidotes reach people speedily at this time of danger. Prof. Jacobson also discusses his work helping children receive combination vaccines that can prevent them from contracting dangerous diseases. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 5 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson.mp3 INFORMS Hear operations researcher Sheldon Jacobson discuss his work making sure that vaccines and antidotes reach people speedily at this time of danger. 25:31 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear operations researcher Sheldon Jacobson discuss his work making sure that vaccines and antidotes reach people speedily at this time of danger. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, health, healthcare, pandemic, swine flu, H1N1, Virus, Jacobson, vaccine, antidote, disease, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDavenport.mp3 A bolt of understanding zapped the business world first in 2006, when Tom Davenport co-authored a Harvard Business Review article about competing on analytics and then in 2007, when Harvard Business Press published “Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning,” the book he co-wrote with Jeanne G. Harris. Since then, the two works have gone onto bestseller status. Prof. Davenport has been named one of the world’s top three analysts of business and technology – listen to his thoughts about operations research, analytics, and his column in the current issue of Analytics in this special podcast. Barry.List@informs.org Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDavenport.mp3 INFORMS Prof. Davenport has been named one of the world’s top three analysts of business and technology – listen to his thoughts about operations research, analytics, and his column in the current issue of Analytics in this special podcast. 24:49 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Prof. Davenport has been named one of the world’s top three analysts of business and technology – listen to his thoughts about operations research, analytics, and his column in the current issue of Analytics in this special podcast. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDavenport.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDavenport.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Davenport, Business, Harvard, Analytics, Analyst, technology, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCochran.mp3 Fans of baseball and other sports have been fascinated with data and statistics for decades. In recent years, though, numbers crunchers beginning with Bill James have been delving deeper to settle sports arguments, help teams plan, and tell municipal planners if there's any money for their cities in building large sports stadiums. Hear Jim Cochran, an expert in sports and analytics, tell you what the numbers reveal in major league baseball, NCAA basketball and football, the NBA, and more. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCochran.mp3 INFORMS Hear Jim Cochran, an expert in sports and analytics, tell you what the numbers reveal in major league baseball, NCAA basketball and football, the NBA, and more. 32:41 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear Jim Cochran, an expert in sports and analytics, tell you what the numbers reveal in major league baseball, NCAA basketball and football, the NBA, and more. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCochran.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCochran.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Cochran, Sports, Analytics, Analyst, technology, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSavage.mp3 Ever seen the cartoon of the statistician who waded in a river whose average depth was three feet and drowned when it dipped to six feet? Averages only tell you so much, and Professor Sam L. Savage of Stanford University has made a cause of his career warning against simplistic mathematical assumptions. The author of "The Flaw of Averages: Why We Underestimate the Face of Uncertainty" offers his perspective in this segment. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSavage.mp3 INFORMS Averages only tell you so much, and Professor Sam L. Savage of Stanford University has made a cause of his career warning against simplistic mathematical assumptions. 23:27 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Averages only tell you so much, and Professor Sam L. Savage of Stanford University has made a cause of his career warning against simplistic mathematical assumptions. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCochran.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSavage.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Savage, Math, Analytics, Averages http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSNagurney.mp3 Whether we take a trip on the highway or the virtual superhighway that we call the Internet, we are all caught up in a network – hopefully not one that's crumbling. Hear Prof. Professor Anna Nagurney, Director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of "Fragile Networks" Fragile Networks, discuss what's going right in our networks of highways, broadband networks, and financial networks – and why the work ahead is critical. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSNagurney.mp3 INFORMS Hear Prof. Professor Anna Nagurney discuss what's going right in our networks of highways, broadband networks, and financial networks – and why the work ahead is critical. 23:11 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear Prof. Professor Anna Nagurney discuss what's going right in our networks of highways, broadband networks, and financial networks – and why the work ahead is critical. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSNagurney.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSNagurney.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Nagurney, Internet, Analytics, Analyst, technology, math, broadband, finance http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSterman.mp3 Few scientists today doubt the seriousness of climate change and the dangers of global warming. Yet political leaders and the public have still not made the reduction of greenhouse gases and pollutants a priority. Hear MIT Professor John Sterman explain how math modelers empower decisionmakers and voters alike to examine the data and its implications, using the tools found at www.ClimateInteractive.org. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSterman.mp3 INFORMS Hear MIT Professor John Sterman explain how math modelers empower decisionmakers and voters alike to examine the data and its implications of global warming. 29:53 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear MIT Professor John Sterman explain how math modelers empower decisionmakers and voters alike to examine the data and its implications of global warming. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSterman.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSterman.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Sterman, Global Warming, Analytics, Modeling, Environment, Climate change, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHoward.mp3 How can we make life and death decisions? How should business approach costly endeavors? What helps teenagers avoid mistakes that could derail the rest of their lives? Stanford Professor Ronald A. Howard was present at the creation of decision theory and decision analysis. Hear the decision guru explain how to scientifically approach the important decisions in our work and lives. Read his full-length interview in the current issue of Decision Analysis. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHoward.mp3 INFORMS Hear the decision guru Stanford Professor Ronald A. Howard explain how to scientifically approach the important decisions in our work and lives. 28:17 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear the decision guru Stanford Professor Ronald A. Howard explain how to scientifically approach the important decisions in our work and lives. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMShoward.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHoward.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Howard, Decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Science, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson.mp3 How can you survey data more carefully so your candidate will win a tight election? Doug Samuelson of Infologix talks about using operations research to help at the polls, how 2009's Congressional and gubernatorial elections signal 2010's races, and what the Keys to the White House suggest about the 2012 presidential election. Bonus: Hear Doug explain his homeland security research on escaping from an attack in a public place. Barry.List@informs.org Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson.mp3 INFORMS How can you survey data more carefully so your candidate will win a tight election? 27:09 Operations Research: The Science of Better no How can you survey data more carefully so your candidate will win a tight election? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, Samuelson, Decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Election, politics, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHaiti.mp3 As the Haitian earthquake tragedy unfolds, the challenge of using the very best humanitarian logistics – supply chain management principles for emergencies and disasters – becomes crucial for those speeding relief to victims. In this special news podcast, hear Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann, the directors of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics, explain how their team models the way rescuers can rapidly deploy to nations like Haiti that face natural and manmade calamities. Barry.List@informs.org Thurs, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHaiti.mp3 INFORMS In this special news podcast, hear Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann, the directors of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics, explain how their team models the way rescuers can rapidly deploy to nations like Haiti that face natural and manmade calamities. 16:49 Operations Research: The Science of Better no In this special news podcast, hear Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann, the directors of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics, explain how their team models the way rescuers can rapidly deploy to nations like Haiti that face natural and manmade calamities. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHaiti.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHaiti.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, humanitarian, disaster, emergency, Haiti, Logistics, Decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGodesMayzlin.mp3 Why are the customers who don't even know you your best hope for making your product news go viral? Hear Dina Mayzlin of the Center for Customer Insights at at the Yale School of Management and David Godes of the RH Smith School at the University of Maryland explain where traditional advertising and word-of-mouth diverge, and how marketing scientists are exploring the surprising way that everyday conversation makes business grow. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGodesMayzlin.mp3 INFORMS Hear Dina Mayzlin,Yale School of Management and David Godes, University of Maryland explain where traditional advertising and word-of-mouth diverge, and how marketing scientists are exploring the surprising way that everyday conversation makes business grow. 20:35 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear Dina Mayzlin,Yale School of Management and David Godes, University of Maryland explain where traditional advertising and word-of-mouth diverge, and how marketing scientists are exploring the surprising way that everyday conversation makes business grow. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGodesMayzlin.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGodesMayzlin.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, advertising, marketing, Analytics, Modeling, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCrissey.mp3 Businesses are increasingly turning to O.R. consultants and vendors to improve performance and make important decisions. But before the work begins, everyone needs to think through the plan, clean up the data, and find the right tools for the job. Listen to SAS's Mary Grace Crissey as she reviews today's O.R./business collaborations and advises everyone what to expect. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 4 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCrissey.mp3 INFORMS Listen to SAS's Mary Grace Crissey as she reviews today's O.R./business collaborations and advises everyone what to expect. 24:49 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Listen to SAS's Mary Grace Crissey as she reviews today's O.R./business collaborations and advises everyone what to expect. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCrissey.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCrissey.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLewis.mp3 Are you looking for a consultant who's an expert in business analytics and operations research? Hear Brian Lewis of Vanguard Software walk you through the steps of determining your needs, picking a consultant, and collaborating in this do-it-yourselfer for business people hiring O.R. providers. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 18 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLewis.mp3 INFORMS Are you looking for a consultant who's an expert in business analytics and operations research? 19:57 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Are you looking for a consultant who's an expert in business analytics and operations research? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLewis.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLewis.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math, business, hiring, consultant http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett.mp3 What are the dangers of flying in the wake of the Christmas bomber? What's the danger of runway collisions in airports like Los Angeles International? How significant are differences in safety record between airlines in First World and developing countries? Should we beware smaller, regional carriers, as a PBS Frontline program suggested? MIT's Arnold Barnett, an operations researcher and expert in air safety, explains his research in this important broadcast. (And watch for publication of his study later this year in Transportation Science.) Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 4 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett.mp3 INFORMS MIT's Arnold Barnett, an operations researcher and expert in air safety, explains his research in this important broadcast. 32:05 Operations Research: The Science of Better no MIT's Arnold Barnett, an operations researcher and expert in air safety, explains his research in this important broadcast. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math, business, airline, safety, terrorism, MIT, Barnett http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchrage.mp3 Where is the intersection between IT and analytics? MIT's Michael Schrage says the two may very well meet in the simple experiments that companies can do via social media and in the retail store. Schrage, who speaks at the 2010 INFORMS Practice Meeting, previews his provocative talk for CIOs and executives in this vibrant podcast. Register for the practice meeting to hear Schrage and analytics experts from top companies at http://meetings.informs.org/Practice2010. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchrage.mp3 INFORMS Where is the intersection between IT and analytics? MIT's Michael Schrage says the two may very well meet in the simple experiments that companies can do via social media and in the retail store. 27:59 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Where is the intersection between IT and analytics? MIT's Michael Schrage says the two may very well meet in the simple experiments that companies can do via social media and in the retail store. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchrage.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchrage.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math, business, IT, social media, retail, MIT, Schrage http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLieberman.mp3 Predicting the purchasing patterns of consumers has been an inexact science for math modelers, but two researchers believe the answer is not in modeling the way that consumers behave but mapping their many disparate thoughts and actions on the way to their purchase decision. Hear Warren Lieberman and Michael Raskin of Veritec Solutions on new insights into a perennial challenge for marketers. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 08 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLieberman.mp3 INFORMS Hear Warren Lieberman and Michael Raskin of Veritec Solutions on new insights into a perennial challenge for marketers. 20:43 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear Warren Lieberman and Michael Raskin of Veritec Solutions on new insights into a perennial challenge for marketers. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLieberman.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLieberman.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math, business, IT, retail, Lieberman, Raskin, consumers, Veritech Solutions, Marketing http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLee.mp3 When physicians choose radiation to battle cancer and cancerous tumors, they are fighting not just in three dimensions but four – they must take into account not only the shape and size of the cancer but also the fourth dimension of time in modeling treatment. Hear operations researcher Eva K. Lee, Director of the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare at Georgia Tech explain how her O.R. innovations have helped create treatment plans that do a better job healing patients, avoiding radiation damage to healthy tissue, and saving a half billion dollars in related healthcare costs. And hear her reflect on improved homeland security modeling for biological events ranging from the outbreak of the H1N1 flu outbreak to bioterror attacks. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLee.mp3 INFORMS Hear operations researcher Eva K. Lee, Director of the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare at Georgia Tech explain how her O.R. innovations have helped create treatment plans that do a better job healing patients, avoiding radiation damage to healthy tissue, and saving a half billion dollars in related healthcare costs. 26:54 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear operations researcher Eva K. Lee, Director of the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare at Georgia Tech explain how her O.R. innovations have helped create treatment plans that do a better job healing patients, avoiding radiation damage to healthy tissue, and saving a half billion dollars in related healthcare costs. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLee.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLee.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math, cancer, medicine, GA Tech, healthcare, Lee, Raskin, consumers, Veritech Solutions, Marketing http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKolesar.mp3 When the reservoir for America's largest city, environmentalists, and local residents clash, can the interests of all be resolved? The Delaware River Basin Commission, was able to redress the needs of all these groups, as well as the four states sitting on the commission. In the process, the commission and its partners earned a nomination as a finalist in the 2010 Franz Edelman Competition. Learn how operations research was the key from lead researcher Peter Kolesar of Columbia University. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 14 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKolesar.mp3 INFORMS When the reservoir for America's largest city, environmentalists, and local residents clash, can the interests of all be resolved? 27:50 Operations Research: The Science of Better no When the reservoir for America's largest city, environmentalists, and local residents clash, can the interests of all be resolved? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKolesar.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKolesar.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math, environment, Delaware River Basin, Franz Edelman, Peter Kolesar, Columbia University http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAlderson.mp3 In an age when advances in technology are threatened by attackers who would hack and disable that technology, the United States and other governments are focusing more and more resources on protecting their infrastructure. Professors at the Naval Postgraduate School are conducting extensive research into protecting the U.S. transportation, communications, and energy systems. Hear David Alderson explain what his colleagues are pioneering - and why the controversy about the best way to protect the infrastructure is more contentious than ever. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 28 May 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAlderson.mp3 INFORMS Hear David Alderson explain what his colleagues are pioneering - and why the controversy about the best way to protect the infrastructure is more contentious than ever. 28:41 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear David Alderson explain what his colleagues are pioneering - and why the controversy about the best way to protect the infrastructure is more contentious than ever. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAlderson.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAlderson.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, math, cyber terrorism, navy, transportation, communications, energy systems, Naval Postgraduate School http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBenner.mp3 When digital cameras were developing, analysts watching the stocks of companies like Kodak and Polaroid said, 'stay with film'. And when VoIP Internet phones began, stock analysts cautioned telecommunications companies about entering the new market. Why? Hear Wharton's Mary J. Benner, author of the study Securities Analysts and Incumbent Response to Radical Technological Change, published by Organization Science, explain her surprising findings. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBenner.mp3 INFORMS Hear Wharton's Mary J. Benner, author of the study Securities Analysts and Incumbent Response to Radical Technological Change, published by Organization Science, explain her surprising findings. 27:14 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear Wharton's Mary J. Benner, author of the study Securities Analysts and Incumbent Response to Radical Technological Change, published by Organization Science, explain her surprising findings. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBenner.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBenner.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Benner, Securities Analysts, Wharton, Organization Science, Finance, product development http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBoyd.mp3 If you want to improve your bottom line, you'll find that determining a better price for your product is far less painful than trying to drive costs down. As some business people grow more sophisticated in their pricing and do more than just set prices by conjecture, one expert wonders why most businesses don't set prices scientifically. Dr. E. Andrew Boyd, who appears regularly on KUHF-FM's Engines of our Ingenuity and in the pages of Analytics, has worked with major airlines setting prices. Hear him explain the history of pricing and reservations in the airlines - including the unexpected roll of gumballs. What you'll learn will surprise you. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 24 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBoyd.mp3 INFORMS Hear Dr. E. Andrew Boyd explain the history of pricing and reservations in the airlines - including the unexpected roll of gumballs. What you'll learn will surprise you. 24:36 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear Dr. E. Andrew Boyd explain the history of pricing and reservations in the airlines - including the unexpected roll of gumballs. What you'll learn will surprise you. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBoyd.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBoyd.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Boyd, airlines, pricing http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKaplan.mp3 In today's world of spy vs. spy, you need to do more than outfight your opponent; you need to out-think him, as well. Edward H. Kaplan of Yale University, the 2010- 2011 INFORMS Morse Lecturer has been using analytics to model potential terror and bioterror attacks since 9-11 and the anthrax mailings that followed weeks later. In a study, Terror Queues, appearing in the upcoming July/August issue of Operations Research, he explains how techniques now being used to study grocery store queues can also be used to assess the strength of terror plotters. This analysis, in turn, strengthens the ability of governments to thwart planned attacks on civilians. You’ll be amazed at the novel thinking in these new techniques. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKaplan.mp3 INFORMS In a study, Terror Queues, Yale's Edward H. Kaplan explains how techniques now being used to study grocery store queues can also be used to assess the strength of terror plotters. 28:45 Operations Research: The Science of Better no In a study, Terror Queues, Yale's Edward H. Kaplan explains how techniques now being used to study grocery store queues can also be used to assess the strength of terror plotters. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKaplan.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKaplan.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Kaplan, bioterror, terror, anthrax, queues http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMullen.mp3 Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has a unique qualification: He holds a master's degree in operations research, making him one of the highest placed executives - and military men – in the world with a quantitative degree. In an exclusive interview, Admiral Mullen tells how his expertise in the decision sciences helps him make difficult choices for the armed services of the United States. Hear the admiral share his special views on how analytics in the military and business sector intersect. Barry.List@informs.org Thur, 22 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMullen.mp3 INFORMS Hear Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, share his special views on how analytics in the military and business sector intersect. 28:40 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, share his special views on how analytics in the military and business sector intersect. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMullen.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMullen.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Admiral Mullen, decision sciences, military, armed forces, buisness http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPatterson.mp3 Turbulence on Wall Street Financial engineering came under a microscope in August 2007, when so-called "quant funds" suffered hundreds of millions of dollars of losses. A year later, when economic turmoil broadly hit finance and banking, mathematical modeling came again under scrutiny. Former Wall Street Journal reporter Scott Patterson examines the wins and losses in his new book "The Quants." Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 19 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPatterson.mp3 INFORMS Turbulence on Wall Street Financial engineering came under a microscope in August 2007, when so-called "quant funds" suffered hundreds of millions of dollars of losses. 31:47 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Turbulence on Wall Street Financial engineering came under a microscope in August 2007, when so-called "quant funds" suffered hundreds of millions of dollars of losses. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPatterson.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPatterson.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Patterson, Wall Street, Finance, The Quants http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLevi.mp3 Shouldn't major business decisions about acquiring a company be made strictly on the merits? University of British Columbia Sauder School researchers Maurice Levi, Kai, Li, and Feng Zhang made surprising discoveries about the way that male CEOs testosterone levels affects their business judgment. They also discovered that having women on a company's board can improve the way a company conducts mergers and acquisitions. Hear Maurice Levi talk about the team's Management Science study in this unusual exploration into physiology's impact on the business world. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLevi.mp3 INFORMS Shouldn't major business decisions about acquiring a company be made strictly on the merits? University of British Columbia Sauder School researchers Maurice Levi, Kai, Li, and Feng Zhang made surprising discoveries about the way that male CEOs testosterone levels affects their business judgment. 25:15 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Shouldn't major business decisions about acquiring a company be made strictly on the merits? University of British Columbia Sauder School researchers Maurice Levi, Kai, Li, and Feng Zhang made surprising discoveries about the way that male CEOs testosterone levels affects their business judgment. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLevi.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLevi.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Levi, business, CEO, Management Science, psychology http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPerlich.mp3 How can online merchants learn more about their potential customers by mining the data surrounding social media – without violating strict privacy rules? Claudia Perlich of Media6Degrees explains how she and her colleagues zero in on individual customers in projects that have benefited Netflix, IBM, and healthcare providers. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 8 Oct 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPerlich.mp3 INFORMS How can online merchants learn more about their potential customers by mining the data surrounding social media – without violating strict privacy rules? 21:36 Operations Research: The Science of Better no How can online merchants learn more about their potential customers by mining the data surrounding social media – without violating strict privacy rules? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPerlich.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSPerlich.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Business, Netflix, IBM, healthcare, Claudia Perlich, Media6Degrees, data mining, social media, privacy http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtman.mp3 What will the 2010 midterm elections mean for Congressional Democrats? And why won't their loss of seats sink the hopes of President Obama for a second term? History Professor Allan Lichtman of American University explains what his model, The Keys to the White House, forecasts for 2012 and why the surprisingly uphill battle will be for Republican presidential hopefuls. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtman.mp3 INFORMS History Professor Allan Lichtman of American University explains what his model, The Keys to the White House, forecasts for 2012 and why the surprisingly uphill battle will be for Republican presidential hopefuls. 26:31 Operations Research: The Science of Better no History Professor Allan Lichtman of American University explains what his model, The Keys to the White House, forecasts for 2012 and why the surprisingly uphill battle will be for Republican presidential hopefuls. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtman.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtman.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Modeling, Lichtman, Politics, Democrats, elections, Obama, President, forecasts, republican, democrat http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHostmann.mp3 Business Intelligence (BI) is becoming an increasingly important method of capitalizing on the data that most businesses and organizations now store. Bill Hostmann, a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, provides a sophisticated approach to making BI a core competency. Barry.List@informs.org Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHostmann.mp3 INFORMS Bill Hostmann, a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, provides a sophisticated approach to making BI a core competency. 34:57 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Bill Hostmann, a Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, provides a sophisticated approach to making BI a core competency. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHostmann.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHostmann.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Hostmann, business, BI, Analyst, Gartner, Business Intelligence http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWoodard.mp3 Demand on America's electric power grid will be affected by everything from a projected increase in electric cars to new policies reducing the carbon footprint. Two things are for certain: One, that providing energy will be very different in just a few short years. And two, that quantitative experts are needed to plan for change. Hear Joan Woodard, Executive Vice President Emeritus at Sandia National Labs, elaborate on her INFORMS Annual Meeting Plenary in this look at energy's future. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWoodard.mp3 INFORMS Joan Woodard, Executive Vice President Emeritus at Sandia National Labs, explains how energy is changing and O.R. analysts will guide that change. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Joan Woodard, Executive Vice President Emeritus at Sandia National Labs, explains how energy is changing and O.R. analysts will guide that change. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWoodard.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSWoodard.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Woodard, energy, power, electric cars, carbon footprint, quantitative experts, Sandia Nation Labs http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHarris.mp3 Can analytics help an HR department hire and retain top staff? You bet, says Jeanne G. Harris of Accenture. Hear the co-author of Competing on Analytics and the new Analytics at Work explain how to put the right metrics in place and improve your workforce. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 02 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHarris.mp3 INFORMS What are the metrics for a successful workforce? Hear Jeanne G. Harris of Accenture, co-author of Competing on Analytics 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no What are the metrics for a successful workforce? Hear Jeanne G. Harris of Accenture, co-author of Competing on Analytics http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHarris.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHarris.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Harris, hiring, workforce, Accenture, metrics http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSimchiLevi.mp3 What does the downturn in the global economy mean for companies that must plan complex operations and supply chain management in the face of volatile oil prices, diminished consumer demand, and pressures on businesses to go green? MIT's David Simchi-Levi, Editor-in-Chief of the INFORMS journal Operations Research, provides rules that are as tightly constructed as the laws of physics in his new book, Operations Rules. Listen to his essential advice for business executives. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSimchiLevi.mp3 INFORMS MIT's David Simchi-Levi podcasts on the rules that companies must follow during these financially tenuous times. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no MIT's David Simchi-Levi podcasts on the rules that companies must follow during these financially tenuous times. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSimchiLevi.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSimchiLevi.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Simchi-Levi, global economy, supply chain, management, business, executives http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBickel.mp3 J. Eric Bickel of the University of Texas collaborated with the controversial filmmaker Bjorn Lomborg on his documentary, Cool It, which has generated debate among students of global warming. In a chapter in Lomborg's new volume, Smart Solutions to Climate Change, Bickel examines the most promising technologies for slowing climate change. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBickel.mp3 INFORMS UT's Eric Bickel gives his take on the promise of new technologies to fight global warming. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no UT's Eric Bickel gives his take on the promise of new technologies to fight global warming. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBickel.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBickel.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Bickel, climate change, global warming, Cool It, technology, Bjorn Lomborg http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBaker.mp3 IBM's Deep Blue proved its mettle playing chess against human grandmasters. But could the numbers crunchers at the IBM Watson Center create a program that would allow a computer to play in a free format question-and-answer game show? Stephen Baker, the former BusinessWeek reporter and author of the 2009 book The Numerati explains the story behind the February, 2011 contest on the popular television series Jeopardy. Hear the author of the new Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything. Barry.List@informs.org Tue, 14 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBaker.mp3 INFORMS The former BusinessWeek reporter recounts the drama of IBM's Watson playing the smartest human contestants in America on the popular game show. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no The former BusinessWeek reporter recounts the drama of IBM's Watson playing the smartest human contestants in America on the popular game show. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBaker.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBaker.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Stephen Baker, Jeopardy, Numerati, Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSashihara.mp3 In troubled economic times, business leaders can take two approaches to their assets: they can take out the budget knife, resulting in temporary savings and long-term damage to their companies; or they can ask themselves how they can optimize, making what’s good about their organizations even better. Princeton Consultants' Steve Sashihara, author of the new title The Optimization Edge, provides management and C-level executives with strong advice on how to succeed at optimization projects in this revealing interview. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSashihara.mp3 INFORMS The Roundtable's Steve Sashihara discusses his new book on ways that businesses can succeed at optimization projects. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no The Roundtable's Steve Sashihara discusses his new book on ways that businesses can succeed at optimization projects. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSashihara.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSashihara.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Princeton Consultants, Steve Sashihara, The Optimization Edge, C-Level executives, budget, management http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSokol.mp3 In the U.S. every spring, sports fans are possessed with a condition called March Madness as the top basketball teams in the country compete in a tournament to determine the champion team of the year. Throughout American workplaces, employees have their own competition in the form of office pools. Hear two experts in the math of sports provide their special forecasts. Georgia Tech's Professor Joel Sokol Joel Sokol has his March Madness website here. University of Illinois Professor Sheldon Jacobson Sheldon Jacobson's March Madness website is here . Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSokol.mp3 INFORMS And this year's NCAA basketball champion will be…Joel Sokol and Sheldon Jacobson explain the math of March Madness 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no And this year's NCAA basketball champion will be…Joel Sokol and Sheldon Jacobson explain the math of March Madness http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSokol.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSokol.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Joel Sokol, March Madness, Georgia Tech, Sheldon Jacobson, University of Illinois, basketball http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay.mp3 Thornton May has made his reputation in the IT world – he is a ComputerWorld columnist and serves as Executive Director of the IT Leadership Academy – but he's a man who knows value when he sees it. The author of "The New Know: Analytics, Innovation, and Transformation" will do a guest tour of a high level panel on analytics at the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research in Chicago. Barry.List@informs.org Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay.mp3 INFORMS ComputerWorld Columnist Thornton May will chair a high level panel at the upcoming INFORMS Conference in Chicago IT Guru on Analytics 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no ComputerWorld Columnist Thornton May will chair a high level panel at the upcoming INFORMS Conference in Chicago IT Guru on Analytics http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, ComputerWorld, The New Know: Analytics, Innovation, and Transform, the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSChelst.mp3 With states cutting budgets and forcing localities to make painful decisions, operations researcher Kenneth Chelst of Wayne State University discusses his 2011 INFORMS Business Analytics and Operations Research Conference lecture, Analytics to Help Rationalize Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services. Hear Prof. Chelst's controversial recommendations about making cuts without sacrificing lives. Barry.List@informs.org Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSChelst.mp3 INFORMS Kenneth Chelst previews his controversial Analytics Meeting recommendations for local police, fire, and EMS 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Kenneth Chelst previews his controversial Analytics Meeting recommendations for local police, fire, and EMS http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSChelst.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSChelst.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Chelst, budget cuts, Wayne University, Emergency services, 2011 INFORMS Business Analytics and Operations Research Conference http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay2.mp3 In the weeks before the INFORMS Analytics conference, ComputerWorld columnist Thornton May podcast some hints on how he would interact with his panelists. Hear him after the fireworks on the surprising insights from FICO's Larry Rosenberg, Gartner VP Bill Hostmann, Sirius XM Radio's Kaiser Fung, and Scott Friesen of Best Buy. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay2.mp3 INFORMS Thornton May on the revelations from his panel at the INFORMS Analytics Meeting 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Thornton May on the revelations from his panel at the INFORMS Analytics Meeting http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay2.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMay2.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, May, Larry Rosenburg, Scott Friesen, Best Buy, FICO, Gartner, Bill Hostmann, Sirius XM Radio, Kaiser Fung, 2011 INFORMS Business Analytics and Operations Research Conference http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCaulkins.mp3 Carnegie Mellon's Jonathan Caulkins, the leading math modeler specializing in drug trafficking, recounts what he learned about stopping drug use from the coca fields of Columbia, the collapsed drug trade of Australia, and the models of legendary marketing scientist Frank Bass. Hear his observations - and his proposals for reducing drug use - in this interview on a problem that has plagued the Western World for generations. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCaulkins.mp3 INFORMS Why price matters, drug pushers don't push, and supply chain optimization shows how to attack one of the world's hardest social problems. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Why price matters, drug pushers don't push, and supply chain optimization shows how to attack one of the world's hardest social problems. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCaulkins.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCaulkins.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Jonathan Caulkins, drug trafficking, cocaine, Columbia, drug war http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRodenberg.mp3 In an article in Analytics Magazine, Ryan M. Rodenberg and Anastasios Kaburakis explain how cases involving the NFL, the NCAA, and NASCAR are making legal headlines. In this accompanying podcast, hear them explain how analytics is playing an increasingly important role in sports law. And listen to special advice for operations researchers on becoming expert witnesses. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 13 May 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRodenberg.mp3 INFORMS Analytics is becoming an important force in the law - and in the courtroom. Hear two experts explain. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Analytics is becoming an important force in the law - and in the courtroom. Hear two experts explain. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRodenberg.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRodenberg.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Rodenberg, sports law, NCAA, NBA http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTayur.mp3 With 80,000 Americans awaiting kidney transplants on any given day, the sad fact is that many people with renal disease will wait years and some will die before a suitable kidney becomes available. A new system for scheduling a fleet of airplanes to fly recipients to cities with available organs may substantially reduce that waiting time. Hear Sridhar Tayur of Carnegie Mellon University and physician Anton Skaro of Northwestern University preview the paper that co-author Baris Ata will present at INFORMS Healthcare 2011, which takes places in Montreal from June 20-22. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 27 May 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTayur.mp3 INFORMS Sridhar Tayur and Anton Skaro discuss Organjet, a new company that will expedite kidney transplants. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Sridhar Tayur and Anton Skaro discuss Organjet, a new company that will expedite kidney transplants. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTayur.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTayur.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Sridhar Tayur, transplants, kidney, Anton Skaro, Baris Ata, Healthcare http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAgarwal.mp3 When you go online to research the doctor who will treat you for cancer or perform your surgery, how sure are you that the ratings you're reading are true? Hear controversial research by the University of Maryland's Ritu Agarwal, Guodong (Gordon) Gao, and Brad N. Greenwood, who, together with Jeffrey McCullough of the University of Minnesota, present their paper at INFORMS Healthcare 2011, which takes place in Montreal this June. Barry.List@informs.org Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAgarwal.mp3 INFORMS Hear a podcast preview of the controversial paper being presented at INFORMS Healthcare 2011 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hear a podcast preview of the controversial paper being presented at INFORMS Healthcare 2011 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAgarwal.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAgarwal.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Agarwal, Healthcare, surgery, medicine, Gao, Greenwood, McCullough http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSOlear.mp3 With President Obama declaring a troop drawdown in Afghanistan and counterinsurgency efforts there coming under question, a Defense Department report issued earlier this year sheds welcome light. In April, the Defense Science Board this year issued a peering report into ways that the intelligence community can improve its efforts. The report follows a 2009 report by the board recommending that the Department of Defense make better use of O.R. in intelligence. Hear the co-chairman of the task force that wrote both reports explain their importance. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 22 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSOlear.mp3 INFORMS Defense Science Board reports on counterintelligence and O.R. with their co-chairman 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Defense Science Board reports on counterintelligence and O.R. with their co-chairman http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSOlear.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSOlear.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, O'Lear, Obama, troops, Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, intelligence, Department of Defense, DOD http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAcquisti.mp3 The Facebook experience suggests that hundreds of millions of online social media users worldwide have thrown their privacy to the wind. But would consumers, when presented with the choice, opt to pay more to ensure their privacy during online transactions? In their new study in the INFORMS Journal Information Systems Research, Carnegie Mellon's Alessandro Acquisti and colleagues conducted an intriguing experiment that found an unexpected willingness to pay for online privacy. Listen to Prof. Acquisti discuss the results and the unusual experiment that led to these conclusions. Barry.List@informs.org Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAcquisti.mp3 INFORMS The surprising discovery about consumers' willingness to pay for privacy during online purchases 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no The surprising discovery about consumers' willingness to pay for privacy during online purchases http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAcquisti.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAcquisti.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Alessandro Acquisti, facebook, social media, privacy, ISR, Information Systems Research, Carnegie Mellon, internet http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSwann.mp3 Can the same applications that speed a manufacturer's supply chain also improve disaster relief? Returning guests Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann, who co-direct the Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics at the Georgia Institute of Technology with Ozlem Ergun, provide a sweeping picture of how operations research provides vast humanitarian benefits. The current issue of the INFORMS journal Interfaces, which they edited, includes a refreshing range of humanitarian apps. Hear their discussion of the special issue, including a profile of Prof. Keskinocak's teamwork for CARE International. Barry.List@informs.org Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSwann.mp3 INFORMS Can the same applications that speed a manufacturer's supply chain also improve humanitarian assistance? 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Can the same applications that speed a manufacturer's supply chain also improve humanitarian assistance? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSwann.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSwann.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, CARE International, supply chain, Pinar Keskinocak, Julie Swann, Center for health and humanitarian logistics, Georgia tech, Interfaces, disaster relief http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGalasso.mp3 Overconfidence can lead CEOs to make bad investment decisions or, worse, choices that leave them squirming in testimony before Parliament. But it can also be their saving grace. The current issue of Management Science includes a revealing study about the positive impact of CEO overconfidence on corporate innovation. Hear the authors, Alberto Galasso of the University of Toronto and Timothy Simcoe Timothy Coe of Boston University, explain their surprising results. Barry.List@informs.org Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGalasso.mp3 INFORMS The Overconfident CEO. When does hubris not lead to downfall? 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no The Overconfident CEO. When does hubris not lead to downfall? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGalasso.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGalasso.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, CARE International, supply chain, Overconfidence, CEO, decisions, investment, Management Science, Alberto Galasso, Timothy Simcoe http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson2.mp3 Our emergency rooms have become an alarming example of the physical dangers that can arise from congestion. In an article in the current issue of ORMS Today, Doug Samuelson of InfoLogix, together with emergency care physician Dr. David Eitel of the Wellspan Health System, examines the problems in today's ER's and the creative ways that operations researchers are offering solutions. Hear Doug, who last podcast on the American election system, provide his overview. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson2.mp3 INFORMS OR tackles the healthcare system's frightening bottleneck 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no OR tackles the healthcare system's frightening bottleneck http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson2.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSamuelson2.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, emergency room, healthcare, health, Doug Samuelson, Infologix, David Eitel, ER http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBuell.mp3 Picture yourself staring at the screen as your brand X online search for a flight goes on and on. Now look at a travel service like Kayak that explains how the system is checking one airline and one flight after another. Where would you rather search? Would you even be willing to wait slightly longer if you felt you had a window into what was going on as you waited? In the September issue of Management Science, doctoral student Ryan W. Buell and Assoc. Prof. Michael I. Norton of Harvard Business School explore the tradeoffs of the way you wait on the Internet. No reason to wait – hear them explain their research in this week's podcast. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 2 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBuell.mp3 INFORMS Do Customers Hate Waiting? That depends on how valuable you make their wait for service, say two Harvard B-School researchers in this week's Science of Better podcast. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Do Customers Hate Waiting? That depends on how valuable you make their wait for service, say two Harvard B-School researchers in this week's Science of Better podcast. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBuell.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBuell.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Management Science, Ryan Buell, Michael Norton, Harvard Business School, internet http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRappa.mp3 As columnist Vijay Mehrotra explains in the current issue of Analytics Magazine, something has been going right in the city of Raleigh since 2006. Yet if analytics is a household word today, it wasn't five years ago. Michael Rappa, Director of the Institute for Analytics at North Carolina State University, tells how his program began a trend and how it now places 90% of its graduates as the field of analytics flourishes Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRappa.mp3 INFORMS How NC State's pioneering institute sets a standard in a new field 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no How NC State's pioneering institute sets a standard in a new field http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRappa.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSRappa.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Management Science, Michael Rappa, teaching, education, NC State, http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSManey.mp3 What can discoveries about the human brain teach forecasters, computer scientists, and corporate executives? And why is hockey legend Wayne Gretsky the perfect example of these teachings? Former USA Today reporter Kevin Maney, who wrote a popular article about algorithms in the 1990s, discusses The Two-Second-Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future—Just Enough, the new title he wrote with Vivek Ranadivé. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 06 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSManey.mp3 INFORMS Former USA Today reporter Kevin Maney discusses his new book on forecasting and the human brain 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Former USA Today reporter Kevin Maney discusses his new book on forecasting and the human brain http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSManey.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSManey.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Management Science, Kevin Maney, forecasting, human brain, algorithm, Vivek Ranadivé, The Two-Second-Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future-Just Enough http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGaukler.mp3 In the post-Osama bin Laden age, the U.S. and nations around the world still face the danger of terrorism in many forms. One threat is terrorists smuggling nuclear material through ports and across borders to assemble a nuclear weapon for a domestic attack. At the 2011 INFORMS annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina in November, Prof. Gaukler and colleagues present a paper on O.R. methods used to fight this threat. Prof. Gaukler previews his research in this podcast. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGaukler.mp3 INFORMS Gary Gaukler on the danger of terrorists smuggling nuclear material into the U.S. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Gary Gaukler on the danger of terrorists smuggling nuclear material into the U.S. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGaukler.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGaukler.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Management Science, Gaukler, INFORMS Annual Meeting, terrorism, homeland security http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMcLay.mp3 Professor Laura McLay of Virginia Commonwealth University is a trend setter with her blog Punk Rock Operations Research. Hear her talk about the importance of social media; applying O.R. to healthcare topics like emergency care in extreme weather; why the Chicago Bears are the best football team ever; and her roles as an operations researcher, woman, and mother. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMcLay.mp3 INFORMS Blogger Laura McLay on social media, ambulances in snow storms, and balancing her roles as mom and operations researcher. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Blogger Laura McLay on social media, ambulances in snow storms, and balancing her roles as mom and operations researcher. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMcLay.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSMcLay.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, healthcare, social media, McLay http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJohnson.mp3 Foreclosures have devastated neighborhoods, and not just those in inner cities. How can a community development corporation compete with private realtors to acquire a core of foreclosed properties and rehabilitate them in an effort to save a neighborhood? Michael P. Johnson of the University of Massachusetts Boston, author of Community-Based Operations Research and Chair of the INFORMS Section INFORMS Section on Public Programs, Service, and Needs, explains how math modelers help small groups with limited resources do a lot of good. Barry.List@informs.org Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJohnson.mp3 INFORMS Michael Johnson explains how he helps community development corporations save blighted neighborhoods 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Michael Johnson explains how he helps community development corporations save blighted neighborhoods http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJohnson.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJohnson.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, foreclosure, modeling, Johnson http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDerman.mp3 What do quantum theory, Schopenhauer, Goethe, and Spinoza have to teach us about the economic disaster of 2007-8? Quite a bit, maintains Emanuel Derman of Columbia University's Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department. Hear him discuss his new book, Models Behaving Badly: Why Confusing Illusion with Reality Can Lead to Disaster, on Wall Street and in Life. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDerman.mp3 INFORMS Emanuel Derman on what goes wrong on Wall Street and in Life 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Emanuel Derman on what goes wrong on Wall Street and in Life http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDerman.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDerman.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, models, quantum theory, economy, wall street, modeling, Derman http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSZenios.mp3 A physician may not have more than 15 minutes to discuss your most pressing health issues. So what do you do when you get home and need to make serious choices? Stanford University Professor Stefanos Zenios, the new Editor-in-Chief of the INFORMS journal Operations Research, took a leave of absence to develop a website devoted to patients with kidney disease and other ailments. Listen to him and Dr. Constantia Petrou as they discuss www.konnectology.com, the decision-making website they created for patients with funding from the National Institutes of Health. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSZenios.mp3 INFORMS Stefanos Zenios and Constantia Petrou talk about their new website with decision-making tools for patients 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Stefanos Zenios and Constantia Petrou talk about their new website with decision-making tools for patients http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSZenios.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSZenios.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, health, kidney disease, Petrou, www.konnectology.com, decision-making, Zenios, NIH, National Institutes of Health http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu.mp3 Whether you call it the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, the law enacted in 2010 has generated strong debate about healthcare in America and the need to balance volume (healthcare providers billing by the number of services provided) with value (a results-based approach tying payment to better health). In this podcast, Atanu Basu, the founder and CEO of analytics software company Ayata, discusses an article on the special role of analytics in healthcare that he co-wrote with Pete Horner in the current, special Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu.mp3 INFORMS Analytics and the future of healthcare 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Analytics and the future of healthcare http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, health, Ayata, decision-making, Basu, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAdams.mp3 Women are finally beginning to rise above the barriers that once kept them from leadership in major organizations. How does the new generation of women leaders differ from their male counterparts? From women in the general population? In today's podcast, Renée Adams of the University of New South Wales and Patricia Funk of Universitat Pompeau Fabra and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics discuss their new study, Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Does Gender Matter?, which appears in the current issue of the INFORMS journal Management Science. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAdams.mp3 INFORMS Surprising Research about the gender gap in the board room. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Surprising Research about the gender gap in the board room. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAdams.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSAdams.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, board room, business, management, decision-making, Adams, Gender http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson2.mp3 It's spring, and a young man's fancy turns to, well, um, college basketball. Operations researchers are here to make sure your heart's desire (winning your office pool) comes true. Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign returns this year to share his approach to bracketology, the forecasting of odds in the NCAA Men's Division Basketball Championship. Listen to him and visit his website at bracketodds.cs.illinois.edu. You can even revisit his 2011 appearance with Georgia Tech's Joel Sokol by clicking here. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson2.mp3 INFORMS Sheldon Jacobson shares his views on NCAA basketball and bracketology 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Sheldon Jacobson shares his views on NCAA basketball and bracketology http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSJacobson2.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, sports, basketball, march madness, Sheldon Jacobson, NCAA http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKushner.mp3 In the B2B environment, social media has risen to a whole new importance for marketers. In a preview of her presentation at the 2012 INFORMS Conference on Analytics this April, Theresa Kushner, the Senior Director of Customer Intelligence at Cisco, explains how Cisco is going beyond analyzing traditional online metrics to better understand its customers and retain market share in an increasingly competitive environment. Hear her discuss Connecting the Stars: Applying Social Media Understanding to a Structured Marketing Data Environment in a B2B World. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKushner.mp3 INFORMS A convergence of social media and analytics 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no A convergence of social media and analytics http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKushner.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKushner.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Kushner, Marketing Analytics at Cisco, informs analytics meeting, b2b, social media, marketing http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDees.mp3 Experts in analytics and operations research have long argued that you cannot properly understand a phenomenon unless you can apply metrics that explain it in numbers. U.S. Army Major Rob Dees strongly believes that this concept also applies to the Department of Defense obtaining and retaining the best fighting men and women. A researcher for the Mayo Clinic and speaker at a session during this month's INFORMS Conference on Analytics, Major Dees speaks at length in this podcast recorded at the INFORMS Huntington Beach conference. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDees.mp3 INFORMS A U.S. Army Major on the urgent need to apply metrics to our fighting men and women 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no A U.S. Army Major on the urgent need to apply metrics to our fighting men and women http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDees.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDees.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Dees, military http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHopp.mp3 American manufacturing is doing better than many pundits credit, and it can grow still further - but will American policymakers take the steps needed? Or will the glory days when America was the "Arsenal of Democracy," fade further still? The University of Michigan's Tauber Institute for Global Operations and Booz & Co. collaborated on a report, Manufacturing's Wake-Up Call. Listen to former Management Science editor-in-chief Wally Hopp and Tauber co-director Roman Kapuscinski in this look at the American economy from the perspective of two respected management scientists. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHopp.mp3 INFORMS Stark comments from U of Michigan's Tauber Institute 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Stark comments from U of Michigan's Tauber Institute http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHopp.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSHopp.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Hopp, manufacturing, economy, marketing science, Kapuscinski http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCokins.mp3 Almost half the industry leaders cited in the 1982 best-seller "In Search of Excellence" no longer exist or are badly underperforming. What goes into the decline of a company? And how does shortsightedness in the application of analytics contribute to these kinds of downfalls? Listen to SAS consultant Gary Cokins, the author of "Why Do Large, Once-Successful Companies Fail?" in the current issue of Analytics Magazine and a piece about the obstacle course for analytics that appeared earlier this year in ORMS Today as he casts light on the make or break power of analytics. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCokins.mp3 INFORMS Shortsightedness on analytics takes its toll 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Shortsightedness on analytics takes its toll http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCokins.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSCokins.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Cokins, industry, "In Search of Excellence", "Why Do Large, Once-Successful Companies Fail" http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDellarocas.mp3 Moving to a pay per click system in online advertising, especially if that means pay per sale, was meant to reduce the cost of ads and make the whole system more efficient. Then why does the system actually lower revenue and profits? In his June, 2012 study in the INFORMS journal Management Science, Chrysanthos Dellarocas of Boston University explains the phenomenon of double marginalization - and how he would fix it. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDellarocas.mp3 INFORMS What is wrong with the supposed Holy Grail of Online Ads 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no What is wrong with the supposed Holy Grail of Online Ads http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDellarocas.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSDellarocas.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Dellarocas, Pay-per-click, online ads, marketing, management science, double marginalization http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSFry.mp3 Michael Lewis may have created a sensation around sports analytics in his bestseller and the movie starring Brad Pitt, but there's a much bigger story to be told. Interfaces, the INFORMS journal, has published a two-part issue devoted to ways that math modeling can improve performance and the business of sports. The previous issue of the journal was devoted to a range of O.R. sports research and the current issue is devoted to sports scheduling. Listen to co-editors Michael Fry of the University of Cincinnati and Jeffrey Ohlmann of the University of Iowa talk about measuring driving and putting excellence in golf, improving baseball player drafts, why goalies rule, and more. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 07 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSFry.mp3 INFORMS There's more, much more to sports analytics. Here's what. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no There's more, much more to sports analytics. Here's what. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSFry.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSFry.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Fry, moneyball, sports, math, modelling, scheduling, golf, baseball, drafts http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtmanandJacobson.mp3 Pollsters predict a neck-and-neck contest between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Governor Mitt Romney on Election Day. So why are two operations researchers so confident that President Obama can't lose? In this podcast, listen to American University Professor Allan Lichtman, author of Predicting the Next President: The Keys to the White House 2012, and University of Illinois Professor Sheldon Jacobson, whose election forecasting website is at http://electionanalytics.cs.illinois.edu/index.html. More about their methods is in an upcoming issue of ORMS Today and an article by Doug Samuelson in the current issue of Analytics Magazine. You can hear them in person at the 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting at this special workshop. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 21 Sept 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtmanandJacobson.mp3 INFORMS Why are two operations researchers so confident that President Obama can't lose? 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Why are two operations researchers so confident that President Obama can't lose? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtmanandJacobson.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLichtmanandJacobson.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, election, forecasting, math, Samuelson, Lichtman, Jacobson http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett2.mp3 With memories of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 now receding, the threat of future attacks remains real. At the INFORMS annual meeting in Phoenix, legendary air safety expert Arnold Barnett of MIT's Sloan School stressed the continued danger of attacks on subway and rail systems. He went on to encourage intelligence services to continue operations to prevent attacks on mass transit like those that took place in London, Madrid, and Mumbai. Hear his unique take on the continued peril of terrorist attack. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett2.mp3 INFORMS Air Safety Expert Arnie Barnett Explores Dangers to Rail and Subway Systems 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Air Safety Expert Arnie Barnett Explores Dangers to Rail and Subway Systems http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett2 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBarnett2 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, forecasting, math, Barnett, MIT, terrorism, safety, mass transit, transit, subway, rail, terrorist attack http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchroeck.mp3 Big Data is becoming a source of new insights, growth, profit, and better customer service – for organizations that know how to use analytics to explain all that data. The IBM Institute for Business Value, together with the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, issued a white paper, "Analytics: The real-world use of Big Data. How innovative enterprises extract value from uncertain data." Listen to Michael Schroeck, a partner and vice president for IBM Global Business Services, as he explains the important findings. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchroeck.mp3 INFORMS IBM's Michael Schroeck identifies trends in Big Data and gives solid advice to the seasoned and the newbie. 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no IBM's Michael Schroeck identifies trends in Big Data and gives solid advice to the seasoned and the newbie. http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchroeck.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSSchroeck.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, forecasting, math, Schroeck, IBM, big data http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLilien.mp3 If you discovered a technology that could increase your return on assets by as much as 15% wouldn’t you adopt it? Surprisingly, a minority of Fortune 1000 companies actually target their customers and make better decisions using analytics in their marketing decisions. Gary L.Lilien, a leading force in the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science and former president of the INFORMS predecessor society TIMS, explains the surprising results in an upcoming study, Performance Implications of Marketing Analytics, co-authored by Arvind Rangaswamy and Frank Germann. Barry.List@informs.org Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLilien.mp3 INFORMS Marketing guru Gary Lilien says you overlook analytics at your peril 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Marketing guru Gary Lilien says you overlook analytics at your peril http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLilien.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLilien.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, forecasting, math, Lilien, marketing http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeeney.mp3 The traditional method of brainstorming is great for generating ideas - up to a point. With its time limit and lack of guidance to participants, some ideas don't get expressed, so they can't be considered when decision time comes along. INFORMS decision analysis pioneer Ralph Keeney, Professor Emeritus at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, makes his recommendations about improving the brainstorming process in his study Value-Focused Brainstorming, which appears in the current issue of Decision Analysis. He explains his important new method in this revealing podcast. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeeney.mp3 INFORMS Marketing guru Gary Lilien says you overlook analytics at your peril 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no The decision analysis pioneer on increasing ideas and choices http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeeney.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeeney.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, decision analysis, Ralph Keeney http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTsvetovat.mp3 If you're in government, product marketing, or any field that craves insight into what the public feels, you probably use sentiment analysis, which assesses whether an article or blog entry or online review is positive, negative, or neutral and draws macro conclusions from all the data. But developing an algorithm or model to understand the nuance of language is still a skill in its infancy. Maksim Tsvetovat of Deepmile Networks and George Mason University believes that current methods have serious flaws. He offers a unique approach in Implicit Sentiment Mining, an article he co-authored with Jacqueline Kazil and Alex Kouznetsov. It appears in the current issue of ORMS Today. You'll gain insight into the current state and the future promise of sentiment analytics in this insightful podcast. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTsvetovat.mp3 INFORMS Sentiment Analytics with Maksim Tsvetovat: What Does the Blogosphere Think? 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Sentiment Analytics with Maksim Tsvetovat: What Does the Blogosphere Think? http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTsvetovat.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSTsvetovat.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, Implicit Sentiment Mining, Maksim Tsvetovat http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGualtieri.mp3 Big Data is creating big opportunities – and also big challenges for executives and managers at companies who have decided to make an investment in analytics software but need guidance making an expensive choice among varied solutions.Michael Gualtieri, the Principal Analyst serving Application Development and Delivery Professionals at Forrester Research, is the principle author in a Forrester report entitled The Forrester Wave: Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions Q1 2013. Hear him preview the report in this podcast. Barry.List@informs.org Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGualtieri.mp3 INFORMS Forrester on Predictive Analytics Solutions 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Forrester on Predictive Analytics Solutions http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGualtieri.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGualtieri.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, predictive analytics, Gualtieri http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGordonandHartmann.mp3 Some Americans might find relief and delight in eliminating TV ads from presidential campaigns. But the effect of advertising, especially in close contests, can be important enough to put the best advertiser in the White House. Brett R. Gordon of Columbia University and Wesley R. Hartmann looked at the campaigns of 2000 and 2004 in their study, Advertising Effects in Presidential Elections, which appears in the current issue of the INFORMS journal Marketing Science. Hear them explain the subtle distinctions between product advertising and political advertising, and how one advertising campaign was key to winning office. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGordonandHartmann.mp3 INFORMS Brett Gordon and Wes Hartmann examine two crucial campaigns from the recent past 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Brett Gordon and Wes Hartmann examine two crucial campaigns from the recent past http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGordonandHartmann.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSGordonandHartmann.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, political advertising http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLiberatoreandLuo.mp3 Sure operations research and analytics are connected. But when it comes down to professional skills - the hard technical skills and the soft skills that business people need - how similar, and different are practitioners of the two? In a new examination of a survey completed by INFORMS members that appears in the March issue of the INFORMS journal Interfaces, Matthew Liberatore and Wenhong Luo of Villanova University highlight differences in hard skills and similarities in soft business skills. Hear them clearly define the two professions in this enlightening podcast. Barry.List@informs.org Tues, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLiberatoreandLuo.mp3 INFORMS A new Interfaces study shows the similarities – and differences – in the two related fields 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no A new Interfaces study shows the similarities – and differences – in the two related fields http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLiberatoreandLuo.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSLiberatoreandLuo.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, soft skills http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBudiansky.mp3 English physicist Patrick Blackett had served in the Royal Navy during WWI, leaving to study physics at Cambridge. He brought both experiences to his development of operations research on behalf of the United Kingdom, fighting against a devastating sea campaign that threatened to cripple his country’s economy. In Blackett’s War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare, author Stephen Buidansky tells the story of Blackett, also highlighting the contributions of American Philip Morse. Listen to this fascinating interview with Stephen Budiansky about one of the inventors of operations research. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBudiansky.mp3 INFORMS Author Stephen Budiansky discusses his new book about the formative years of O.R. and the English physicist who made the new science a winning weapon 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Author Stephen Budiansky discusses his new book about the formative years of O.R. and the English physicist who made the new science a winning weapon http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBudiansky.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBudiansky.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, WWII http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu2.mp3 In an era when unstructured data from video and other formats is becoming increasingly available for examination, the power of analytics to yield important recommendations is growing. In a column published in the current issue of the INFORMS publication Analytics Magazine, Atanu Basu of Ayata provides valuable advice on using prescriptive analytics. In his second Science of Better podcast, hear him provide some essentials tips. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu2.mp3 INFORMS Without them, your plan crumbles 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Without them, your plan crumbles http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu2.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBasu2.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics, persprictive analytics http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBeam.mp3 One of the challenges for an expert in any specialized field is explaining highly technical information to internal and external clients. This has been a longstanding problem for consultants in analytics and operations research who work with business people who can’t understand the field’s highly mathematical framework. At the 2013 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research Carrie Beam of Carrie Beam Consulting. gave a workshop with solid advice for analytics consultants who need to find a common language with clients. Afterward, she sat down to record this useful podcast. Listen and learn. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBeam.mp3 INFORMS Carrie Beam on explaining analytics in plain English 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Without them, your plan crumbles http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBeam.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSBeam.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKleinmuntz.mp3 Like it or not, the Affordable Care Act – dubbed Obamacare by detractors and supporters alike – will become the law of the land in the United States in less than a year. How are hospitals beginning to cope with important data management requirements? How are healthcare analytics professionals guiding hospital administrators as they prepare for a brave new future? Listen to former INFORMS President President Don Kleinmuntz of Strata Decision Technology explore the growing role of analytics and hospital management in this broad-ranging interview recorded at the 2013 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 03, May 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKleinmuntz.mp3 INFORMS Listen to this special videocast and podcast 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Listen to this special videocast and podcast http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKleinmuntz.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKleinmuntz.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeller.mp3 Big Data provides big challenges, even for experts in advanced analytics and operations research. In this segment recorded at the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research that took place in San Antonio this spring, Brian Keller of Booz Allen Hamilton jumped in with a talk entitled, “Getting Started with Big Data Analytics.” Listen to him as he examines systems, software, and the many ingredients that you can use to implement Big Data solutions. Barry.List@informs.org Fri, 24, May 2013 13:00:00 EST http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeller.mp3 INFORMS Hadoop Anyone? A Booz Allen Hamilton consultant guides your initial foray 28:19 Operations Research: The Science of Better no Hadoop Anyone? A Booz Allen Hamilton consultant guides your initial foray http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeller.mp3 http://podcast.informs.org/INFORMSKeller.mp3 operations, research, management, sciences, O.R., OR, ORMS, INFORMS, decisions, Analytics nonadult