A looming beer shortage highlights our supply chain issues
One of the key ingredients in beer is now in short supply thanks to natural contamination at the source. It’s a story that illustrates the fragility of American supply chains.
INFORMS has awarded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) its 2026 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for reengineering how global cloud infrastructure is planned and delivered, applying advanced analytics and AI to orchestrate complex fulfillment decisions across its rapidly expanding data center network.
INFORMS has awarded the 2026 UPS George D. Smith Prize to the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The award recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of O.R. and analytics.
In the rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many employers are now requiring that employees use AI tools. As you’re using AI, be intentional and selective. It’s critical that you know yourself. Research published in Management Science found that AI is most valuable for people who understand their own abilities and limitations. Assess yourself, so you can factor this into your process for incorporating AI into your work.
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One of the key ingredients in beer is now in short supply thanks to natural contamination at the source. It’s a story that illustrates the fragility of American supply chains.
Their most damaging aspect was the perception that they created among the public. The good news about the recent attack is how feeble it was and the information it revealed about the perpetrators.
Hurricane Ian inflicted massive destruction across many parts of Florida and the Carolinas. The power of nature dwarfs any destruction that humans can create. In spite of all the carnage that hurricanes produce, early warning and constantly improving forecasting facilitate timely responses that reduce risks and provide early warning to keep people out of harm’s way.
But airport operations unaffected in intrusions that targeted New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles airports as well.
The 2022-23 NHL season is about to begin with 32 teams hoping to win the Stanley Cup in June. But in every team management office, there’s an 800-pound gorilla: the salary cap.

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