The first issue of International Journal of Applied Management Science (IJAMS) has been released. The objectives of this journal are to promote applied management sciences and provide a platform for professionals and researchers to exchange their ideas and experiences in the field. The contents include (but are not limited to) both theoretical and experimental papers in management sciences as well as relevant case studies. A list of topics including Operations Research, Decision Analysis, Industrial Engineering, Production Management and Supply Chain Management are covered.
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Posted on Aug 26, 2008 by Suri · Categories: Health · No Comments
In 2007, an estimated 33.2 million people suffered from AIDS worldwide. Approximately 95 percent of those patients lived in developing countries, where resources for treatment are usually very limited. Therefore, efficient allocation of those resources had become critical in fighting the pandemic.
In their recent publication, Dr. Wei Xiong, instructor in public health at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Dr. Nathaniel Hupert, associate professor of public health at Weill Cornell Medical College and associate attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, showed how mathematical modeling approaches from Operations Research (OR) can be used to increase the efficiency of allocating limited resources, such as antiretroviral drugs and medical personnel, for HIV treatment.
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In order to express my excitement about being accepted by the department of Management Sciences at University of Waterloo, I decided to write an article to briefly talk about education in the field of Operations Research / Management Sciences here at UW.
The Engineering District at University of Waterloo (Photo by Mike Seliske)
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Posted on Apr 14, 2008 by Suri · Categories: General · 2 Comments
An interesting article on New York Times talked about a management science professor, Philip M. Parker, who developed computer algorithms that collect a substantial amount of publicly available information on a particular subject and turn the results into books. He has generated more than 200,000 books in this way, making him “the most published author in the history of the planet.”.
… aided by his 60 to 70 computers and six or seven programmers, he turns the results into books in a range of genres, many of them in the range of 150 pages and printed only when a customer buys one.
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Posted on Mar 09, 2008 by Suri · Categories: Health · No Comments
This year’s G8 summit is going to be held in Japan on July 7–9. G8 (The Group of Eight) is an international forum for the governments of eight countries that together represent about 65% of the world economy. The countries are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. G8 also represents the majority of global military power (7 of the top 8 positions for military expenditure, and almost all of the world’s active nuclear weapons.). Each year, the eight countries take turn to host the G8 summit meeting.
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I recently bumped into an article titled “Live chat: your new online salesperson” on CNNMoney.com. The article briefly talked about the potential of online instant messaging as a new sales tool for companies. More and more companies, especially those who sell their products online, are adding the live chat feature as a way to provide customer support on their websites. Some websites, such as Dell.com, provide online live chat as an option when a customer who needs help navigates to the “Support” section, while some other websites include chat boxes on their front pages and use live chat as both a customer support and a sales tool.
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According to an article titled “‘Talent on Demand’: Applying Supply Chain Management to People”, professor Peter Cappelli at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania claims that the principles of supply chain management can be applied to human resource management to help companies find the talents they need, when they need them at lower costs.
Traditional human resource management have typically focused on meeting individuals’ needs by placing people in the positions that best suit their strengths and personal characters. However, this approach isn’t very effective from the perspective of reducing human-capital related costs and having the right people in place to do the necessary jobs. These kinds of questions are precisely what those who study supply chain management have been tackling.
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According to a recent article titled “Thomson Holidays automates online pricing adjustments” written by Ian Grant and published on ComputerWeekly.com, a new automated pricing system has been developed and is being used by Thomson Holidays, the UK’s biggest tour operator, to maximize their revenue.
This type of OR system is not new, especially to airline companies. However, according to Alan Sugarman, Thomson Holidays’ general manager of Operations Research, this system is the first one to combine travel (aircraft seats) and sleeping (hotel beds) arrangements.
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Andrew Hines posted a new article titled “Key Terms and Players of Operations Research” on Bnet.com. The article is a guide to the major players in data analysis and mathematical engineering applied in solving key business problems. Companies such as Oracle, ILOG and Rockwell are mentioned and key OR terms such as business modeling and analysis are explained. Click here to read the full article.
INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, announced on Feb 7 the six finalists that will compete for the 2008 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Baltimore on Apr 14.
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