Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4, Canada; and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6, Canada
The M&SOM Journal is saddened to share the passing of the founding EIC of the journal Leroy B. Schwarz. He was an INFORMS Fellow, and significant contributor to the OR/MS community, Leroy B. Schwarz. A professor with the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University for much of his career, Professor Schwarz's teaching and research interests were in healthcare supply chain management, manufacturing planning and control systems, and in strategic sourcing and procurement.
To learn more about the life and outstanding contributions of Professor Schwarz, please visit his profile under INFORMS History & Traditions.
Share your condolences or favorite memories of Professor Schwarz in his memorial.
M&SOM Practice-Based Research Competition
The objectives of the M&SOM Practice-Based Research Competition are to motivate, help develop, reward and highlight high-quality OM research papers with significant practical relevance, and to publish these papers in the M&SOM journal. See M&SOM Practice-Based Research Competition for more information.
COVID-19 Virtual Special Issue
M&SOM has started a virtual special issue called "The Impact of Operations in the COVID-19 Pandemic." This virtual special issue will showcase papers that highlight the contributions the field of operations is having during the pandemic, which has impacted the whole world in a critical way. The virtual special issue is available here.
2022 Edelman Award
The journal would like to congratulate the Chilean team on winning the 2022 Edelman Award. The Chilean team includes Marcelo Olivares, M&SOM department editor, and Andres Musalem, M&SOM associate editor. More information can be found here. Congratulations to Chile and to the finalists!
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