What happens when a technically sound analysis no longer answers the question that matters? Discover how decision traceability keeps analytics focused, adaptable and ready to drive better business decisions.

• Jiaxi Zhu

As AI makes analytics faster to produce, students need more than technical skill to deliver real-world value. Decision-ready analytics starts with the choice at stake, then builds the data, analysis and narrative around what stakeholders can do next.

• Jiaxi Zhu
• Zhaohu (Jonathan) Fan

UPS was faced with what amounted to the Mother of all Traveling Salesman Problems in its Small Package Operations: how to optimally deploy 55,000 drivers based across the United States, each of whom makes on average more than a hundred deliveries a day. To make the problem even more interesting, UPS added a largely safety-driven constraint: minimize the number of left-hand turns on each driver’s route.

• Peter Horner

For AI agents, the real make-or-break isn’t the model — it’s the data harness behind it. Get that layer right, and enterprises can turn AI from impressive demos into reliable action.

• Anjanava Biswas