A critical question for certain members of the greater analytics community: When mathematical modeling and predicting the spread of the disease caused by the coronavirus, how do you accurately account for human behavior, particularly in this environment where even wearing a mask or social distancing have become political issues?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound negative impact on small businesses. Now more than ever, businesses need to adopt the "we're all in this together" family mentality.
The world is watching a fierce race among nations to get to an effective coronavirus vaccine first. We have come to terms with the reality that the semblance of normalcy would not return without effective vaccines and therapeutics. Undeniably, the speed at which the vaccine development has progressed is unprecedented and it is uncertain to what extent the first-generation vaccines could be effective.
Today, supply chains are networked, global ecosystems that are increasingly prone to disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic is an extreme example of how this unfolds in practice. AIMMS started conducting planning maturity research as the pandemic was starting to take hold outside of China, in order to discover how supply chain professionals rate the maturity of their planning processes and what percentage of them are familiar with scenario-based planning.
For the first time ever, the INFORMS Annual Meeting will be entirely virtual. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to be felt worldwide, this new format ensures that the global INFORMS community stays safe, healthy and well-connected during these challenging times.
