Lecture: Advanced Applications of Operations Research at IBM
Dr. Robin Lougee-Heimer, a research staff member at IBM, will deliver this lecture as part of the Fall 2006 Operations Research / Management Science Seminar series. All are invited to attend.
Title: Advanced Applications of Operations Research at IBM
Abstract: Operations research techniques are widely used by IBM Research to improve the businesses of IBM and its clients. This talk will introduce the broad range of business solutions recently developed by IBM Research. Specific project examples will be described and comments on the difficulties of applying OR in practice will be shared.
This series is organized by the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter. Support for this series is provided by the Isenberg School of Management, the Department of Finance and Operations Management, and the John F. Smith Memorial Fund.
