OR afternoon: How are OR and AI methods used in topical operations management problems?

About the OR afternoon

The objective of the event is to bring together industry stakeholders, researchers and students interested in how modern methods for data-based analytics are used in conjunction with operations research methods in turning descriptive data into decision recommendations, specifically in operations management.

The theme is discussed by presentations from 3 operations research / operations management professionals who have helped Finnish companies to improve their decision-making with modern methods of analytics and operations research.

The presentations focus on applications and discuss also modern tools used to implement the models. They are followed by a panel discussion and networking opportunities.

Keywords: optimization, forecasting, operations planning, scheduling, rostering, procurement, machine learning, analytics tools, open source

The event is organized by ACOR.

For whom?

The event is free of charge and open to everybody interested in the topic. It is especially useful for researchers and students interested in applying methods of operations research, advanced analytics or operations management and for industry stakeholders who want to learn how these methods are or could be applied in practice.

For researchers and industry stakeholders, the event offers a great opportunity to learn about the state-of-the-art of the topic, to discuss research and development needs within these topical disciplines and to meet students. For students, the event also provides a possibility to learn how and to what kind of problems methods of OR and analytics are applied and to meet representatives of organizations, which utilize these methods in their everyday operations.

Registration

The event is free of charge and open to all practitioners, researchers and students interested in the subject, but to estimate the number of participants, please enroll using this link by 17.4. at 10 am.

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