Operations Research Consulting
Kermit Threatte, Analytics Consulting
Tue Jan 15, 12-01:30pm, E40-106
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Mr Kermit Threatte of Analytics Consulting, will give a talk about the lifestyle of doing work in an OR consulting firm, and discuss in detail current working projects.
Contact: Kermit Threatte, Analytics Consulting, E40-149, x3-0985, dcraft@mit.edu
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Operations Research and Management of Financial Assets
Gina Mourtzinou, Dynamic Ideas LLC
Tue Jan 29, 12-01:30pm, E40-106
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
In this talk Ms. Mourtzinou will draw upon stochastic modeling and optimization techniques to address key problems in the management of financial assets. In particular, she will discuss a number modeling issues arising in (1) portfolio management in the presence of taxation, and (2) asset allocation with non-traditional utility functions. In both cases, she will discuss solution approaches and present performance results from different clients.
Contact: Murat Seyhan, E40-194, x3-0985, mseyhan@mit.edu
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Operations Research and Supply Chain Management
Murat Seyhan
Tue Jan 22, 12-01:30pm, E40-106
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
John Ruark (founder) and Salal Humair will speak on finding and enabling the balance of operations research interests and entrepreneurial requirements in a start up. The company produces supply chain management software.
Web: http://www.optiant.com
Contact: David Craft, E41-194, 258-8866, dcraft@mit.edu
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Redefining Operations Research in Business
Mitchell Burmann, Analytics Consulting
Tue Jan 8, 12-01:30pm, E40-106
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Mitchell Burmann is the founder of Analytics Operations Engineering, Inc., a company that applies OR methods to the business problems of its clients. Mitchell will give a talk on the state of OR in the business world, and give examples of the type of work Analytics has done for its clients.
Contact: David Craft, E40-194, x3-0985, dcraft@mit.edu
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What is Management Science?/What is Operations Research?
John Little, Jim Orlin
Wed Jan 9, Fri Jan 11, 10:30am-12:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Do you enjoy mathematics and computers? Would you like to apply your skills to business, government, and non-profit institutions? Then come and learn about the fields of operations research and management science, a science for improving the decisions of organizations. These fields typically use data, mathematical models, and computer-based information systems. Intended for undergraduates and graduate students considering OR/MS as a field of study. The second session will be followed by a lunch in E40-106. Participants welcome at individual sessions but attendance at both sessions is encouraged.
Contact: David Craft, E40-194, x3-8866, dcraft@mit.edu
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