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SHOW ME THE MONEY
A look at the job market for O.R. professionals: What's hot and what's not.
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Practice Makes Perfect
Preview of the 2008 INFORMS conference on OR/MS practice, "Applying Science to the Art of Business"
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SOFTWARE SURVEY: Vehicle Routing
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Ad Closing: January 7, 2008
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Material Due: January 13, 2008 |

April |
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SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL ISSUE
Global optimization: Annual overview of operations research in action around the world, spotlighting innovative applications.
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PRODUCT AND LITERATURE SHOWCASE
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Ad Closing: March 7, 2008
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Material Due: March 14, 2008 |

June |
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THE SUPER BOWL OF O.R.
Results from this year's Franz Edelman competition matching the world's best O.R. applications.
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SOFTWARE SURVEY: Forecasting
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Ad Closing: May 9, 2008
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Material Due: May 16, 2008 |

August |
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BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL
Annual special issue on innovative education looks at breakthrough university operations research graduate programs and courses that are shaping tomorrow's O.R. leaders and practitioners.
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CAREER BUILDERS
Continuing education: Do O.R. professionals need certification? O.R. entrepreneurs: How to start your own consulting practice.
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Ad Closing: July 7, 2008
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Material Due:July 14, 2008 |

October |
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ROCK THE VOTE
"Opposition research" is a well-known tool in presidential politics, but what about "operations research?"
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SOFTWARE SURVEY: Decision Analysis
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PRODUCT AND LITERATURE SHOWCASE
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Ad Closing: September 8, 2008
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Material Due: September 15, 2008 |

December |
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REVENUE MANAGEMENT REVISITED
Originally pioneered by the airline industry, RM and dynamic pricing now show up wherever you find perishable limited capacity.
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Ad Closing: November 8, 2008
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Material Due: November 15, 2008 |