Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

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What is OR/MS?
What is INFORMS?
Operations Research (OR) and the Management
Sciences (MS) are the professional disciplines
that deal with the application of information
technology for informed decision-making. OR/MS
Professionals aim to provide rational bases for
decision making by seeking to understand and
structure complex situations and to use this
understanding to predict system behavior and
improve system performance. Much of this work is
done using analytical and numerical techniques to
develop and manipulate mathematical and computer
models of organizational systems composed of
people, machines, and procedures. OR/MS draws
upon ideas from engineering, management,
mathematics, and psychology to contribute to a
wide variety of application domains the field is
closely related to several other fields in the
"decision sciences" -- applied mathematics,
computer science, economics, industrial
engineering, and systems engineering.
The Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences (INFORMS) serves the
scientific and professional needs of OR/MS
investigators, scientists, students, educators,
and managers, as well as the institutions they
serve, by such services as publishing a variety
of journals that describe the latest OR/MS
methods and applications and by organizing
professional conferences. The Institute also
serves as a focal point for OR/MS professionals,
permitting them to communicate with each other
and to reach out to other professional societies
and to the varied clientele of the profession's
research and practice.
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INFORMS MISSION

• INFORMS represents professionals in the fields of
  operations research and the management sciences
  (OR/MS), and in related fields such as
  information technology.  Members of the OR/MS
  profession apply scientific tools and methods to
  improve systems and operations and to assist in
  managerial decision making.  OR/MS is a
  discipline that integrates and extends the
  principles and techniques of engineering,
  mathematics and the physical, information, and
  social sciences.
• Mission  INFORMS is dedicated to advancing the
  development and dissemination of all aspects of
  Operations Research and the Management Sciences
  (OR/MS).
• Vision  INFORMS will advance the practice,
  research, methods and applications of OR/MS by
• Encouraging, facilitating and rewarding
  excellence.
• Communicating every aspect of OR/MS to all
  appropriate audiences through journals,
  conferences, magazines, the internet and other
  appropriate media.
• Promoting the achievements and capabilities of
  OR/MS professionals to managers and executives,
  policy makers and the general public.
• Providing life-long education and career
  development opportunities to OR/MS professionals.
  
• Attracting the best people to the field of OR/MS
  and attracting those in the field to INFORMS.
• INFORMS is a member of the International
  Federation of Operations Research Societies.

Membership benefits
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If you are considering going into operations
research/ management science or a related field
within the engineering, information, decision,
mathematical, and social sciences, why not join
INFORMS? INFORMS, The Institute for Operations
Research and the Management Sciences, specializes
in helping students like you to find the tools
you need for a successful career. Some of the
great benefits we offer are

• Research Resources
• Scholarly Journals provide students with easy
  access to the latest OR/MS application and
  theories in both print and electronic formats.
  Students receive one FREE online journal
  subscription, and significant discounts on
  additional print and online subscriptions.
  www.informs.org/Pubs
• OR/MS Today gives students news stories, feature
  articles, case studies, software reviews and
  classified advertisements, and is FREE with
  membership. www.informs.org/Pubs
• Affiliated and Related Publications cover
  specialized areas of OR/MS theory and practice,
  and OR/MS practices around the globe, and are
  available at substantial discounts to student
  members. Affiliated Journals www.informs.org/Pubs
  /Affiliated. Related Journals www.informs.org/Pub
  s/Related.
• Annual Comprehensive Index based on the
  International Abstracts in Operations Research,
  is a searchable database of more than 19,000
  bibliographic entries going back to 1982. The
  journals include all ORSA/TIMS journals from 1982
  to 1987 and approximately 150 ORSA/TIMS/INFORMS
  and other journals since 1988.

• Networking Opportunities
• Conferences Large national and international
  meetings as well as smaller special interest
  meetings.
• The Doctoral Colloquium provides a unique
  opportunity for students to network with other
  students as well as professional OR/MS
  practitioners and academicians.
  doctoralcolloquium.informs.org
• Meetings are richly varied in scope, location,
  and size. Students receive admissions to all
  meetings at greatly discounted prices.
  www.informs.org/Conf
• Student Chapters have been established at 46
  institutions in the U.S.. Membership to most
  student chapters is FREE. There are also 35
  sections, societies, and fora devoted to specific
  areas of OR/MS study and practice. Students
  receive membership to one section, society or
  fora FREE with membership. www.informs.org/Subdiv
• Visit http//www.informs.org for complete
  membership benefits including group insurance,
  credit cards etc.

• Career Development
• Career Profiles in OR/MS provides articles on
  the wide variety of careers in OR/MS, as
  described first hand by the professionals who
  work in them. www.informs.org/Profiles
• Our Job Placement Service is a fully web-enabled
  career service with corresponding on-site
  services at INFORMS national meetings. The
  service is FREE to all INFORMS members.
  www.informs.org/JPS. Job interviews are held in
  conjunction with the INFORMS meetings.

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