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Linde Balances Inventory and Product Distribution

Linde is one of the world’s largest industrial gas and engineering companies. They have supplied gas and chemical products to manufacturers for more than a century. Product distribution spans the globe, serving everything from semiconductor manufacturing to...

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Canadian Football League Uses Frontline Solvers to Optimize Scheduling in 2016

Trevor Hardy of the Canadian Football League -- Canada's counterpart to the NFL -- faced the task of scheduling 81 games for nine clubs across a 20-week season, balancing competing priorities for revenue, TV ratings, or player rest -- while meeting a wide...

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Optimizing Vendor Contract Awards Gets an A+

Choosing vendors to serve a business or government organization is essential. Several vendors compete for contracts during the bidding process, and it is up to the administrator to make a wise and impartial decision. With many variables to weigh in the...

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Top 5 analytics techniques for MBA students

MBA students want to learn the skills they'll need to be effective business managers. They study accounting and finance, sales and marketing, production and operations, human resources, and many other topics. But today, analytics skills have become essential...

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