Management Science news

22/12/17

Practitioners’ insights needed: How do you forecast?

We are carrying out a new research that needs your help.
18/12/17

Monideepa Tarafdar wins Decision Sciences Journal Best Paper Award

Professor Monideepa Tarafdar, along with Dr David Dobrzykowski of Bowling Green State University, USA, has received a prestigious award for their paper on electronic health record systems use, healthcare process coordination, and physician performance.
14/12/17

Maysara Sayed wins Kingsman Prize

The Kingsman Prize has been awarded to Management Science PhD graduate Maysara Sayed.
01/12/17

LUMS programmes score highly in QS rankings

A number of LUMS Masters programmes have been ranked among the top courses in the UK in the QS Business School Rankings 2018.
18/10/17

LUMS team wins IJF Best Paper Award

Nikos Kourentzes, Fotios Petropoulos and Juan R. Trapero have won this year’s International Journal of Forecasting best paper award.
08/08/17

IJOPM award for Professors Linda Hendry and Mark Stevenson

Two LUMS professors have received a prestigious award for their paper on uncertainty and ethical issues in supply chains. 
27/07/17

Team win EURO Award

Two LUMS academics have been awarded the Best EJOR Paper (Innovative Applications of OR) award at a recent conference.
12/07/17

New Skein newsletter out now

The latest edition of the Management Science alumni newsletter is now available.
24/05/17

Centre for Marketing Analytics & Forecasting

We are pleased to announce that Lancaster Centre for Forecasting is extending and deepening its research in marketing analytics.
29/03/17

Successful Workshop on Forecast Performance Measurement and Value Added

The importance and relevance of this topic was clear from the excellent turnout of over one hundred participants.
10/03/17

Cycling solution wins Smart Parks Hackathon

Students were invited to think outside the box to present solutions to a real business challenge at a recent Hackathon event.
10/02/17

LUMS academic wins Best Reviewer award

Juliana Sutanto, from the Department of Management Science, has been named Best Reviewer2016 by MIS Quarterly.
31/01/17

OR-MASTER Workshop on Airport Capacity Management and Slot Allocation held

Stakeholders from the airport industry attended a workshop on Airport Capacity Management and Slot Allocation last month.
24/01/17

Plum role for Lancaster University LSCM Masters student

MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management graduate Manuela Pflumm has secured her dream role at Daimler AG (Mercedes Benz) in Germany.
16/01/17

Knocking forecasters – the New Year’s message

Professor Robert Fildes discusses a recent article by the Guardian.
20/12/16

David Hofmeyr receives Kingsman Prize

The winner of this year’s Kingsman Prize has been named as David Hofmeyr.
13/12/16

Management Science Professor takes over EURO presidency

A LUMS Professor will take over as the president of a prestigious Operational Research society in the new year.
29/11/16

Omega Rho celebrates 40 years

The OMEGA RHO International Honor Society for operations research, management science, and related areas has celebrated its 40th anniversary at a recent event in Nashville, Tennessee.
15/11/16

LUMS graduate now runs the coolest government start-up in the world

Kaspar Korjus is leading the way with his innovative virtual residency project in Estonia.
31/10/16

Professor Glazebrook becomes an INFORMS Fellow

We would like to congratulate Distinguished Professor Kevin Glazebrook, of the Department of Management Science, on this award in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments in operations research and management sciences.

 
23/09/16

Professor Hendry becomes Principal Fellow of the HEA

We’d like to congratulate Professor Hendry, of the Management Science Department, on receiving this prestigious award in recognition of her significant achievements and vast contribution to the HE Sector on a local, national and international level.

 
14/09/16

Lancaster Professor explores a mindful approach to technology use

A research article by Professor Monideepa Tarafdar, of the Management Science department, has recently been published by the MIT Sloan Management Review. 
12/09/16

Successful NATCOR Forecasting course

LCF has introduced a new two-and-a-half day course on Forecasting and Predictive Analytics, as part of the National Taught Course Centre in Operational Research (NATCOR) for first and second-year PhD students.
12/09/16

LUMS academic receives Shingo Award

Professor Mark Stevenson, Director of the MSc Management within the Department of Management Science, has become the recipient of the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award.