Analytics, Information, Operations research

The Analytics, Information, Operations (AIO) academic area includes faculty who are experts in topics such as business analytics, information systems and supply chain management, as well as former industry professionals whose experience supplements our curriculum.

AIO faculty regularly publish in leading academic journals and lend their expertise to regional and national media. Their intellectual contributions generate new knowledge and understanding, particularly as industries continue to rely more heavily on data-driven decision making.

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Data mining
Machine learning
Information security
Supply chain management
Healthcare information systems

In the Media

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How to address the supply-chain staffing crisis
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Disruptor Daily
What is the future of supply chain management? 16 experts share insights
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Inbound Logistics
What's the difference between supply chain visibility and transparency?
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Inside Higher Ed
Mazhar Arikan, University of Kansas, talks baggage fees
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Recent AIO research & news

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Airlines can improve travel efficiency and resilience by incorporating passenger-level data, study finds

Mazhar Arikan, associate professor of business at the University of Kansas, explores how airlines that incorporate passenger-level data along with flight-level data could make modest adjustments in passenger itineraries that result in major travel improvements without significantly deteriorating efficiency.

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Human values and expertise improve AI reliability, study finds

In a new paper, Michael Lash, assistant professor of business at the University of Kansas, proposes a novel approach for incorporating human experts in machine learning models. This increases reliance, trusting and sense-making of the explanations returned by artificial intelligence.

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Study examines strategies to improve effect of parking time on last-mile deliveries

A new paper from a KU business researcher explores solutions designed for urban and rural environments to help companies minimize the additional time that parking can add to delivery schedules.

Workplace 'slavery' still embedded in supply chain, researcher says

LAWRENCE — A dozen years ago, the Foxconn City industrial park in China became infamous for a rash of worker suicides. Foxconn (a manufacturer of iPhones, among other notable products) initially responded by installing safety netting around the facility so that employees were unable to effectively hurl themselves from windows...

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