Executives should understand what data tells them about the present – and the future

Published: 2 May 2022

Data can tell you a lot about the current state of business, and what the future holds. That’s information that companies can use to make strategic decisions, and it is multiplying quickly. Up to...

High margin impulse buys can help retailers boost profits

Published: 22 April 2022

The check-out counter is the last place paying customers visit before they leave the store – and it is a retailer’s last chance to make a sale. The counter and the aisles that lead up to it are...

Tech companies are doing more international hiring – and paying engineers top dollar

Published: 12 April 2022

Technology has long had the capability to enable work from anywhere that has a solid internet connection – but many companies haven’t been willing to use it that way. Even tech companies that...

The Morty Yalovsky Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes excellence in academic leadership – starting with Yalovsky himself

Published: 7 April 2022

Prof. Morty Yalovsky started teaching at McGill in 1969 - the same year that the Montreal Expos played their first Major League Baseball game. The Expos moved on nearly two decades ago, but Prof....

In-store shopping technologies can replicate the ease of online shopping

Published: 29 March 2022

Standing in a check-out line is the least pleasant part of the shopping experience – and it could become a thing of the past. New technology is allowing shoppers to make in-store purchases with...

Pricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics for Ticket Reselling

Published: 16 March 2022

Authors: M. Alley, M. Biggs, Rim Hariss, C. Herrmann, M.L. Li, and G. Perakis...

Delve: Using International Supply Chains For Peace in Times of War with Juan Camilo Serpa

Published: 17 March 2022

Risk is a fact of life in business—it’s also an ever-present reality in times of war. Wars and armed conflicts embroil 60% of the developing world, and now Ukraine and Russia, posing a constant...

Prof. Maxime Cohen lands new role

Published: 17 March 2022

Canada’s largest integrated network of medical clinics is using technological innovation to improve the patient-physician experience, and Bensadoun School of Retail Management Prof. Maxime Cohen...

Competition and coopetition for two-sided platforms

Published: 17 March 2022

Authors: Maxime C. Cohen and Renyu Zhang Publication: Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming Abstract:

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