Operations Research for Social Good

IISE Fellow Laura Albert, a professor and chair of the Industrial & Systems Engineering department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses techniques to address societal challenges and create a better and more inclusive world with IISE Operations Research Division board members Karmel S. Shehadeh of Lehigh University and Yongjia Song of Clemson University. They touch on tools nonprofits, public policymakers and private companies can use to to make a difference in political districting, social trafficking, sustainability and the environment.