What's New

October 8, 2024

Recorded Webinar: Advanced Optimization Techniques for Complex Scheduling

In a Princeton Consultants webinar, Irv Lustig and Rob Randall discussed why complex scheduling is increasingly important to business executives and why it can be so challenging to advanced analytics practitioners. Irv and Rob presented alternative optimization techniques that help achieve high performance.

Patricia Randall on Agile for Optimization

At the Gurobi Decision Intelligence Summit in Las Vegas, Director Patricia Randall encouraged practitioners to embrace Agile software development methods for Optimization. Patricia compared traditional Waterfall development with Agile, then discussed challenges that Optimization poses for Agile and offered tips to overcome them.

Irv Lustig on Data-First Optimization Development with gurobipy-pandas

In a Gurobi webinar on Data-First Optimization Development, Irv discussed the transformative benefits of pandas and best practices using the gurobipy-pandas library, and walked through an example.

Keith Dierkx Discusses AI in Rail with Stifel

In a Stifel Research webinar today, Rail Principal Keith Dierkx presented the results of the inaugural AI in Rail survey conducted by Princeton Consultants and the Northwestern University Transportation Center. Keith discussed how Rail executives view AI opportunities and hype, and how and where they are managing development and piloting and implementing applications.

Keith Dierkx Presents Results of the Inaugural AI in Rail Survey

Global interest in AI is white hot. However, “AI” is an umbrella term covering various technologies that range from mature to emerging to speculative. Princeton Consultants and the Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) surveyed Rail leaders to learn how they view AI opportunities and hype, and how and where they are managing AI innovation initiatives.

Client News: CPKC and Bunge Join RailPulse

RailPulse, the industry joint venture accelerating the adoption of telematics and GPS on the North American railcar fleet, announced that Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Bunge have joined. CPKC is the third Class I to belong to RailPulse, and Bunge is the first railcar-owning shipper.

Steve Sashihara Lectures at NYU Tandon on Applied Optimization

Steve Sashihara gave a guest lecture on applied optimization to NYU Tandon students of Prof. Shruti Sharma of the Technology Management and Innovation Department, who learned of Princeton Consultants through INFORMS.

Client News: Finding the North American Railcar Fleet’s Pulse

Princeton Consultants client RailPulse, an industry joint venture, is optimizing the collection and use of data on freight car performance metrics to improve service on the North American rail freight network. For Railway Age, Kevin Smith interviewed David Shannon, General Manager of RailPulse, about progress with this exciting initiative.

Princeton Consultants Achieves Gurobi Training Certification

Princeton Consultants has become a certified trainer for Gurobi’s Compass program, https://www.gurobi.com/solutions/gurobi-compass/, through which organizations will improve teams’ skills such as optimization integration and deployment, modeling techniques, and performance tuning. The Gurobi announcement reads:

Recorded Webinar: Building the Business Case and Securing Buy-In for Optimization

To secure buy-in from C-Suite executives for optimization projects, analytics professionals are advised to build a formal business case. In a webinar hosted by Gurobi, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed the need to align with an organization's strategy, and he presented steps to create a suitable, rigorous business case.

Podcast: Irv Lustig on Including Optimization in Your AI Toolkit

Why should optimization be part of an AI toolkit? Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig explained in a recent episode of the podcast series "Tech Leaders Unplugged."

Listen to the 30-minute podcast interview here.

Princeton Consultants Welcomes Keith Dierkx as a Principal

We are proud to announce that Keith Dierkx has joined Princeton Consultants as a Principal, effective immediately. Keith will expand our Rail, Transportation, and Logistics practices, helping executives improve and refine strategy, process, organization, and technology.

Podcast: Irv Lustig Interviewed about Optimization Successes, Challenges and Opportunities

For the "Data Stories" podcast featuring conversations with advanced analytics leaders, Lityx CEO Paul Maiste interviewed Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig. Irv discussed types of problems we are working on, techniques to improve the likelihood of success, and how to recognize optimization opportunities.

Optimizing Simulation and the Revolution of Mass Customization

For the global virtual event "OPEX in Manufacturing," Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed helping a start-up biotech company use a form of AI called optimizing simulation to design a revolutionary new manufacturing process in the area of precision medicine. Steve shared techniques and presented general applications to other industries under the rubric of Mass Customization.

Interview: Irv Lustig on Optimization’s Essential Role in the AI Revolution

What is Optimization and how does it relate to AI and Data Science? What kinds of applications is Optimization used for and what skills are needed to apply it successfully? The dojo.live show, for a global community of the movers and shakers of the tech world, interviewed Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig to find out.

Steve Sashihara Discusses AI Project Risk Management

The Pittsburgh chapter of INFORMS hosted a national webinar with Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara as the guest speaker. Steve presented "Identifying and Managing Risk Factors for Deploying AI/Optimization into Production With 'The Princeton 20,' a scorable framework to help teams increase the likelihood of successful deployment.

Irv Lustig Presents a Lightweight Python Framework

The end user of a browser-based optimization solution often wants a quick response to their business challenge, such as creating a production schedule or assigning workers. In a tutorial at the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference, Irv Lustig discussed a lightweight Python framework that simplifies the delivery of the back-end server for such applications.

Rob Randall and Irv Lustig Conduct a "Step Class" in the Optimization Solution Development Life Cycle

What are best practices and challenges to overcome in building and deploying optimization solutions? At the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Denver, Robert Randall and Irv Lustig conducted a "step class."

Video: Steve Sashihara and Gurobi See Optimization Everywhere

During Gurobi Days NYC, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara sat down and discussed optimization impact and opportunities, and the power of the Gurobi Optimizer behind transformational solutions.

Watch the video.

Steve Sashihara Presents Results of Transportation Tech Disruption Survey

In a webinar with Stifel Transportation Research Director Bruce Chan today, Steve Sashihara summarized the results of the survey, "Disruptive Technologies in Freight Transportation and Logistics," which Princeton Consultants and Stifel have conducted annually since 2016.

Steve Sashihara Featured in INNOVATE

The INNOVATE® publishing series, which studies, showcases, and connects people, companies, products, and services around the world, has highlighted Princeton Consultants Founder and CEO Steve Sashihara as an exceptional thought leader. Steve observes, “The pace of innovation is rapidly accelerating, and optimization is an essential tool in this environment.”

Princeton Consultants Profiled as an Innovation Catalyst and Leader

The INNOVATE® publishing series, which studies, showcases, and connects innovative people, companies, products, and services around the world, has highlighted Princeton Consultants in its digital edition and upcoming book. Many of the best managed organizations in North America trust Princeton Consultants to enable innovation through AI, Optimization and custom software solutions.

Princeton Consultants Wins 2023 NJBIZ Digital Technology Award

We are proud to announce that, in recognition of our high-value work for our clients, Princeton Consultants has been named a 2023 NJBIZ Leader in Digital Technology!

Read the NJBIZ article.

Gurobi Launches gurobipy-pandas with Contributions from Princeton Consultants

With contributions from Dr. Irv Lustig and Dr. Robert Randall of Princeton Consultants, Gurobi has launched the open source library gurobipy-pandas, which leverages the Python pandas library to efficiently and effectively leverage Princeton's "Data First" methodology with Gurobi.

Optimization Principal Irv Lustig Nominated for INFORMS Vice President

Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Dr. Irv Lustig has been nominated for the position of Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Outreach (VPMCO) for INFORMS. The election will take place this summer. The volunteer role includes serving as an advocate for INFORMS and as a trusted O.R.

Podcast: Irv Lustig on AI Trends and Successes

Optimization Principal Irv Lustig was interviewed for the AI in Action podcast that features global AI and analytics leaders. Irv talked about new tech trends, working with a wide variety of clients, and successes he's enjoyed during his career.

Steve Sashihara Discusses AI Project Risk Management

At Gurobi Days NYC, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara gave a guest presentation on AI and optimization project risk management using "The Princeton 20." For details, read this past blog post.

Princeton Consultants and Expert Support for Gurobi Customers

"Don't Go It Alone." In a blog post co-written with Princeton Consultants, Gurobi Optimization describes the continuum of support available to optimization teams. Read the post here.

Princeton Consultants Wins Progressive Railroading's 2022 Reader's Choice Award

Progressive Railroading announced that Princeton Consultants’ SATS is a winner of its third-annual Reader’s Choice Awards program, which recognizes products that best meet the rail industry’s needs as selected by Progressive Railroading subscribers.

Steve Sashihara: Supply Chain Meets the Metaverse

The metaverse is here and transportation and supply chain executives should pay attention, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara asserts in a new blog post, presenting 5 real-world application areas to explore.

Read the blog post.

Union Pacific Joins RailPulse Coalition

Union Pacific Railroad has joined RailPulse, for which Princeton Consultants is the technology advisor, and its initiative to accelerate the use of telematics and other advanced technologies in North America’s freight rail industry.

Princeton Consultants Exhibits at Rail Industry Conference

Members of our Rail Practice, https://princeton.com/rail/, attended the Rail Systems Suppliers (RSSI) Communications & Signaling conference in Kansas City.

Talking Tech with Truckers

Steve Sashihara is a regular guest on Sirius XM's popular Road Dog Trucking program, discussing technology with host Mark Willis and truckers. On his May 5th appearance, Steve discussed virtual and augmented reality applications.

Irv Lustig Discusses Optimization Lifecycle Successes at Global Virtual Event

Irv Lustig discussed best practices throughout the optimization solution lifecycle, from opportunity identification through successful deployment, to a global audience of academics and practitioners that use Gurobi, the mathematical optimization solver.

Steve Sashihara Addresses Leading Shippers

Ascent Logistics https://ascentlogistics.com/, the global logistics provider, invited Steve Sashihara to its clients conference to give a keynote presentation on emerging and disruptive technologies impacting freight transportation.

Irv Lustig Tells Optimization Practitioners "It's All About the Data"

At the 2022 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference, Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig conducted a tutorial on data preparation and encouraged pracitioners to better understand and represent data before modeling.

Princeton Consultants and the US Census Bureau Enter the Edelman Academy

The US Census Bureau and Princeton Consultants were entered into the INFORMS Franz Edelman Academy, which honors the most extraordinary, impactful initiatives powered by operations research and advanced analytics. In the 2020 US Census, optimization and machine learning techniques automated the scheduling, workload assignments and management of field data collection.

Robert Randall Lectures at Rice on Analytics in Practice

Princeton Consultants Senior Optimization Specialist Rob Randall, PhD was a guest speaker at Rice University's CAAM (Computational and Applied Mathematics) Department. He discussed "Analytics in Practice."

Robert Randall Conducts Workshop on Rapid Optimization Model Development

At the 2022 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Houston, Rob Randall conducted a workshop for advanced analytics practitioners on rapid optimization model development using Python and pandas. For more, read his blog post.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Tech Disruption with Rail Shippers

Steve Sashihara discussed impactful and emerging technologies at the Spring meeting of The Southeast Association of Rail Shippers (SEARS) https://www.serailshippers.com/.

Steve Sashihara Gives Keynote on Tech Disruptors to Transportation and Finance Executives

At the 2022 Stifel Transportation and Logistics Conference, the premier annual event for executives at transportation companies and suppliers, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara gave a keynote presentation on emerging and disruptive technologies and the business areas they are impacting in the industry.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Sustaining Successful Advanced Analytics

How do Advanced Analytics leaders sustain great teams, companies, and agencies? Steve Sashihara was the guest speaker for an INFORMS Practice Section webinar, moderated by Dr. Arnie Greenland. For more, read his blog post.

US Census Bureau, Princeton Consultants Named Edelman Award Finalists

The US Census Bureau and Princeton Consultants have been named finalists for the INFORMS 2022 Franz Edelman Award, "the world's leading Operations Research and Analytics award." This extraordinary initiative leveraged optimized workforce assignment and routing to achieve transformational savings and performance improvement.

Rob Randall Lectures at Furman on Analytics in the Real World

Senior Optimization Specialist Robert Randall was the guest lecturer at Furman University for an Operations Research class and two Business Analytics classes. His topic was “Analytics in the Real World.” Rob discussed dealing with data, helping people make better decisions, and lessons learned from a variety of projects.

Irv Lustig Named INFORMS Fellow

For outstanding achievement and dedication and service to the analytics profession, Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig has been named an INFORMS Fellow. Our firm salutes Irv for this well deserved honor!

Article: Innovative Optimization Programming Technique Helps Birchbox Improve Operations

To reduce solve times and improve solution quality for Birchbox, the trailblazing subscription box service, the Princeton Consultants team of Irv Lustig, Patricia Randall and Rob Randall created the Reciprocating Integer Programming technique. Practioners dealing with a mixed integer program with performance issues may learn more in the article in the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics.

Steve Sashihara Named NJBIZ Digi-Tech Innovator

NJBIZ has named Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara a Digi-Tech Innovator Award honoree. The award recognizes New Jersey pioneers who have made significant advances in the technological and digital space at their organizations, thus enhancing the overall productivity and performance of their companies.

Princeton Consultants Selected by RailPulse℠ to Lead First Phase of Transformational Telematics Initiative

RailPulse℠, the new joint venture that aims to transform rail shipping, has awarded its initial project, the design of its pioneering technology platform, to Princeton Consultants, the firm announced.

Keith Dierkx Discusses Digital Transformation with Progressive Railroading

At a February 17 summit hosted by Progressive Railroading, Princeton Consultants Senior Advisor Keith Dierkx reviewed digital strategies across industries, and how Rail executives can productively leverage AI and emerging technologies.

Steve Sashihara Presents Transportation Survey Results, Discusses Tech Disruption

In a webinar with Stifel Managing Director of Research David Ross, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara presented the results of an annual survey of transportation executives. Steve discussed disruptors such as Big Data and AI, self-driving trucks, and IoT, as well as the business areas they are impacting.

Princeton Consultants Earns Wagner Finalist Prize for Optimization Innovation and Success

Princeton Consultants' Irv Lustig, Patricia Randall and Robert Randall received a Wagner Finalist Prize, which recognizes excellence of operations research and analytics in practice, and emphasizes innovative mathematics and application success. Their outstanding work for Birchbox makes all of us at Princeton Consultants very proud!

Using AI to Maximize Efficiency of Machine Scheduling

Princeton Consultants now offers a prototype solution to process a steady stream of new items to a plant, and to decide which machines should do the processing. Working with Pathmind, the AI plugin for AnyLogic, Director Patricia Randall created a solution that keeps up with new customer requests, while saving on cost.

Adapting and Optimizing Manufacturing During COVID-19

As reported in the AnyLogic blog, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause disruptions, and Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara and Director Patricia Randall described on how they are using simulation modeling to help companies develop, optimize, and communicate new manufacturing policies.

Princeton Consultants Named a Wagner Prize Finalist for Innovation with Birchbox

Princeton Consultants has been named a finalist for the 2020 Wagner Prize for its innovative optimization work with Birchbox, the e-commerce trailblazer. The team of Optimization Principal Dr. Irv Lustig, Director Dr. Patricia Randall and Senior Optimization Specialist Dr.

Recording: Steve Sashihara on Managing Risk for AI Deployment

What are common AI project risks that practitioners must identify and mitigate? In an INFORMS webinar, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed "The Princeton 20," a framework to manage 10 business and 10 technical risk factors.

Watch a recording of the webinar here.

Podcast: Safe Seating with Irv Lustig and Danny Clinkscale

To examine safe stadium and arena seating for live sports and entertainment during the pandemic, author Danny Clinkscale interviewed Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig for his podcast: "a fascinating but down to earth look at the use of high level analytics."

Podcast: Irv Lustig on Safe Seating for Live Sports and Entertainment

For its Resoundingly Human podcast that examines how analytics benefits society, INFORMS' Ashley Kilgore interviewed Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal about a solution to test and optimize safe seating scenarios at a wide variety of venues seeking to host a limited number of guests during COVID-19.

Princeton TMX Named a Leading Logistics IT Provider

For the second consecutive year, Princeton TMX, www.princetontmx.com, has been selected as a “2020 Top 100 Logistics IT Provider”, by Inbound Logistics, based on its comprehensive evaluation of technology providers in the logistics space.

Freightwaves Reports on Princeton Consultants Freight Transportation Survey

How do transportation executives view tech disruptors like self-driving trucks, drones, and Big Data? Freightways reports on Princeton Consultants' annual survey, which CEO Steve Sashihara summarized March 27 on a public conference call with Stifel Capital Markets.

Steve Sashihara on Optimization in Businesses

How should businesses use AI? In a Toolbox article about optimization and automation, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara is cited for his observation that business leaders often believe their significant IT investments have created widespread optimization applications, when in fact they have not.

Steve Sashihara, Patricia Randall Discuss Best Practices in Optimization

At the Gurobi users conference in Dallas attended by optimization practitioners from across the country, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara and Director Patricia Randall were guest speakers. Steve addressed managing risk in optimization projects through "The Princeton 20," a framework of business and technical factors.

IBM Case Study: Optimization in Bulk Tanker Transportation

IBM describes driving innovation in bulk tanker transportation with advanced analytics and optimization, based partly on Princeton Consultants' work. "We've reduced our annual bulk transportation mileage by more than a million miles, saving millions of dollars per year," said a company executive.

Recording: How to Plan Modernization While Mitigating Risk

Mitigating risk during the modernization process requires a careful plan that ensures smooth transitions and maintaining system operability.

Steve Sashihara on the Future of Truck Platooning

In Forbes, Steve Banker examines two competing models for truck platooning and cites Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara regarding autonomous platooning.

Read the article here.

Railway Age: Stefan Sabo on Next-Gen Strategic Crew Planning

In Railway Age, Princeton Consultants Senior Consultant Stefan Sabo describes strategic crew planning that can help improve operating ratio.

Read the article here.

Princeton TMX Named a Leading Logistics IT Provider

Inbound Logistics named Princeton TMX, a subsidiary of Princeton Consultants, a leading logistics IT provider in its annual industry survey. Princeton TMX offers a comprehensive Transportation Management System (TMS) for truck and rail shippers.

Rob Randall Lectures at Furman on Optimization

Princeton Consultants Senior Optimization Specialist Rob Randall was invited to speak to Furman University business students about optimization applications in real-world business environments.

Patricia Randall Discusses Optimization/Simulation Challenges in Biotech Manufacturing

At the AnyLogic Conference 2019 in Austin, Princeton Consultants Director Patricia Randall was the first guest speaker. Patricia discussed the development of a simulation with an optimization model embedded for a biotech manufacturer that reduced production costs resulting from small batch sizes and manual processing.

Patricia Randall Presents a Tutorial on Cost Benefit Analyses for Optimization Projects

At the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Austin, Princeton Consultants Director Patricia Randall discussed how to conceptualize, construct and validate a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for an optimization project, based on Princeton Consultants' development of CBAs over 30 years.

Irv Lustig Conducts Workshop on Selling, Deploying Optimization Solutions

At the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Austin, Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig conducted a workshop that addressed how to overcome challenges O.R. practitioners experience in deploying their solutions into business applications.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Project Risk Mitigation with Optimization Leaders

At the Spring 2019 meeting of the INFORMS Roundtable, a group representing leaders of applied analytics, data science and optimization, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was the guest speaker.

Bob Steen Lectures at Adelphi on Consulting Careers for Scientists

Princeton Consultants Director Bob Steen, who holds a PhD in Physics, shared his experiences in consulting for companies in transportation, finance and other industries for a student audience at Adelphi University. Dr. Steen was invited by a former colleague at Princeton Consultants, Dr. Matthew Wright, the chair of the Physics department at Adelphi.

Patricia Randall Lectures at Georgia Tech on Optimization and Simulation

Steve Sashihara Gives Keynote to Industrial Shippers on Tech Disruption

Steve Sashihara gave the keynote address at the annual users conference of Princeton TMX, the next-gen transportation management software for shippers, in Las Vegas. Steve presented the latest results of the Princeton Consultants survey on tech disruption in freight transportation and logistics.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Trucking Recession Rumors

Trucks.com talked to Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara about a possible trucking recession.

Read the article here.

Attila Mihalyi and Bob Steen Discuss Positive Train Control Tech

Intermodal Insights asked Princeton Consultants Rail Practice Directors about the implementation of Positive Train Control and railroading's new era of information sharing and technological know-how.

Read the article here.

Robert Randall and Colleagues on Dispatch Optimization in Bulk Tanker Transport Operations

Princeton Consultants Director Robert Randall and a team from Schneider, a transportation leader, co-authored "Dispatch Optimization in Bulk Tanker Transport Operations" based on their successful solution development and implementation, which was recognized as a finalist for the INFORMS Wagner Prize for excellence in operations.

Steve Sashihara in Forbes: How to Optimize, Reinvent, Maximize Your Business

For executives seeking to improve organizational decision-making and extract more value from assets, Steve's interview with leadership expert Rodger Dean Duncan is a must read.

Read the article here.

Irv Lustig in TEST Magazine: Bringing QA to Data Science

In the current issue of TEST Magazine, Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig warns there is a remarkable lack of established Quality Assurance practices for advanced analytics and data science.

Inbound Logistics: A Fresh Look at Intermodal

Why do "long-term thinkers" at many shippers favor intermodal transportation? Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara explained to Inbound Logistics.

Read the article here.

Patricia Randall on Improving Supply Chain and Manufacturing Processes

In the lead article of the current issue of Analytics Magazine, Princeton Consultants Director Patricia Randall explains why many operational optimization models fail. To avoid chaos in the field, Patricia recommends joining optimization with simulation and she presents tips for success.

Autonomous Truck Platooning Demos in North Carolina

Princeton Consultants Steve Sashihara discussed benefits of and barriers to autonomous platooning with Trucks.com. Read the article here.

Autonomous Guided Platooning of Big Rigs Could Arrive Before Robo-Taxis

Trucks.com interviewed Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara for this story about the future of freight transportation. Read the article here.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Disruptive Tech, Change Management at Government & Analytics Summit

The first ever INFORMS Government and Analytics Summit in Washington, DC provided attendees with a rich, non-technical perspective on how operations research and analytics can be more broadly utilized by policymakers and federal government leaders. As an expert panelist, Steve Sashihara discussed advanced analytics and tech disruption.

Princeton TMX and RSI Partner for Comprehensive Truck / Rail TMS

Shippers can now seamlessly manage all modes through the TMS now offered through the strategic alliance of Princeton TMX and RSI. A subsidiary of Princeton Consultants, Princeton TMX automates over 95% of shipper's transportation process through its modular next-generation software platform.

Leah Schanely: Rail Disaster Recovery Procedures May be Obsolete

In the current issue of Railway Age, Princeton Consultants Director Leah Schanely explains why Positive Train Control may render your company's disaster recovery procedures obsolete -- if you have them in the first place.

Read the article here.

Irv Lustig Presents on pandas, Advanced Analytics Model Review

At the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Baltimore, Irv Lustig conducted a workshop on the Python library pandas, illustrating some its powerful features that accelerate optimization model development and deployment.

Patricia Randall Presents on Joining Optimization and Simulation

At the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Baltimore, Patricia Randall conducted a tutorial on testing optimization models without disrupting operations. Highlighting a current example at a leading transportation company, Patricia discussed the basics of simulation software, benefits for using it to test optimization solutions, and tips to get started.

Intermodal Industry Focus Features Steve Sashihara

For its review of the Intermodal industry, MHI Solutions interviewed Steve Sashihara, who discussed Transportation Management Systems, the impact of the widened Panama Canal, and how the right technology can help shippers.

Read the article here.

Steve Sashihara Explains Why Rail is Focusing on Blockchain

Blockchain is a potential game-changer according to rail industry adopters, reports Progressive Railroading. Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara explains why Blockchain is important and how executives need to think about the tech disruptor.

Amazon Honors Alex Schultz For AI Application that Reads to Children

Alex Schultz, a senior software engineer at our subsidiary, Princeton TMX, won the AWS DeepLens Challenge Hackathon--and the $7,500 prize--for his extraordinary solution development. Alex created ReadToMe, an application enabled by deep learning and computer vision, which can read books to children.

Steve Sashihara Gives Keynote on Uberization at Stifel Transportation Conference

What is freight Uberization? What are the common arguments why freight won't be Uberized--and are they valid? What are the forces that are combining to change transportation? Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara answered these questions and more during his keynote at the Stifel Transportation and Logistics Conference in Miami Beach.

Irv Lustig Lectures on Optimization at the University of Miami

The dean of the University of Miami's School of Business Administration invited Irv Lustig to present a guest lecture to business analytics students. Irv discussed the technical and business fundamentals of optimization.

Irv Lustig Co-authors Article on Optimizing Surgery Scheduling

Optimizing surgery scheduling--balancing patient, doctor and hospital needs and preferences--is addressed in a new article by Optimization Principal Irv Lustig and former IBM Research colleagues.

Progressive Railroading: Self-driving trucks will require railroads to take next-level approaches to digitization, customer service

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara explains in this Progressive Railroading article why Class I railroads must "bring their A game, because the next 10 years are going to decide whether the next generation of Class Is dominate like they [have in the past] or whether they lose market share to new trucking companies."

Optimization Leader Irv Lustig Honored with INFORMS Volunteer Service Award

PRINCETON, NJ, Oct. 26, 2017 – Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Dr. Irv Lustig (left in photo) received the INFORMS 2017 Volunteer Service Award for Distinguished Service during the association’s Annual Meeting on Oct. 24 in Houston.

Schneider, Princeton Consultants Named Finalists for Wagner Prize in Operations Research

Dr. Robert Randall, a Princeton Consultants senior optimization specialist (second from right in photo), joined the client team from Schneider for the finalists' presentation for the Wagner Prize at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Houston. Led by Schneider’s Dr.

Steve Sashihara Talks with Road Dog Trucking Radio

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara appeared on Road Dog Trucking Radio, the popular program on Sirius XM. Steve discussed disruptors, such as autonomous trucks, with host Mark Willis and a series of callers who described their experiences with new technologies in the cab, at the loading dock, and on the road.

Trailer Body Builders on Uberization, Disruption and Survival

Urging freight transportation executives to adapt in the face of high-tech disruptors, editor Kevin Jones references Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's discussion of Uberization and strategies to survive and thrive.

Read the editorial here.

Steve Sashihara Examines the Uberization of Freight at FTR Conference

Is the Uberization of freight possible? What's coming? At the FTR Conference 2017 in Indianapolis, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed Uber Freight and related potential disruptors of the transportation industry.

Supply Chain Strategy Article Cites Steve Sashihara

Clifford Lynch of DC Velocity writes, "As technology fast becomes the driving force behind supply chains, managers can expect to see their job descriptions expand to reflect that."

Read the article here.

Video: Steve Sashihara on Freight Uberization and Disruption

At the Commerical Carrier Journal Symposium, an annual gathering of transportation leaders, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara led a panel discussion on the future of freight movement.

Watch the CCJ video here.

Bracing for Uber's Impact on Freight Transportation

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed how trucking companies can better prepare for success in the face of digital disruptors such as Uber-ization.

Read the Commerical Carrier Journal article here.

COSMA: the New Generation Locomotive On-board Monitoring System

Princeton Consultants' Rail Practice is proud to offer COSMA, a software system used by three Class I railroads to improve locomotive management and safety.

At CCJ Symposium, Steve Sashihara Leads Discussion about Disruptive Tech

“We’ve got to get our analytics and automation game up. Otherwise if we keep trying to save a penny here or there we are going to get swept up,” Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara told attendees of the CCJ Symposium, May 24, in Asheville, NC, a prestigious annual event for the trucking industry.

Autonomous Trucks: the Reality is Setting In

Fleet Owner’s Sean Kilcarr examines the introduction and impact of driverless trucks and writes, "In Steve Sashihara's view, the potential safety benefit of autonomous vehicles as a whole – cars and trucks – is what’s going to drive their adoption."

Read the article here.

Big Data: Are You a Disrupter?

Brian Straight of FreightWaves asks trucking executives a provocative question and discusses Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's recent presentation.

Read the article here.

Outlook Brightens for Small Carriers

"Steve Sashihara, founder and CEO of Princeton Consultants, also suggested that the fragmented nature of the trucking industry – especially the long-haul sector – could benefit smaller carriers as well."

Read the article here.

Is it “vroom, vroom” time for V2X technology?

"The influx of V2X and V2V technologies into all motor vehicles, not just big rigs, will help spur this dramatic shift to driverless trucks in freight transportation. But it won’t be a smooth nor necessarily obvious-to-the-naked-eye shift..." says Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara in a Fleet Owner article.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Big Data and Transportation

In Sean Kilcarr of Fleet Owner's examination of the flood of data hitting transportation companies, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara asserts that there is "a real revolution in manufacturing, distribution, and therefore transportation."

Read the article here.

Spoiler Alert: To Avoid Disruption, Freight Transportation Executives Need Analytics

In the second part of its coverage of Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's recent presentation about digital disruption in freight transportation and logistics, Fleet Owner emphasizes that the Internet of Things and Big Data are "the big drivers of success going forward." Executives need to be much more data-driven and leverage two types of analytics.

Steve Sashihara Discusses an "Uberized" Approach to Freight in Fleet Owner Examination of Amazon

In today's Fleet Owner article, "Why Amazon Dominates Freight World Discussions," Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discusses opposing arguments about the "Uberization" of freight, improving efficiencies at short-haul trucking carriers, and the need for large 3PLs and freight brokers to incrementally "Uberize" to avoid being leapfrogged by start-ups or new competitors like Amazon.

Trucks.com Analyzes Steve Sashihara's List of Disruptive Freight Tech

Based on the teleconference with Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara and Stifel Capital Markets Managing Director of Research John Larkin, Tiffany Hsu of Trucks.com analyzed the top disrupters that will impact freight transportation and logistics.

Fleet Owner Summarizes Steve Sashihara Report on Digital Disruption in Freight Transportation

"The potential for autonomous trucks to disrupt freight transportation—or at least the recognition, by carriers and shippers, of that possibility—has surged in the past year," reports Fleet Owner in its recap of Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's teleconference January 27 with Stifel Capital Markets Managing Director of Research John Larkin.

Irv Lustig Coordinates New Oral History Video Interviews of Giants in Operations Research

Watch / read a group of six new, engaging video interviews of luminaries of operations research and management science. For the INFORMS Oral History and Traditions committee, Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig coordinated the effort and conducted the interview of Egon Balas, a giant of integer programming.

Princeton Consultants Salutes 2016 INFORMS Impact Prize Winners

As the proud corporate sponsor of the 2016 INFORMS Impact Prize, Princeton Consultants salutes the winners for their pivotal role in the creation and widespread adoption of revenue management: Peter Belobaba, E. Andrew Boyd, Tom Cook, Guillermo Gallego, Robert Phillips, Barry C. Smith, Kalyan Talluri, and Garrett van Ryzin.

Irv Lustig Discusses Optimization Modeling with Python Using Pandas

At the annual INFORMS Conference in Nashville, Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig discussed “Pandas” http ://pandas.pydata.org /, the popular library used by data scientists to carry out an entire data analysis in Python.

Princeton TMX, a Princeton Consultants Subsidiary, Launches Shipper TMS Business

Princeton TMX, an Indiana-based software company, has been launched to provide shippers with a cloud-based next-generation transportation management system (TMS).

Steve Sashihara Discusses Freight Transportation Challenges with Canadian Executives

At the Surface Transportation Summit, which assembles top Canadian transportation executives, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara participated in an expert panel on the state of freight transportation and logistics.

FTR Conference: Digital Disruptions and the Future of Trucking

Truckinginfo.com reported on Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's keynote today at the FTR Conference in Indianapolis. Steve discussed results of a Princeton Consultants survey regarding disruptive technologies and strategies for executives.

Irv Lustig Presents Survey Results on Relationship Between O.R. and Data Science

The current issue of ORMS Today features Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig's summary of the results from a survey conducted during the INFORMS Analytics conference earlier this year in Orlando. Survey participants weighed in on technology and industry trends and their impact on operations research.

Steve Sashihara Joins AMCF Board of Directors

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF). Steve has previously served as AMCF co-chairperson. Since its founding 1929, AMCF remains in the forefront of promoting excellence and integrity in the profession.

Steve Sashihara Contributes to "Careers in Analytics" at Columbia University

At Columbia University, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara participated in a “Careers in Analytics” event for students.

Will Self-Driving Vehicles Struggle for Acceptance?

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara shared his views on the deployment and impact of autonomous trucks in a FleetOwner article.

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The Quest to Create Smart Trucking Capacity

How are Uber and Amazon impacting freight transportation? Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara is featured in a FleetOwner article about the alignment between freight and available capacity.

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Irv Lustig Discusses Change Management for Analytics Projects

To gain the acceptance of analytics used for decision support, analytics professionals should use organizational change management principles, according to Princeton Consultants Optimization Principal Irv Lustig, who presented at the INFORMS Business Analytics and Operations Research conference in Orlando.

Carnegie Mellon Hosts Steve Sashihara on Optimization

For an audience of Carnegie Mellon PhD and MBA students, faculty and Pittsburgh executives, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed optimization and its growing impact on businesses and careers. Steve was invited through the INFORMS speaker series, which brings optimization leaders to university campuses.

Steve Sashihara featured in Trucks.com Examination of Driverless Trucks

Award-winning reporter Jaclyn Trop interviewed Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara about the testing and potential deployment of driverless trucks. The story was spurred by the US Army's upcoming test in Michigan.

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‘Big Data’ To Impact Trucking This Decade, Study Forecasts

During the next eight years, what will be the biggest change agents in freight transportation? Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's recent survey and presentation is featured in the current issue of the American Trucking Association's Technology and Finance newsletter.

"Gauging Trucking's Digital Disruptors"

David Cullen of Heavy Duty Trucking reports on Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's survey and discussion about the future of freight transportation.

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Keynote: Steve Sashihara on Disruptive Technologies at TransWorks Conference

Steve Sashihara was a keynote speaker for the biggest user conference ever for TransWorks, the leading Transportation Management System / Supply Chain Execution (TMS/SCE) platform for companies managing inbound and outbound transportation services.

Ranking 5 'disruptive' technologies coming to freight transportation

Fleet Owner summarized Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara's presentation to an audience of transportation executives, hosted by Stifel Capital Markets. Steve discussed the results of a survey about digital disruptors in freight transportation, and how the industry might change in the next eight years.

Princeton Consultants Survey Shows Gaps Between Teaching and Practice of Analytics

As reported in the current issue of Analytics eNews, at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in November 2015, Princeton Consultants surveyed advanced analytics professors, students and practitioners about tools and approaches.

Irv Lustig on Change Management for Analytics Projects

At the INFORMS annual meeting in Philadelphia, Irv Lustig discussed how analytics professionals should use organizational change management principles as they work with key users, in order to gain broader acceptance of analytics.

"Will Trucking Ever Be 'Uber'-ized?"

Will an app like Uber change freight movement? Commercial Carrier Journal asked Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara.

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Steve Sashihara on Digital Disruption in Freight Transportation

At the FTR Conference in Indianapolis, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed the findings of a survey regarding potentially disruptive technologies in transportation, such as driverless trucks, the Internet of Things, and Big Data. Survey participants were executives at carriers, shippers, suppliers and other organizations.

Princeton Consultants Alumnus Zach Tumin Leads NYPD Innovation

Zach Tumin (left), Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives at the New York City Police Department, recently gave Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara a tour of the NYPD Emergency Operations Center, a central location for senior officials from City, state, and federal agencies and relevant private entities to coordinate response efforts, make decisions, and gather and disseminate info

Case Study: Transforming Actuarial Performance at a Group Carrier

How much time do actuaries have to spend simply preparing data in order to do their jobs?

Jon Crumiller Antique Chess Exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame

The World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis celebrates one of the world’s oldest and best-loved games through vibrant, engaging programs that explore the history of chess, as well as its remarkable impact on arts and culture. The current exhibit, running through October 18, is a stunning selection from the antique chess collection of Princeton Consultants COO Jon Crumiller.

Steve Sashihara to Continue as an Advisor to ORFE at Princeton University

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara has been reappointed for a four-year term to Princeton University’s Advisory Council for the Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering. Steve graduated from Princeton in 1980 and subsequently co-founded Princeton Consultants.

Consulting Newsline Recommends The Optimization Edge

The Optimization Edge: Reinventing Decision Making to Maximize All Your Company's Assets (McGraw Hill) by Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was highlighted in Consulting NewsLine. The France-based publication, which covers the global consulting industry, called out the best books for holiday season reading.

Dr. Irv Lustig, Optimization Leader, Joins Princeton Consultants

Dr. Irv Lustig has joined our firm from IBM Research, where he was developing state-of-the-art approaches for the next generation of optimization/business integration. Dr. Lustig will serve as a leader of the Custom Optimization practice, which focuses on transforming business decision-making through the implementation of advanced analytics and optimization.

Watch B2B Pricing webinar with Steve Sashihara

For IBM, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara conducted a webinar, "B2B Pricing: Optimization, Disruption and Innovation." Steve addressed how a company can improve B2B pricing and service to maximize profitable growth. He discussed techniques and solutions in optimization and advanced forecasting, as well as Big Data challenges and opportunities as they impact pricing.

VIDEO: Steve Sashihara Discusses Optimization with NJSCPA

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara presented "The Executive Guide to Optimization" today for 130 members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs. Steve drew from his book, The Optimization Edge (McGraw Hill), and addressed questions regarding optimization applications for small businesses, service industries, groceries, and other areas.

Watch "Optimizing Your Supply Chain," an IBM webinar with Steve Sashihara

For IBM, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara conducted a webinar on supply chain optimization. Steve discussed how optimization drives game-changing improvements in efficiency and service, by making recommendations for an organization's physical network, product flow path, inventory levels, and transportation and logistics.

Steve Sashihara Leads Big Data consulting event

For the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF), Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed Big Data and Optimization, then led a discussion of opportunities in the consulting industry.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Clinical Trial Optimization

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was a guest speaker May 7 at the Avoca Quality Consortium Summit, a gathering of pharma, biotech, CRO and healthcare executives. Steve spoke on the topic of "Applying Optimization to the Clinical Trials Process." He is pictured with Patty Leuchten, CEO of The Avoca Group, who organized the event.

Big Data: Steve Sashihara on B2B Opportunities

VIDEO: Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed B2B Big Data at a panel conducted by the Association of Management Consulting Firms. View highlights here.

Optimization at GE Capital

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was invited to GE Capital to discuss "The Optimized Industrial Business."

VIDEO: Steve Sashihara at GE's Mind + Machines

If your organization is a factory for making decisions, how can you best measure and improve output? How can private and public sector leaders take advantage of optimization? Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara addressed these and other issues at GE's Minds + Machines Conference in Chicago.

Ortec Blog Features Steve Sashihara Interview

Ortec named its interview with Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara one of its 10 best blog posts of 2013: https://www.thiscomplexworld.com/bestof-2013/

The Need for Optimization as Complexity Increases

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discusses the value of optimization in an environment of Big Data and increasing complexity, in this video posted by Ortec Consulting Group.

Webcast replay: The Executive Guide to Optimization

In an IBM-hosted webinar, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara explains the principles and practice of optimization for the executive who seeks significant gains in operational efficiency and service.

Watch the replay here.

Steve Sashihara Presents at GE's Mind + Machines

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was a featured speaker at GE’s Mind + Machines conference in Chicago. GE CEO Jeff Immelt and other executives discussed the state of the Industrial Internet from the shop floor and data center to the boardroom, including recent technology developments and real-world customer productivity outcomes.

Jon Crumiller Featured in Chess Life Magazine

Princeton Consultants COO Jon Crumiller is on the cover of this month's Chess Life, the magazine of the United States Chess Federation. In the feature article, Jon describes his perspective as a collector of antique chess sets. Samples from his extraordinary collection were exhibited this summer at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis.

Princeton Consultants Becomes an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner

“Amazon Web Services is a dream come true for technologists who have been waiting for supercomputer-like processing power to become affordable. Thanks to AWS, savvy quantitative researchers perform as much as 10 times the work for the same dollar. We are helping groups in genomics and high-frequency finance achieve substantially greater, faster results.

Keynote at OR2013 in Rotterdam

On September 6, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was the featured speaker at OR2013 in Rotterdam, an international conference of the operations research community. Steve discussed how optimization specialists are making a greater impact on industry and society.

"Boosting Asset Utilization: the Hunt for Percentage Points," Railway Age Article by Princeton Consultants Directors Shem Malus and Yioula Melchiors

How do the most innovative transportation companies improve performance and save millions? Shem and Yioula examined their success with TTX Company, North America's largest owner/operator of rail cars, through optimization and a rigorous, data-driven approach.

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara Explores Optimization with IBM

For the third consecutive year, Steve was a guest speaker at Smarter Commerce. In Nashville, he conducted two sessions: "The Executive Guide to Optimization" and "Boosting Asset Utilization to Enhance the Customer Experience and Save Millions."

Princeton Consultants COO Jon Crumiller to Exhibit Antique Chess Sets at The World Chess Hall of Fame

The World Chess Hall of Fame will exhibit highlights from the extraordinary collection of Princeton Consultants COO Jon Crumiller. “Prized and Played” showcases over eighty beautiful, antique chess sets from across the centuries and around the world, as well as many interesting artifacts related to the history of chess. Jon discussed his journey as a collector:

Optimization in Trenton

Glenn Paul of perfectcompany.com (left) and Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara, who was the guest speaker of the Trenton Rotary Club. Steve explained how optimization improves decision making and drives improvement.

Data Visualization with INFORMS New York Chapter

Princeton Consultants Senior Associate Nick Kersting was the guest speaker at an INFORMS NY lunch event. Nick examined advanced software that slices data to take advantage of user knowledge, intuition and visual savvy.

Insurance Industry Presentation: "Little Big Data: Carriers, Agencies and Social Media"

Princeton Consultants Senior Strategy Specialist Gene Adam was a guest speaker at the 2013 LAMP conference, a program of GAMA International, the association for field leaders in the insurance, investment and financial services industry. Gene discussed how carriers can help insurance agencies with social media and other Big Data projects.

Steve Sashihara Discusses Optimizing Quant Research in the Amazon Cloud

Amazon Web Services' Spot Instances market has taken off in the past year because it rents processors for as little as 10 percent of the standard cloud services fees. Ari Levy of Bloomberg BusinessWeek interviewed Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara and other users of Spot Instances for details.

Careers in Analytics Panel at Columbia University

Undergraduate and graduate students in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research attended an event hosted by the Columbia INFORMS chapter that featured a panel of guest executives: Anne G.

Steve Sashihara Elected to 2013 INFORMS Roundtable Board

In 2013 Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara will serve as treasurer of the INFORMS Roundtable, a group representing top-level leaders in applied optimization for large businesses. The complete board is comprised of:

eWeek Reports on AWS Spotathon and OptiSpotter

Princeton Consultants was a winner of the first AWS Elastic Cloud Computing Spotathon for helping a startup hedge fund greatly accelerate its research and reduce costs, and compete successfully against some of the world's largest funds, Amazon Senior Product Manager Stephen Elliott said.

Princeton Consultants Wins Amazon Web Services' first Spotathon

"Princeton Consultants' OptiSpotter is an exciting, innovative application taking advantage of AWS Spot Instances that dramatically improves the speed and cost-effectiveness of big data quantitative research. The judges of our first Spotathon coding challenge were impressed with their creative approach."

- Matt Wood, Chief Data Scientist, Amazon Web Services

Big Data & Analytics Explored with CFOs

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara moderated a roundtable discussion of Big Data, Business Analytics and Optimization at the headquarters of Financial Executives International (FEI) in Morristown, NJ.

Optimization Opportunities in Supply Chain Management

The West Jersey chapter of APICS hosted a dinner meeting on optimization with Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara as the guest speaker.

INFORMS Philadelphia Presentation

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara (left) with INFORMS Philadelphia President Neil Desnoyers. Steve was the guest speaker; his topic was "the two sides of successful optimization."

Princeton Consultants Honors Originators of Algebraic Modeling Language

Sponsored by Princeton Consultants, the INFORMS Impact Prize is awarded biennially for lifetime achievement in operations research and analytics. This year’s honorees created Algebraic Modeling Languages, which effectively translate mathematical models into computer languages, and helped move optimization from the classroom to the boardroom.

Steve Sashihara Q & A with Rodger Dean Duncan

“How to Optimize, Reinvent and Maximize Your Business.” Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was interviewed by Rodger Dean Duncan, PhD, an author, speaker, trainer, and executive coach known for his expertise in the strategic management of change.

Read the interview here.

Optimization Training Session at Merrill Lynch

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was a guest speaker on the subject of optimization at a training session of the Analytics group of Bank of America / Merrill Lynch.

Chess Match: Princeton Consultants' Jon Crumiller v. Magnus Carlsen

Princeton Consultants COO Jon Crumiller (right), a U.S. chess master, recently played Magnus Carlsen, the world's top-rated player, one-on-one at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City. It was the second time Jon has played against Magnus.

IBM SmarterCommerce: Optimization Sessions

For the second consecutive year, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was a featured speaker at IBM’s SmarterCommerce Global Summit, held this week in Orlando. Steve presented “The Executive’s Guide to Optimization” and “Reinventing Decision Making with Optimization.”

IBM seminar: The Power of Optimization in Government Agencies

Steve Sashihara, Princeton Consultants CEO, and Frank Stein, Director of IBM’s Analytics Solutions Cente

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was a featured speaker at an IBM-sponsored Washington, DC seminar where experts discussed why many agencies are moving toward optimization tools to meet their federal missions.

CFO Studio Video Interview: Developing a Portfolio of Optimization Opportunities

Andrew Zezas of CFO Studio interviewed Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara about improving organizational performance and decision making through optimization, from a CFO’s perspective.

Watch the interview here.

AMCF Big Data Dinner Event

For the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF), Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara led a roundtable discussion of Big Data and its impact on management consulting.

NJBiz Ranks Princeton Consultants Among Top Technology Consulting Firms

European Financial Review: "From Big Data to Big Optimization"

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara contributed an article about Big Data and Optimization to the current issue of European Financial Review.

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Princeton Chamber of Commerce Presentation

Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara was the guest speaker at a Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce event. He discussed the principles, techniques and benefits of optimization.

Impact Prize Call for Submissions

Princeton Consultants sponsors the INFORMS Impact Prize, which is awarded every two years to honor contributions that have a great impact on the field of Operations Research. The contributor could be the originator of an idea or technique that is widely used or someone who has played a major role in bringing significant methodology into widespread use.

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