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Forecasts can improve decisions about inventory, capacity, advertising, and pricing. But when prediction quality is uncertain, the harder problem is knowing when to trust the forecast and when to fall back on a more robust plan.
August 18, 2026
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Tepper School doctoral student Nilsu Uzunlar's research shows that sustainability policy designs, such as emissions disclosure metrics and circular economy mandates, shape corporate environmental behavior and supply chain investment strategies.
July 7, 2026
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Traditional personalization tries to predict what you like based on your past, but the future of AI belongs to systems that actually understand context and convert those predictions into instant, real-time decisions.
June 16, 2026