1.02026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conferencehttps://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/analyticsabodenheimerhttps://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/analytics/author/abodenheimer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="miUIHWZca3"><a href="https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/analytics/speaker/saravanan-venkatachalam/">Saravanan Venkatachalam</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/analytics/speaker/saravanan-venkatachalam/embed/#?secret=miUIHWZca3" width="600" height="338" title="“Saravanan Venkatachalam” — 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference" data-secret="miUIHWZca3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Saravanan Venkatachalam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Wayne State University, where his work bridges the gap between advanced mathematical modeling and practical business decision-making. His recent applied research focuses on integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with supply chain optimization and forecasting, specifically addressing the "communication gap" between technical solvers and business stakeholders.https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/analytics/files/2025/06/2026_Analytics_Conference_logo_400.png400400