{"id":2837,"date":"2023-02-22T13:47:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/speakers\/matthew-baucum-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:01:19","slug":"michael-watson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/speakers\/michael-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2837\" data-postid=\"2837\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2837 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_a7f3172 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ryxg026 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7xew796 image-top  track lifeSci tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2023\/files\/2023\/02\/Michael_Watson.jpg\" title=\"Michael Watson\" alt=\"Michael Watson headshot\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Michael Watson                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_a9t8407 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_thu8200   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Michael Watson<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 23.04px; background-color: initial; letter-spacing: -0.03em;\">Independent at Northwestern University<br><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Mike was the co-founder and CEO of Opex Analytics, an AI firm that grew to 140 people from 2013 to 2019 when LLamasoft acquired it. 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He is the lead author of the books &#8220;Supply Chain Network Design\u201d and \u201cManagerial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ifz9004\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ifz9004 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_yaxr626 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_19cp047 track lifeSci  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Track: Life Science and Healthcare<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i7mz702   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Workforce Optimization Deep-Dive: The Six-Steps to Achieving Comprehensive Workforce Planning &amp; Scheduling Optimization<\/h2>\n<p>This soup-to-nuts deep-dive into workforce optimization is for analytics leaders anywhere along their journey in taking a data-driven approach to workforce planning and scheduling decisions. 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