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Article New leadership transition at AIMMS

Dear Community,I’m pleased to announce that as of April 1, I have turned over my leadership roles at AIMMS to a team of experienced colleagues with whom I have been closely working together for many years. As non-executive board member and shareholder, I will continue to steward AIMMS towards expres...

Article Partner Spotlight: Oliver Nunn from Endgame Economics on Modeling Power Markets with AIMMS

Not many people know that several electricity markets in Asia have been modeled and optimized using AIMMS. This includes some of the largest state grids in the region. When we heard that Oliver Nunn, a leading consultant in this area and an AIMMS power user, was starting his own business, we could s...

Article Partner Spotlight: baobab soluciones’ Dr. Álvaro García on How to Help the World Make Better Decisions

As part of our interview series with AIMMS partners, we spoke with Dr. Álvaro García, Co-Founder at baobab soluciones. baobab’s talented specialists combine the latest mathematical techniques to develop solutions for industrial-scale problems. They help top-tier companies and organizations improve t...

Article New Error Handling Course Now Available on AIMMS Academy

We are happy to announce that a new Error Handling course is now available on AIMMS AcademyIn software development, errors inevitably occur. Whether it’s typos during interaction, erroneous input, coding errors, or externally caused issues, such as a broken internet connection. Did you know AIMMS ha...

Article Our Community by The Numbers - 2020 in Review

2020 went way off-script but a few things remained constant - our Community kept growing! We helped and inspired each other, exchanging feedback, ideas and insights. Check out some cool stats from last year, relook at our most popular articles and find more ways to get involved. Last year: ...

Article Best Practices for Outsourcing Software Development

Are you thinking of contracting a partner for your AIMMS development project or outsourcing a new IT initiative in your company? Many organizations contract external partners who often act as an extension of their team. We recently spoke with Madhu Krishnappa, Senior Test Specialist and Agile Practi...

Article This is a Great Time to Do OR: Prof. Laura Albert on The Relevance of Operations Research Today

We often get to speak with well-known Operations Research practitioners and professors who are dedicated to inspiring students and advancing the discipline. This time, we are excited to share experiences and insights from Prof. Laura Albert from University of Wisconsin-Madison. You might know Laura...

Article Get Certified with AIMMS Academy

We’re excited to bring you a new learning center: AIMMS Academy. AIMMS Academy will offer courses and certifications for all AIMMS users, from beginners to expert modelers. These training resources will help you develop your modeling skills, improve team collaboration with AIMMS features, and advanc...

Article Set your project up for success: Part 6, Maintenance and support

Include maintenance and after care in your planning This article is part of the series “Set your project up for success.” Even after an app is accepted, know that there will be a life cycle. Along the way, your app will likely need to "mature" and be adapted. Making a plan for maintenance ahead of t...

Article Network Design Training at University of Luxembourg

Students from the University of Luxembourg were trained last week in the use of AIMMS Network Design. The 3-hour training session hosted by university faculty members for a Logistics Management course, and conducted by myself and Paul van Nierop, helped students feel comfortable with using Network D...

Article Set your project up for success: Part 5, Change management

Managing organizational change as part of implementation This article is part of the series “Set your project up for success.”The implementation of a new software product actually always implies a change:An old tool is replaced New functionality is added, old, perhaps much-loved, functionality is re...

Article Join our Academic User Group!

We’re happy to announce the new Academics user group! It’s a place for students and professors to connect with peers and find topics of special interest to academics. Visit Academic group page Feel free to introduce yourself and let the community know what you’re working on.

Article AIMMS is looking for an Algorithmic Capabilities Specialist

We have an exciting new career opportunity at AIMMS! Our new AC specialist will be working in both R&D and User Support. R&D work involves creating and maintaining links to solvers and conducting research and implementations to improve our product’s Algorithmic Capabilities, often inspired b...

Article Marcel Hunting on the AIMMS Scaling tool

Automating a manual process: the new AIMMS Scaling tool We recently released a new Auto-scaling feature as part of the Math Program Inspector with AIMMS 4.74. This feature can improve the quality of your model with much less manual testing and guesswork when it comes to scaling factor determination....

Article Team NP Die Hard from University of Edinburgh wins the 12th AIMMS-MOPTA Optimization Modeling Competition

The results of the 12th Annual AIMMS-MOPTA Optimization Modeling Competition are in! The competition took place virtually this year. We are very happy to share that all three of this year’s finalists solved the problem quite differently and went beyond what we expected, each solution very valid on i...

Article AIMMS has a new website!

Go explore our new website! You may have noticed our re-designed website: www.aimms.com.We are super excited about this next step and would love to hear what you think. There are a few important changes you need to know about: Our Support and Developers sections are completely reorganized – we've pa...

Article Focus on UX to Drive App Adoption

Tips from Total Design’s Thomas Pleeging As you know, AIMMS has been on a journey to improve user experience, both in our own products and through our WebUI, which provides a toolkit for AIMMS developers to deliver a great-looking user interface in their Apps. The importance of UX cannot be unders...

Article Set your project up for success: Part 4, UI and UX

Thinking about User Experience is not optional This article is part of the series “Set your project up for success.” We all know that users’ expectations have changed about what an app should be. Not only should your app serve its primary functions, but also provide information in an attractive and...

Article Set your project up for success: Part 3, Data management

Determine what data from which sources is needed This article is part of the series “Set your project up for success.” Start with the assumption that this aspect is going to be difficult – even in successful projects. Companies have a lot of unstructured data. Acknowledge that it will be a...

Article Boost your AIMMS Know-how with our Remote Standard Workshops

Our Standard Workshops have gone virtual to accommodate the needs of our customers. They will take place over 4 half days. These hands-on workshops are led by a member of our support team and are geared to help you to make immediate use of the advanced productivity tools and features in AIMMS. We ar...

Article Set your project up for success: Part 2, Time to value

Make “Time To Value” a priority This article is part of the series “Set your project up for success.” Customers often name "fast modeling" as a distinguishing factor of AIMMS compared to other modeling languages. As we know, time is money, and the longer a project takes to deliver, the highe...

Article Set your project up for success: Part 1, Know the key areas

Devote time to key areas in your plan for success One of the very first posts on our Community is "How to create a reliable and successful AIMMS application" which provides tips for developers and project managers. This topic is crucial for many of our customers, and is well worth revisiting from a...

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