Impact in Action: Business Collaboration through Analytics, Technology and Operations

Discover how to solve real-world problems through collaborations with the Analytics, Technology and Operations Department (ATOD).

This event brings together regional business professionals and leaders to explore how academic insight is driving practical business impact.

Through a series of presentations and case studies, learn how SMEs are partnering with ATOD to tackle operational and strategic challenges using data, systems thinking, and innovation. Hear real examples of successful collaborations, connect with sector-specific experts, and find out how your organisation can benefit from research-driven solutions that deliver measurable value.

Join us to uncover new opportunities for growth, discover what's possible through collaboration, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of business innovation.

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Collaborations and presentations include:

• Decision research to support weather service delivery. (Andrea Taylor, Barbara Summer, Sarah Jenkins (ATOD) Will Lang (Met Office))
• Digitalizing businesses through knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) project. (Chee Yew Wong (ATOD), Mr Sam Morley (Johnson & Johnson Medical Device), Mr Andrew Quayle (LBBC Group)
• A Spatial Decision Support System for designing the network of Household Waste Recycling Centres in South Yorkshire. (Antonino Sgalambro (ATOD), Serena Fugaro (CNR), Neil Townrow (Sheffield City Council), A Spatial Decision Support) 
• Strategic collaboration between Institute for Collaborative Work (ICW) and The Business School. (Chee Yew Wong (ATOD), Prof. David Loseby (visiting impact professor), Bill Taylor (ICW), Fran Lee)
• LLM-Enhanced Decision Support System for the Sustainable Packaging Sector. (Peizhi Shi (ATOD), S R Mailing)
• Liminal Digital Transformation in the Public Sector: The Case of UK Policing. (Emma Forsgren, Emma Gritt (ATOD), Digital Police Service)
• Social Housing and Future Technology. (Nicky Shaw (ATOD), Simon Williams (Service Insights))

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