The material demonstrates the real-world relevance of operations research and data analytics in an engaging framework. The study of bracketology is only one small sector within the larger discipline of operations research and data analytics. Practitioners in this field work at universities, federal agencies, data analytics centers for companies like Uber and Facebook and of course, professional sports teams. The project, when fully deployed, will save UPS $300-400 million annually. Even more crucial, data analytics and operations research applications transcend to programs within the federal government.

Source: Fox News March 17, 2019 11:03 UTC