Developing solutions to mathematical problems generally leads to improvements in quality and quantity of life at roughly the speed they percolate from the ivory tower down to the shop floor. So "how do we like it" is probably going to be "we like it a lot, this is awesome".
Every company is about to have a staff Ops Researcher who has a better grasp of the underlying math and theory than any university professor. That is an unambiguous win.
Every company is about to have a staff Ops Researcher who has a better grasp of the underlying math and theory than any university professor. That is an unambiguous win.