The Atlanta Annual Meeting will feature real-world applications in a special program, designed for practitioners and academics alike. Each session offers a presentation by an invited speaker or panel discussion, with presenters from leading companies and universities. Highlights include:

Lloyd Clarke, ILOG, cluster chair

• Supply Chain Optimization for the Retail Industry

• Efficient Transportation Requires Efficient Loading

• Optimization in Transportation and Warehousing

 

Sessions Sponsored by CPMS, The Practice Section of INFORMS
Fred Murphy, Temple University, cluster chair

• Building an OR Tools Business: Panel Discussion

• Toward a Theory of the Practice of OR/MS

• The OR Consulting Business: Panel Discussion

• Career Choices in OR Practice

 

2003 Franz Edelman Award:
Reprise of the First- and Second-Place Winners
Sponsored by CPMS
Tom Spencer, New Jersey Institute of Technology, cluster chair

• First Place: Canadian Pacific Railway and MultiModal Applied Systems on "Perfecting the Scheduled Railroad: Model-Driven Operating Plan Development."

• Second-Place: United Parcel Service, MIT and U.S. Air Force Academy on "Planning the United Parcel Service Air Network."

Daniel H. Wagner Prize Competition
Sponsored by CPMS
Joseph Discenza, SmartCrane, cluster chair
Contestants from GE Plastics, Lucent, University of North Carolina and other organizations present their best projects in this competition that emphasizes the quality and coherence of implemented OR work.

OR in Practice Poster Display
Keith Hollingsworth, Morehouse College, chair
This poster session on implemented projects is open continually during the meeting. For information on submitting a poster, visit www.informs.org/Conf/Atlanta03.

Panel:
Roundtable Companies and Universities Join Forces-How We Avoid Disappointment and Share Success
Sponsored by INFORMS Roundtable
Roundtable members from leading companies will share their personal experiences related to company/university interactions. Learn how to create a win-win relationship between industry and academia.

Isolated Practitioners Workshop
Sponsored by CPMS
Jack Theurer, Theurer Associates, chair
This workshop and reception are designed especially for practitioners who work independently.

Academic/Practitioner Interface Lunch
Network with colleagues from both industry and academia. INFORMS leaders and practice program speakers will facilitate roundtable discussions. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sign up when you register for the meeting.

CPMS Dinner and Keynote Speaker
For members and all who are interested in practice. Saturday, Oct. 18. Sign up when you register for the meeting.





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