OR/MS Today - February 1997

February 1997 € Volume 24 € Number 1

Informs Prize Nominations

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences annually awards the INFORMS Prize for effective integration of Operations Research/Management Science (OR/MS) into organizational decision making. The award is given to an organization which has repeatedly applied the principles of OR/MS in pioneering, varied, novel and lasting ways.

The measurement of the contribution is judged relative to the impact OR/MS has had on the overall success of the organization. Thus, a multi-billion dollar firm that has a large OR/MS staff but integrates OR/MS techniques only occasionally might be ranked relatively lower than a small firm that uses OR/MS throughout its business.

All organizations are eligible, and applications will be accepted from all sources. The award is presented to the key executive in charge of OR/MS activities within the firm; outside contractors to a candidate firm are not eligible.

Please include the following with your application: 1) a summary description (1-3 pages) of the scope, scale and impact of OR/MS activities in the organization; 2) more detailed descriptions (1 page each) of two or three major OR/MS projects and their impact. If available, quantifiable results on costs, profits, market share are useful; and 3) Letters of support and appreciation for OR/MS methodology, studies and projects from senior executives in the organization.

All applications are due by May 15.

The Awards Committee will conduct site visits to those two or three firms selected as finalists.

A statue will be given to the organization and presented to a senior level executive at the INFORMS Fall National Meeting.

Send nominations to: Donald Robert Smith, Chair, INFORMS Prize Committee, Lucent Technologies, Room 2J-536, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733-3030.

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