Practice 2001 - Program

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PROGRAM

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Plenary Presentations

Track 1: Integrating Analytic Methods into the Enterprise Business Process

Track 2: New Models for the New Economy

Track 3: Best Practices

Track 4: Professional Development: Operations Research Methodologies

Track 5: Professional Development: Software Tutorials
A Business Forum: Networking Opportunities
Business Marketplace

Important Extras

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Plenary Presentations

Peter Cochrane, former Chief Technologist at British Telecommunications, revenue management architect Thomas Cook, Level 3 Communications CEO James Crowe, and a high-level panel moderated by MIT Dean of Engineering Thomas Magnanti offer thought-provoking insights and perspectives.

Five Learning Tracks

Customize a program that meets your needs. Five tracks incorporating 54 sessions give you lots of choices focused on real-world applications, best practices and professional development tutorials.

Track 1. Integrating Analytic Methods into the Enterprise Business Process

Experts from companies like SAP, United Parcel Service and IBM explore how quantitative techniques are being applied across the enterprise, across a spectrum of industries from banking to transportation. Other speakers demonstrate how to position and sell the analytic function within the company and from the outside.

Track 2. New Models for the New Economy

Where do analytic methods fit in the new economy? Track 2 sessions look at e-CRM, e-procurement, real-time supply chain, click stream analysis and other cutting-edge business models.

Track 3: Best Practices

The Franz Edelman Award competition for best operations research in practice, a reprise of the Wagner Prize Award for outstanding OR applications, and sessions presented by the INFORMS Roundtable of industrial representatives give you an inside look at the most current and significant analytic work being done today.

Track 4. Professional Development: Operations Research Methodologies

Whether you're looking for an update, an overview or an introduction, these one- and two-hour tutorials provide a full menu of choices. Sessions are taught by leading OR faculty, known for their teaching skill as well as their technical expertise.

Track 5. Software Tutorials

Explore the most current technology solutions in these software demonstrations. Leading companies in the field provide the training. A complete schedule of software tutorials will be available in early May.

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Best of the Best: The Franz Edelman Competition

Sponsored by the College on the Practice of Management Science, the Practice Section of INFORMS

Six organizations compete for the 2001 Franz Edelman Award, vying for honors as the most outstanding examples of operations research work in practice. Criteria for the $10,000 first prize emphasize projects with verifiable results that had major impacts on the client organizations.

From the Roundtable

The INFORMS Roundtable is a cooperative group of business leaders who represent their organizations' commitment to the effective application of OR technology. Several sessions sponsored by the Roundtable give you a high-level look at the latest applications.

• Further Perspectives on OR in the E-Business Era

• The Ideal OR/MS Hire: Do Traditional Skill Sets Cut it Anymore?

• The Evolution of E-Commerce and OR in the Airlines Industry

The Daniel H.Wagner Prize

Sponsored by the College on the Practice of Management Sciences, the Practice Section of INFORMS, the Daniel H. Wagner Prize emphasizes the quality and coherence of implemented OR work. The 2000 winning presentation by Qwest Communications International looks at the optimal design of a data offload network.

A Business Forum: Networking Opportunities

Bring a supply of business cards!

The conference is designed as a business forum where networking and information-exchange take place. Structured opportunities to swap ideas and perspectives, opinions and advice are built into the program.

FACILITATED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, led by conference speakers and Advisory Council members, provide informal opportunities to get to know other attendees

BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER discussion groups on Monday afternoon focus on specific topic areas:

• Selling and Buying Operations Research. How do you get the
••most from OR in your business?

• Implementing and Integrating OR. It sounds good in theory,
••but how do I make it work in practice?

• Dynamic Pricing/Revenue Management. How much does it really cost?

• E-Commerce and Operations Research. B2B, B2C…where can
••OR help and what new challenges do OR products face?

• Data Management. What do we do with all this data now
••that we've got it?

• Operations Research in the 21st Century. Finance, CRM…
••what are the other new arenas for OR?

• Real-Time Operations Research. How do we move OR
••from strategic planning tools to dynamic execution applications?

REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SCHEDULE | ADVISORY COUNCIL | HOTEL | EXHIBITS
BACK TO TOP | HOME | INFORMS

Business Marketplace

Explore the most current product solutions in our business marketplace where the emphasis is on informal, relaxed interaction. All social and meal functions during the conference will take place in the exhibit hall, an "outside" pavilion with glass walls. It's a great atmosphere for learning from exhibiting companies, getting technical advice, networking and socializing.

Important Extras & Take-Away Value

• Presentation outlines and notes for every session on the program

• Complimentary special e-commerce issue of Interfaces, the INFORMS
••journal on the practice of operations research

• Continental breakfasts, lunches and evening receptions included in your
••registration fee

• A great location! The Hyatt Regency La Jolla is a landmark hotel set on
••11 scenic acres, just minutes from Sea World, downtown La Jolla,
••great restaurants and beaches.

REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SCHEDULE | ADVISORY COUNCIL | HOTEL | EXHIBITS
BACK TO TOP | HOME | INFORMS

Questions? Contact meetings@informs.org 800/343-0062 or 401/274-2525.

Questions on membership, subscriptions and the like
should go to INFORMS Customer Service.
Questions/comments of a general nature about this Web site should go to Editor, IOL.

www2.informs.org/Conf/Practice2001
Copyright © Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

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May 20-22, 2001
Hyatt Regency La Jolla
San Diego, CA

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	••••OPTIMIZING ••••THE ••••EXTENDED ••••ENTERPRISE		PROGRAM Space is limited. Register now. Plenary Presentations Track 1: Integrating Analytic Methods into the Enterprise Business Process Track 2: New Models for the New Economy Track 3: Best Practices Track 4: Professional Development: Operations Research Methodologies Track 5: Professional Development: Software Tutorials A Business Forum: Networking Opportunities Business Marketplace Important Extras PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Plenary Presentations Peter Cochrane, former Chief Technologist at British Telecommunications, revenue management architect Thomas Cook, Level 3 Communications CEO James Crowe, and a high-level panel moderated by MIT Dean of Engineering Thomas Magnanti offer thought-provoking insights and perspectives. Five Learning Tracks Customize a program that meets your needs. Five tracks incorporating 54 sessions give you lots of choices focused on real-world applications, best practices and professional development tutorials. Track 1. Integrating Analytic Methods into the Enterprise Business Process Experts from companies like SAP, United Parcel Service and IBM explore how quantitative techniques are being applied across the enterprise, across a spectrum of industries from banking to transportation. Other speakers demonstrate how to position and sell the analytic function within the company and from the outside. Track 2. New Models for the New Economy Where do analytic methods fit in the new economy? Track 2 sessions look at e-CRM, e-procurement, real-time supply chain, click stream analysis and other cutting-edge business models. Track 3: Best Practices The Franz Edelman Award competition for best operations research in practice, a reprise of the Wagner Prize Award for outstanding OR applications, and sessions presented by the INFORMS Roundtable of industrial representatives give you an inside look at the most current and significant analytic work being done today. Track 4. Professional Development: Operations Research Methodologies Whether you're looking for an update, an overview or an introduction, these one- and two-hour tutorials provide a full menu of choices. Sessions are taught by leading OR faculty, known for their teaching skill as well as their technical expertise. Track 5. Software Tutorials Explore the most current technology solutions in these software demonstrations. Leading companies in the field provide the training. A complete schedule of software tutorials will be available in early May. REGISTRATION \| PROGRAM \| SPEAKERS \| SCHEDULE \| ADVISORY COUNCIL \| HOTEL \| EXHIBITS BACK TO TOP \| HOME \| INFORMS Best of the Best: The Franz Edelman Competition Sponsored by the College on the Practice of Management Science, the Practice Section of INFORMS Six organizations compete for the 2001 Franz Edelman Award, vying for honors as the most outstanding examples of operations research work in practice. Criteria for the $10,000 first prize emphasize projects with verifiable results that had major impacts on the client organizations. From the Roundtable The INFORMS Roundtable is a cooperative group of business leaders who represent their organizations' commitment to the effective application of OR technology. Several sessions sponsored by the Roundtable give you a high-level look at the latest applications. • Further Perspectives on OR in the E-Business Era • The Ideal OR/MS Hire: Do Traditional Skill Sets Cut it Anymore? • The Evolution of E-Commerce and OR in the Airlines Industry The Daniel H.Wagner Prize Sponsored by the College on the Practice of Management Sciences, the Practice Section of INFORMS, the Daniel H. Wagner Prize emphasizes the quality and coherence of implemented OR work. The 2000 winning presentation by Qwest Communications International looks at the optimal design of a data offload network. A Business Forum: Networking Opportunities Bring a supply of business cards! The conference is designed as a business forum where networking and information-exchange take place. Structured opportunities to swap ideas and perspectives, opinions and advice are built into the program. FACILITATED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, led by conference speakers and Advisory Council members, provide informal opportunities to get to know other attendees BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER discussion groups on Monday afternoon focus on specific topic areas: • Selling and Buying Operations Research. How do you get the ••most from OR in your business? • Implementing and Integrating OR. It sounds good in theory, ••but how do I make it work in practice? • Dynamic Pricing/Revenue Management. How much does it really cost? • E-Commerce and Operations Research. B2B, B2C…where can ••OR help and what new challenges do OR products face? • Data Management. What do we do with all this data now ••that we've got it? • Operations Research in the 21st Century. Finance, CRM… ••what are the other new arenas for OR? • Real-Time Operations Research. How do we move OR ••from strategic planning tools to dynamic execution applications? REGISTRATION \| PROGRAM \| SPEAKERS \| SCHEDULE \| ADVISORY COUNCIL \| HOTEL \| EXHIBITS BACK TO TOP \| HOME \| INFORMS Business Marketplace Explore the most current product solutions in our business marketplace where the emphasis is on informal, relaxed interaction. All social and meal functions during the conference will take place in the exhibit hall, an "outside" pavilion with glass walls. It's a great atmosphere for learning from exhibiting companies, getting technical advice, networking and socializing. Important Extras & Take-Away Value • Presentation outlines and notes for every session on the program • Complimentary special e-commerce issue of Interfaces, the INFORMS ••journal on the practice of operations research • Continental breakfasts, lunches and evening receptions included in your ••registration fee • A great location! The Hyatt Regency La Jolla is a landmark hotel set on ••11 scenic acres, just minutes from Sea World, downtown La Jolla, ••great restaurants and beaches. REGISTRATION \| PROGRAM \| SPEAKERS \| SCHEDULE \| ADVISORY COUNCIL \| HOTEL \| EXHIBITS BACK TO TOP \| HOME \| INFORMS Questions? Contact meetings@informs.org 800/343-0062 or 401/274-2525. Questions on membership, subscriptions and the like should go to INFORMS Customer Service. Questions/comments of a general nature about this Web site should go to Editor, IOL. www2.informs.org/Conf/Practice2001 Copyright © Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
	•••••in the New •••••Economy
	May 20-22, 2001 Hyatt Regency La Jolla San Diego, CA REGISTRATION PROGRAM SPEAKERS SCHEDULE ADVISORY COUNCIL HOTEL EXHIBITS