2010 Edelman Competition

Sponsored by CPMS, the Practice Section of INFORMS

Finalists will compete for the top prize in this “super bowl” of O.R. practice, showcasing analytics projects that had major impacts on their client organizations. The competition takes place on Monday and is open to all conference registrants. That evening, we will honor the finalists and announce the 2010 winner at the gala awards ceremony and banquet. Admission to the ceremony and banquet is included in your registration fee. On Tuesday, the 2010 winning presentation will be reprised as a plenary session. Past Edelman winners include HP, Netherlands Railways, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Warner Robins Air Logistics, GM, Motorola, UPS and other top companies, nonprofit organizations and government agencies.

Six finalists compete for the top prize in applied operations research.

Delaware River Basin Commission (U.S.)
Deutsche Post DHL (Germany)
INDEVAL (Mexico)
New Brunswick Dept. of Transportation (Canada)
Procter & Gamble (U.S.)
Sasol (South Africa)

Edelman Awards Gala & Banquet

This is your opportunity to salute the finalists and winners of three prestigious applied O.R. awards: The Edelman Award, the INFORMS Prize and the Daniel H. Wagner Prize. Admission to the ceremony and banquet is included in your registration fee.

INFORMS Prize

This prize is awarded annually to the company that effectively integrates analytics into organizational decision-making, and has repeatedly applied ORMS principles in pioneering, novel and lasting ways. The 2010 winner will be announced at the Edelman Gala on Monday evening. On Tuesday, representatives from the winning company will describe the analytics work that earned them this prestigious award. Previous winners include Intel, General Electric Global Research Center, Schneider National, Air Products and Chemicals, Procter & Gamble, UPS and other leading companies.

Daniel H. Wagner Prize For Excellence In Operations Research Practice

Sponsored by CPMS, the Practice Section of INFORMS

This prize emphasizes the quality and coherence of the analysis used in practice. Dr. Wagner strove for strong mathematics applied to practical problems, supported by clear and intelligible writing. The Wagner Prize recognizes those principles by emphasizing good writing, strong analytical content and verifiable practice successes. The competition is held and the winner is announced at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in the fall. The 2009 winning presentation will be reprised at the Practice Conference on Tuesday.