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Hanover institute gives award
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, based in Hanover, has presented a Dutch railroad with a prestigious award for its schedule restructuring that improved on- time performance. Netherlands Railways was awarded the 2008 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The annual...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research, railroad, Strategy
Research articles 2008-04-16
INFORMS-RASIG: student problem-solving at its best
In the May issue (p. 24), Railway Age addressed the industry's need to attract and retain new talent. At the academic level, one of the more useful initiatives is the international student paper competition sponsored by INFORMS-RASIG (Institute for Operations Research and Management Science-Rail Applications Special Interest Group). While the...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research, Strategy
Research articles 2007-06-01
Pioneer in Operations Research Awarded 2007 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Alfred Blumstein Honored for Research into How Criminal Activity Changes over the Life of a Criminal; Updated Statistics Show Largest Spike in Violent Crime in Five Years PITTSBURGH -- Alfred Blumstein, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a pioneer in Operations Research, has been awarded the prestigious 2007...
Tags: CAREER, FINANCE, Government, Institute for Operations Research, president, U.S.
Research articles 2006-12-13
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Wins 2006 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research
HANOVER, Md. & MIAMI -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMSR) today announced that Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) has won the 2006 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research (O.R.) for its entry "Streamlining Aircraft Repair and Overhaul at Warner Robins Air Logistics...
Tags: aircraft, Institute for Operations Research, logistics, Manufacturing
Research articles 2006-05-02
''Super Bowl'' of Operations Research Coming to Miami: May 1 - May 2; International Executives Converge at Miami's Hotel InterContinental to Learn How to Make Better Business Decisions
HANOVER, Md. -- This weekend top executives from across the country will descend upon Miami, but they won't be going to the beach. Top leaders from companies like Boeing, Amazon.com, Travelocity, UPS, Proctor & Gamble and IBM will be attending the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences' (INFORMSR)...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., conference, Government, Institute for Operations Research, Leadership, Miami
Research articles 2006-04-28
INFORMS Announces Inductees into Newly Created Edelman Academy; Academy Honors 35 Years of Franz Edelman Award Winners: A Who's Who of Achievement in Operations Research
HANOVER, Md. -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMSR) today announced inductees into the Franz Edelman Academy, which recognizes and honors Franz Edelman Award winners from the 35-year history of the international competition. As the founding year for the Academy, INFORMS will induct past Award winners,...
Tags: FINANCE, Government, Institute for Operations Research, SOFTWARE, Strategy
Research articles 2006-04-24
UT Dallas Professor's Paper Among Most Influential in 50-Year History of Journal Management Science; Description of 'Bass Model' Makes Publication's 'Top 10' List.
Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, May 3 AScribe Newswire -- Members of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences INFORMS have voted a landmark paper describing a method to predict consumer product sales, written by Professor Frank Bass of The...
Tags: Dallas, Institute for Operations Research, MARKETING, professor, SALES, Texas, University of Texas, WIRELESS
Research articles 2004-05-03
RASIG's top student papers
The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science/Rail Special Interest Group has announced the winners of its 2003 Student Paper contest, co-sponsored by Railway Age. First place: New Approaches for Solving the Block-to-Train Assignment Problem, by Krishna Jha, University of Florida. Second place: Bicriteria Train ,Scheduling for Intercity Passenger...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research, INTERNET, University of Florida
Research articles 2004-05-01
Newsmakers.
* IIE member David Goldsman received the Distinguished Service Award from the College on Simulation at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The award recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the simulation community. Goldsman is a professor in the school of...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research
Research articles 2003-03-01
Stan Settles.(Newsmakers)
The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science recognized Stan Settles, Ph.D., with the title of fellow. Settles holds the IBM Chair in Engineering Management in the University of Southern California's industrial engineering department. He is fellow and past president of IIE as well as a...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research, University of Southern California
Research articles 2003-01-01
Newsmakers.
Gerald Nadler, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the University of Southern California's industrial engineering department, was awarded the title of fellow by the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science. Nadler is a former chair of the USC industrial engineering department and a member of the National...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research, University of Southern California
Research articles 2003-01-01
Gale Adds Informs Publications To Infotrac And Resource Center Databases
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences INFORMS has signed an agreement with Gale to have its INFORMS content distributed online through Gale's InfoTrac databases and Resource Centers. The agreement will enhance the operations content in Gale's databases and expand the audience for INFORMS peer-reviewed journals. INFORMS,...
Tags: Databases, Fax, Gale, Gale Group, HARDWARE, Institute for Operations Research, SOFTWARE, Storage, Transportation
Research articles 2002-10-01
Prominent IEs honored.(Brief Article)
A. Alan B. Pritsker and Jerry Banks were honored by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences College on Simulation at the Winter Simulation Conference in December 1999. Pritsker received the lifetime professional achievement award in honor of his contributions...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research, PRODUCTIVITY
Research articles 2000-02-01
JOHN WILEY & SONS: Wiley partners with INFORMS >T.
M2 PRESSWIRE-14 July 1999-JOHN WILEY & SONS: Wiley partners with INFORMS C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:140799 New York, NY -- Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science INFORMS today announced a partnership to...
Tags: FINANCE, Institute for Operations Research, INTERNET, John Wiley & Sons Inc., textbook, Wiley
Research articles 1999-07-14
RampAssist from INFORM
The joint venture between Germany's Institute for Operations Research and Management INFORM and New York's SBS International has seen the launch of a new generation of ground handling systems following the installation worldwide of more than 70 INFORM Transport Efficiency Support Systems TESS. RampAssist is...
Tags: Institute for Operations Research, Manufacturing, Quality
Research articles 1996-04-01
Making Optimal Design Decisions for Next Generation Dispensing Tools
The competitive environment faced by semiconductor equipment suppliers leaves no room for error when designing next generation tools. In addition, time to market, footprint, and equipment capabilities are all key to a successful product. At Cookson Electronics Equipment, tool designers used simulation to answer some difficult design questions, improve time...
Tags: Supplier, Tool, Institute For Operations Research, Productivity, Channel Management, Marketing
White papers 2003-10-31
Information Structure to Support Discrete Event Simulation in Manufacturing Systems
Discrete Event Simulation DES is ranked among the top three tools for management support. However, it lags in becoming the successful tool in the industry that many experts have predicted. In this paper, sixteen projects accomplished in the area of DES have been analyzed in order to find the reasons...
Tags: Tool, Institute For Operations Research, Discrete Event Simulation, Productivity, Manufacturing
White papers 2003-10-31
A Neutral Information Model for Simulating Machine Shop Operations
The objective of the paper is to apply a nested partitioning NP method and an optimal computing budget allocation OCBA method to reduce the computational load without the loss of the performance of multi-pass scheduling. The experimental design and analysis was performed to validate that NP and OCBA can be...
Tags: Institute For Operations Research, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-11-11
Designing Reusable Simulation Modules for Electronics Manufacturing Systems
This paper describes the development of such a domain-specific template for electronics assembly. In particular, the template focuses on the automated assembly of printed circuit boards. The template encompasses the complexity of the target domain and simplifies the model-building process. While the paper focuses on a language-neutral description of the...
Tags: Electronics, Template, Institute For Operations Research
White papers 2003-10-31
Reducing Human Error in Simulation in General Motors
This paper focuses on the steps taken to minimize human error in simulation modeling in General Motors. While errors are costly and undesirable in any field, they are especially harmful in simulation which has been struggling to gain acceptance in the business world for a long time. The solution discussed...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Institute For Operations Research, Error, Research & Development, Productivity, Recruitment & Selection, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2003-10-31
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