Franz Edelman Award - Past Winners

Franz Edelman Laureates Franz Edelman Academy

2010
Indeval: Indeval Develops a New Operating and Settlement System Using Operations Research
Francisco Solís Robleda, Luis de los Santos Cayetano, Banxico; Arturo A. Palacios Brun, Francisco J. Herrería Valdés, Indeval; David Muñoz Negrón, Miguel de Lascurain Morhan, Omar Romero Hernández, ITAM

2009
Hewlett-Packard: HP Transforms Product Portfolio Management with Operations Research
Ann Brecht, Brian Cargille, Rus Chadinha, Kaythy Chou, Gavin DeNyse, Shailendra Jain, Holgar Mishal, Thomas Olavson, Cookie Padovani, Kurt Sunderbruch, Robert Targan, Julie Ward, Joseph Woods, Bin Zhang, Hewlett-Packard; Jason Amaral, Emeraldwise LLC; Dirk Beyer, M-Factor; Qi Feng, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin; Chris Fry, Strategic Management Solutions; Sesh Raj, DSApps, Inc.; Krishna Venkatraman, Intuit; Jing Zhou, Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2008
NETHERLANDS RAILWAYS: The New Dutch Timetable—the OR Revolution
Erwin Abbink, Pieter-Jan Fioole, Dennis Huisman, Leo Kroon, Roelof Ybema, Bert Meerstadt, Netherlands Railways, Matteo Fischetti, University of Padua; Gábor Maróti, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Lex Schrijver, CWI, Adri Steenbeek, Safiro Software Solutions BV
2007
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: Operations Research Answers to Cancer Therapeutics
Marco Zaider, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Eva K. Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology

2006
WARNER ROBINS AIR LOGISTICS CENTER: Streamlining Aircraft Repair and Overhaul at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center
Bill Best and Ken Percell, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Mandayam Srinivasan, University of Tennessee, Sridharan Chandrasekaran, Realization Technologies
2005
GENERAL MOTORS: General Motors Increases Its Production Throughput
Jeff Alden, Larry Burns, Ted Costy, Rick Hutton, Craig Jackson, Kevin Kohls, Jonathan Owen, and David Vander Veen, General Motors, David Kim, Oregon State University, Mark Turnquist, Cornell University.
2004
Motorola Inc: Reinventing the Supplier Negotiation Process at Motorola
Theresa Metty, Quentin Samelson, Rob Harlan, Tom Moore, Thomas Morris, and Ron Sorensen of Motorola, Inc., and Avner Schneur, Gary Li, Rina Schneur, Josh Kanner, Kevin Potts, and Jeffrey Robbins of Emptoris, Inc.

2003
Canadian Pacific Railway: Perfecting the Scheduled Railroad- Model-Driven Operating Plan Development
Phil Ireland, Rod Case, John Fallis, MultiModal Applied Systems, Inc.; Carl Van Dyke, Jason Kuehn, Marc Meketon

2002
Continental Airlines: A New Era fro Crew Recovery at Continental Airlines
Anna C. White, Janet Wejman; CALEB Technologies Corp.: Gang Yu, Michael Arguello, Mark Gao Song, Sandra M. McCowan; The University of Texas at Austin: Gang Yu.

2001
Merrill Lynch, Inc: Pricing Analysis for Merrill Lynch Intergrated Choice
Stuart Altschuler, Donna Batavia, Jeff Bennett, Russ Labe, Bonnie Liao, Raj Nigam, Je Oh

2000
Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.: Flexible Planning and Technology Management at Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
Elena Katok, William Tarantino, Ralph Tiedeman; Richard Rosenthal served as the coach
1999
IBM: Extended Enterprise Supply Chain Managment at IBM Personal Systems Group and Other Divisions
Grace Lin, Markus Ettl, Steve Buckley, Sugato Bagchi, David Yao, Bret Naccarato, Rob Allan, Kerry Kim, and Lisa Koenig.
1998
Bosques Arauco, S.A.
Rafael Epstein, Ramiro Morales, Andrews Weintraub, Jorge Seron
1997
Society Nationale des Chemins der Fer Francais (SNCF) and SABRE Decision Technologies
Nejib Ben-Kheder, Josephine Kintanar, Cecile Queille, William K. Stripling

1996
South African National Defense Force
Sally Botha, Ivan Gryffenberg, Rauten Hofmeyer, Jean Lausberg, D. Nicoloay, William Smit, Stefanus Uys, Willie von der Merve, Gys Wessels

1995
Harris Corporation/Semiconductor Sector
Robert F. Benson, Robert C. Leachman, Chihwei Liu, Dale J. Raar
1994
Tata Iron & Steel Company, Ltd.
B.S. Chandrasekaran, A. Roy Choudhury, Goutam Dutta, Niloy Mitter, P.N. Roy, S.B. Singh, Gopal P. Sinha

1993
AT&T
Anthony J. Brigandi, Dennis R. Dargon, Michael J. Sheehan, Thomas Spencer III

1992
New Haven Health Department, AIDS Division
Edward H. Kaplan, Elaine O'Keefe

1991
American Airlines Decision Technologies
Ross M. Darrow, John F. Leimkuhler, John R. Samuel, Barry C. Smith

1990
Health Care Financing Administration
Robert B. Fetter

1989
ABB Electric, Inc., Waukesa, Wisconsin
Nicola Aversa, Kennis H. Gensch, Steven P. Moore

1988
City of San Francisco Police Department
Stephen J. Huxley, Philip E. Taylor

1987
Syntex Laboratories, Inc.
Ellen Curtis, Leonard M. Lodish, Michael Ness, Kerry Simpson

1986
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
Darwin Klingman, Nancy Phillips, David Steiger, and Warren Young

1985
Weyerhaeuser Company
Uli H. Chi, Mark R. Lembersky

1984
Blue Bell, Inc.: (co-winner)
Jerry R. Edwards, Harvey M. Wagner, William P. Wood

The Netherlands Rijkswaterstaat and the Rand Corporation: (co-winner)
Bruce F. Goeller, the PAWN team

1983
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Walter J. Bell, Louis M. Dalberto, Marshall L. Fisher, Arnold J. Greenfield, R. Jaikumar, Pradeep Kedia, Robert G. Mack, Paul J. Putzman

1982
Arizona Department of Transportation
Kamal Golabi, Ram A. Kulkami, George B. Way
1981
ANR Frieght System
Henry H. Barker, Dilip K. Sen, Ed M. Sharon

1980
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
Robert H. King, Robert R. Love, Jr.

1979
The Greater New York Blood Program
Eric Brodheim, Gregory Prastacos

1978
Cahill May Roberts, Ltd.
Harry Harrison

1977
Syncrude Canada, Ltd.
F. Paul Wyman

1976
American Telephone & Telegraph
J. McDonald

1975
Xerox Corporation
William H. Bleuel

1974
Canadian National Energy Board
Joseph G. Debanne

1973
The Babcock & Wilcox Company
D.P. Coveleski, E.D. Thomas

1972
The Pillsbury Corporation
Richard A. Condon