Franz Edelman Academy: Class of 1988

FIRST PLACE

Team:
City of San Francisco Police Department
Project:
A Break from Tradition for the San Francisco Police - Patrol Officer Scheduling Using an Optimization-Based Decision Support System
Members:
San Francisco Police Department
University of San Francisco

FINALISTS

Team:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Project:
Selecting Optimal Ingot Sizes for Bethlehem Steel
Members:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Kutztown University

Team:
Electric Power Research Institute
Project:
EPRI Reduces Fuel Inventory Costs in the Electric Utility Industry
Members:
Electric Power Research Institute
Applied Decision Analysis, Inc.
Decision Focus Incorporated
Solomon Brothers

Team:
Marriott Corporation
Project:
Courtyard by Marriott - Designing a Hotel Facility with Consumer-Based Marketing Models
Members:
Marriott Corporation
D.K. Shifflet & Associates, Ltd.
University of Pennsylvania.

Team:
Texaco
Project:
OMEGA - An Improved Gasoline Blending System for Texaco
Members:
Texaco
Cleveland State University
Eastern New Mexico University
University of Texas at Austin

Team:
United States Air Force
Project:
An Application of Simulation and Network Analysis to Capacity Planning and Material Handling Systems at Tinker Air Force Base
Members:
United States Air Force
University of Oklahoma

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