Franz Edelman Academy: Class of 1992

FIRST PLACE

Team:
New Haven Health Department
Project:
Let the Needles Do the Talking! Evaluating the New Haven Needle Exchange
Members:
New Haven Health Department
Yale University

FINALISTS

Team:
Bellcore (Telcordia Technologies)
Project:
Improving the Utility of the Bellcore Consortium
Members:
Bellcore

Team:
City of New York
Project:
Improving the New York Arrest-to-Arraignment System
Members:
City of New York
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Queues Enforth Development, Inc.

Team:
Gas Research Institute
Project:
How the Gas Research Institute (GRI) Helped Transform the U.S. Natural Gas Industry
Members:
Gas Research Institute
George Washington University

Team:
Merit Brass Company
Project:
The Modernization of Merit Brass
Members:
Merit Brass Company
Case Western University

Team:
New Haven Fire Department
Project:
Improving Fire Department Productivity: Merging Fire and Emergency Medical Units in New Haven
Members:
New Haven Fire Department
Soros Fund Management
Yale University

Team:
Vilpac Corporativo, S.A.
Project:
Mexico's Vilpac Truck Company Uses a CIM Implementation to Become a World Class Manufacturer
Members:
Vilpac Corporativo, S.A.
Centro de Ensenanza Tecnica y Superior
CIM Systems Research Center-Arizona State University

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