Franz Edelman Academy: Class of 2004

FIRST PLACE

Team:
Motorola, Inc.
Project:
Reinventing the Supplier Negotiation Process at Motorola
Members:
Motorola, Inc.
Emptoris, Inc.
Verizon Laboratories

FINALIST

Team:
Bombardier Flexjet
Project:
Bombardier Flexjet Significantly Improves Its Fractional Aircraft Ownership Operations
Members:
Bombardier Aerospace
AD OPT Technologies, Inc.
École polytechnique
Flexjet
HEC

Team:
Deere & Company
Project:
Improving Asset Management and Order Fulfillment at Deere & Company's C&CE Division
Members:
Deere & Company
SmartOps Corporation

Team:
Hongkong International Terminals
Project:
Hongkong International Terminals Gains Elastic Capacity Using a Data-Intensive Decision-Support System
Members:
Hongkong International Terminals
Hong Kong Productivity Council
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Loughborough University
National Dong Hwa University
University of Michigan

Team:
OFMD
Project:
The United States and Russia Evaluate Plutonium Disposition Options Multiattribute Utility Theory
Members:
OFMD
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Institute for Physics & Power Engineering
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ohio State University
University of Texas at Austin

Team:
Philips Semiconductors
Project:
Philips Electronics Synchronizes Its Supply Chain to End the Bullwhip Effect
Members:
Philips Semiconductors
CQM
Technische University

Team:
Waste Management, Inc.
Project:
Routing Optimization for Waste Management
Members:
Waste Management, Inc.
Institute of Information Technology, Inc.
Technische University

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