Franz Edelman Laureates: U - Z
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James Uber, Inducted Class of 2008, Team: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Paper: Reducing Security Risks in American Drinking Water Systems
Jacob Ulvila, Inducted Class of 1987, Team: Office of Technology Assessment, Paper:N/A
Glen Urban, Inducted Class of 1983, Team: Management Decision System, Paper:The ASSESSOR Pre-Test Market Evaluation System
Stefanus Uys, Inducted Class of 1996, Team: South African National Defense Force, Paper: Guns or butter: Decision support for determining the size and shape of the South African National Defense Force
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James Izaak Van de Wege, Inducted Class of 1998, Team: Cerestar, Paper: Robust Process Control at Cerestar's Refineries
Jan van Doremalen, Inducted Class of 2004, Team: Philips Semiconductors, Paper: Philips Electronics Synchronizes Its Supply Chain to End the Bullwhip Effect
Carl Van Dyke, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: Canadian Pacific Railway, Paper: The Canadian Pacific Railway Transforms Operations by Using Models to Develop Its Operating Plans
Franz Van Esch, Inducted Class of 1998, Team: Cerestar, Paper: Robust Process Control at Cerestar's Refineries
Jan Maarten van Swaay-Neto, Inducted Class of 2001, Team: Jan de Wit Company, Paper:Optimization of the Production Planning and Trade of Lily Flowers at Jan de Wit Company Jan de Wit Company
Erik van Wachem, Inducted Class of 2004, Team: Philips Semiconductors, Paper: Philips Electronics Synchronizes Its Supply Chain to End the Bullwhip Effect
Nico Vandaele, Inducted Class of 1999, Team: Spicer Off-Highway Products, Paper: Spicer Off-Highway Products Division - Brugge Improves its Lead-Time and Scheduling Performance
David Vander Veen, Inducted Class of 2005, Team: General Motors Corporation, Paper: General Motors Increases Its Production Throughput
Francis Vasko, Inducted Class of 1988, Team: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Paper: Selecting Optimal Ingot Sizes for Bethlehem Steel
Alberto Vasquez-Marquez, Inducted Class of 1990, Team: American Airlines, Paper: American Airlines Arrival Slot Allocation System (ASAS)
Michael Vasu, Inducted Class of 1998, Team: Johnston County (NC) Public Schools, Paper: Integrated Planning for School and Community: The Case of Johnston County, North Carolina
Krishna Venkatraman, Inducted Class of 2009, Team: Hewlett-Packard Co., Paper: HP Transforms Product Portfolio Management with Operations Research
Miles Vogel, Inducted Class of 1979, Team: Becton Dickinson & Company, Paper:Queuing Theory Applied to Machine Manning
Alireza Vojdani, Inducted Class of 1997, Team: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Paper: Positioning for a Competitive Electric Industry with PG&E's Hydro-Thermal Optimization Model
Willie von der Merve, Inducted Class of 1996, Team: South African National Defense Force, Paper: Guns or butter: Decision support for determining the size and shape of the South African National Defense Force
Detlof von Winterfeldt, Inducted Class of 1997, Team: U.S. Department of Energy, Paper: An Assessment of Tritium Supply Alternatives in Support of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
Christos Voudouris, Inducted Class of 1999, Team: British Telecommunications, Paper: Dynamic Workforce Scheduling for British Telecommunications plc
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Harvey Wagner, Inducted Class of 1984, Team: Blue Bell, Inc., Paper:N/A
Warren Walker, Inducted Class of 1974, Team: New York City Fire Department, Paper:Improving The Development of New York City Fire Companies
Chris Wallace, Inducted Class of 2000, Team: Air New Zealand, Paper: Optimized Crew Scheduling at Air New Zealand
Mark Wallace, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: Texas Children's Hospital, Paper: Contract Optimization at Texas Children's Hospital
Michael Wambsganss, Inducted Class of 2000, Team: Federal Aviation Administration, Paper:Enhancements to the FAA Ground-Delay Program Under Collaborative Decision Making
Yat-Wah Wan, Inducted Class of 2004, Team: Hongkong International Terminals, Paper: Hong Kong International Terminals Gains Elastic Capacity Using a Data-Intensive Decision-Support System
Kui Wang, Inducted Class of 1997, Team: Nortel, Paper: Nortel Redefines Factory Information Technology: An OR-Driven Approach
Kouji Wantanabe, Inducted Class of 1993, Team: Frank Russell Co. & The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Paper: The Russel-Yasuda Kasai Model: An Asset/Liability Model for a Japanese Insurance Company Using Multistate Stochastic Programming
Julie Ward, Inducted Class of 2009, Team: Hewlett-Packard Co., Paper: HP Transforms Product Portfolio Management with Operations Research
Keith Ware, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: United Parcel Service (UPS), Paper: UPS Optimizes Its Air Network
Janice Warmke, Inducted Class of 1990, Team: Reynolds Metals Company, Paper: The Indispensable Role of Management Science in Centralizing Freight Operations at Reynolds Metals Company
Allan Warren, Inducted Class of 1988, Team: Texaco, Paper: OMEGA: An Improved Gasoline Blending System for Texaco
Ondria Wasem, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Bellcore (Telcordia Technologies), Paper: SONET Toolkit: A Decision Support System for Designing Robust and Cost-Effective Fiber-Optic Networks
Thawat Wantanatada, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Chinese State Planning Commission and the World Bank, Paper: Planning China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System
Jean-Paul Watson, Inducted Class of 2008, Team: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Paper: Reducing Security Risks in American Drinking Water Systems
George Way, Inducted Class of 1982, Team: Arizona Department of Transportation, Paper:A Statewide Pavement Management System
Glenn Wegryn, Inducted Class of 1996, Team: Procter & Gamble Co., Paper: Blending OR/MS, judgment, and GIS: Restructuring P&G's supply chain.
Cao Wei, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Chinese State Planning Commission and the World Bank, Paper: Planning China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System
Don Weigel, Inducted Class of 1998, Team: Sears, Paper: Applying GIS and OR Techniques to Solve Sears Technician-Dispatching and Home Delivery Problems
Andres Weintraub, Inducted Class of 1998, Team: Bosques Arauco, Paper: Use of OR Systems in the Chilean Forest Industries
Norma Welch, Inducted Class of 1985, Team: Canadian National Railways, Paper: Expansion of Canadian National Railway's Line Capaicty
Steven Welch, Inducted Class of 1998, Team: Maritrans, Inc, Paper:N/A
Gysbert Wessels, Inducted Class of 1996, Team: South African National Defense Force, Paper: Guns or butter: Decision support for determining the size and shape of the South African National Defense Force
William Westerman, Inducted Class of 1983, Team: Southern Railway Company, Paper:Computer Aided Train Dispatching Decision Support Through Optimization
James Wetherly, Inducted Class of 2008, Team: Federal Aviation Administration, Paper: Airspace Flow Programs
Anna White, Inducted Class of 2002, Team: Continental Airlines, Paper: A New Era for Crew Recovery at Continental Airlines
James White, Inducted Class of 1980, Team: The Chessie System, Paper:Boxcars, Linear Programming, And The Sleeping Kitten
Trace White, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: Hewlett-Packard Company, Paper: Accelerating the Profitability of Hewlett-Packard's Supply Chains
Sean Willems, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: Hewlett-Packard Company, Paper: Accelerating the Profitability of Hewlett-Packard's Supply Chains
Larry Williams, Inducted Class of 1988, Team: United States Air Force, Paper: An Application of Simulation and Network Analysis to Capacity Planning and Material Handling Systems at Tinker Air Force Base
Alysia Wilson, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: United Parcel Service (UPS), Paper: UPS Optimizes Its Air Network
Keith Wilton, Inducted Class of 1996, Team: AT&T Capital, Paper: Automating credit and collections decisions at AT&T Capital Corporation.
Jerry Wind, Inducted Class of 1988, Team: Marriott Corporation, Paper: Courtyard by Marriott: Designing a Hotel Facility with Consumer-Based Marketing Models
Bert Winemiller, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: Texas Children's Hospital, Paper: Contract Optimization at Texas Children's Hospital
D. Steve Wiper, Inducted Class of 1993, Team: Delta Air Lines, Paper: Coldstart: Fleet Assignment at Delta Air Lines
Ron Woestemeyer, Inducted Class of 2003, Team: Texas Children's Hospital, Paper: Contract Optimization at Texas Children's Hospital
Floyd Wolf, Inducted Class of 1988, Team: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Paper: Selecting Optimal Ingot Sizes for Bethlehem Steel
J.T. Wood, Inducted Class of 1990, Team: Southern Company Services, Paper: Using an Optimization Software to Lower Overall Electric Production Cost for Southern Company
William Wood, Inducted Class of 1984, Team: Blue Bell, Inc., Paper:N/A
Russell Wooten, Inducted Class of 2006, Team: USCAP, Paper: Using USCAP's Analytical Models, the Transportation Security Administration Balances the Impacts of Aviation Security Policies on Passengers and Airlines
F. Paul Wyman, Inducted Class of 1977, Team: Syncrude, Paper: Simulation Of Tar Sands Mining Operations
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Yu Xiaodong, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Chinese State Planning Commission and the World Bank, Paper: Planning China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System
Sun Xufei, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Chinese State Planning Commission and the World Bank, Paper: Planning China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System
Wang Xusheng, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Chinese State Planning Commission and the World Bank, Paper: Planning China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System
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Dicky Yan, Inducted Class of 1999, Team: AT&T, Paper: Optimizing Restoration Capacity in the AT&T Network
Elan Yaniv, Inducted Class of 2004, Team: Deere & Company, Paper: Improving Asset Management and Order Fulfillment at Deere & Company's C&CE Division
David Yao, Inducted Class of 1999, Team: IBM, Paper: Extended-Enterprise Supply-Chain Management at IBM Personal Systems Group and Other Divisions
Roelof Ybema, Inducted Class of 2008, Team: Netherlands Railways, Paper: The New Dutch Timetable: The O.R. Revolution
C.K. Yen, Inducted Class of 1990, Team: Southern Company Services, Paper: Using an Optimization Software to Lower Overall Electric Production Cost for Southern Company
Tsuyoshi Yoshiro, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation, Paper: The Traffic-Control System on the Hanshin Expressway
Kirk Yost, Inducted Class of 1984, Team: United States Air Force, Paper: Improving Utilization of Air Force Cargo Aircraft
Warren Young, Inducted Class of 1986, Team: CITGO, Paper: The Successful Deployment of Management Science Throughout Citgo Petroleum Corporaton
Gang Yu, Inducted Class of 2002, Team: Continental Airlines, Paper: A New Era for Crew Recovery at Continental Airlines
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Marco Zaider, Inducted Class of 2007, Team: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Paper:Operations Research Advances Cancer Therapeutics
Bin Zhang, Inducted Class of 2009, Team: Hewlett-Packard Co., Paper: HP Transforms Product Portfolio Management with Operations Research
Xie Zhijun, Inducted Class of 1994, Team: Chinese State Planning Commission and the World Bank, Paper: Planning China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System
Jing Zhou, Inducted Class of 2009, Team: Hewlett-Packard Co., Paper: HP Transforms Product Portfolio Management with Operations Research
Fulin Zhuang, Inducted Class of 1997, Team: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Paper: Positioning for a Competitive Electric Industry with PG&E's Hydro-Thermal Optimization Model
William Ziemba, Inducted Class of 1993, Team: Frank Russell Co. & The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance, Paper: The Russel-Yasuda Kasai Model: An Asset/Liability Model for a Japanese Insurance Company Using Multistate Stochastic Programming
K.G. Zografos, Inducted Class of 2005, Team: Olympic Games, Paper: PLATO Helps Athens Win Gold: Olympic Games Knowledge Modeling for Organizational Change and Resource Management
Faker Zouaoui, Inducted Class of 2006, Team: Travelocity, Paper: Travelocity Becomes a Travel Retailer