Case and Teaching Materials Competition
2011 First Place:
Anton Ovchinnikov,
University of Virginia
; Samuel E. Bodily,
University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business
Winning material:
FLORA (A) and (B)
Purpose of the Award
The purpose of this annual competition is to encourage the creation, dissemination, and classroom use of new, unpublished cases in operations research and the management sciences. The recipient of First Prize shall receive $500.00 and a plaque; there will also be up to Three Runners-Up who shall receive $100.00 and a plaque. The competition is sponsored jointly by INFORM-ED, INFORMS' Education Committee, and the INFORMS' Case and Teaching Materials Initiative.
Past Awardees
| 2011 |
First Place
Anton Ovchinnikov,
University of Virginia
Samuel E. Bodily,
University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business |
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Second Place
Samuel E. Bodily,
University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business Akshay Mittal |
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| Third Place Matthew J. Drake, Duquesne University, School of Business Ozgun Caliskan Demirag, Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| 2010 | First Place Timothy Kraft, Stanford University Yenho Thomas Chung , Stanford University Feryal Erhun , Stanford University |
| Second Place Kenneth C. Lichtendahl Jr. , Darden School of Business, University of Virginia Yael Grushka-Cockayne | |
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Third Place
Monica Villarreal,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Matthew J. Drake,
Duquesne University, School of Business
Ozlem Ergun,
Georgia Institute of Technology School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Gonca Karakus Paul Kerl, Georgia Institute of Technology Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Julie L. Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering |
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| Runner-Up Yun Shin Lee, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge Stefan Scholtes, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School | |
| 2009 | First Place Amr Farahat, Cornell University Susan Martonosi, Harvey Mudd College, Department of Mathematics |
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Second Place
Jessica Heier Stamm,
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering Ozlem Ergun, Georgia Institute of Technology School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Julie L. Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering |
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| Third Place Gregory S. Zaric, University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business Peter C. Bell, University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business | |
| 2008 | First Place Guzin Bayraksan, University of Arizona Brian Keller, University of Arizona |
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Finalist
Jeffrey Ohlmann,
University of Iowa, Henry B. Tippie College of Business & Management Science Justin Goodson, University of Iowa |
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| 2007 | First Place Murat Koksalan, Middle East Technical University, Indus Engineering Dept. Haldun Sural, Middle East Technical University Selin Bilgin, Middle East Technical University |
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Finalist
Nicos Savva ,
London Business School
Stefan Scholtes,
University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
Bert De Reyck,
University College London, Dept. of Management Science & Innovation Yael Grushka-Cockayne Harish Krishnan, University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business |
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| 2006 | First Place Murat Koksalan, Middle East Technical University, Indus Engineering Dept. Sakine Batun, University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Industrial Engineering |
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Bert De Reyck,
University College London, Dept. of Management Science & Innovation Pascale Crama, Singapore Management University |
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Finalist
Matthew J. Drake,
Duquesne University, School of Business
Paul M. Griffin,
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of ISYE Julie L. Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering |
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| James J. Cochran, Louisiana Tech University, Dept. of Marketing & Analysis | |
| 2005 |
First Place
John C. W. Parsons
Stephen C. Graves,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Dmitry Krass,
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management Scott Sampson, Brigham Young University Anton Ovchinnikov, University of Virginia |
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| Finalist Micos Savva, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School | |
| Tianjun Feng, The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California - Irvine L. Robin Keller, University of California - Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business Xiaona Sheng, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University | |
| 2004 | First Place Zeger Degraeve, London Business School |
| Finalist Julie L. Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering | |
| Ricardo Ernst, Georgetown University Glen M. Schmidt, University of Utah | |
| Glen M. Schmidt, University of Utah Jan A. Van Mieghem, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management | |
| 2003 | First Place Martin L. Puterman, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Communications & Business Administration |
| Finalist Russ G. Garber, Stanford University Robert C. Carlson, Stanford University, Management Science & Engineering Department | |
| John F. Kros, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain Christopher M. Keller, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain | |
| 2002 | First Place Murat Koksalan, Middle East Technical University, Indus Engineering Dept. F. Sibel Salman, Koc University, College of Engineering |
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Finalist
Alexander M. Smith,
University of British Columbia
David Glenn,
Profit Logic
Mehmet A. Begen,
University of Western Ontario Richard Ivey School of Business Martin L. Puterman, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Communications & Business Administration |
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| John F. Kros, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain Christopher M. Keller, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain Stephanie Leung, Cua-Oh Consulting | |
| Wedad Elmaghraby, University of Maryland, RH Smith School of Business Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial/Systems Engineering | |
| 2001 | First Place Don Kleinmuntz, Strata Decision Technology LLC |
| Finalist Christopher M. Keller, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain John F. Kros, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain | |
| Christopher M. Rump, Bowling Green State University | |
| Woo-Je Kim, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Dept. of I/O Engineering Katta G. Murty, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Dept. of I/O Engineering | |
| 2000 | First Place Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Sridhar Tayur, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business |
| Finalist John F. Kros, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain Christopher M. Keller, East Carolina University, Dept. of Marketing & Supply Chain | |
| Christopher M. Rump, Bowling Green State University | |
| Gregory S. Zaric, University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business Robert McGowan, University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business |
