Results of the Fifth Annual INFORMS Case Competition

October 24, 2004

Denver, Colorado

Winning Entry

Project Portfolio Management at Novartis Pharma

Bert De Reyck, London Business School

Zeger Degraeve, London Business School

Pascale Crama, London Business School

Finalist

The Groundhog’s New Clothes

Matthew J. Drake, Georgia Institute of Technology

Paul M. Griffin, Georgia Institute of Technology

Julie L. Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology

Finalist

Benihana: A New Look at an Old Classic

Ricardo Ernst, Georgetown University

Glen M. Schmidt, Georgetown University

Finalist

Seagate – Quantum: Encroachment Strategies

Glen M. Schmidt, Georgetown University

Jan A. Van Mieghem, Northwestern University