FIRST PLACE
| Team: | American Natural Resources Company (ANR) |
| Paper: | From Freight Flow And Cost Patterns To Greater Profitability And Better Service For A Motor Carrier |
| Laureates: |
Henry H. Barker, ANR Freight Systems, Inc. Ed. M. Sharon, ANR Freight Systems, Inc. Dilip K. Sen, ANR Freight Systems, Inc. |
FINALISTS
| Team: | American Telephone and Telegraph |
| Paper: | Reducing Uncollectible Revenue from Residential Telephone Customers |
| Laureates: |
Janet L. Showers, Bell Laboratories Lewis M. Chakrin, Bell Laboratories |
| Team: | American Edwards Laboratories |
| Paper: | Matching Supplies To Save Lives: Linear Programming The Production Of Heart Valves |
| Laureates: |
Said S. Hilal, American Edwards Laboratories Warren Erikson, American Edwards Laboratories |
| Team: | Burger King Corporation |
| Paper: | Simulation Modeling Improved Operations, Planning and Productivity of Fast Food Restaurants |
| Laureates: |
William Swart, Burger King Corporation Luca Donno, Burger King Corporation |
| Team: | Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
| Paper: | Using A Dialysis Need-Projection Model For Health Planning In Massachusetts |
| Laureates: |
Joseph S. Pliskin, Boston University Eileen J. Tell, Massachusetts Dept of Public Health |
| Team: | Seaway Transport Canada |
| Paper: | Keeping Ahead of a $2 Billion Canal |
| Laureates: |
Wayne A. Dawson, St. Lawrence Seaway Authority S. Mohan Lakshminarayan, St. Lawrence Seaway Authority André A. Landry, St. Lawrence Seaway Authority J. Bruce McLeod, St. Lawrence Seaway Authority |
| Team: | Standard Brands, Inc. |
| Paper: | Scientific Management Of Inventory On A Hand-Held Calculator |
| Laureates: | Donald B. Brout, Standard Brands Inc |