Franz Edelman Laureates: Class of 1983

 FIRST PLACE

Team: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Paper: Improving the Distribution of Industrial Gases With An On-Line Computerized Routing and Scheduling Optimizer
Laureates: Walter J. Bell, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc
Louis M. Dalberto, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc
Marshall L. Fisher, Wharton School, Univ of Pennsylvania
Arnold J. Greenfield, Wharton School, Univ of Pennsylvania
R. Jaikumar, Harvard University
Pradeep Kedia, Wharton School, Univ of Pennsylvania
Robert G. Mack, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Paul J. Prutzman, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 

FINALISTS

Team: Detroit Diesel, Allison Division of General Motors
Paper: n/a
Laureates: Donald Holland, Detroit Diesel
Russell Leslie, Detroit Diesel
Ronald Bierbaum, Detroit Diesel
Team: Management Decision Systems, Inc.
Paper: The ASSESSOR Pre-Test Market Evaluation System
Laureates: Glen L. Urban, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gerald M. Katz, Management Decision Systems, Inc.
Thomas E. Hatch, Mattel, Inc.
Alvin J. Silk, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management 
Team: MPT Associates, inc.
Paper: A Disciplined Stock Selection Strategy: Addendum
Laureates: James L. Farrell, Jr., MPT Associates, Inc.
Team: Southern Railway Company
Paper: Computer Aided Train Dispatching Decision Support Through Optimization
Laureates: Richard L. Sauder, Norfolk Southern Corporation
William M. Westerman, Southern Railway Company