2012 Edelman Competition Videos

The 2012 Franz Edelman Competition was held on April 16, in Huntington Beach, CA.

2012 Edelman Winner TNT Express

Supply Chain-Wide Optimization at TNT Express - TNT Express is one of the world's leading express delivery companies. The introduction of operations research (O.R.) at TNT Express during the past seven years has significantly improved decision-making quality and resulted in millions of Euros in c...

2012 Edelman Finalist Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Maximizes Revenue through Improved Demand Management and Price Optimization - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group (CRHG) collaborated with JDA Software Group to use operations research to drive higher revenue for its hoteliers and to stay ahead of the competition. This highly...

2012 Edelman Finalist CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Advancing Public Health and Medical Preparedness with Operations Research - Planning for a catastrophe involving a disease outbreak with the potential for mass casualties is a significant challenge for emergency managers. CDC public health experts teame...

2012 Edelman Finalist Danaos

Operations Research in Ship Management: Maximizing Fleet-Wide Revenue Routing at Danaos - Danaos Corporation, one of the world's largest containership owners, has a fleet of 60 containerships. Danaos developed the innovative "Operations Research In Ship MAnagement" (ORISMA) toolkit that...

2012 Edelman Finalist Hewlett Packard

Hewlett-Packard: Transformation of HP's Business Model through Advanced Analytics and Operations Research - Hewlett-Packard (HP) is the world's largest provider of information technology infrastructure, software, services and solutions, to individuals and organizations. Advancements in Internet a...

2012 Edelman Finalist Intel

Optimizing Capital Investment Decisions at Intel Corporation - Intel spends over $5 billion annually on manufacturing equipment. With increasing lead times from equipment suppliers and increasing difficulty in forecasting market demand, optimizing capital investment decisions is a significant man...