INFORMS Announces Inductees into Newly Created Edelman Academy; Academy Honors 35 Years of Franz Edelman Award Winners: A Who's Who of Achievement in Operations Research.HANOVER, Md. -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is an international society for practitioners in the fields of operations research and management science. (INFORMS(R)) today announced inductees into the Franz Edelman Academy, which recognizes and honors Franz Edelman Award winners from the 35-year history of the international competition. As the founding year for the Academy, INFORMS will induct in·duct v. To produce an electric current or a magnetic charge by induction. past Award winners, including GM, Motorola and Continental Airlines as well as the 2006 Franz Edelman Award winner and the four other finalists. Each year the Franz Edelman competition recognizes outstanding examples of Operations Research operations research Application of scientific methods to management and administration of military, government, commercial, and industrial systems. It began during World War II in Britain when teams of scientists worked with the Royal Air Force to improve radar detection of (O.R.)-based projects that have transformed companies, entire industries and people's lives. O.R. uses advanced analytical methods to make better decisions and is a disciplined way to improve almost any business situation in nearly any type of organization in the public or private sector. Organizations that have received the Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in O.R. in past years will be given up to three Academy seats which will be dispersed among the company's C-level executives and the teams responsible for implementing the award-winning work. The induction and medal presentation will take place during a VIP reception and gala dinner during this year's Franz Edelman Award competition on Monday, May 1, 2006 at the Hotel InterContinental in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. . (See: http://www2.informs.org/Conf/Practice06/index.htm). Ranging widely in industry and geographic origin, the 2006 Franz Edelman finalists are: Animal Health Institute and Cox Associates; USCAP USCAP United States Climate Action Partnership USCAP United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology USCAP United States Commercial Aviation Partnership , a partnership including the Transportation Security Administration, The Boeing Company, and other organizations; OMYA Hustadmarmor and More Research Molde; Travelocity and Sabre Holdings Sabre Holdings or Sabre, Inc. is an American travel technology company, encompassing several brands in three global travel distribution channels: travel agency, airline, and direct to consumer. These areas are serviced by TSG's three main business groups. ; and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. . "Forming the Edelman Academy is an important step in the continued recognition of Operations Research as a pivotal discipline that has a major impact on global competitiveness and innovation in business," said Mark Doherty, executive director, INFORMS. "We've awarded the Franz Edelman Award for the last 35 years and believe that each and every winner deserves the honor of induction to the Academy because of their tremendous contribution to business." About INFORMS The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS(R)) is an international scientific society with 10,000 members, including Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. laureates, dedicated to applying scientific methods to help improve decision-making, management, and operations. Members of INFORMS work in business, government, and academia. They are represented in fields as diverse as airlines, health care, law enforcement, the military, financial engineering, and telecommunications. The INFORMS website is www.informs.org. More information about operations research is at www.scienceofbetter.org. |
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