INFORMS named five finalists that will compete for the 2007 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. INFORMS Executive Director Mark Doherty made the announcement at a ceremony honoring Warner Robins Air Force Logistics Center, the 2006 winner.

The 2007 finalists include:

• Coca-Cola, for a project entitled "Optimizing Distribution at Coca-Cola Enterprises"
  
  
• The U.S. Coast Guard, for "Maximizing Aircraft Availability by Managing Aircraft Maintenance Throughput at the U.S. Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center"
  
  
• Hewlett-Packard, for "Procurement Risk Management at Hewlett-Packard Company"
  
  
• Daimler Chrysler and J.D. Power and Associates for "PIN Incentive Planning System: A Decision Support System for Planning Automobile Manufacturers' Pricing and Promotions"
  
  
• Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for "Operations Research Answers to Cancer Therapeutics"

The 2007 winner will be announced at a special awards banquet during the INFORMS Conference on O.R. Practice in Vancouver from April 29-May 1 (http://meetings.informs.org/Practice07/).






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