The Decision Analysis Practice Award is sponsored jointly by the Decision Analysis Society (DAS) and the Society of Decision Professionals (SDP). It is given annually to the best decision analysis application, as judged by a panel of members of both Societies. The award includes a cash prize of $750 and assistance in getting the work published in a suitable journal, if the winner so desires. The winner of the Practice Award is also invited to present their work at the Decision Analysis Affinity Group conference the following spring.
The finalists for the 2019 Award will present their work at the INFORMS Annual Conference in Seattle on Sunday, October 20, 1:30-3:00 pm (Session SC23), and the winner will be announced at the DAS awards session on Monday at 4:30 pm (Session MD23). Come see some extraordinary examples of the application of decision analysis!
The finalists are:
Yesim Koca, Tugce Martagan, Ivo Adan, Bram van Ravenstein, Marc Baaijens, and Oscar Repping, "Operations Research Improves Biomanufacturing Efficiency at Merck Sharp & Dohme"
Josephine MacHunter, Libby Rumpff, Tracey Regan, and Nevil Amos, "Decision Tools for Biodiversity: A Breakthrough for Ecological Outcomes in Fire Management"
Francis Marleau Donais, Irène Abi-Zeid, Edward Owen Douglas Waygood, and Roxane Lavoie, "Decision Analysis Meets Sustainable Planning in Quebec City: The Case of Multicriteria Decision Aiding and Complete Streets"
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Michael Runge
Research Ecologist
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Laurel MD
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