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Daniel Wagner Competition to be held during the Virtual Annual Meeting

  • 1.  Daniel Wagner Competition to be held during the Virtual Annual Meeting

    Posted 09-24-2020 10:01

     

    On behalf of the entire Wagner Prize Committee. I welcome you to attend the 2020 Wagner competition sessions during this year’s Virtual Annual Meeting, Monday November 9th, sessions MB46, MC 365 and MD 36.  A winner's reprise will be held during a Friday morning keynote.

     

    • Formulation Matters: Reciprocating Integer Programming for Birchbox Product Assortment
      Authors:  
      Irvin Lustig, Princeton Consultants
      Patricia Randall, Princeton Consultants 
      Robert Randall, Princeton Consultants 

      

    • Distribution Estimation and Efficient Optimization for Portfolio Management in Agribusiness: Analytical Developments and Benefits        
      Authors: 
      Saurabh Bansal, The Pennsylvania State University
      Genaro J. Gutierrez, The University of Texas at Austin 
      Mahesh Nagarajan, University of British Columbia 

      

    • A Boost for Urban Sustainability: Optimizing Electric Transit Bus Networks in Rotterdam  
      Authors:  
      Ayman Abdelwahed, Erasmus University Rotterdam
      Pieter L. van den Berg, Erasmus University Rotterdam 
      Tobias Brandt, Erasmus University Rotterdam 
      Wolfgang Ketter, University of Cologne, Cologne (Germany) & Erasmus University Rotterdam 
      Judith Mulder, RET 

      

    • Driver Positioning and Incentive Budgeting with an Escrow Mechanism for Ridesharing Platforms 
      Authors:  
      Hao Yi Ong, Lyft
      Daniel Freund, MIT 
      Davide Crapis, Lyft 

      

    • Scheduling the Main Professional Soccer League of Argentina     
      Authors:
      Guillermo Durán, University of Buenos Aires
      Mario Guajardo, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
      Facundo Gutiérrez, University of Buenos Aires
      Javier Marenco, University of General Sarmiento
      Denis Sauré, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile
      Gonzalo Zamorano, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile 

     



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    Mary E. Helander, Ph.D., 2019-2020 Wagner Prize Committee Chair
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