The Edelman Award

The Franz Edelman Award recognizes outstanding examples of innovative operations research that improves organizations — and often change people's lives. Learning how organizations like yours boost performance through use of operations research — The Science of Better — can help you find new ways to achieve goals in the public and private sector.

About the Edelman Award
The annual Edelman Award competition brings together top examples of innovation from large and small, profit and non-profit, corporate and governmental, American and international organizations. The common theme characterizing all the final competing teams is use of the most sophisticated analytical tools employed in operations research to make a major impact on an organization and the people that it serves. Learn more about a competition that can bring renown to your organization based on the level of impact you generate.
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How to enter your organization
Is your organization using Operations Research in a way that you feel deserves recognition? Learn how your organization can enter the Edelman competition.
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Edelman Winners and Finalists
A list of Winners and Finalists since 1983, listed chronologically.
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2008 WINNER:
Netherland Railways

General Motors Vice President Larry Burns

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General Motors Vice President Larry Burns
GA Tech Researcher
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Curing Prostate Cancer:
Operation Researcher Designs Better Way to Place Radioactive Beads
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General Motors Vice President Larry Burns
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