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2014 INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
IN ANALYTICS AWARD
The Analytics Section of INFORMS
has named three finalists – Ford, IBM
and Fiserv – for its 2014 Innovative Applications in Analytics Award that will be
presented at the INFORMS Conference
on Business Analytics and Operations
Research in Boston, March 30-April 1.
Sponsored by the section, the purpose
of the award is to recognize creative and
unique developments, applications or
combinations of analytical techniques
used in practice. The award competition
promotes awareness of the value of analytics techniques in unusual applications,
or in creative combination to provide
unique insights and/or business value.
Following a series of presentations,
the three finalists were chosen by a
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panel of judges from a competitive set of
31 submissions and nine semifinalists.
Taken together, this work provides great
examples of innovative applications and
integration of a variety of analytical techniques that are making a difference in organizations. The three finalists will make
another round of presentations in Boston
before a winner is named.
A closer look at the finalists and
their work:
Ford: “Enabling greater sustainability
in vehicle fleet sales through
customer-oriented analytics”
Authors: Daniel Reich, Sandra L.
Winkler, Erica Klampfl, Natalie Olson,
Ford Motor Company
Presenting author: Daniel Reich
Abstract: Ford’s Fleet Purchase
Planner (patent pending) is the first of
its kind in promoting sustainability as
a central purchase consideration for
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