Introduction: 2012 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice

C. Allen Butler () and Randall S. Robinson ()
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C. Allen Butler: Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Hampton, Virginia 23669
Randall S. Robinson: Sparks, Maryland 21152

Interfaces, 2013, vol. 43, issue 5, 397-399

Abstract: Competition for the 2012 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice provided the six finalist papers featured in this special issue of Interfaces . The prestigious Wagner Prize—awarded for achievement in implemented operations research and advanced analytics—emphasizes quality and originality of mathematical models along with clarity of written and oral exposition. A team of OR researchers from the University of Southern California collaborated with U.S. Coast Guard personnel to win the competition with their novel approach to scheduling security patrols at U.S. ports. Of the remaining five finalists, three were from the field of health applications, having performed their work at the Duke Cancer Institute (nurse scheduling), the Mount Sinai Medical Center (hospital-bed assignment), and the Rush University Medical Center (cancer treatment); one focused on safety stock optimization; and the last dealt with the redesign of Philadelphia’s voting districts.

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