FIRST PLACE
| Team: | Merrill Lynch |
| Paper: | Pricing Analysis for Merrill Lynch Integrated Choice |
| Laureates: |
Stuart Altschuler, Merrill Lynch Management Science Group Donna Batavia, Merrill Lynch Strategic Marketing Services Jeff Bennett, Merrill Lynch Strategic Marketing Services Russ Labe, Merrill Lynch Management Science Group Bonnie Liao, Merrill Lynch Management Science Group Raj Nigam, Merrill Lynch Management Science Group Je Oh, Merrill Lynch Management Science Group |
FINALISTS
| Team: | General Motors Corporation |
| Paper: | A Multimethod Approach for Creating New Business Models: The General Motors OnStart Project |
| Laureates: |
Vince Barabba, General Motors Corporation Chet Huber, GM Corporation, OnStar Headquarters Fred Cooke, GM Corporation, OnStar Headquarters Nick Pudar, General Motors Corporation Jim Smith, GM Corporation, OnStar Headquarters Mark Paich, Decisio |
| Team: | Jan de Wit Company |
| Paper: | Optimization of the Production Planning and Trade of Lily Flowers at Jan de Wit Company |
| Laureates: |
José Vicente Caixeta-Filho, Universidade de São Paulo Jan Maarten van Swaay-Neto, Interativa S/C Ltda. Antonio de Pádua Wagemaker, Wagemaker Consultoria Ltda. |
| Team: | National Broadcasting Company (NBC) |
| Paper: | NBC's Optimization Systems Increase Revenues and Productivity |
| Laureates: |
Srinivas Bollapragada, General Electric Research & Development Center Hong Cheng, General Electric Research & Development Center Mary Phillips, General Electric Research & Development Center Marc Garbiras, General Electric Research & Development Center Michael Scholes, NBC Tim Gibbs, NBC Mark Humphreville, NBC |
| Team: | Samsung |
| Paper: | SLIM: Short Cycle Time and Low Inventory in Manufacturing at Samsung Electronics |
| Laureates: |
Robert C. Leachman, University of California at Berkeley Jeenyoung Kang, IBM Korea, Inc. Vincent Lin, Leachman and Associates LLC |
| Team: | United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) |
| Paper: | Reinventing Army Recruiting |
| Laureates: |
James A. Knowles, USAREC Greg H. Parlier, USAREC Gregory C. Hoscheit, USAREC Rick Ayer, USAREC Kevin Lyman, USAREC Robert Fancher, USAREC |