Franz Edelman Laureates: Class of 2015

FIRST PLACE

Team: Syngenta
Paper: Good Growth through Advanced Analytics
Laureates: Joseph Byrum, Syngenta
Bruce LuzziSyngenta
Craig DavisSyngenta
Greg DoonanSyngenta
Tracy DoublerSyngenta
David FosterSyngenta
Ronald MowersSyngenta
Chris ZinselmeierSyngenta
Jack M. Kloeber, Jr., Kromite, LLC
David CulhaneKromite, LLC
Stephen MackKromite, LLC

FINALISTS

Team: IBM
Paper: Predictive Cloud Computing with Big Data: Professional Golf and Tennis Forecasting
Laureates: Aaron K. Baughman, IBM Global Technology Services
Richard Bogdany, IBM Global Technology Services
Benjie Harrison, IBM Global Technology Services
Cameron McAvoy, IBM Global Technology Services
Brian O'Connell, IBM Global Technology Services
Herbie Pearthree, IBM Global Technology Services
Sandy Sun, Box, Inc.
Clay Upton, Radial, Inc.
Brandon Frankel, IBM Sales and Distribution 
Team: Ingram Micro
Paper: End-to-End Business Analytics and Optimization in Ingram Micro’s Two-Tier Distribution Business
Laureates: Reeto Mookherjee, Ingram Micro
Jeet MukherjeeIngram Micro
Jim MartineauIngram Micro
Liang XuIngram Micro
Ni LiIngram Micro
Andrew HazlewoodIngram Micro
Ferrari GriarteIngram Micro
Meggen GulloIngram Micro
Kailai ZhouIngram Micro
Xiaochuan ZhangIngram Micro
Team: Defense Logistics Agency
Paper: PNG: Effective Inventory Control for Items with Highly Variable Demand
Laureates: Tovey Bachman, LMI
Pamela J. Williams, LMI
Kristen M. Cheman, LMI
Jeffrey Curtis, Defense Logistics Agency
Robert W. Carroll, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness
Team: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, KSA
Paper: Improving Pilgrims Safety during Hajj: An Analytical and Operational Research Approach
Laureates: Knut Haase, University of Hamburg
His Excellency Deputy Minister Dr. Habib Z. Al Abideen, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, KSA
Salim Al-Bosta, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, KSA
Dirk Helbing, ETH Zurich
Mathias Kasper, University of Technology Dresden
Matthes Koch, University of Hamburg
Sven Muller, University of Hamburg
Team: United States Army-Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems
Paper: Maximizing U.S. Army's Future Contribution to Global Security using the Capability Portfolio Analysis Tool (CPAT)
Laureates: Scott Davis, US Army-Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems
Brig. Gen. David BassettUS Army-Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems
Shatiel EdwardsUS Army-Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems
Gerald TeperUS Army-Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems
Craig Lawton, Sandia National Laboratories
Matthew Hoffman, Sandia National Laboratories
Liliana Shelton, Sandia National Laboratories
Stephen Henry, Sandia National Laboratories
Darryl Melander, Sandia National Laboratories
Frank Muldoon, Sandia National Laboratories
Brian Alford, Booz Allen Hamilton
Michael McCarthyUS Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity
Scott JohnsonUS Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity
Roy Rice, Teledyne Brown Engineering