2015 Informs Annual Meeting
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Tamás Terlaky Lehigh University
CONTENT Sponsors
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Welcome from the Chair
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Program & Special Event Schedule
Program Co-Chairs Jeff Linderoth University of Wisconsin- Madison
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INFORMS Community Meetings
Larry Snyder Lehigh University
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Networking, Receptions, & Social Events
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Special Receptions
Invited Sessions Co-Chairs Gino Lim University of Houston Sponsored Sessions Co-Chairs Noah Gans The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Mobile App, Online Tools
Mohammad Oskoroouchi California State University San Marcos
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Plenary & Keynote Presentations
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Tutorials
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Invited Cluster Chairs
Ted Ralphs Lehigh University
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Sponsored Cluster Chairs
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Exhibit Hall Map
Tutorials Chairs Dionne Aleman University of Toronto
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Technology Center
Aurelie Thiele Lehigh University
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Career Center & Job Fair
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INFORMS Center
Contributed Sessions Co-Chairs Hande Benson Drexel University Practice Program Co-Chairs Manoj Chari SAS Plenary/Keynotes Co-Chairs Paul Griffin Georgia Institute of Technology
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Exhibit Listing & Software Demonstrations
Virginia Miori Saint Joseph’s University
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Exhibitors
TECHNICAL SESSIONS Sunday
Stefan Karisch Boeing
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Monday
176
Tuesday
Katya Scheinberg Lehigh University
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Wednesday
139, 210
Poster Sessions
Poster Sessions Co-Chairs Allen Holder Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Session Chair Index
Min Wang Drexel University
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Author Index
366
Session Index
Wenjing Shen Drexel University
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AnyLogic
Arrangements Co-Chairs Abby Barlok Leigh University
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Neil Desnoyers Saint Joseph’s University
HK Polytechnic University
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Illinois Institute of Technology
SIAM
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SigmaXL
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