On January 15, 2025, the LNMB and NGB are organizing a one-day seminar. The seminar will be held at Conference center Kontakt der Kontinenten in Soesterberg. This year’s theme is the Franz Edelman Award.
The Franz Edelman Award is a prestigious international award for outstanding contributions of operations research and analytics in both the profit and non-profit sectors. The award is presented annually by INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences). We are proud that there are several Dutch winners and finalists. They will present at the NGB day. You can find the schedule below.
- 9:30-9:40: Welcome and opening by NGB chair
- 9:40-10:25: Transvision: Improving mobility for elderly and disabled Dutch citizens using taxies, Finalist 2024. Johan van Rooij (Utrecht University) and Peter Hulsen, Bart Post (CQM)
- 10:25-11:00 Coffee break
- 11:00-11:45 TNT Express: Supply Chain-Wide Optimization at TNT, Winner 2011, John Poppelaars (Doing the Math)
- 11:45-12:30 UN World Food Programme: Towards Zero Hunger with Analytics, Winner 2021 Hein Fleuren (Tilburg University), Koen Peters (WFP Rome)
- 12:30-14:00 Lunch
- 14:00-14:45 Netherlands Railways: The New Dutch Timetable: The O.R. Revolution, Winner 2008. Dennis Huisman (Erasmus University and NS), Erwin Abbink (NS)
- 14:45-15:15 Coffee break
- 15:15-16:00 Merck Animal Health: Operations Research Methods Transform Biomanufacturing Productivity for Life-Saving Medicines, Finalist 2022. Tugce Martagan (TU/e, online), Coen Dirckx (TU/e, Merck), Bram van Ravenstein (Merck).
- 16:00 -16:45 Dutch Delta Programme Commissioner: Economically Efficient Flood Standards to Protect the Netherlands Against Flooding, Winner 2013. Dick den Hertog (UvA), Jaap Kwadijk (Deltares).
- Closing remarks and drinks
