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

25

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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105

Monday

176

Tuesday

Katya Scheinberg Lehigh University

248

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

334

Author Index

366

Session Index

Wenjing Shen Drexel University

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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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