Optiant - INFORMS 2008

Look for Optiant at the 8th annual Informs conference, in Baltmore MD! This year's theme - How do you deploy the power of analytics for competitive advantage, features premier Optiant customer, Procter & Gamble, William Tarlton presenting his case study for the Beauty Care business at P&G. Also speaking, is Sean Willems, co-founder/chief scientist at Optiant and Boston University professor and Jerry Shapiro, Optiant scientist and MIT professor emeritus.

Session: Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization
Date/Time: Monday, April 14, 10:30am-11:20am
Speaker: Sean Willems, Optiant/Boston University
Abstract: http://meetings.informs.org/Practice08/meth_tutorial.html

Session: Inventory Optimization at P&G: Achieving the Real Benefits through User Adoption
Date/Time: Monday, April 14, 11:30am-12:20pm
Speaker: William Tarlton, BS, Supply Chain R&D Manager, Personal Beauty Care, Procter & Gamble
Abstract: http://meetings.informs.org/Practice08/scm.html

Session: Supply Chain Network Design in Retailing Companies
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 15, 3:10pm-4:00pm
Speaker: Jeremy F. Shapiro, Optiant/Professor of Operations Research and Management Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract: http://meetings.informs.org/Practice08/b_optimization.html

Please visit http://meetings.informs.org/Practice08/ to learn more.