Franz Edelman Award for Management Science Achievement

Editorial of the chairman of the 27th annual competition for the Franz Edelman Award for Management Science Achievement. The competition is sponsored jointly by INFORMS and its practice section, the College for the Practice of the Management Sciences (CPMS). The primary purpose of the competition is to recognize outstanding accomplishments in the practice of management science. The prizes recognize verifiable results that had a major impact on the client organization. The award is named in honor of Franz Edelman. Dr. Edelman was responsible for management sciences at RCA, one of the earliest industrial OR/MS activities in North America. He worked for 30 years at RCA and is counted among the fathers of innovation in management science.