Introduction: 2007 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Abstract
This special issue of Interfaces is devoted to the finalists of the 36th annual competition for the Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the profession's prestigious award for the practice of operations research. Brian Denton, chair of the competition, and ManMohan S. Sodhi, editor of this special issue, provide an overview of the competition and introduce the finalists.

