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10:00am-10:45am
Dash Optimization
Nitin Verma, nitin.verma@dashoptimization.com
Building Optimization Applications Using Mosel and XAD
This tutorial focuses on building optimization models using simple and advanced features available in Mosel, our modeling and programming language, and integrating them seamlessly with Xpress-Application Developer for visualization, analysis, and deployment purposes. For updated information about Dash Optimization's activities meeting, please visit: www.dashoptimization.com/home/services/news/informs_nov2006.html.
10:45am-11:30am
GAMS Development Corporation
Rapid Application Prototyping with GAMS
GAMS Development will demonstrate how an application can be built using GAMS. We'll use both fundamental modeling practices, our state of the art solvers, and the latest in data access and application integration tools to quickly produce a working application: a Sudoku calculator sure to impress friends and family!
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1:30pm-2:15pm
StatPoint, Inc.
Neil Polhemus, neil@statgraphics.com
Seth Wyatt
Synchronized Data Analysis Using STATGRAPHICS Centurion and STATGRAPHICS Mobile
StatPoint will demonstrate the interaction between STATGRAPHICS Centurion, its award-winning desktop statistical analysis package, and STATGRAPHICS Mobile, the first serious statistical software package for Pockets PCs and other handheld devices. The presentation will include a discussion of data synchronization and an illustration of distributed forecasting using ARIMA models.
2:15pm-3:00pm
Salford Systems
Mikhail Golovnya, golomi@salford-systems.com
RandomForests and TreeNet/MART
Salford Systems will demo both RandomForests and TreeNet/MART, Leo Breiman's and Jerome Friedman's newest advances to data mining. Both RandomForests and TreeNet enable the modeler to construct predictive models of extraordinary accuracy. Models are built up gradually through a large collection of small trees, each of which improves on its predecessors through an error-correcting strategy.
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4:30pm-5:15pm
JMP
Curt Hinrichs, curt.hinrichs@jmp.com
The Joy of Data Analysis with JMP
JMP is a state of the art statistical package from SAS Institute. Designed for the busy professional who wants to quickly and easily analyze their data and need sophisticated analyses - from classical statistical methods to modern design and exploratory data mining - that only SAS can provide. Intuitive, interactive and graphical, JMP lets you focus on the insight your data can provide. This demo will cover some of the powerful features and intuitive navigation of JMP.
5:15pm-6:00pm
Minitab, Inc.
Nicole DeFazio, ndefazio@minitab.com
Eduardo Santiago, esantiago@minitab.com
Response Surface Optimization Using Minitab
Attendees will learn how to use Minitab Statistical Software to perform Response Surface Optimization. Tips and tricks, customizing Minitab for teaching and business as well as additional advanced capabilities will be demonstrated. Minitab Statistical Software is the ideal package for Six Sigma and other quality improvement projects and is used in over 4000 colleges and universities worldwide for the past 30 years.
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8:00am-8:45am
statistics.com
Peter Bruce, pbruce@statistics.com
Teaching Data Mining Using Excel with XLMiner
With XLMiner, you can take advantage of Excel's familiar environment and short learning curve to teach data mining. For classification and precision XLMiner offers neural nets, k-nearest-neighbor, logistic and linear regression, Naive Bayes, decision trees and discriminant analysis. Plus association rules, clustering, and utilities for sampling and partitioning data.
8:45am-9:30am
Palisade Corporation
Shawn Harahush, sharahush@palisade.com
From Software to Solutions in Statistics and Risk Analysis
Palisade, famous for its Monte Carlo simulation software, @RISK, offers a suite of powerful and sophisticated analytical data software tools that are useful both independently and in conjunction with one another. These tools fall into 4 main categories: Risk and decision analysis, data analysis, optimization, and developer kits.
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10:00am-10:45am
Imagine That, Inc.
Dave Krahl, davek@imaginethatinc.com
ExtendSim
See the future of the Extend simulation application. Introducing ExtendSim 7. with its revolutionary new simulation technology and 3D animation. Core ExtendSim features including hierarchical model building, user interface creation, and interactive modeling will also be showcased.
10:45am-11:30am
Decisioneering, Inc.
Tracy Manchego, tmanchego@crystalball.com
Crystal Ball Software
Crystal Ball® is a suite of Microsoft® Excel-based applications for Monte Carlo simulation, forecasting, optimization and real options analysis. Crystal Ball transforms your spreadsheets into dynamic models that solve almost any problem involving uncertainty, variability and risk. We provide software, training and consulting services to understand, communicate and manage risk.
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1:30pm-2:15pm
LINDO Systems, Inc.
Mark Wiley, mwiley@lindo.com
Efficient Tools for Optimization Modeling
LINDO Systems will demonstrate the latest enhancements to LINDO API, LINGO and What'sBest - their popular linear, integer, quadratic, general nonlinear and global optimization tools. Find out how easy it is to:
- Quickly build complex optimization models
- Effortlessly access data in Excel and databases
- Seamlessly embed optimization into your own applications
2:15pm-3:00pm
Maximal Software, Inc.
Bjarni Kristjansson, bjarni@maximalsoftware.com
Introducing New Release of MPL Modeling System for Optimization with New and Enhanced Features
We will demonstrate the newest release of MPL, one of the fastest and most scalable modeling languages on the market today. The innovative OptiMax 2000 Component Library, which allows MPL models to be easily embedded into end-user applications, has been augmented to include several new objects and methods. The speed and scalability of the model generation has been greatly enhanced, and with the new 64-bit Itanium version capable of solving much larger models than ever before. Several new solvers have been added and existing solvers updated. Data access has been improved with new native drivers and now offers full XML/SOAP support for Internet connectivity.
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4:30pm-5:15pm
Ziena Optimization, Inc.
Richard Waltz, waltz@ziena.com
An Overview of the KNITRO Optimization Solver
This software demonstration will provide an overview of how to effectively use KNITRO in a variety of environments and applications. The presentation will demonstrate usage of KNITRO as both an embeddable callable library and through various modeling languages. The demonstration will highlight some of the newer and most relevant features.
5:15pm-6:00pm
Lumina Decision Systems, Inc.
Max Henrion, henrion@lumina.com
Analytica: What It Does That Spreadsheets Can't
A rare chance to see Analytica demonstrated by its originator: users prefer Analytica to spreadsheets because of its transparency, flexibility for multiple dimensions, efficient Monte Carlo, scalability and its powerful new Optimizer. Analytica models are typically 10 to 100 times more compact than equivalent spreadsheets, and correspondingly easier to build, understand and audit.
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8:00am-8:45am
Syncopation Software
Chris Dalton, cdalton@syncopation.com
DPL 7.0 Preview: Portfolio Analysis and More!
Get a preview of the powerful new features in DPL 7.0! See how you can glean more insights with the Initial Decision Alternatives Tornado and Option Value Diagram. Save time in the pre-presentation crunch with the new endpoint replay capability. Go beyond project-level analysis by analyzing a portfolio of opportunities.
8:45am-9:30am
Frontline Systems, Inc.
Daniel H. Fylstra, dfylstra@frontsys.com
Simulation Optimization, Excel 2007 and the Premium Solver Platform
See the just-released Premium Solver Platform V7.0, with new support for Excel 2007 and million-row worksheets, large-scale multi-worksheet models, multiple solutions for integer programming and global optimization problems, a new object-oriented API, and a special focus on new simulation optimization capabilities, 10 to 100 times faster than existing tools.
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10:00am-10:45am
SAS Institute, Inc.
Ed Hughes, ed.hughes@sas.com
Trevor Kearney, trevor.Kearney@sas.com
SAS Optimization: What's New, What's Next
We'll demonstrate the current and upcoming features that make SAS the smart choice for optimization. Highlights include:
- OPTMODEL's unified linear and nonlinear optimization modeling language
- Integration with SAS data handling and analytics
- Model deployment with spreadsheet and Enterprise Guide interfaces
Additionally, we'll preview the upgraded mixed-integer optimization capabilities in our next release.
10:45am-11:30amm
SCA Technologies
Narendra Bhat, narendra.bhat@sca-tech.com
Predictive Cost Modeling for the Intelligent Enterprise
Managers need solutions to facilitate rapid scenario-based evaluations needed to enhance their cost structure and productivity. Should these solutions include Make-Buy, Restructuring, Product Reassignments, Outsourcing, Process Improvements, etc., a modeling tool can be the answer to saving time and money before a decision! View how modeling works!
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1:30pm-2:15pm
ILOG, Inc.
Gregory Glockner, gglockner@ilog.com
Introducing ILOG's Optimization Decision Management System (ODMS)
Combining the power of ILOG CPLEX with a complete system for optimization modeling, application development, and business user participation. Learn about ILOG's new Optimization Decision Manager (ODM), enabling the development of interactive CPLEX-based planning and scheduling applications with business participation in the model and application refinement process. Integrated with ILOG's OPL-CPLEX Development System, it allows modelers to effortlessly prototype, refine and deploy applications that provide extensive support for what-if analysis, scenario comparison, controlled relaxation of constraints, and goal programming.
2:15pm-3:00pm
AIMMS by Paragon Decision Technology
Peter Nieuwesteeg, p.nieuwesteeg@aimms.com
Gertjan de Lange, gertjan.de.lange@aimms.com
AIMMS 3.7: Extended Algorithmic & Graphical Capabilities
Check out the latest AIMMS version 3.7 (Oct 2006). We will walk you through the basics of AIMMS and demonstrate some of the new features:
- Integrated GIS support to enhance visualization and interpretation of data,
- A brand new Syntax Editor to make it easier to modify AIMMS source code and to perform visual code inspection,
- Stochastic Programming support to create a robust solution under uncertainty without changing the actual structure of a model,
- Parallel Solver Session support to increase performance by allowing math programs to be solved in parallel.
Next to these new features, we will show important extensions to Multi-Development support, and our successful Pivot Table. For details on AIMMS 3.7 and a free trial: www.aimms.com/aimms/aimms37.html. Register for our free pre-conference workshop "Optimization Modeling in AIMMS 3.7 -A Stochastic Approach" on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4.
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4:30pm-5:15pm
Responsive Learning Technologies, Inc.
Sam Wood, wood@responsive.net
Online Games for Operations Courses
See a demonstration of online games that are used in operations management courses and supply chain management courses in more than 100 undergraduate and MBA-level programs to teach topics like capacity management, lead time management, inventory control, and supply chain design and logistics.
5:15pm-6:00pm
AMPL Optimization LLC
Robert Fourer, 4er@ampl.com
David M. Gay, dmg@ampl.com
New Solver Support in the AMPL Modeling Language
Using a variety of examples, this presentation will survey the AMPL modeling language's support for new linear and integer optimization features in CPLEX 10 and nonlinear optimization features in KNITRO 5. Of particular interest are CPLEX's direct handling of certain logical implications and KNITRO's recognition of complementarity conditions as constraints.
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