A product of
Paragon Decision Technology
5400 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
425-576-4060
www.aimms.com
Paragon will be introducing AIMMS 3.8, the latest release of AIMMS. Stop by the booth, our software demo, our presentations and/or the pre-conference workshop presented with Applied Optimization, a US-based AIMMS Service Partner. The Lyondell customer case is presented as well (see conference program). Collect your free trial at the conference, or visit our website now for a trial to enjoy AIMMS.
900 Sierra Pl. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108-3379
847-846-8486
www.ampl.com
AMPL Optimization LLC develops and supports the AMPL modeling language, the most powerful tool for working with the large, complex linear and nonlinear optimization problems that arise in a broad variety of applications. AMPL Optimization distributes AMPL and several large-scale solvers, including Ziena Optimization's KNITRO, ARKI Development's CONOPT, Optirisk Systems' FortMP/QP/SP and SAMPL/SPInE, and the AMPL Studio graphical user interface and Windows COM objects developed by OptiRisk. Over 30 other solvers also work with AMPL, some in AMPL packages available directly from solver developers. Recent extensions support new features in KNITRO 5.1 and CPLEX 11.0.
Cra 7aN. 88-16 of 202
Bogota
Colombia
+57-1-4804918
www.decisionware-ltd.com
DecisionWare Ltd. Is the first Latin American technology based company oriented to specialized consulting and software services for design and implementation of decision support systems. Our solutions resume the use of mathematical models to support decision-making processes. The goal of this approach is fundamentally economic, given that it aims to exploit the true value of information and analysis. DecisionWare provides solutions for each link of the value chain, and for all types of businesses. Our solutions for the supply chain help to drastically reduce operation costs, while the ones oriented to the demand chain raise income and enterprise revenue.
PO Box 627
West Chester, PA 19381
484-653-5345
www.demandworks.com
Demand Works is the developer of Smoothie™, a leading software solution for forecasting, collaborative demand management and S&OP. Smoothie features a proprietary OLAP-based technology for forecasting and synchronizing plans at different aggregation levels called Pivot Forecasting™. It is affordably priced and easily implemented, and it can be installed on a single PC or with an optional collaboration server. Demand Works software is used by many well-known manufacturers and distributors in North America, Europe and other parts of the world.
560 Sylvan Ave.
Englewood, NJ 07632
201-567-9445
www.dashoptimization.com
Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC) combines trusted advice, world-class analytics and innovative applications to help businesses make smarter decisions. Our solutions include analytics such as predictive models and strategy optimization; the leading business rules management system; and decision management applications for multiple industries, including the leading systems for credit card fraud and credit card customer management. Xpress-MP, the world’s leading mathematical modeling and optimization software, was developed by Dash Optimization, which is now part of Fair Isaac. Added to Fair Isaac’s decision management capabilities, Xpress-MP gives businesses a new level of analytic precision and power. Please stop by our booth and see how Xpress-MP and Fair Isaac’s other decision management tools can be used to help you make smarter decisions.
P.O. Box 4288
Incline Village, NV 89450
775-831-0300
www.solver.com
Visit our booth to learn about new robust optimization and simulation technology you can use to analyze risks and allocate resources optimally when key factors are uncertain, from Frontline Systems, developer of the Excel Solver. See how you can easily build and solve large-scale models, in Excel or in your favorite programming language with our Solver Platform SDK. Get a close look at Risk Solver, for risk analysis of Excel models, and Premium Solver Platform, by far the most advanced software for large-scale conventional and risk-based stochastic optimization. Take home a CD with free trial versions of all our products.
889 Alder Ave., Suite 200
Incline Village, NV 89451
775-881-2800
www.ilog.com
ILOG is the world leader in delivering optimization tools, engines and applications for solving industry's most challenging optimization problems. Attend our free technical product workshops and software tutorial, or visit ILOG in our booth. Learn how the latest improvements in CPLEX can help you tackle new challenges. Discover which development package: the ILOG OPL-CPLEX Development System - the premier system for developing CPLEX models - or the ILOG OPL-CPLEX-ODM Development System featuring ILOG Optimization Decision Manager (ODM) - the best tool for generating CPLEX applications - best fits your organization's optimization needs. What business problems can we help you solve?
7240 Parkway Dr., Ste. 310
Hanover, MD 21076
800-446-3676/410-850-0300
www.informs.org
Have a membership question? Want to know what's going on at INFORMS? Need to know the most current benefits and services or the hottest industry trends? Stop by the INFORMS booth to talk to the staff. We have the latest information on networking, meetings, publications, industry happenings and benefits and services. We look forward to seeing you!
2153 SE Hawthorne Rd., Ste. 106
Gainesville, FL 32641
352-334-7283
www.innovativescheduling.com
Innovative Scheduling builds custom decision support systems to solve planning and scheduling problems in the field of logistics, distribution and transportation. We specialize in: (1) developing custom algorithms and software using cutting-edge operations research techniques; (2) building fast, robust and scalable methods for very large-scale and highly constrained problems; and (3) packaging these algorithms in interactive spreadsheet, desktop or web-based decision support systems including maps. We offer world-class products and services at affordable prices that fit within our clients’ budgets.
1415 North Dayton
Chicago, IL 60622
312-988-7422
www.lindo.com
Come by the LINDO Systems booth and see our powerful line of optimization modeling tools. We offer three products hooked to industrial strength solvers for linear, nonlinear, quadratic, integer and global optimization problems.
--LINGO includes a powerful modeling language and convenient data options to make building optimization models faster and easier.
--What'sBest! allows you to build large optimization models right in Excel. Models are easy to build and understand for anyone comfortable within Excel.
--LINDO API allows you to plug the power of the LINDO solvers right into customized applications that you have written.
Stop by for a free trial CD.
206 South Fifth Ave. Suite 400
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-418-3119
www.LLamasoft.com
LLamasoft Inc. develops advanced software applications for supply chain network design, inventory optimization, and "what-if" scenario analysis. This session will provide a live look at Supply Chain GuruTM, the tool of choice for strategic planning in many of the world's largest organizations including Dell, Unilever, General Mills, JCPenney, and Bose. Supply Chain GuruTM combines optimization and simulation technologies in a single modeling application to support supply chain improvement initiatives.
2111 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 700
Arlington, VA 22201
703-522-7900
www.maximalsoftware.com
Maximal Software is the developer of MPL Modeling System, an advanced modeling language for formulating optimization models. We will demonstrate how MPL provides one of the fastest and most scalable modeling languages on the market, and how the OptiMax 2000 Component Library add-on can be used to build customized end-user applications to solve real-world optimization problems.
8350 N. Central Expressway, #1500
Dallas, TX 75206
214-393-4664
www.riverlogic.com
River Logic, Inc. is the leading provider of integrated business planning and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic’s award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer ® (EO), links financial planning and operational performance to create a unified model of the business. EO’s integrated planning capabilities provide financial performance scenarios based on strategic, tactical and operational decisions.
4740 Murphy Canyon Rd. #200
San Diego, CA 92123
619-543-8880
www.salford-systems.com
Salford Systems is an award-winning data mining software development and consulting company with a proven record of technical and practical excellence. Applications in both software and consulting span operations research, management sciences, market research segmentation, direct marketing, fraud detection, credit scoring, risk management, bio-medical research and manufacturing quality control. Industries using Salford Systems products and consultation services include telecommunications, transportation, banking, financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and catalog sales, and education. Salford Systems’ software products, including CART, MARS, TreeNet, and RandomForests, are installed at more than 3,500 sites worldwide, including 300 major universities.
SAS Campus Dr.
Cary, NC 27513
919-531-6916
www.sas.com
SAS/OR’s 9.2 release (March 2008) continues enhancements to our lineup of new optimization modules for linear, mixed-integer, quadratic and nonlinear optimization. Come see how OPTMODEL, featuring an algebraic optimization modeling language embedded within the SAS language, can help you to build and employ a variety of models and solution methods. This release also features the debut of SAS Simulation Studio for discrete event simulation, a new Genetic Algorithms module, and Earned Value Management metrics for project tracking. As always, SAS integrates core OR models and methods with the data access/cleansing, analytic and business intelligence capabilities that are critical to applying OR in the real world.
Accelerated Masters Program in Systems Engineering
PO Box 400747
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4747
434-924-5394
www.sys.virginia.edu/accelerated
In the University of Virginia Accelerated Master's Program in Systems Engineering, technical professionals earn their master's degrees in one year while continuing to work full-time. Two weeks in residence serve as "bookends" for regular class meetings every other Friday and Saturday on the UVA grounds in Charlottesville. Tuition includes meals and lodging. AMP students study with top-notch faculty from the School of Engineering and the Darden Graduate School of Business, apply disciplined critical thinking to new and challenging problems, and establish a strong network of friends and colleagues! The next session begins May 19, 2008. Apply online at www.sys.virginia.edu/accelerated.
1100 Crescent Green, Ste. 221
Cary, NC 27518
919-859-4101
www.vanguardsw.com
As a solution innovator in business analytics since 1995, Vanguard helps companies improve business processes via a suite of decision and knowledge automation tools. Beyond simple data analysis and spreadsheets, Vanguard provides web-based tools and techniques for forecasting, cost modeling, portfolio analysis, knowledge automation and strategic planning. Vanguard is different from typical business modeling tools, such as spreadsheets, because it performs forward-looking rather than backward-looking (historical) analysis as well as simplifying operations of large complex models. Vanguard Software works with a broad spectrum of customers covering businesses and organizations in the areas of finance, pharmaceuticals, medicine, law, manufacturing, government, defense, etc., in over 56 countries.
KNITRO®
1801 Maple Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
847-491-2504
www.ziena.com
KNITRO 5.2 is the newest and most powerful release of this leading nonlinear solver. The KNITRO solver is designed for solving the most difficult large-scale optimization problems. Preferred by Fortune 100 global corporations, KNITRO easily plugs into all major modeling environments or may be interfaced with C/C++, Java, or Fortran to create real-time thread-safe applications. |
