SUBMIT YOUR SUCCESS STORY

Do you have an O.R. success story that you'd like to share with your colleagues on this site? Please use the following format to write it, ensuring that you classify your success story by industry, application, and benefit. Then email it to barry.list@informs.org.

NOTE: Keep in mind your success story will be posted on this site, and others may share information from it with potential clients, management, students, and academics. Be sure to get appropriate permission if you divulge the name of an organization and/or person.

Success Story: [Organization name]

Organization solves problem/generates benefits
Industry:
Application(s):
Benefit(s):

The problem:
Describe the organization
Describe the problem/opportunity
Who in the organization was having the problem
Why the problem was critical to organization
Why the problem required O.R.

The O.R. solution:
How you worked with the organization to define the real problem
Techniques you used
Process of solving the problem
Solution description according to how it met needs

The value:
Tangible results of solution
Greater benefits for the organization over time
Who in the organization felt the benefits
Hard numbers
Client quote (if available and permitted)