AGIFORS Operations Research Managers Study Group

 

Date:          Sunday, September 25th, 2005

Host:          Embraer

Location:   Guarujá (Sao Paulo), Brazil

 

Operations Research Managers:

 

Please mark your calendars for the AGIFORS O. R. Managers Study Group meeting scheduled for September 25, 2005 at the Casa Grande Hotel in Guarujá (Sao Paulo), Brazil.  Like last year, this one-day meeting will take place in conjunction with the Annual Symposium and is scheduled for the day before the Symposium starts. This way we hope to make it easier for OR managers attending the Symposium to also participate in the OR Managers Study Group discussions. However, you are welcome to only attend the OR Managers’ meeting if you don’t plan to attend the Symposium.

 

The OR Managers Study Group aims for a general focus on business and management issues related to managing the Operations Research effort in an organization. It is generally a small group, promotes a high level of participation, and is tailored to encourage interactive discussion.  It is a great opportunity for you to share your O.R. Management expertise and experience with others in the business and to stay up to date with the latest practices.

 

Some topics covered in the past have included:

• How do we innovate and develop our business in a high-pressured delivery environment?
• How to attract and retain good people?
• How do we make knowledge sharing work in our organizations?
• What are the core competencies of our people - how do we develop these?
• How do people sell OR in their organizations - and increase the level of decisions tackled?
• Using graduate students as resources in Operations Research projects

·         The OR contribution to the airline's strategic agenda

·         The impact of E-commerce on Airline OR

• Recruitment and Career Development of OR analysts
• Measuring the value of the OR Organization

 

 

Registration:

To register please follow the registration links for the 2005 Symposium in the AGIFORS website (http://www.agifors.org/). You will have the option to register for either the Symposium or the OR Managers meeting, or both.  You will also find instructions for hotel reservations. Please register by August 15, 2005 if you plan to attend. (In order to guarantee hotel reservations at the AGIFORS discounted price you may want to reserve as soon as possible.)

 

The registration fee for the OR Managers is US $100 until August 15, 2005 and US $150 after that.

 

Further Information:

Additional meeting details will be sent prior to the meeting. For any additional information please contact Armando Silva (armando.silva@aa.com).

      

We hope to see you in Brazil!

 

Armando Silva

Chairman AGIFORS OR Managers Study Group