AGIFORS Annual Symposium 2007
Maximizing the Customer Experience through OR Innovation

 

Conference Agenda

Sunday - 30 September 2007  
15:00 - 18:00 Delegate Registration
19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Reception and Dinner
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Monday - 01 October 2007
08:00 - 09:15 OR Managers Meeting - Session 1
09:15 - 09:30 Coffee break
09:30 - 10:45 OR Managers Meeting - Session 2
10:45 - 11:15 Symposium Overview/Introductions
Tim Jacobs and Michael Clarke, AGIFORS
  Study Group Reviews
11:15 - 11:30 Airline Operations
Michael Clarke, Sabre Holdings
11:30 - 11:45 Cargo Management and Logistics
Raja Kasilingam, Sabre Airline Solutions
11:45 - 12:00 Revenue Management and Distribution
Gina Morello, American Airlines
12:00 - 12:15 Strategic and Schedule Planning
Barry Smith, Sabre Holdings
12:15 - 13:30 Business luncheon
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13:30 - 14:15 Expanding Beyond OR Dash Continuous Improvement at United Airlines
Srisu Subrahmanyam, United Airlines
  Anna Valecik Award Finalists
14:15 - 15:15 Multi-Objective Approaches for Robust Airline Scheduling
Geert De Maere, University of Nottingham
15:15 - 15:30 Afternoon tea break
15:30 - 16:30 A Column Generation Algorithm for Choice-Based Network Revenue Management
Juan José Miranda Bront, University of Buenos Aires
17:00 - 22:30 Sponsored Social Event
Tuesday - 02 October 2007
08:30 - 09:15 Using Simulation to Appreciate Customer Experience at Dubai Airport
John Reavy, Emirates
09:15 - 10:00 An Optimized Crew Scheduling Proposal with Optimization
Merrill Isenman, Delta Airlines
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:15 Optimized Control of the Number and Scale of Group Passengers
Qiang Gao, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
11:15 - 12:00 ROAR: Robust Operational Aircraft Routing
Barry Smith, Sabre Holdings
12:00 - 13:00 Business luncheon
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13:00 - 13:30 Ilog
Vendor presentation
13:30 - 14:15 Strategies for Accurate Passenger Volume Forecasting
Srabashi Basu, SkyTECH Solutions
14:15 - 15:00 Determining the Passenger Value of Departure and Arrival Times Using a Mixed Logit Model
Roger A Parker, The Boeing Company
15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon tea break
15:30 - 16:15 Research on the Optimization Control Method of the Quantity of Aperiodic Ticket
Zhu Jinfu, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
16:15 - 17:00 Role of Enterprise Analytics at United Airlines
Krishnan Saranathan, United Airlines
18:30 - 22:30 Sponsored Social Event
Wednesday - 03 October 2007
08:00 - 17:00 Day Excursion to Ayudthaya -- one of Thailand's most amazing city listed in The World Heritage
18:30 - 22:30 Evening on your own
Thursday - 04 October 2007  
08:30 - 09:15 The Internet Price Effect
Bill Brunger, Case Western University
09:15 - 10:00 FFP: Frequent Forwarder Program – Exploring Cargo Loyalty Management
Ricardo V Pilon, IBS Software Services (P) Inc
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:15 Economic Analysis of Spider Web Airline Networks
Wendong Yang, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
11:15 - 12:00 Designing a Cargo Hub using Simulation
Charlotte Elpers, Air France KLM
12:00 - 13:00 Business luncheon
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13:00 - 13:30 Jeppesen
Vendor presentation
13:30 - 14:15 State of the Airline Industry
David Ploog, m2p Consulting
14:15 - 15:00 Schedule Design and Fleet Assignment with Demand Supply Interactions
Nitika, Sabre Airline Solutions
15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon tea break
15:30 - 16:15 Solving an Irregular Airline Operation using Multi Objective Micro Genetic Algorithm
Soottipoom Yaowiwat, Chulalongkorn University
16:15 - 17:00 Reinforcement Learning in Irregular Flight Operation
Opat Plernprapaporn, Chulalongkorn University
17:00 - 17:30 Vendor presentations
19:00 - 22:30 Sponsored Social Event
Friday - 05 October 2007  
08:30 - 09:15 An Overview of Integrating Origin-Destination Revenue Management and Fleet Assignment Process
Timothy L. Jacobs, American Airlines
09:15 - 10:00 Tutorial - Airline Planning and Operations
Michael Clarke, Sabre Airline Solutions
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:30 Open Discussion on Issues/Challenges Related to Operations Research Facing the Global Airline Industry
Moderated by Armando Silva, Stefan Karish, Michael Clarke
11:30 - 12:00 Annual Business Meeting
12:00 - 14:00 Luncheon at Hotel
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