Optimization Direct, Inc. will host various workshops and tutorials at the Informs Analytics Conference from April 12-14 in Huntington Beach focused on optimization software, including IBM's CPLEX Optimization Studio. As a 30-year IBM Business Partner, Optimization Direct helps customers implement optimization technology to solve large-scale problems in industries like supply chain, healthcare, and transportation. They will discuss modeling practices, case studies, and new features for solving complex optimization problems using CPLEX Optimization Studio.

1. Optimization Direct, Inc.
Informs Analytics Conference
Huntington Beach, April 12-14th

2. Optimization Direct
• IBM Business Partner
• More than 30 years of experience in developing and selling
Optimization software
• Experience in implementing optimization technology in all the
verticals
• Sold to end users – Fortune 500 companies
• Train our customers to get the maximum out of the IBM software
• Help the customers get a kick start and get the maximum from the
software right from the start

3. Booth #1

4. Booth #1

5. Technology Workshop, Sunday 11-12:45
Location: Fountain East
• Alkis Vazacopoulos: Optimization Direct, Inc.: Agenda and Introduction
• Robert Ashford, Optimization Direct, Inc. Solving Large Optimization
Problems using CPLEX Optimization Studio
• Mary Fenelon, IBM: Model development and solving with CPLEX
Optimization Studio
• Panos Repoussis: Stevens Institute of Technology, Improving Service
Consistency and reliability in Vehicle Routing using CPLEX
• Filippo Focacci: DecisionBrain, Improve Operations with Advanced
Optimization Solutions to gain Competitive Advantage using CPLEX

6. Location Fountain East

7. Software Tutorial:
Monday: 1:50pm-2:40pm – Track 11
Location: Sunrise B
• Software Tutorial: Solving Large Scale Optimization Problems using
CPLEX Optimization Studio | Dr. Robert Ashford, Alkis Vazacopoulos,
Optimization Direct, Inc.
• Recent advancements in Linear and Mixed Programing give us the
capability to solve larger Optimization Problems. CPLEX Optimization
Studio solves large-scale optimization problems and enables better
business decisions and resulting financial benefits in areas such as
supply chain management, operations, healthcare, retail,
transportation, logistics and asset management. In this tutorial using
CPLEX Optimization Studio we will discuss modeling practices, case
studies and demonstrate good practices for solving Hard Optimization
Problems. We will also discuss recent CPLEX performance
improvements and recently added features.

8. Location: Sunrise B

9. To learn more
Contact
Twitter: #ODInc
Alkis Vazacopoulos
201 256 7323
alkis@optimizationdirect.com
www.optimizationdirect.com