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Prof. James Bookbinder Recognized with Award of Merit
Dr. James Bookbinder was the recipient of the 2024 Award of Merit from the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS).
CORS brings together operational research professionals with annual conferences held across Canada, special interest groups, traveling speaker programs and student support. The Award of Merit is presented annually to a current or past member of CORS in recognition of significant contributions to the profession of operational research.
Bookbinder is a professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering and the director of the Waterloo Management of Integrated Manufacturing Systems research group at the University of Waterloo. He is a prominent figure in the field of transportation and logistics and has authored the "Handbook of Global Logistics: Transportation in International Supply Chains". He has been approached by the New York Times and BNN for his views on global logistics and supply chain issues. Bookbinder has served as the president of CORS and chaired the Transportation and Logistics Section of INFORMS. He has mentored numerous successful students, many of whom now hold prominent roles in CORS and INFORMS. He is a frequent collaborator with industry, providing insights to companies including the Canadian Tire Corporation, CN North America, Ford Motor Company of Canada, General Motors of Canada, Revlon of Canada and the Toronto Transit Commission.
Students come out on top in research paper competition
A team of Management Engineering students won first place in Canadian Operational Research Society’s (CORS) Undergraduate Student Paper Competition. Claudia De Fazio, Anika Gapczynski, Chloe Pilon, Kayley Brash, Michaela Trevisan received the award for their paper titled, “Inventory Slotting Optimization for Stable Palletization in Distribution Centres”. The team’s winning entry was drawn from their final-year Capstone project and focuses on increasing the efficiency of the palletization process.
Success for Management Engineering student at international conference
Claudia De Fazio (BASc 24’, management engineering) was awarded second place in the Undergraduate Technical Paper competition at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) annual conference.
The competition highlights outstanding technical papers written by undergraduate students.