SCOPE - Student Conference on Operations

The University of Alberta and the University of Calgary have organized student conferences for several years, with a focus on students presenting projects that focus on operations management and related fields. Many projects presented at SCOPE have also been presented at the Canadian Operational Research Society's CORS Student Paper Competition. Since 2000, the best presentation has received the Silver Cup trophy.

SCOPE 2009

Held at the University of Alberta on April 4th, 2009.
Website: www.scope2009.com

Organizing committee: Dan Haight, Geoff Holmes, Laura Jamer, Veronica MacInnis, Dani Wiebe, Carina Zorilla

Award Winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): Maxine Cunningham, John Schmidt, Jonathan Braams, University of Alberta School of Business (Project: Production Facility Location)
  • Best Model Award: Charles Ouyang, Ke Chai, Kyle Porter, Vinky Au, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business (Project: Westjet Aircraft Servicing Requirement Analysis)
  • Best Process Improvement Award: Carina Zorilla, Leah Hutchinson, Veronica MacInnis, Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta (Project: Product launch – Manufacturing Line Analysis)
  • Best Graduate Presentation Award: JinJin Fu, University of British Columbia (Project: Customer Insight Studies for a Health Care Diagnostic Company)

SCOPE 2008

Held at the University of Calgary.

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): Brennan Tilley, Ryan Perez, Matt Klingbeil, Clement Chow, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business
  • Best Graduate Presentation Award: Jiamei Liu, University of British Columbia (Project: Forecasting Semiconductor Demand)
  • Best Business Application Award: Angela Kercher, Arthur Lee, Shawn Halvorson, Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta (Project: ETS Customer Service Standards)

SCOPE 2007

Held at the University of Calgary.

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): Stewart Wilson, Kieran Ryan, Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta (Project: “Simple Solutions: Inbound Truck Scheduling”)

SCOPE 2006

Held at the University of Alberta.

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): Michael Fiss, Evan Smithanik, Brenda Wong, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business
  • Best Graduate Presentation Award: Navid Deena, University of British Columbia (Project: “Improving Products Allocation and Replenishment at a Large Retail Store Chain”)

SCOPE 2005

Held at the University of Alberta. Conference chair: Ignacio Castillo.

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): Chelsea Baron, Lukas Deeg, Jennifer Der, Mark Zschocke, Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta (Project: Dynamic Simulation for Rail and Terminal Services Used in Sulphur Distribution)
  • Best Graduate Presentation Award: Bailey Kluczny, University of British Columbia (“Improving the Efficiency of Passenger Transportation System at a Major International Airport”)

SCOPE 2004

Held at the University of Alberta. Conference chair: Ignacio Castillo.

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): Shaun Hoffman, Tyler Zutz, Katharina Stenzel, Ryan McAlpine, Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta
  • Best Graduate Presentation Award: Kevin Chen, David Puterman, University of British Columbia (“CT Scanner Waiting Time Reduction Study”)

SCOPE 2003

Held at the University of Calgary

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): Tim Sweet, Mark Rievaj, Bo Dekker, Todd Bowman, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business

SCOPE 2002

Held at the University of Alberta. Conference chair: Ignacio Castillo.

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): K. Bessette, J. Johnson, J. Litchfield, M. Riskin, Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta (Project: Inventory Management and Reorder Point Analysis at the Edmonton Component Rebuild Center of Finning)
  • Best Business Application Award: Ernest Wu, University of British Columbia (“Logistic Planning and Optimization for a Large Beverage Company”)
  • Best Research Presentation Award: Thaddeus Sim, University of British Colmbia, “Determining Trunk Reservation Parameters for a Non-Symmetric Telecommunications Network”)

SCOPE 2001

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): B. Holdsworth, L. Shaw, A. Sielecki, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business

SCOPE 2000

Held at the University of Calgary.

Award winners

  • Silver Cup (best overall presentation): J. Cherdarchuk, S. Lalani, K. Mik, T. Sim, Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta (Project: Cost-effective and Reliable Grinding Schedules for Inland Cement)

SCOPE 1999

SCOPE 1998