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Organized for APORS by the Operations Research Society of the Philippines (ORSP)

Date: September 23 – 25, 2020

 

INVITATION

Operations Research (OR) was born with the challenges brought by World War II. It has since its founding, addressed various business, economic, health, development and sustainability issues. As the world now faces the coronavirus pandemic, said to be the most challenging crisis the world has faced since the Second World War, OR continues to be a remarkable tool to help decision makers. With the theme OR: Continuing Relevance in Challenging Times, this online conference seeks to bring together OR researchers, academicians and practitioners, whose collective work has sustained continuing OR contribution to decision-making in the past and now, in the new normal.

The 2020 pre-APORS Conference aims to provide an online forum where:

• Practitioners will share their experiences on the problems, methodologies and outcomes of applying OR to solve real-world problems;
• Decision-makers will share new applications of OR in non-traditional areas;
• OR workers will discuss pertinent academic-, theoretical- and application- oriented issues;
• Decision-makers could gain insights from experiences of others who have benefited from the use of OR in the public and private sectors; and
• Everyone will be given the opportunity to exchange ideas on how OR can help deal with the current pressing issues.

Why call it a pre-APORS Conference?
The Association of Asia Pacific Operations Research Societies (APORS) is a regional grouping of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). Because of the current pandemic, the APORS conference slated for November 2021 has been moved to 2022 to make way for the postponed IFORS conference that should have been held in July, 2020. This is online conference is an effort to keep the APORS and the iFORS connections on going even in these challenging times.

KEYNOTE AND INVITED SPEAKERS

Keynote speakers will come from the four regions of IFORS (Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America). National paper contributions from the APORS countries, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, and Singapore will be featured while a limited number of papers from the Philippines are invited.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Submissions of papers aligned with the Conference Theme in the following areas are welcome: Banking and Finance, Mathematical Programming, Corporate Strategies, Modeling, Decision Support Systems, Management Information Systems, Distribution Management, Marketing, Energy, Production Planning, Engineering Production Control, Expert Systems, Project Management, Financial Investment, Queuing, Forecasting System Dynamics, Health and Welfare Services, Transportation, Inventory Control, Innovation/Knowledge Economy, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management, Complexity Theory, Soft Methodologies. Papers reporting original and unpublished research results and experience are solicited. Guidelines for abstract submission follow.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The abstract should be typed in English, should not include mathematical notations, and must contain the following:
• Paper/proposal title;
• Abstract of not more than 200 words;
• Author(s) name(s), organization, full mailing address, email address, with an indication of author(s) presenting the paper; and
• Topic (at most three, chosen from the Conference Topics List) under which paper falls and additional topics if not included in the list.

Email to preAPORSConference@gmail.com or to the ORSP secretariat at  secretariat@orsp.org.ph.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline of Abstract submission: August 21, 2020
Notification of Acceptance: August 26, 2020
Deadline for author registration for inclusion in the program: August 31, 2020

REGISTRATION DETAILS

• Participants who register at the conference website will be given the Zoom details of the conference. All sessions will be recorded and will be made available to registered participants.
• Registration fee is waived for active ORSP MEMBERS provided they register by September 15.
• Other Registration fees:
– Local participants PhP 1,000
– Foreign participants USD 25
– Paper presenters PhP 1,500

RESERVATION/ PAYMENT METHODS:

1. Payment may be deposited directly to BDO Account No. 00151 0028 666 under the name of Operations Research Society of the Philippines, Inc. (please do not abbreviate). Please fax your deposit slip with your registration form.
2. You may also issue a crossed check payable to the Operations Research Society of the Philippines (please do not abbreviate) and bring or mail to the office address below. Your receipts will be ready for pick up during the conference at the latest.
3. You may choose to apply for/renew your membership to avail of the member rates. Contact Jenny Alzate, telefax 02 3439 9496; mobile 0927 877 5219; e-mail secretariat@orsp.org.ph for any inquiries.
4. Foreign participants may pay via Paypal as given in the website.

 

Virtual Conference: August 29, 2020 / 9am – noon (GMT)
Theme: Data Technologies and Analytics for Sustainable Development

On behalf of the board of the EURO Working Group on Operational Research for Development (EWG-ORD) we are pleased to announce the call for papers to the 2020 workshop. As announced in the “Save the Date” poster, the Workshop was scheduled as a satellite event to the 2020 conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) in Magaliesburg, S. Africa.  

After consideration of all COVID-19 advisories from S. Africa, and considering the Executive ORSSA Committee is currently reviewing options for their 2020 Conference, the EWG-ORD Steering Committee voted to hold a virtual event. The virtual conference will continue with the established theme, “Data Technologies and Analytics for Sustainable Development.”

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Submit ~500 word abstract to: submission@ewgord.org
Submission deadline: 19-July-2020
Acceptance Decisions: 31-July-2020
Early bird registration: 25€ until 15-Aug-2020
All accepted abstracts with paid registration will be published in the online Book of Abstracts
Click for the complete Call 
Website: http://bit.ly/EWG-ORD
General questions: info@ewgord.org

See poster below

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

This forum is endorsed by CHED, click here to view the official endorsement.

SPEAKERS:
Francis Miranda, GFK Asia
Ernesto Boydon, Pinoy Biznet
Rex Briones, San Miguel Corporation
Vic Reventar, Ateneo de Manila University

VENUE:
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
September 28, 2019 (Saturday)
Leong Hall, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University

Fees in Peso
	Students	ORSP Member	Non-ORSP Member
Early Bird Rate (Registered & Paid before September 21)	300	400	500
Regular Registration	400	500	600

PAYMENT DETAILS:

1. Checks should be made payable to the Operations Research Society of the Philippines Inc. (please do not abbreviate) and deposited at any Banco De Oro branch to Account No. 1510028666, BDO – Libis. Please fax your deposit slip and registration form to (02) 439 – 9496. Your payment will be acknowledged by fax. Official Receipt will be available for pick up at the Registration desk during the forum.
2. You may apply for / renew your membership to avail of the member’s rate.
3. Fees are inclusive of snacks and forum materials. Certificates of attendance shall be given upon request.

For details, contact: Jenny Alzate Telefax : (02) 439 9496 Mobile #: 0927-8775219 Email: secretariat@orsp.org.ph

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Workshop scheduled for May 24-25, 2019 has been postponed. Advise of the new date will be issued upon confirmation of arrangements. 

 

Mapping & Location-Based Analysis using QGIS

Date: May 24-25, 2019
Venue: Mapua University, 658 Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila 1002, Philippines (click here to view map)

What is QGIS?
QGIS is a free and open source cross platform desktop geographic information system (GIS) application that supports viewing, editing and analysis of geospatial data.

How will you benefit?
Learn how to deploy QGIS and geoanalytics in your organization.
Learn how to perform geospatial tasks using QGIS and how it can be used to solve REAL-WORLD BUSINESS CASES.

Who should attend?
GIS users, Developers, Consultants, Business analysts, statisticians, data scientists, operations research analysts, educators, analytics practitioners, managers, and other users who want to leverage the power of QGIS.

What will you learn?
Learn to install and use QGIS to create, edit and analyze spatial data, and how to present it in an effective manner. (Grazer, 2016)

Course Outline

Day 1
Morning

Introduction to QGIS
• Installing and running QGIS
• Introducing the QGIS user interface

Data Creation and Editing 

• Data formats
• Loading and Interacting with Data
• Vector vs Raster vs Other data

Afternoon

Visualizing Data 

• Styling data
• Vector and raster styles
• Saving Styles

Day 2
Morning

Creating great maps
• Communicating with data
• Labeling
• Creating a map
• Loading Data

Afternoon

Spatial Analysis
• Processing toolbox
• Analyzing Raster data
• Combining Raster and Vector data
• Advanced Vector and Raster analysis with Processing

Case Studies (PH setting)

Date: November 23, 2018
Venue: Eastwood Richmonde Hotel, Eastwood, Quezon City

Invitation

With the theme Raising the Bar for Public Service Through OR, the conference seeks to bring together OR researchers, academicians and practitioners, whose collective work has sustained continuing OR contribution to decision-making.

The 2018 National Conference aims to provide a forum where:

• Practitioners will share their experiences on the problems, methodologies and outcomes of applying OR to solve real-world problems in the Philippines;
• Decision-makers will share new applications of OR in non-traditional areas;
• Researchers will present their findings dealing with the theoretical, computational, and application aspects of OR;
• OR workers will discuss pertinent academic-, theoretical- and application- oriented issues;
• Decision-makers could gain insights from experiences of others who have benefited from the use of OR in the public and private sectors; and
• Everyone will be given the opportunity to exchange ideas on how Analytics can help deal with issues that will contribute to Philippine economic growth.

Invited Speakers:

 

 

	Rizaldy Capulong Executive Vice President Investment Sector Social Security System
	Celine Pialago Assistant Secretary Metro Manila Development Authority
	Francis Miranda Asia Pacific Director for Research, Data Science and Quality GFK Asia
	Leorey Marquez DOST Balik-Scientist Senior Research Scientist with the Digital Productivity Flagship CSIRO, Australia
	Angelo Ramon A. Tanchoco Faculty Quantitative Methods and Information Technology Department John Gokongwei School of Management Ateneo De Manila University

 

Conference Topics

Submissions of papers aligned with the Conference Theme in the following areas are welcome: Banking and Finance, Mathematical Programming, Corporate Strategies, Modeling, Decision Support Systems, Management Information Systems, Distribution Management, Marketing, Energy, Production Planning, Engineering Production Control, Expert Systems, Project Management, Financial Investment, Queuing, Forecasting System Dynamics, Health and Welfare Services, Transportation, Inventory Control, Innovation/Knowledge Economy, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management, Complexity Theory, Soft Methodologies,Papers reporting original and unpublished research results and experience are solicited. Guidelines for abstract submission follow.

Abstract Submission

The abstract should be typed in English, should not include mathematical notations, and must contain the following:
• Paper/proposal title;
• Abstract of not more than 200 words;
• Author(s) name(s), organization, full mailing address, email address, with an indication of author(s) presenting the paper; and
• Topic (at most three, chosen from the Conference Topics List) under which paper falls and additional topics if not included in the list.

Email to orsp12thnationalconference@yahoo.com or to the ORSP secretariat at secretariat@orsp.org.ph.

Program Schedule

07:30 – 8:30                      REGISTRATION                         

08:30 –  8:40                      Opening Ceremonies                             

                                                Welcome Remarks                       

08:40 – 9:40                      Celine B. Pialago

                                               Assistant Secretary, Metro Manila Development Authority

                                               OR at Work for MMDA                                                                                                                    

09:40 – 10:40                    Rizaldy Capulong

                                              Executive Vice President, Investments Sector, Social Security System

                                           OR Helping SSS Optimize Operations

10:40 – 11:00                   B R E A K

11:00 – 12:00                   Angelo Ramon A. Tanchoco

                                            Faculty, Ateneo de Manila University

                                            Harnessing Operations Research at ABS CBN

12:00 – 13:00                   LUNCH  BREAK

13:00 – 15:15                   Parallel Presentations

15:15 – 15:35                   COFFEE  BREAK

15:35 – 16:05                   Leorey Marquez

                                            DOST Balik-Scientist, CSIRO, Australia

                                         A Goal Programming Approach to the Optimal Resettlement

                                         of Informal Settler Families in Quezon City, Philippines

16:05 – 17:05                   Francis Z. Miranda

                                            Asia Pacific Director for Research, Data Science and Quality, GfK Asia

                                            Technology Update: Digital Trends in the Research Industry

17:05 – 17:30                   Business Meeting

           

Important Dates

Extended deadline for abstract submission:	September 28, 2018
Notification of acceptance:	October 9, 2018
Deadline for early registration and author registration for inclusion in Abstract book:	October 19, 2018

Registration Details

Fees

ORSP Member Non-ORSP Member Early Registration 3,500 4,000 Regular 4,500 5,000 Student (lunch not included) 1,000    Foreign Participant US $150

Registration forms are available at http://www.orsp.org.ph.

Reservation/ Payment Methods:

1. Payment may be deposited directly to BDO Account No. 00151 0028 666 under the name of Operations Research Society of the Philippines, Inc. (please do not abbreviate). Please fax your deposit slip with your registration form.

2. You may also issue a crossed check payable to the Operations Research Society of the Philippines (please do not abbreviate) and bring or mail to the office address below. Your receipts will be ready for pick up during the conference at the latest.

3. You may choose to apply for/renew your membership to avail of the member rates. Contact Jenny Alzate, telefax 02 439 9496; mobile 0927 877 5219; e-mail secretariat@orsp.org.ph for any inquiries.

Participants Learn about Machine Learning

The Workshop on Machine Learning using Python held from June 22 to 23 at the Mapua University attracted 31 participants. With the aim of introducing Machine Learning and introducing Python, the Workshop was successful in getting participants acquainted with the various applications of Python.

ORSP Past President Francis Miranda led the team consisting of Trixie de Guzman, Vanessa Bermudez and Danielle Hizola in guiding participants as they went through pre-worked Python code that covered 5 cases. Cases ranged from predicting: auto. Insurance levels, house prices, credit scores, survivors of a ship wreck, birth weight, and geographic clusters. This was preceded by an extensive introduction of real-life uses of machine learning.

Even as the introduction clarified that the two-day training is not a programming course, participants got an idea of the language syntax and worked their way through changing some codes to see the effects on the output.  Participants were exposed to a multitude of built-in Python libraries that they could call for their applications. As Board Director Rex Robielos quipped, “This will certainly fast track my learning of the language, which I had started taking up in Coursera.”  The workshop leaders cited the various resources to get participants started in serious programming. In cooperation with Cypher Learning, participants were provided access to all the materials – slides, programs, data sets – which they could use after the Workshop. 

Earlier, ORSP had also conducted a Workshop in R, and many participants acquainted with both commented on the advantages they see in shifting to Python. Other participants appreciated the opportunity to add to their set of Analytics tools. In general, participants gave the course and the trainers a score indicating satisfaction with the conduct of the Workshop and requested for additional training in other Analytics topics.

Participants came from: Cagayan State University, De la Salle – College of St Benilde, Holy Angel University, Mapua (Intramuros), Mapua University, Sunlife, Technopoly, Inc.  An annual offering of the ORSP, the Workshop this year was held in partnership with the Mapua University and Cypher Learning.

Participants included: Arman Loui Arquilada, Arian A. Rabino, Gina Tumang, Maria Elena Timbang, R-Jay Quiambao, Kimberly Hazel Serrano, Ruselle Andrew Manalang, Elmer Perez, Gerard Cortez, Flor Mangalino, Renilda S. Layno, Hardy D. Sierra, Ronald Arciaga, Raymond Sedilla, Gloren Fuentes, Joel De Goma, Josseline Nolasco, Marjorie Navales, Martha Lauren Tan.

**Registration is closed**

This technical forum aims to provide practitioners, teachers and students with developments in the applications of Operations Research and Analytics. The discussions by the accomplished speakers in various service industries will support the theoretical learning of OR/ Analytics in schools and enrich practitioners’ knowledge of applications in areas other than their current involvement. Specifically, the participants will learn from the experiences of practitioners in the food service, banking and finance, airlines and logistics sectors. 

 

Date: September 29, 2018 
Venue: Leong Hall, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University

Speakers

	Felix Cruz PAL, Former Chairman Airline Representatives of the Philippines The Philippine Airline Industry – Insights and the Role of OR
	Gloria Estabaya VP Operations and Business Analytics Airfreight 2100, Inc. Disruptive OR in the Last Mile
	Vicente Reventar Lecturer Ateneo de Manila UniversityOR and Analytics in the Banking and Financial Sector
	Benjamin Santiago, Jr. Restaurant Systems Officer Jollibee Foods CorporationOptimization Driven QSR Industry

 

Fees in Peso

	Students	ORSP Members	Non-ORSP Members
Early Bird Rate (Registered before Sept 22)	300	400	500
Regular Registration	400	500	600

Payment Details
 
1. Checks should be made payable to the Operations Research Society of the Philippines Inc. (please do not abbreviate) and   deposited at any Banco De Oro branch to Account No. 1510028666, BDO – Libis. Please fax your deposit slip and registration form to (02) 439 – 9496. Your payment will be acknowledged by fax. Official Receipt will be available for pick up at the Registration desk during the forum.

2. You may apply for / renew your membership to avail of the member’s rate.

3. Fees are inclusive of snacks and forum materials. Certificates of attendance shall be given upon request.      

For details, contact: Jenny Alzate Telefax : (02) 439 9496 Mobile #: 0927-8775219 Email: secretariat@orsp.org.ph  

Check for availability of online registration at www.orsp.org.ph

Date: July 5-6, 2018
Venue: Madrid, Spain

The EURO Working Group on Operational Research for Development (EWG-ORD) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for papers and presentations to its 2018 Workshop in Madrid, Spain, July 5-6. The EWG-ORD workshop is a satellite event of the EURO 2018 Meeting in Valencia, Spain to be held July 8-11. The workshop is an ideal avenue for exchanging ideas and practical applications that promote sustainable and global development whether it is in education, health, medicine, transportation, peace, and more.

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 1st, 2018

Streams at EURO 2018: OR for Developing Countries” in the Main Area “OR for Developing Countries and Humanitarian Applications (NOTE: the EURO Abstract Submission Deadline is Extended to: March 19, 2018)

Publication Outlet: Central European Journal of Operation Research, Special Issue on Sustainable Development.

In-Conference Workshop: Applied Neural Networks for research in evaluating education policy, Medicare expenditures, social policy research, and computational behavioral modeling. Bring an Internet capable device to this hands-on workshop.

Nina Kajiji, Co-Chair (programme@ewgord.org)
Gordon Dash, Co-Chair (programme@ewgord.org)

Conference Website: http://eventos.ucm.es/16639/detail/ewg-ord-2018-workshop.html