{"53763":{"#nid":"53763","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Modeling of Travelocity\u0027s On-line Travel Distribution Business","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETITE:\u003C\/strong\u003E Modeling of Travelocity\u0027s On-line Travel Distribution Business\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESPEAKER:\u003C\/strong\u003E Barry Smith\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABSTRACT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginning in 2002,\nTravelocity and the Sabre Research Group collaborated \u0026nbsp;to develop the\nEnterprise Network Model (ENM). \u0026nbsp;The ENM combines discrete choice\ncustomer modeling with simulation and large-scale optimization to\nimprove Travelocity\u0027s management of its on-line travel distribution\nbusiness. \u0026nbsp;The ENM helped Travelocity become a more effective retailer\nand contributed $43 million per year to Travelocity\u0027s bottom line.\n\u0026nbsp;This project was recognized in 2005 as an Edelman competition finalist.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Modeling of Travelocity\u0027s On-line Travel Distribution Business","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Modeling of Travelocity\u0027s On-line Travel Distribution Business"}],"uid":"27187","created_gmt":"2010-02-18 13:04:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:50:42","author":"Anita Race","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-02-24T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2010-02-24T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-02-24T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-02-24 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-02-24 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-02-24 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}