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Vol. 37, No. 1, January–February 2007, pp. 39–51 issn 0092-2102 eissn 1526-551X 07 3701 0039

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doi 10.1287/inte.1060.0276 © 2007 INFORMS

THE FRANZ EDELMAN AWARD

Achievement in Operations Research

Omya Hustadmarmor Optimizes Its Supply Chain for Delivering Calcium Carbonate Slurry to European Paper Manufacturers

Centre Microélectronique de Provence, Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne, Avenue des Anémones, Quartier Saint-Pierre, F-13541 Gardanne, France; and Molde University College, PO Box 2110, N-6402 Molde, Norway, dauzere-peres@emse.fr Department of Strategy and Logistics, Norwegian School of Management BI, Nydalsveien 37, N-0442 Oslo, Norway; and Optimal Logistics, PO Box 4806 Nydalen, N-0467 Oslo, Norway, atle.nordli@optimal-logistics.no Molde University College, PO Box 2110, N-6402 Molde, Norway; and Optimal Logistics, PO Box 4806 Nydalen, N-0467 Oslo, Norway, asmund.olstad@himolde.no Molde University College, PO Box 2110, N-6402 Molde, Norway, kjetil.haugen@himolde.no Omya International AG, PO Box 32, CH-4665 Oftringen, Switzerland, ulrich.koester@omya.com

Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès

Atle Nordli

Asmund Olstad Kjetil Haugen

Ulrich Koester

Per Olav Myrstad

Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine, Årsundvegen 24, N-6270 Brattvåg, Norway, per.olav.myrstad@rolls-royce.com Hustadmarmor AS, N-6440 Elnesvågen, Norway {geir.teistklub@omya.com, alf.reistad@omya.com}

Geir Teistklub, Alf Reistad

The Norwegian company Omya Hustadmarmor supplies calcium carbonate slurry to European paper manufacturers from a single processing plant, using chemical tank ships of various sizes to transport its products. Transportation costs are lower for large ships than for small ships, but their use increases planning complexity and creates problems in production. In 2001, the company faced overwhelming operational challenges and sought operations-research-based planning support. The CEO, Sturla Steinsvik, contacted Møre Research Molde, which conducted a project...