Editorial
By Jeff Kilbreth
Product Line Manager
ILOG

It’s been a three-year journey, but ILOG’s optimization team can now celebrate reaching a major milestone: ILOG Optimization Decision Management System (ODMS) is now a complete development system.

Users can build an optimization model in an IDE designed for mathematicians, and then quickly generate a working, deployable decision-support application that business managers and analysts can truly enjoy using. We’ve met our two main objectives: help OR people build better, more interactive decision-support applications, and make optimization more accessible to managers and planners. Now that the foundation is complete, we’ll be adding many new features, so keep your eyes open!

ILOG ODM 2.0 views defined with the ILOG OPL 5.0 IDE Enlarge image (opens a new window)

An operations research (OR) professional can now develop an optimization model using key performance indicators (KPIs), define application characteristics, and then generate a working, deployable decision-support application that supports what-if analysis and scenario comparison. No model development tool has ever provided so much – another ILOG first!

Developing an application with ILOG OPL and ILOG ODM also allows business users to take part in the rapid prototyping and iterative development needed to precisely define parameters and finalize solution displays and reports.

From high-level strategic planning to detailed workforce scheduling, ILOG ODM delivers breakthrough interactivity in a fraction of the time needed before. And all atop ILOG CPLEX, the top mathematical programming engine.

Phase Two will add support in ILOG OPL and ILOG ODM for ILOG’s Constraint Programming engines to tackle the scheduling problems that ILOG CPLEX can’t handle. And over the next year, users can anticipate the addition of more options for solution display, reporting and sensitivity analysis. Learn more about ILOG ODMS at http://optimization.ilog.com.