Reno, NV (May, 2011):  The paper “Optimizing Exclusivity Agreements in a Three-Stage Procurement Game” by ISE doctoral student Mike Prince, ISE Professor Joseph Geunes and ISE Professor J. Cole Smith was named the 2011 Industrial Engineering Research Conference Best Paper — Operations Research. The OR track featured 26 sessions and 105 abstracts. Prince presented the paper on Monday, May 23 at the annual conference held in Reno, Nevada.