Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 49

Volume 49, Number 1, January 1998

Editorial

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  John C. Ranyard:
  Editorial - January 1998. 1

Case-Oriented Papers

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  A. G. Rodrigues, T. M. Williams:
  System dynamics in project management: assessing the impacts of client behaviour on project performance. 2-15
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  Kjetil Fagerholt, Sverre Inge Heimdal:
  Algorithms for effective transfer of ballast for an oil installation. 16-22
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  Horst A. Eiselt, Carl-Louis Sandblom, N. Jain:
  A spatial criterion as decision aid for capital projects: locating a sewage treatment plant in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 23-27
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  Kathleen L. McFadden:
  Driving while intoxicated (DWI) convictions and job-related flying performance - a study of commercial air safety. 28-32
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  A. Mejia, R. Shirazi, Robert Beech, D. Balmer:
  Planning midwifery services to deliver continuity of care. 33-41

Theoretical Papers

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  Hani I. Mesak, A. F. Darrat:
  Changing market conditions and advertising strategies: theory and evidence. 42-51
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  Miguel Nussbaum, Marcos Sepúlveda, Marcos Singer, E. Laval:
  An architecture for solving sequencing and resource allocation problems using approximation methods. 52-65
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  Viliam Makis, James Fung:
  An EMQ model with inspections and random machine failures. 66-76
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  Roberto Tadei, Jatinder N. D. Gupta, Federico Della Croce, M. Cortesi:
  Minimising makespan in the two-machine flow-shop with release times. 77-85
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  A. Volgenant, S. Marsman:
  A core approach to the 0-1 equality knapsack problem. 86-92

Book Selection

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  Nirwan Ansari, Edwin S. H. Hou:
  Computational Intelligence for Optimization. 93-98
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  Robert J. Vanderbei:
  Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions. 93-98
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  Manfred W. Padberg, Minendra P. Rijal:
  Location, Scheduling, Design and Integer Programming. 93-98
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  Wayne L. Winston, S. Christian Albright:
  Practical Management Science Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications. 93-98
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  Craig W. Kirkwood:
  Strategic Decision Making Multiobjective Decision Analysis with Spreadsheets. 93-98
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  A. Diamantopoulos, Bodo B. Schlegelmilch:
  Taking the Fear out of Data Analysis. 93-98

Volume 49, Number 2, February 1998

General Papers

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  P. Keys:
  OR as technology revisited. 99-108
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  Sean B. Eom, Sang M. Lee, Eyong B. Kim, C. Somarajan:
  A survey of decision support system applications (1988-1994). 109-120

Case-Oriented Papers

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  Carlos Romero, V. Ros, Luis Diaz-Balteiro:
  Optimal forest rotation age when carbon captured is considered: theory and applications. 121-131
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  Rommert Dekker, J. Robert van der Meer, Raymond Ph. Plasmeijer, Ralph E. Wildeman, Jacco J. de Bruin:
  Maintenance of light-standards - a case-study. 132-143

Theoretical Papers

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  Nigel Howard:
  n-person 'soft' games. 144-150
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  Rajat Roy:
  Scheduling and control, performance measures and discrete event simulation. 151-156
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  Vladimir Marianov, Charles S. Revelle:
  Linear, non-approximated models for optimal routing in hazardous environments. 157-164
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  Sotirios Papachristos, Ioannis Ganas:
  Optimal policy and stability regions for the single product periodic review inventory problem, with stationary demands. 165-175
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  Won-Young Yun, Ilkyeong Moon:
  Warranty cost analysis under continuous sales. 176-178

Book Selection

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  Frederick P. Wheeler:
  Bayesian Forecasting and Dynamic Models (2nd edn). 179-180
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  Upendra Dave:
  Business Modelling and Simulation. 180-181
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  Upendra Dave:
  Critical Chain. 181
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  Charles R. Leake:
  Decision Analysis: An Integrated Approach. 181-182
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  Ann R. Taket:
  Enhancing Health Services Management. 182-183
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  F. Shoen:
  Interfaces in Computer Science and Operations Research: Advances in Metaheuristics, Optimization, and Stochastic Modeling Technologies. 183-184

Viewpoints

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  Hugh J. Miser:
  Viewpoint. 185
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  S. J. New:
  Response. 185-186

Volume 49, Number 3, March 1998

Case-Oriented Papers

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  K. Vlahos, P. Ninios, Derek Bunn:
  An integrative modelling approach for understanding competitive electricity markets. 187-199
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  Stewart Robinson, Michael Pidd:
  Provider and customer expectations of successful simulation projects. 200-209
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  Anthony H. Christer, Wenbin Wang, John M. Sharp, Rose D. Baker:
  A case study of modelling preventive maintenance of a production plant using subjective data. 210-219
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  F. C. Duckworth, A. J. Lewis:
  A fair method for resetting the target in interrupted one-day cricket matches. 220-227

Theoretical Papers

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  I. Kim, Linda C. Hendry:
  Using DEA to assess NATO burden-sharing. 228-236
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  Frank P. Kelly, A. K. Maulloo, David Kim Hong Tan:
  Rate control for communication networks: shadow prices, proportional fairness and stability. 237-252
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  D. Johnson:
  The robustness of mean and variance approximations in risk analysis. 253-262
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  R. Metters:
  Producing multiple products with stochastic seasonal demand and capacity limits. 263-272

Technical Notes

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  H. Yan:
  An ILP model with logical constraints for mail sorting facility selection. 273-277
• 
  Dong-Ho Lee, Yeong-Dae Kim:
  A multi-period order selection problem in flexible manufacturing systems. 278-286
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  Asoke Kumar Bhunia, Manoranjan Maiti:
  A two warehouse inventory model for deteriorating items with a linear trend in demand and shortages. 287-292

Book Selection

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  Ann R. Taket:
  Diversity Management: Triple Loop Learning. 293-296
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  John M. Wilson:
  Information Systems Provision: The Contribution of Soft Systems Methodology. 296-297
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  Simon French:
  Multicriteria Analysis. 297

Obituary

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  K. Brian Haley, H. Paul Williams:
  The work of Professor Steven Vajda 1901-1995. 298-301

Corrigendum

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  Corrigendum. 302

Volume 49, Number 4, April 1998

The Foundation, Development and Current Practice of OR (Papers Presented at a Symposium Held in Bowness, Cumbria, 20-22 May 1996) Editorials

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  Robert G. Dyson:
  The 50th anniversary of the founding of the OR Society. 303
• 
  Robert Fildes, John C. Ranyard:
  The foundation, development and current practice of OR: An editorial introduction and overview. 304-306

Foundation, development and current practice of OR

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  Maurice W. Kirby, Rebecca Capey:
  The origins and diffusion of operational research in the UK. 307-326
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  G. Lindsey:
  Four good decades of OR in the Canadian Department of National Defence. 327-335
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  Hugh J. Miser:
  What we learned early in the US Air Force about establishing and maintaining operational research groups. 336-346
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  P. Keys:
  OR groups and the professionalisation of OR. 347-354
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  John C. Ranyard, Robert Fildes:
  Winners and losers: adding organisational value. 355-368
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  Willem J. A. M. Overmeer, James C. Corbett, Luk N. Van Wassenhove:
  Cooperation between strands of practice: challenges and opportunities for the renewal of OR. 369-380
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  Peter C. Bell:
  Strategic operational research. 381-391

Perspectives

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  Robert E. Machol:
  How OR can survive and prosper. 392-395
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  Samuel Eilon:
  To charge or not to charge? 396-402
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  Rolfe Tomlinson:
  The six principles for effective OR - Their relevance in the 90s. 403-407
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  Jonathan Rosenhead:
  Success and survival - a comment. 408-412
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  Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann:
  Some observations on practising successful operational research. 413-419

Perspectives - how OR may develop

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  Richard J. Ormerod:
  Beyond internal OR groups. 420-429
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  H. G. Daellenbach, E. Grant Read:
  Success and survival of OR groups - where to from here? 430-433
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  John C. Ranyard, Robert Fildes:
  Summary of final discussion. 434-443

Volume 49, Number 5, May 1998

General Paper

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  Radhika Santhanam, Joyce J. Elam:
  A survey of knowledge-based systems research in decision sciences (1980-1995). 445-457

Case-Oriented Papers

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  Dimitrios Mihailidis, Kenneth R. Chelst:
  Optimal blending of out-of-specifications substances. 458-466
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  Gerald Midgley, Isaac Munlo, Mandy Brown:
  The theory and practice of boundary critique: developing housing services for older people. 467-478

Theoretical Papers

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  V. Daniel R. Guide Jr., Rajesh Srivastava, M. E. Kraus:
  Proactive expediting policies for recoverable manufacturing. 479-491
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  C. E. Mcculloch, B. Paal, Susan P. Ashdown:
  An optimisation approach to apparel sizing. 492-499
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  Victor V. Podinovski, Antreas D. Athanassopoulos:
  Assessing the relative efficiency of decision making units using DEA models with weight restrictions. 500-508
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  Ilkyeong Moon, S. Kang:
  Rationing policies for some inventory systems. 509-518
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  Herminia I. Calvete, Pedro M. Mateo:
  Lexicographic optimisation in generalised network flow problems. 519-529

Technical Notes

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  Stephen R. Clarke, John M. Norman:
  When to rush a 'behind' in Australian rules football: a dynamic programming approach. 530-536
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  T. E. Lee, J. W. Seo:
  Stochastic cyclic flow lines: non-blocking, Markovian models. 537-548
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  George Mavrotas, Danae Diakoulaki, D. Assimacopoulos:
  Bounding MOLP objective functions: effect on efficient set size. 549-557

Book Selection

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  R. Simons:
  Advances in Linear and Integer Programming. 558-559
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  Richard W. Eglese:
  Business Optimisation: Using mathematical programming. 559-560
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  John Mingers:
  Constructing Systems and Information: A Process View. 560-562
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  S. Kafandaris:
  Essays in Decision Making: A Volume in Honour of Stanley Zionts. 562

Viewpoint

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  Lakdere Benkherouf:
  Viewpoint. 563

A Reply

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  Moncer Hariga:
  A Reply. 563-565

Rejoinder

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  Lakdere Benkherouf:
  Rejoinder. 565-566

Corrigendum

• 
  John C. Ranyard:
  Corrigendum. 566

Volume 49, Number 6, June 1998

General Paper

• 
  Scott Baker, David Ponniah, Simon Smith:
  Techniques for the analysis of risks in major projects. 567-572

Case-Oriented Papers

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  Yasar A. Ozcan, J. Watts, J. M. Harris II, Stephen E. Wogen:
  Provider experience and technical efficiency in the treatment of stroke patients: DEA approach. 573-582
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  C. Kao:
  Measuring the efficiency of forest districts with multiple working circles. 583-590

Theoretical Papers

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  R. Sridharan, A. Subash Babu:
  Multi-level scheduling decisions in a class of FMS using simulation based metamodels. 591-602
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  Turgut Aykin:
  A composite branch and cut algorithm for optimal shift scheduling with multiple breaks and break windows. 603-615
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  Saul I. Gass:
  Tournaments, transitivity and pairwise comparison matrices. 616-624
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  A. Gunasekaran, Suresh K. Goyal, Teppo Martikainen, P. Yli-Olli:
  Production capacity planning and control in multi-stage manufacturing. 625-634
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  Rob R. Weitz, S. Lakshminarayanan:
  An empirical comparison of heuristic methods for creating maximally diverse groups. 635-646
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  Kathryn A. Dowsland, William B. Dowsland, Julia A. Bennell:
  Jostling for position: local improvement for irregular cutting patterns. 647-658
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  Meltem Denizel, Serpil Sayin:
  Part-type selection in flexible manufacturing systems: a bicriteria approach with due dates. 659-669

Technical Note

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  T. C. Edwin Cheng, Guoqing Wang:
  A note on scheduling alternative operations in two-machine flowshops. 670-673

Book Selection

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  John M. Wilson:
  Annotated Bibliographies in Combinatorial Optimization. 674-675
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  Alex J. Orman:
  Optimization of Stochastic Models: The Interface Between Simulation and Optimization. 675
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  D. Marsh:
  Rivers Statistical Compendium. 675-676
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  Graham K. Rand:
  The Practice of Quality Management. 676-677

List of Referees

• 
  JORS Refereeing 1997. 678-680

Volume 49, Number 7, July 1998

Intelligent Management Systems in Operations Editorial

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  Khairy Kobbacy, Sunil Vadera:
  Editorial. 681

Papers

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  Nathan C. Proudlove, Sunil Vadera, Khairy A. H. Kobbacy:
  Intelligent management systems in operations: a review. 682-699
• 
  J. Ben Atkinson:
  A greedy randomised search heuristic for time-constrained vehicle scheduling and the incorporation of a learning strategy. 700-708
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  Reza Zamani, Li-Yen Shue:
  Solving project scheduling problems with a heuristic learning algorithm. 709-716
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  M. C. M. de Carvalho, M. S. Dougherty, A. S. Fowkes, M. R. Wardman:
  Forecasting travel demand: a comparison of logit and artificial neural network methods. 717-722
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  Ani Calinescu, Janet Efstathiou, John Schirn, Julia Bermejo:
  Applying and assessing two methods for measuring complexity in manufacturing. 723-733
• 
  Denis Borenstein:
  IDSSFLEX: an intelligent DSS for the design and evaluation of flexible manufacturing systems. 734-744
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  A. W. Labib, G. B. Williams, R. F. O'Connor:
  An intelligent maintenance model (system): an application of the analytic hierarchy process and a fuzzy logic rule-based controller. 745-757
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  A. Gunasekaran:
  Concurrent engineering: a competitive strategy for process industries. 758-765

Book Selection

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  S. Peck:
  Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics. 766-767
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  J. Lowther:
  Managing Health Care under Resource Constraints: Proceedings of the 21st meeting of Operational Research Applied to Health. 767
• 
  David C. Lane:
  Modelling for Management: Simulation in Support of Systems Thinking (Vols 1 and 2). 767-768
• 
  Charles R. Leake:
  Multivariate Statistical Analysis: In Honor of Professor Minoru Siotani on his 70th Birthday, Vol. III. 768
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  John M. Wilson:
  Optimization and Computational Logic. 768-769
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  J. U. M. Smith:
  Project Risk Management: Processes, Techniques and Insights. 769-770
• 
  John M. Wilson:
  Advances in Sensitivity Analysis and Parametric Programming. 770
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  Victor J. Rayward-Smith:
  Parallel Computing in Optimization. 770-771
• 
  Ann R. Taket:
  Planning Under Pressure: The Strategic Choice Approach (2nd edn). 771-772
• 
  Graham K. Rand:
  Re-Engineering the Manufacturing System: Applying the Theory of Constraints. 772-773
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  Robert Fildes:
  Scenarios: The Art of Strategic Conversation. 773-774
• 
  Charles R. Leake:
  Systems Maintainability Analysis, Engineering and Management. 774-775

Volume 49, Number 8, August 1998

Papers

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  M. Banerjea-Brodeur, Jean-François Cordeau, Gilbert Laporte, A. Lasry:
  Scheduling linen deliveries in a large hospital. 777-780
• 
  Zeger Degraeve, Filip Roodhooft:
  Determining sourcing strategies: a decision model based on activity and cost driver information. 781-789
• 
  George Baltas, P. Doyle:
  An empirical analysis of private brand demand recognising heterogeneous preferences and choice dynamics. 790-798
• 
  José Carlos Soares Brandão, Alan Mercer:
  The multi-trip vehicle routing problem. 799-805
• 
  Y. V. Hui, R. Wild:
  Optimising production control of a maker-packer system in cigarette manufacture. 806-810
• 
  Tore W. Jonsbråten:
  Oil field optimization under price uncertainty. 811-818
• 
  Reinaldo Morabito, S. Morales:
  A simple and effective recursive procedure for the manufacturer's pallet loading problem. 819-828
• 
  Vahid Lotfi, Joseph Sarkis, John H. Semple:
  Economic justification for incremental implementation of advanced manufacturing systems. 829-839
• 
  Mohamed Ben-Daya, M. Makhdoum:
  Integrated production and quality model under various preventive maintenance policies. 840-853
• 
  Kakuzo Iwamura, Baoding Liu:
  Chance constrained integer programming models for capital budgeting in fuzzy environments. 854-860
• 
  Edward A. Silver, Daniel Costa:
  Some replenishment rules considering payment periods and risk of outdating. 861-869
• 
  Angie Byrne, Moshe Sniedovich, Leonid Churilov:
  Handling soft constraints via composite concave programming. 870-877
• 
  José Rui Figueira, Halim M'Silti, Pierre Tolla:
  Using mathematical programming heuristics in a multicriteria network flow context. 878-885
• 
  Bharatendu Srivastava:
  An effective heuristic for minimising makespan on unrelated parallel machines. 886-894

Book Selection

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  Chris Tofallis:
  Fractional Programming: Theory, Methods and Applications. 895
• 
  Ann R. Taket:
  Systems Modelling for Energy Policy. 896
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  Stochastic Programming. 897
• 
  John M. Wilson:
  Introduction to Stochastic Programming. 897-898

Volume 49, Number 9, September 1998

General Paper

• 
  Valerie Belton, John L. Scott:
  Independent learning and operational research in the classroom. 899-910

Case-Oriented Papers

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  James Moffat:
  The next generation of UK military satellite communication systems. 911-917
• 
  Victoria J. Mabin, J. Gibson:
  Synergies from spreadsheet LP used with the theory of constraints - a case study. 918-927
• 
  C. van Winden, Rommert Dekker:
  Rationalisation of building maintenance by Markov decision models: a pilot case study. 928-935

Theoretical Papers

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  David C. Lane:
  Can we have confidence in generic structures? 936-947
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  Couchen Wu, Sung-May Hsu, Tsu-Wu Tien:
  A new approach to evaluate the market share of service industries. 948-952
• 
  Bhaba R. Sarker, Z. Li:
  Measuring matrix-based cell formation with alternative routings. 953-965
• 
  Louise P. Bertrand, James H. Bookbinder:
  Stock redistribution in two-echelon logistics systems. 966-975
• 
  M. Wood, N. Capon, M. Kaye:
  User-friendly statistical concepts for process monitoring. 976-985

Technical Notes

• 
  Carlos Romero, Mehrdad Tamiz, Dylan F. Jones:
  Goal programming, compromise programming and reference point method formulations: linkages and utility interpretations. 986-991
• 
  Kevin Y. K. Ng, M. N. Lam:
  Standardisation of substitutable electrical items. 992-997
• 
  Enrique Ballestero:
  Approximating the optimum portfolio for an investor with particular preferences. 998-1000
• 
  Ali Allahverdi, Tariq A. Aldowaisan:
  Job lateness in flowshops with setup and removal times separated. 1001-1006
• 
  Surya Danusaputro Liman, Shrikant S. Panwalkar, Sansern Thongmee:
  Common due window size and location determination in a single machine scheduling problem. 1007-1010
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  Gregory M. Wajiga, Olatunde A. Adekola:
  Life-expectancy in a nonhomogeneous population. 1011-1012

Book Selection

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  Upendra Dave:
  Industrial Research for Competitiveness. 1013-1014
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  Peter Checkland:
  Solving Problem Solving: A Potent Force for Effective Management. 1014-1015
• 
  Frederick P. Wheeler:
  Systems for Sustainability: People, Organizations, and Environments. 1015-1016
• 
  Richard W. Cuthbertson:
  The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms and Applications for Logistics Management. 1016-1017

Viewpoints

• 
  Freerk A. Lootsma:
  Comment on 'Tournaments, Transitivity, and Pairwise Comparison Matrices' by Saul I Gass. 1018
• 
  R. D. Holder:
  The good university guide and rank reversal. 1019-1020

Volume 49, Number 10, October 1998

Case-Oriented Papers

• 
  Sally I. McClean, B. McAlea, Peter H. Millard:
  Using a Markov reward model to estimate spend-down costs for a geriatric department. 1021-1025
• 
  A. Higgins:
  Scheduling of railway track maintenance activities and crews. 1026-1033
• 
  Xavier Drèze, Fred Zufryden:
  A web-based methodology for product design evaluation and optimisation. 1034-1043
• 
  Ekunda L. Ulungu, Jacques Teghem, Ch. Ost:
  Efficiency of interactive multi-objective simulated annealing through a case study. 1044-1050

Theoretical Papers

• 
  Michael K. Ng:
  Heuristics approach to printed circuit board insertion problem. 1051-1059
• 
  Lawrence M. Seiford, Joe Zhu:
  Sensitivity analysis of DEA models for simultaneous changes in all the data. 1060-1071
• 
  M. C. Agar, Saïd Salhi:
  Lagrangean heuristics applied to a variety of large capacitated plant location problems. 1072-1084
• 
  David J. Robb, Edward A. Silver:
  Inventory management with periodic ordering and minimum order quantities. 1085-1094

Technical Notes

• 
  Joseph Kreimer, Abraham Mehrez:
  Computation of availability of a real-time system using queueing theory methodology. 1095-1100
• 
  Federico Della Croce, Roberto Tadei, Paolo Baracco, Andrea Grosso:
  A new decomposition approach for the single machine total tardiness scheduling problem. 1101-1106

Book Selection

• 
  Charles R. Leake:
  Decision Analysis for Management Judgement (2nd Edn). 1107
• 
  Simon French:
  Forecasting with Judgement. 1107-1108
• 
  D. G. Johnson:
  Managing and Modelling Complex Projects. 1108-1109
• 
  Richard W. Cuthbertson:
  World Class Production and Inventory Management (2nd Edn). 1109-1110

Volume 49, Number 11, November 1998

Case-Oriented Papers

• 
  K. Masri, Art Warburton:
  Using optimization to improve the yield of an aluminium extrusion plant. 1111-1116
• 
  Miles G. Nicholls:
  An integer programming approach to short-term production scheduling in a tobacco plant. 1117-1129
• 
  C. Sriskandarajah, Andrew K. S. Jardine, C. K. Chan:
  Maintenance scheduling of rolling stock using a genetic algorithm. 1130-1145
• 
  J. Wood, David Whitaker:
  Student centred school timetabling. 1146-1152

Theoretical Papers

• 
  Erik Demeulemeester, Bert De Reyck, Bram Foubert, Willy Herroelen, Mario Vanhoucke:
  New computational results on the discrete time/cost trade-off problem in project networks. 1153-1163
• 
  H. Lee:
  Parallel Lagrangean approximation procedure. 1164-1172
• 
  Selçuk Karabati, Baris Tan:
  Stochastic cyclic scheduling problem in synchronous assembly and production lines. 1173-1187

Technical Notes

• 
  Victor Portougal, Dan Trietsch:
  Makespan-related criteria for comparing schedules in stochastic environments. 1188-1195
• 
  Alf Kimms, Andreas Drexl:
  Some insights into proportional lot sizing and scheduling. 1196-1205
• 
  Yong-Wu Zhou, Hon-Shiang Lau:
  Optimal production lot-sizing model considering the bounded learning case and shortages backordered. 1206-1211
• 
  C. Jordan, J. Koppelmann:
  Multi-level lotsizing and scheduling by batch sequencing. 1212-1218

Viewpoint - Case Study Papers

• 
  John C. Ranyard:
  Editor's Note. 1219
• 
  Gerald Midgley:
  Theory and practice in operational research. 1219-1220
• 
  R. J. Omerod:
  JORS editorial policy. 1221-1223
• 
  Anthony H. Christer, et al.:
  Comments on Midgley's and Omerod's Viewpoints. 1224

Book Selection

• 
  Fabio Schoen:
  Computational Issues in High Performance Software for Nonlinear Optimization. 1225
• 
  Martin Read:
  Decision Making with Computers: The Spreadsheet and Beyond. 1225-1226
• 
  Upendra Dave:
  Linear Programming - 1: Introduction. 1226-1227
• 
  R. A. Forder:
  Military Operations Research: Quantitative Decision Making. 1227-1228
• 
  Fabio Schoen:
  Numerica A Modeling Language for Global Optimisation. 1228
• 
  S. Kafandaris:
  Operations Analysis in the Eighth Air Force, 1942-1945 Four Contemporary Accounts. 1229-1230

Erratum

• 
  Erratum. 1231

Volume 49, Number 12, December 1998

Case-Oriented Papers

• 
  Gilbert Laporte, Frédéric Semet, V. V. Dadeshidze, L. J. Olsson:
  A tiling and routing heuristic for the screening of cytological samples. 1233-1238
• 
  Eleni Hadjiconstantinou, Roberto Baldacci:
  A multi-depot period vehicle routing problem arising in the utilities sector. 1239-1248
• 
  B. R. Feiring, T. C. P. Sasfri, V. M. Rao Tummala, R. W. Mak:
  Modelling the cost of poor quality in a five-state part manufacturing operation: a case study. 1249-1253

Theoretical Papers

• 
  L. Liu, X. Liu:
  Block appointment systems for outpatient clinics with multiple doctors. 1254-1259
• 
  Hani I. Mesak, Thomas L. Means:
  Modelling advertising budgeting and allocation decisions using modified multinomial logit market share models. 1260-1269
• 
  Didier Fayard, Mhand Hifi, Vassilis Zissimopoulos:
  An efficient approach for large-scale two-dimensional guillotine cutting stock problems. 1270-1277
• 
  J. M. Freeman:
  Gambling on HI-LO: an evaluation of alternative playing strategies. 1278-1287

Technical Notes

• 
  Hong Yan, T. C. Edwin Cheng:
  Optimal production stopping and restarting times for an EOQ model with deteriorating items. 1288-1295
• 
  J. V. Moccellin, Marcelo Seido Nagano:
  Evaluating the performance of tabu search procedures for flow shop sequencing. 1296-1302

Book Selection

• 
  John M. Wilson:
  Modern Digital Simulation Methodology II. 1303
• 
  Alex E. Gerodimos:
  Robust Discrete Optimization and its Applications. 1303-1304
• 
  Victor J. Rayward-Smith:
  Steiner Minimal Trees. 1304-1305
• 
  Charles R. Leake:
  System Development Methods for the Next Century. 1305

Corrigendum

• 
  Corrigendum. 1306