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May 2005, Volume 56, Issue 5
- 549-562 Multilevel graph partitioning: an evolutionary approach
by S Küçükpetek & F Polat & H Oğuztüzün - 563-575 Exact formulation of stochastic EMQ model for an unreliable production system
by B C Giri & T Dohi - 576-587 Learning and forgetting-based worker selection for tasks of varying complexity
by D A Nembhard & N Osothsilp - 588-596 Solving the open vehicle routeing problem via a single parameter metaheuristic algorithm
by C D Tarantilis & G Ioannou & C T Kiranoudis & G P Prastacos - 597-603 Fuzzy linear programming with vague objective coefficients in an uncertain environment
by P Vasant & R Nagarajan & S Yaacob - 604-612 Improved lower bounds for the early/tardy scheduling problem with no idle time
by J M S Valente & R A F S Alves - 613-617 Book Selection
by U Aickelin
April 2005, Volume 56, Issue 4
- 357-364 Centralized DEA models with the possibility of downsizing
by S Lozano & G Villa - 365-381 Disruption management for resource-constrained project scheduling
by G Zhu & J F Bard & G Yu - 382-389 Solving the generalized minimum spanning tree problem by a branch-and-bound algorithm
by M Haouari & J Chaouachi & M Dror - 390-396 A generalized model for weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis
by D L Tracy & B Chen - 397-405 An analytical approach to the facility location and capacity acquisition problem under demand uncertainty
by A Dasci & G Laporte - 406-413 A new heuristic for the multi-mode resource investment problem
by C-C Hsu & D S Kim - 414-425 A GRASP algorithm for constrained two-dimensional non-guillotine cutting problems
by R Alvarez-Valdes & F Parreño & J M Tamarit - 426-438 Ant colony optimization for the examination scheduling problem
by K A Dowsland & J M Thompson - 439-452 Algorithms for a stochastic selective travelling salesperson problem
by H Tang & E Miller-Hooks - 453-462 Capacity planning and warehouse location in supply chains with uncertain demands
by E Aghezzaf - 463-465 Comments on the classification of management science methods by Mingers
by R J Ormerod - 465-467 Classifying philosophical assumptions: a reply to Ormerod
by J Mingers - 467-468 Sexing-up the evidence: a reply to Ormerod and Ulrich
by M C Jackson - 468-474 ‘More dangerous than an unanswered question is an unquestioned answer’: a contribution to the Ulrich debate
by J Mingers - 475-478 Book Selection
by U Aickelin
March 2005, Volume 56, Issue 3
- 235-243 Coal blending models for optimum cokemaking and blast furnace operation
by F J Vasko & D D Newhart & A D Strauss - 244-251 A procedure for the strategic planning of locations, capacities and districting of jails: application to Chile
by V Marianov & F Fresard - 252-266 Nonparametric frontier analysis with multiple constituencies
by M-L Bougnol & J H Dulá & D Retzlaff-Roberts & N K Womer - 267-274 A new tabu search heuristic for the open vehicle routing problem
by Z Fu & R Eglese & L Y O Li - 275-285 Modelling some aspects of the maintenance management of the working refractory lining of small electric arc furnaces in the steel industry
by M Al-Marsumi - 286-296 Assessing the benefits of remanufacturing option under one-way substitution
by Z P Bayındır & N Erkip & R Güllü - 297-306 Solving capacitated facility location problems by Fenchel cutting planes
by M T Ramos & J Sáez - 307-316 A heuristic approach for multiple item and location ordering problem with quantity discount and capacity constraint
by Peng-Sheng You - 317-323 Inclusion of nonlinear demand–supply relationships within large-scale partial equilibrium linear programming models
by T Rehman & C M Yates - 324-330 A polynomially searchable exponential neighbourhood for graph colouring
by C A Glass & A Prügel-Bennett - 331-341 Mathematical programming models for piecewise-linear discriminant analysis
by J J Glen - 342-345 Sensitivity and stability analysis in data envelopment analysis
by G R Jahanshahloo & F Hosseinzadeh & N Shoja & M Sanei & G Tohidi - 346-350 Optimal production run length for deteriorating production system with a two-state continuous-time Markovian processes under allowable shortages
by K-L Hou - 351-351 Erratum: A review and classification of heuristics for permutation flow-stop scheduling with makespan objective
by J M Framinan & J N D Gupta & R Leisten - 352-355 Book Selection
by U Aickelin
February 2005, Volume 56, Issue 2
- 123-125 Editorial
by Ruth Davies & David Bensley - 126-133 Modelling the requirement for supplementary nurses in an intensive care unit
by J D Griffiths & N Price-Lloyd & M Smithies & J E Williams - 134-143 Geographical simulation modelling for the regional planning of oral and maxillofacial surgery across London
by P R Harper & S Phillips & J E Gallagher - 144-152 A framework for predicting gross institutional long-term care cost arising from known commitments at local authority level
by C Pelletier & T J Chaussalet & H Xie - 153-161 A simulation-based study of a NHS Walk-in Centre
by R Ashton & L Hague & M Brandreth & D Worthington & S Cropper - 162-172 Using OR to support the development of an integrated musculo-skeletal service
by R B van der Meer & L A Rymaszewski & H Findlay & J Curran - 173-179 Incorporating operations research techniques to evaluate information systems impact on healthcare
by K J Leonard & J Lin & S Dalziel & R Yap & D Adams - 180-192 Proposing a systems vision of knowledge management in emergency care
by J S Edwards & M J Hall & D Shaw - 193-201 Improving health care through community OR
by M Walsh & T Hostick - 202-213 Assessing the risk of vCJD transmission via surgery: models for uncertainty and complexity
by P Bennett & A Hare & J Townshend - 214-221 Description of an individual patient methodology for calculating the cost-effectiveness of treatments for osteoporosis in women
by M D Stevenson & J E Brazier & N W Calvert & M Lloyd-Jones & J E Oakley & J A Kanis - 222-233 Use of discrete-event simulation to evaluate strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries
by M S Rauner & S C Brailsford & S Flessa
January 2005, Volume 56, Issue 1
- 1-2 Editorial
by Terry Williams & John Wilson - 3-14 Automatic knowledge extraction from survey data: learning M-of-N constructs using a hybrid approach
by R Setiono & S-L Pan & M-H Hsieh & A Azcarraga - 15-24 Optimizing time limits in retail promotions: an email application
by R C Hanna & P D Berger & L J Abendroth - 25-38 Mapping the structure of MBA programmes: a comparative study of the structure of accredited AMBA programmes in the United Kingdom
by A Paucar-Caceres & R Thorpe - 39-50 Scheduling for an arc-welding robot considering heat-caused distortion
by H-J Kim & Y-D Kim & D-H Lee - 51-59 The use of total cost of ownership for strategic procurement: a company-wide management information system
by Z Degraeve & F Roodhooft & B van Doveren - 60-66 Design of balanced MBA student teams
by J Desrosiers & N Mladenović & D Villeneuve - 67-74 An inventory system with investment to reduce yield variability and set-up cost
by L-C Lin & K-L Hou - 75-87 Using revenue management to improve pricing and capacity management in programme management
by J Pinder - 88-101 Comparative evaluation of MILP flowshop models
by E F Stafford & F T Tseng & J N D Gupta - 102-109 Identification and illumination of popular misconceptions about project scheduling and time buffering in a resource-constrained environment
by W Herroelen & R Leus - 110-112 Note on scheduling with general learning curves to minimize the number of tardy jobs
by G Mosheiov & J B Sidney - 113-118 A marketing-oriented inventory model with three-component demand rate dependent on displayed stock level (DSL)
by A K Pal & A K Bhunia & R N Mukherjee - 119-122 PROMETHEE: an extension through fuzzy mathematical programming
by A S Fernández-Castro & M Jiménez
December 2004, Volume 55, Issue 12
- 1243-1255 A review and classification of heuristics for permutation flow-shop scheduling with makespan objective
by J M Framinan & J N D Gupta & R Leisten - 1256-1265 Evaluation of the university libraries in Taiwan: total measure versus ratio measure
by C Kao & Y-C Lin - 1266-1274 A criterion for comparing and selecting batsmen in limited overs cricket
by G D I Barr & B S Kantor - 1275-1280 A simple algorithm for the source-induced fixed-charge transportation problem
by V Adlakha & K Kowalski - 1281-1297 Adaptive age replacement strategies based on nonparametric predictive inference
by P Coolen-Schrijner & F P A Coolen - 1298-1310 A metaheuristic for the vehicle-routeing problem with soft time windows
by W-C Chiang & R A Russell - 1311-1322 Production trade-offs and weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis
by V V Podinovski - 1323-1332 Heuristic algorithms for the multiple-choice multidimensional knapsack problem
by M Hifi & M Michrafy & A Sbihi - 1333-1341 The elastic generalized assignment problem
by R M Nauss - 1342-1351 Crossdocking—JIT scheduling with time windows
by Y Li & A Lim & B Rodrigues - 1352-1357 A new model for call centre queue management
by E Chassioti & D J Worthington - 1358-1362 Generalization of Johnson's and Talwar's scheduling rules in two-machine stochastic flow shops
by P J Kalczynski & J Kamburowski - 1363-1366 Simplification of the transformations and redundancy of assurance regions in IDEA (imprecise DEA)
by K S Park - 1367-1368 Minimum score separation—an open combinatorial problem associated with the cutting stock problem
by C Goulimis - 1369-1369 Erratum: A savings index heuristic algorithm for flowshop scheduling with sequence-dependent setup times
by S R Das & J N D Gupta & B M Khumawala
November 2004, Volume 55, Issue 11
- 1123-1129 Obituary: C West Churchman, 1913–2004
by W Ulrich - 1130-1136 The efficient frontier for spot and forward purchases: an application to electricity
by C-K Woo & I Horowitz & B Horii & R I Karimov - 1137-1144 Analysis and improvement of the product delivery system of a beer producer in Ankara
by S Pamuk & M Köksalan & R Güllü - 1145-1155 A four-role model of the automotive industry development in developing countries: a case in Taiwan
by T-S Jan & C-T Hsiao - 1156-1168 Structure of multi-criteria decision-making
by C M Brugha - 1169-1177 Optimal portfolios using linear programming models
by C Papahristodoulou & E Dotzauer - 1178-1186 Manpower allocation with time windows
by A Lim & B Rodrigues & L Song - 1187-1193 Sensitivity in data envelopment analysis using an approximate inverse matrix
by L Neralić & R E Wendell - 1194-1207 Algorithms for the wafer probing scheduling problem with sequence-dependent set-up time and due date restrictions
by W L Pearn & S H Chung & M H Yang & Y H Chen - 1208-1217 A general multi-shift scheduling system
by G Laporte & G Pesant - 1218-1228 A general solution for the newsboy model with random order size and possibly a cutoff transaction size
by H Shore - 1229-1230 Pragmatism: an emergent property of Georgiou's paper?
by R J Ormerod - 1230-1233 A note on Georgiou's discussion of emergent property
by J B Atkinson - 1233-1234 Reply to the comments of Ormerod and Atkinson
by I Georgiou - 1235-1235 A note on SCL Koh's paper ‘MRP-controlled batch-manufacturing environment under uncertainty’
by D Worthington - 1235-1235 Comment on Dave Worthington's note on Koh SCL (2004): MRP-controlled batch-manufacturing environment under uncertainty
by S C L Koh - 1236-1238 A contribution to the discussion of Ulrich's paper
by R Ormerod - 1238-1241 Reply to the comments of Ormerod: the history of ideas of CST
by W Ulrich
October 2004, Volume 55, Issue 10
- 1021-1022 Editorial
by Terry Williams & John Wilson - 1023-1038 Calculating scale elasticity in DEA models
by F R Førsund & L Hjalmarsson - 1039-1048 Alternative statistical regression studies of the effects of Joint and Service Specific advertising on military recruitment
by P L Brockett & W W Cooper & S C Kumbhakar & M J Kwinn & D McCarthy - 1049-1058 Constructions of economic functions and calculations of marginal rates in DEA using parametric optimization methods
by V E Krivonozhko & O B Utkin & A V Volodin & I A Sablin & M Patrin - 1059-1063 A free coordination hull approach to efficiency measurement
by R H Green & W D Cook - 1064-1070 Estimating consumers' willingness to pay for individual quality attributes with DEA
by J-D Lee & A Repkine & S-W Hwang & T-Y Kim - 1071-1080 Do mergers improve hospital productivity?
by G D Ferrier & V G Valdmanis - 1081-1089 Analysing the effect of technical change on individual outputs using modified quasi-Malmquist indexes
by I Herrero & S Pascoe - 1090-1101 A multi-objective approach to determine alternative targets in data envelopment analysis
by M P Estellita Lins & L Angulo-Meza & A C Moreira Da Silva - 1102-1110 Economic inefficiency measurement of input spending when decision-making units face different input prices
by H Fukuyama & W L Weber - 1111-1121 Negative data in DEA: a directional distance approach applied to bank branches
by M C A Silva Portela & E Thanassoulis & G Simpson
September 2004, Volume 55, Issue 9
- 911-935 Content analysis of data envelopment analysis literature and its comparison with that of other OR/MS fields
by S Gattoufi & M Oral & A Kumar & A Reisman - 936-956 An overview of heuristic solution methods
by E A Silver - 957-967 Model-based assessment of military aircraft engine maintenance systems
by E D Adamides & Y A Stamboulis & A G Varelis - 968-975 Using SSM to rethink the analysis of energy efficiency initiatives
by L M P Neves & A G Martins & C H Antunes & L C Dias - 976-987 An extended study of the K-means algorithm for data clustering and its applications
by Ja-Shen Chen & Russell K H Ching & Yi-Shen Lin - 988-999 Generalized best choice problem based on the information economics approach
by Y H Chun - 1000-1007 A partial enumeration heuristic for multi-objective flowshop scheduling problems
by J E C Arroyo & V A Armentano - 1008-1012 Data envelopment analysis with stochastic data
by John Ruggiero
August 2004, Volume 55, Issue 8
- 791-800 Contemporary OR/MS in strategy development and policy-making: some reflections
by M Pidd - 801-813 A flexible and generic approach to dynamic modelling of supply chains
by W Y Hung & S Kucherenko & N J Samsatli & N Shah - 814-821 Weight-restricted DEA in action: from expert opinions to mathematical models
by T Joro & E-J Viitala - 822-829 Cricket interruptus: fairness and incentive in limited overs cricket matches
by M Carter & G Guthrie - 830-835 A genetic algorithm for flow shop scheduling problems
by O Etiler & B Toklu & M Atak & J Wilson - 836-849 School redistricting: embedding GIS tools with integer programming
by F Caro & T Shirabe & M Guignard & A Weintraub - 850-859 Functional estimation of activity criticality indices and sensitivity analysis of expected project completion time
by J-G Cho & B-J Yum - 860-868 Customer lifetime value: stochastic optimization approach
by W-K Ching & M K Ng & K-K Wong & E Altman - 869-875 A distance-metric methodology for the derivation of weights from a pairwise comparison matrix
by D F Jones & S J Mardle - 876-883 Application-driven sequential designs for simulation experiments: Kriging metamodelling
by J P C Kleijnen & W C M van Beers - 884-891 On the economic tender quantity
by J B Atkinson - 892-901 Pricing and lot-sizing for a deteriorating item in a periodic review inventory system with shortages
by J-M Chen & L-T Chen - 902-909 Optimal production policy with shelf life including shortages
by S Sharma
July 2004, Volume 55, Issue 7
- 685-686 Editorial
by C A Glass & C N Potts & A L Tuson - 687-693 Statistical analysis of local search landscapes
by C R Reeves & A V Eremeev - 694-704 Local search heuristics for multi-index assignment problems with decomposable costs
by H-J Bandelt & A Maas & F C R Spieksma - 705-716 Ant colony optimization and local search for bin packing and cutting stock problems
by J Levine & F Ducatelle - 717-727 Vehicle routing in the 1-skip collection problem
by C Archetti & M G Speranza - 728-736 Derivation of near-optimal pump schedules for water distribution by simulated annealing
by G Mccormick & R S Powell - 737-748 Local search for Hamiltonian Path with applications to clustering visitation paths
by R Torres-Velázquez & V Estivill-Castro - 749-759 A successful operational research intervention in one-day cricket
by F C Duckworth & A J Lewis - 760-768 New heuristics for over-constrained flight to gate assignments
by H Ding & A Lim & B Rodrigues & Y Zhu - 769-779 Minisum collection depots location problem with multiple facilities on a network
by O Berman & R Huang - 780-784 A priority list based heuristic for the job shop problem: part 2 tabu search
by Paul M E Shutler
June 2004, Volume 55, Issue 6
- 561-578 Applications of location analysis in agriculture: a survey
by M T Lucas & D Chhajed - 579-588 LP modelling of the finishing hot rolling programme for low carbon steel coils
by M Al-Marsumi & O A'zoza - 589-597 Balancing assembly lines: an industrial case study
by S D Lapierre & A B Ruiz - 598-605 On the nature of discontinuities in system dynamics modelling of disrupted projects
by S Howick & C Eden - 606-613 Evaluating train protection systems
by G Riddington & M Beck & J Cowie - 614-621 Total flowtime and makespan for a no-wait m-machine flowshop with set-up times separated
by S I Brown & R G McGarvey & J A Ventura - 622-629 Parallel discrete event simulation algorithm for manufacturing supply chains
by R Roy & R Arunachalam - 630-639 Receiver set partitioning and sequencing for multicasting traffic in a WDM lightwave single-hop network
by C S Sung & H C Rim - 640-646 The multi-source Weber problem with constant opening cost
by J Brimberg & N Mladenovic & S Salhi - 647-656 A periodic review production and maintenance model with random demand, deteriorating equipment, and binomial yield
by T W Sloan - 657-661 On the challenges of healthcare modelling and a proposed project life cycle for successful implementation
by P R Harper & M A Pitt - 662-666 Models to estimate average route lengths in different geographical environments
by A Hindle & D Worthington - 667-670 Ensuring feasibility in ‘a generalized quantity discount pricing model to increase supplier's profits’
by U Buscher & G Lindner - 671-673 A modified Silver–Meal heuristic for dynamic lot sizing under incremental quantity discounts
by J Hu & C L Munson & E A Silver - 674-676 Some comments on ‘Inventory models with fixed and variable lead time crash costs consideration’
by M A Hoque & S K Goyal
May 2004, Volume 55, Issue 5
- 439-439 Editorial
by Terry Williams & John Wilson - 440-452 Using OR for diagnosis and facilitation in change programmes: a university application
by M G Nicholls & B J Cargill & K S Dhir - 453-463 Problem structuring methods for large group interventions
by D Shaw & M Westcombe & J Hodgkin & G Montibeller - 464-474 IMGD: an interactive method for multiobjective group decision aid
by F B Abdelaziz & J M Martel & A Mselmi - 475-484 Inventory strategies for systems with fast remanufacturing
by R Teunter & E van der Laan & D Vlachos - 485-494 A single-stage supply chain system controlled by kanban under just-in-time philosophy
by S Wang & B R Sarker - 495-503 Deterministic economic order quantity models with partial backlogging when demand and cost are fluctuating with time
by J-T Teng & H-L Yang - 504-512 Multiprocessor task scheduling in multistage hybrid flow-shops: a genetic algorithm approach
by F Sivrikaya şerifoğlu & G Ulusoy - 513-520 A branch-and-cut algorithm for the plant-cycle location problem
by M Labbé & I Rodríguez-Martin & J J Salazar-González - 521-528 Selecting DEA specifications and ranking units via PCA
by C Serrano Cinca & C Mar Molinero - 529-534 Population needs assessment and access modelling for cardiac services
by P R Harper & J Yates & H Wilderspin & A K Shahani & C Bowie & C Duff - 535-541 Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing
by M F Anjos & R C H Cheng & C S M Currie - 542-546 Improved tabu search algorithm for the handling of route duration constraints in vehicle routing problems with time windows
by J-F Cordeau & G Laporte & A Mercier - 547-552 An improved branch and bound algorithm for a strongly correlated unbounded knapsack problem
by Y-J Seong & Y-G G & M-K Kang & C-W Kang - 553-553 Viewpoint
by Ken Bowen - 553-554 Reply to the comments of Bowen
by W Ulrich
April 2004, Volume 55, Issue 4
- 317-317 Foreword
by Rupert Smith - 318-318 Editorial
by James Moffat & Roger Forder - 319-332 Operational research in the UK Ministry of Defence: an overview
by R A Forder - 333-339 Development of a novel family of military campaign simulation models
by B Taylor & A Lane - 340-349 Validation of the mission-based approach to representing command and control in simulation models of conflict
by J Moffat & I Campbell & P Glover - 350-360 Limits of German defence reform: results of parametric analyses for the commission ‘Common Security and Future of the Bundeswehr’
by R K Huber & B Schmidt - 361-374 Identifying indicators of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons development activity in sub-national terrorist groups
by T J Sullivan & W L Perry - 375-389 Analysis and Evaluation of the Command and Control Concept of the NATO Immediate Reaction Task Force (Land)
by N J Lambert - 390-402 Benefits analysis—a robust assessment approach
by G L Mathieson - 403-412 Balance of investment in armoured combat support vehicles: an application of mixed integer programming
by N S Walmsley & P Hearn - 413-421 COMPASS—the verification and validation of an operational analysis model for use in the prediction of Nimrod MRA4 operational effectiveness
by J F M Brennan & A L Denton - 422-430 Integrated logistics planning for the air and space expeditionary force
by M A Amouzegar & R S Tripp & L A Galway - 431-437 Forecasting for the ordering and stock-holding of spare parts
by A H C Eaves & B G Kingsman
March 2004, Volume 55, Issue 3
- 211-218 Profit maximization in a multi-product firm with impatient customers
by E J Levin & Y Ma & R E Wright - 219-232 MRP-controlled batch-manufacturing environment under uncertainty
by S C L Koh - 233-239 Adaptive server staffing in the presence of time-varying arrivals: a feed-forward control approach
by M C Testik & J K Cochran & G C Runger - 240-246 Integrated inventory model of returns-quantity discounts contract
by C-S Shi & C-T Su - 247-256 Makespan minimization in single-machine scheduling with step-deterioration of processing times
by A A K Jeng & B M T Lin - 257-264 Scheduling jobs with position-dependent processing times
by A Bachman & A Janiak - 265-276 Bridging the gap between the constant and variable returns-to-scale models: selective proportionality in data envelopment analysis
by V V Podinovski - 277-286 Flowshop scheduling problem to minimize total completion time with random and bounded processing times
by Y N Sotskov & A Allahverdi & T-C Lai - 287-297 A two-stage heuristic for disassembly scheduling with assembly product structure
by D-H Lee & P Xirouchakis - 298-307 A Branch & Cut algorithm for a four-index assignment problem
by G Appa & D Magos & I Mourtos - 308-311 Running uphill: energy needs and Naismith's Rule
by J M Norman - 312-316 A linear programming approach for linear multi-level programming problems
by S B Sinha & S Sinha
February 2004, Volume 55, Issue 2
- 101-102 Editorial
by Khairy Kobbacy & Sunil Vadera - 103-115 An intelligent system for prioritisation of organ transplant patient waiting lists using fuzzy logic
by T Perris & A W Labib - 116-122 Optimal scheduling of batch industrial facilities
by A P Barbosa-Póvoa & C M C Vieira