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September 2000, Volume 51, Issue 9
- 1060-1069 Artificial neural network models for predicting patterns in auditing monthly balances
by E Koskivaara - 1070-1082 Additive aggregation with variable interdependent parameters: the VIP analysis software
by L C Dias & J N Clímaco - 1083-1092 Packing problems and project scheduling models: an integrating perspective
by S Hartmann - 1093-1099 Routing and location on a network with hazardous threats
by O Berman & Z Drezner & G O Wesolowsky - 1100-1106 Minimising maximum lateness in a two-machine flowshop
by M Haouari & T Ladhari - 1107-1110 Viewpoint and Respons
by F R Johnston & R D Snyder & A B Koehler & J K Ord
August 2000, Volume 51, Issue 8
- 895-896 Commentary on Belton (1985): The use of a simple multi-criteria model to assist in selection from a shortlist
by J Hough - 897-905 Data envelopment analysis with missing data: an application to University libraries in Taiwan
by C Kao & S-Tai Liu - 906-912 Nonparametric estimation of returns to scale in the public sector with an application to the provision of educational services
by J Ruggiero - 913-920 The use of cascade-correlation neural networks in University fund raising
by B K Wong & T A Bodnovich & V S-K Lai - 921-935 Some related paradoxes of queuing theory: new cases and a unifying explanation
by J B Atkinson - 936-948 Influence of model management systems on decision making: empirical evidence and implications
by Q B Chung & T R Willemain & R M O'Keefe - 949-958 A survey of contingency factors affecting the validation of end-user spreadsheet-based decision support systems
by P N Finlay & J M Wilson - 959-970 The location of protection devices on electrical tree networks: a heuristic approach
by J C James & S Salhi - 971-981 Heuristics for multiple facility location in a network using the variance criterion
by M C López de los Mozos & J A Mesa - 982-992 On the resolution of the single product capacitated machine siting problem
by R Cañavate-Bernal & M Landete-Ruiz & A Marín-Pérez - 993-998 A ratings based Poisson model for World Cup soccer simulation
by D Dyte & S R Clarke - 999-1001 On the optimal production stopping and restarting times for an EOQ model with deteriorating items
by Z T Balkhi - 1001-1002 A Reply to Balkhi
by H Yan & T C E Cheng - 1002-1003 Response to Yan and Cheng
by Z T Balkhi - 1003-1003 Response to Balkhi's response
by H Yan & T C E Cheng - 1004-1007 Roger Tatham Eddison: an appreciation
by Stafford Beer
July 2000, Volume 51, Issue 7
- 775-775 Commentary on Lee A (1970): Supranational Operational Research
by R Cuninghame-Greene - 776-788 Expert and experiential knowledge in planning
by A Khakee & A Barbanente & D Borri - 789-800 Using DEA for planning in UK universities—an institutional perspective
by C S Sarrico & R G Dyson - 801-811 Do mergers enhance the performance of hospital efficiency?
by J Harris & H Ozgen & Y Ozcan - 812-824 Analysing the effectiveness of Chlamydia screening
by J R P Townshend & H S Turner - 825-833 Solving a nurse scheduling problem with knapsacks, networks and tabu search
by K A Dowsland & J M Thompson - 834-842 A combined ship scheduling and allocation problem
by K Fagerholt & M Christiansen - 843-854 Performance in primary schools
by M J Mancebon & C Mar Molinero - 855-862 Multiple schedules and measures of resource constrained float
by J A Bowers - 863-868 How to correctly calculate discounted healthcare costs and benefits
by R D Baker - 869-874 Optimal system design considering warranty, periodic preventive maintenance, and minimal repair
by D Lin & M J Zuo & R C M Yam & Max Q-H Meng - 875-881 Economic lot scheduling problem with imperfect production processes
by M Ben-Daya & M Hariga - 882-886 Future Research on Coherent Pluralism: Courageous or Misguided?
by R J Ormerod & M C Jackson - 887-888 Generating correlated random variables for a simulation model
by D C Myers & A B Yeh - 889-890 A note on Snyder's simple proof that the inventory position is uniformly distributed in some (Q,R) Systems
by A H-L Lau & H-S Lau - 890-890 The diet problem—or should it be the health problem?
by Max Moullin
June 2000, Volume 51, Issue 6
- 655-655 A commentary on Wright MB (1991): Scheduling English cricket umpires
by Graham Rand, - 656-665 A simulation model of the spread of Hepatitis C within a closed cohort
by D Mather - 666-682 Testing schedule performance and reliability for train stations
by M Carey & S Carville - 683-688 Shortest path in the presence of obstacles: An application to ocean shipping
by K Fagerholt & S I Heimdal & A Loktu - 689-699 Integrating approaches to revitalise a church's mission strategy
by J W Bryant & C K Chin - 700-711 Exploring the use of narrative analysis as an operational research method: A case study in voluntary sector evaluation
by L White & A Taket - 712-719 A sequential method for the development of visual interactive meta-simulation models using neural networks
by R D Hurrion - 720-728 An extended maximin approach for decision analysis with uncontrollable factors
by V V Podinovski - 729-735 The maximum return-on-investment plant location problem
by J Brimberg & C ReVelle - 736-743 A multiple criteria decision making approach for electricity planning in Spain: economic versus environmental objectives
by P Linares & C Romero - 744-754 The incorporation of target performance measures and constrained optimisation in the newsboy problem
by M A Pearson - 755-761 On the effect of centralisation on expected profits in a multi-location Newsboy problem
by M Cherikh - 762-768 Reorder level determination with serially-correlated demand
by T L Urban - 773-774 Erratum: On modelling poor quality costs in part manufacturing operation
by B R Feiring & T C P Sasfri & V M Rao Tummala & R W Mak
May 2000, Volume 51, Issue 5
- 509-509 Commentary on Ball and Burns (1968): An econometric approach to short-run analysis in the UK economy, 1955–66
by J R Lawrence, - 510-517 Community operational research issues and public art practice: the art director system
by E H Norman & J M Norman - 518-531 Looking in the wrong place for healthcare improvements: A system dynamics study of an accident and emergency department
by D C Lane & C Monefeldt & J V Rosenhead - 532-541 An analysis of customer retention and insurance claim patterns using data mining: a case study
by K A Smith & R J Willis & M Brooks - 542-556 Mixing methodologies for information systems development and strategy: A higher education case study
by S Clarke & B Lehaney - 557-563 Group preference aggregation rules: The results of a comparative analysis with in situ data
by M J Read & J S Edwards & A E Gear - 564-573 A heuristic method for the open vehicle routing problem
by D Sariklis & S Powell - 574-582 Survivable capacitated network design problem: new formulation and Lagrangean relaxation
by M Ríos & V Marianov & M Gutierrez - 583-591 A consumer purchasing model with learning and departure behaviour
by C Wu & H-L Chen - 592-601 Examination of flexibility acquisition policies in dual resource constrained job shops with simultaneous worker learning and forgetting effects
by H V Kher - 602-608 The multi-item newsvendor problem with a budget constraint and fixed ordering costs
by I Moon & E A Silver - 609-624 Machine duplication and part subcontracting in the presence of alternative cell locations in manufacturing cell design
by R Logendran & V Sirikrai - 625-634 A compromise weight for multi-criteria group decision making with individual preference
by Q Wei & H Yan & J Ma & Z Fan - 635-638 Reorder quantities for (Q,R) inventory models
by B C Vasconcelos & M P Marques - 639-640 A note on production capacity planning and control in multi-stage manufacturing
by R A Sarker - 640-641 Reply to Sarker
by A Gunasekaran - 642-642 A note with respect to Gregory and Lau's paper ‘Logical soft systems modelling for information source analysis – the case of Hong Kong Telecom’
by J B Kidd & J Leung - 642-644 A reply to Kidd and Leung
by F Gregory
April 2000, Volume 51, Issue 4
- 383-383 Progress in simulation research: an editorial introduction and overview
by S J E Taylor & S Robinson & R J Paul - 384-384 A commentary on Mellor and Tocher: A steel-works production game
by R J Paul - 385-394 Adaptive protocols for parallel discrete event simulation
by S R Das - 395-404 Distributing decision making using Java simulation across the World Wide Web
by R Pooley & P Wilcox - 405-412 Using Java to develop discrete event simulations
by M Pidd & R A Cassel - 413-422 An asynchronous protocol for virtual factory simulation on shared memory multiprocessor systems
by B-P Gan & S J Turner - 423-430 Integrating simulation modelling and GIS: spatial decision support systems for evacuation planning
by F N de Silva & R W Eglese - 431-439 Representing the command and control process in simulation models of conflict
by J Moffat - 440-448 Simulation: an application of factory design process methodology
by J A Harding & K Popplewell - 449-456 IBM journey management library: an arena system for airport simulations
by J L Snowdon & E MacNair & M Montevecchi & C A Callery & S El-Taji & S Miller - 457-464 The validation of fast-time air traffic simulations in practice
by M R Phillips & D T Marsh - 465-475 Simulating economic factors in adjuvant breast cancer treatment
by T Eldabi & R J Paul & S J E Taylor - 476-484 Using simulation modelling for evaluating screening services for diabetic retinopathy
by R Davies & S Brailsford & P Roderick & C Canning & D Crabbe - 485-489 Discrete quantity approach to continuous simulation modelling
by P M Barton & A M Tobias - 490-500 Ordinal optimisation and simulation
by Y-C Ho & C G Cassandras & C-H Chen & L Dai - 501-507 Making efficient simulation experiments interactively with a desktop simulation package
by R C H Cheng & J D Lamb
March 2000, Volume 51, Issue 3
- 251-252 ‘The solution of massive generalized set partitioning problems in aircrew rostering’ D M Ryan (1992). J. Opl Res Soc 43(5): 459–467
by Graham Rand, - 253-257 A matching approach for replenishing rectangular stock sizes
by F J Vasko & J A McNamara & R N Parkes & F E Wolf & L R Woodyatt - 258-262 Scheduling charter aircraft
by D Ronen - 263-271 An integrated material handling system for a truck assembly plant
by E Kozan - 272-277 Evaluation of strategies for Downs Syndrome screening
by M Utley & S Gallivan - 278-290 Planning for disaster: developing a multi-agency counselling service
by W J Gregory & G Midgley - 291-300 The role of feedback dynamics in disruption and delay on the nature of disruption and delay (D&D) in major projects
by C Eden & T Williams & F Ackermann & S Howick - 301-310 Project cost dynamics for development policy-making
by A N Mashayekhi - 311-319 Condition monitoring: a new perspective
by F P A Coolen & P Coolen-Schrijner - 320-332 Quantifying the benefits of route reoptimisation under stochastic customer demands
by M A Haughton - 333-340 Bi-objective optimisation with multiple decision-makers: a convex approach to attain majority solutions
by S L C Oliveira & P A V Ferreira - 341-349 A fuzzy programming method for deriving priorities in the analytic hierarchy process
by L Mikhailov - 350-357 An optimal algorithm for repairable-item inventory system with depot spares
by J-S Kim & K-C Shin & S-K Park - 358-363 Forecasting demand variation when there are stockouts
by P C Bell - 364-370 A Lagrangian relaxation approach to multi-period inventory/distribution planning
by J-U Kim & Y-D Kim - 371-375 A mixed integer programming formulation for the 1-maximin problem
by S Sayin - 376-378 Setting scale efficient targets in DEA via returns to scale estimation method
by J Zhu - 379-379 A reply to Zhu: How useful or accurate is this alternative?
by G Appa & M Yue
February 2000, Volume 51, Issue 2
- 135-135 A Commentary on: Stringer J (1967) Operational research for “multi-organisations” Opl Res Q., 18: 105–120
by C J L Yewlett - 136-144 Energy modelling platforms for policy and strategy support
by Isaac Dyner - 145-155 Towards a general condition based maintenance model for a stochastic dynamic system
by W Wang & A H Christer - 156-161 Optimisation of sinking funds for major repairs in a housing association
by G Bowles & J S Dagpunar - 162-167 A simulation analysis of arrest costs
by A Greasley - 168-175 An exploration into the influence of psychological profiles upon group decision making
by P Naudé & G Lockett & G Islei & P Drinkwater - 176-182 A rigorous definition of Robustness Analysis
by H-Y Wong & J Rosenhead - 183-197 Project finance: a multi-criteria approach to arbitration
by E Ballestero - 198-208 An approximation method for general closed queuing networks with Fork/Join mechanisms
by B Baynat & Y Dallery - 209-220 Linear programming with interval coefficients
by J W Chinneck & K Ramadan - 221-230 An option-pricing look at the introduction of private labels
by I Horowitz - 231-236 Efficient formulation of electric utility resource planning models
by D T Gardner - 237-240 A note on the sampling distribution of the information content of the priority vector of a consistent pairwise comparison judgment matrix of AHP
by V M Rao Tummala & H Ling - 241-245 Diagramming conventions in system dynamics
by David C Lane
January 2000, Volume 51, Issue 1
- 1-2 Editorial
by John Ranyard, - 3-3 A Commentary on ‘Blackett: Operational Research’1
by R Fildes - 4-4 OR and Strategy: Editorial Introduction
by Robert Dyson - 5-11 Strategy, performance and operational research
by Robert G Dyson - 12-20 Mapping distinctive competencies: a systemic approach
by C Eden & F Ackermann - 21-35 A cognitive approach to group strategic decision taking: a discussion of evolved practice in the light of received research results
by P H Grinyer - 36-44 Corporate visioning: a survey of UK practice
by F O'Brien & M Meadows - 45-52 Evaluating foreign direct investments: new challenges for strategic planners
by M J Foster - 53-60 A strategic evaluation of capacity retirements in the steel industry
by B C Dangerfield & C A Roberts - 61-71 Tactical and strategic models for satellite customer assignment
by C H Scott & O G Skelton & E Rolland - 72-82 Using combined forecasts with changing weights for electricity demand profiling
by J W Taylor & S Majithia - 83-89 A two-stage stochastic programming with recourse model for determining robust planting plans in horticulture
by K Darby-Dowman & S Barker & E Audsley & D Parsons - 90-101 A new model and solution method for product line design with pricing
by L S Thakur & S K Nair & K-W Wen & P Tarasewich - 102-110 Improving the identification of returns to scale in data envelopment analysis
by L E Read & E Thanassoulis - 111-122 Inventory rationing in an (s, Q) inventory model with lost sales and two demand classes
by P Melchiors & R Dekker & M J Kleijn - 123-128 A continuous time solution for optimal claim limits in vehicle insurance
by J S Dagpunar - 129-133 Deterministic hierarchical substitution inventory models
by H Gurnani & Z Drezner
December 1999, Volume 50, Issue 12
- 1185-1190 Not if but when will borrowers default
by J Banasik & J N Crook & L C Thomas - 1191-1198 Information resource planning for a health-care system using an AHP-based goal programming method
by C W Lee & N K Kwak - 1199-1204 A robust forecasting system, based on the combination of two simple moving averages
by F R Johnston & J E Boylan & E Shale & M Meadows - 1205-1216 An integrated approach to dynamic plant location and capacity planning
by S-K Lim & Y-D Kim - 1217-1228 A fuzzy set approach to activity scheduling for product development
by J R Wang - 1229-1243 A hybrid maintenance model with imperfect inspection for a system with deterioration and Poisson failure
by M M Hosseini & R M Kerr & R B Randall - 1244-1251 The selection of joint projects by a consortium: Cost sharing mechanisms
by J A Aloysius & E C Rosenthal - 1252-1255 Using linear programming to simulate service engineers
by S Powell - 1256-1266 Quadratic programming applications in finance using Excel
by M Jackson & M D Staunton - 1267-1271 Some properties of a simple moving average when applied to forecasting a time series
by F R Johnston & J E Boyland & M Meadows & E Shale - 1272-1279 Lead time and ordering cost reductions in continuous review inventory systems with partial backorders
by L-Y Ouyang & C-K Chen & H-C Chang - 1280-1283 Extended interval goal programming
by B Vitoriano & C Romero
November 1999, Volume 50, Issue 11
- 1083-1084 Yield Management: Editorial Introduction
by I Yeoman & A Ingold & S E Kimes - 1085-1097 Airline pricing and fare product differentiation: A new theoretical framework
by T C Botimer & P P Belobaba - 1098-1103 Airline overbooking in the multi-class case
by J Coughlan - 1104-1110 Group forecasting accuracy in hotels
by S E Kimes - 1111-1119 Yield management in UK hotels: a systems analysis
by P Jones - 1120-1137 Developments in delay time analysis for modelling plant maintenance
by A H Christer - 1138-1148 Business failure prediction using the UTADIS multicriteria analysis method
by Constantin Zopounidis & Michael Doumpos - 1149-1157 Extending the process of comparison in soft systems methodology
by P Ledington & J Ledington - 1158-1167 Sizing initial stockpiles in a conventional military retrograde movement
by K Y K Ng & M N Lam - 1168-1175 Branch-and-price algorithm for a multicast routing problem
by C S Sung & J M Hong - 1176-1182 An EOQ model for deteriorating items with time varying demand and partial backlogging
by H-J Chang & C-Y Dye - 1183-1183 An appreciation of Hugh J Miser
by Rolfe Tomlinson
October 1999, Volume 50, Issue 10
- 985-993 The Blackett Memorial Lecture: 3rd December 1998
by M W Kirby - 994-1003 OR Practice: survey results and reflections of practising INFORMS members
by L Abdel-Malek & C Wolf & F Johnson & T Spencer - 1004-1010 Production of locomotive rosters for a multi-class single-locomotive problem
by Md Al-Amin & M A Forbes & D H Noble - 1011-1017 The art and science of designing rotating schedules
by G Laporte - 1018-1033 A comparison of factorial and random experimental design methods for the development of regression and neural network simulation metamodels
by R D Hurrion & S Birgil - 1034-1042 A cluster insertion heuristic for single and multiple depot vehicle routing problems with backhauling
by S Salhi & G Nagy - 1043-1053 Integer programming methods for normalisation and variable selection in mathematical programming discriminant analysis models
by J J Glen - 1054-1062 An efficient algorithm for the regular W1 packing of polygons in the infinite plane
by P D Watson & A M Tobias - 1063-1070 Minimising the maximum relative regret for linear programmes with interval objective function coefficients
by H E Mausser & M Laguna - 1071-1078 Scheduling the maintenance on a single machine
by X Qi & T Chen & F Tu - 1079-1082 Lead time demand for simple exponential smoothing: an adjustment factor for the standard deviation
by R D Snyder & A B Koehler & J K Ord
September 1999, Volume 50, Issue 9
- 877-891 A case of an intervention in an outpatients department
by B Lehaney & S A Clarke & R J Paul - 892-902 Deployment of rural health facilities in a developing country
by S-U Rahman & D K Smith - 903-915 Efficiency, size, benchmarks and targets for bank branches: an application of data envelopment analysis
by A S Camanho & R G Dyson - 916-930 Vendor rating for an entrepreneur development programme: a case study using the analytic hierarchy process method
by S Yahya & B Kingsman - 931-942 Integrating the use of linear and dynamic programming methods for dairy cow diet formulation
by F Polimeno & T Rehman & H Neal & C M Yates - 943-948 Multicriteria decision making for contract research organisation choice in the pharmaceutical industry
by E Varlan & R Le Paillier - 949-959 Comparative evaluation of some interactive reference point-based methods for multi-objective optimisation
by K Miettinen & M M Mäkelä - 960-973 Solution of goal programming models using a basic taboo search algorithm
by A Baykasoglu & S Owen & N Gindy - 974-978 Using DEA as a tool for MCDM: some remarks
by D Bouyssou - 979-981 Multiple shift scheduling of workforce on four-day workweeks
by R Burns & R Narasimhan - 982-983 Interdisciplinary and how over the years the meaning of the term operational research has changed
by Hugh J Miser
August 1999, Volume 50, Issue 8
- 777-788 Using the discrete time modelling approach to evaluate the time-dependent behaviour of queueing systems
by Dave Worthington & A Wall - 789-796 A fast heuristic for minimising total average cycle stock subject to practical constraints
by E A Silver & I Moon - 797-809 A tour construction heuristic for the travelling salesman problem
by C-P Hwang & B Alidaee & J D Johnson - 810-825 Hybrid heuristics for the multi-stage capacitated lot sizing and loading problem
by L Özdamar & G Barbarosoğlu - 826-836 Calculation of an optimal region of operation for dual response systems fitted from experimental data
by S-K S Fan & E del Castillo - 837-849 Hybrid subgames and copycat games in a pulsing model of advertising competition
by H I Mesak & J A Calloway - 850-856 Cyclical schedules for one-warehouse, multi-retailer systems with dynamic demands
by B R Buzby & G M Campbell & I Webb - 857-866 Evolutionary algorithms for production planning problems with setup decisions
by Y-F Hung & C-C Shih & C-P Chen - 867-873 A modified procedure for synthesising ratio judgements in the analytic hierarchy process
by J-M Yeh & C Lin & B Kreng & J-Y Gee - 874-875 The kinds of papers that will contribute to OR's foundations and a well-rounded view of the conditions and craft of OR practice
by Hugh J Miser - 876-876 Erratum
by R Morabito & S Morales
July 1999, Volume 50, Issue 7
- 669-683 Powergraph — a network-based approach to modelling and managing corporate strategic conflict and co-operation
by J H Powell - 684-689 Monitoring the performance of cardiac surgeons
by J Lovegrove & C Sherlaw-Johnson & O Valencia & T Treasure & S Gallivan - 690-696 An emergency vehicle dispatching system for an electric utility in Chile
by A Weintraub & J Aboud & C Fernandez & G Laporte & E Ramirez - 697-703 Dynamic inventory targets revisited
by J A Buzacott - 704-710 Algorithms for Toyota's goal of sequencing mixed models on an assembly line with multiple workstations
by Z Xiaobo & Z Zhou - 711-720 Scheduling with time dependent processing times: Review and extensions
by B Alidaee & N K Womer