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Volume 177, issue 3, 2007

Human centered processes: Toward a naturalistic decision making paradigm pp. 1313-1316

Raymond Bisdorff and Gustav Lundberg

How much information do we need? pp. 1317-1332

Peter M. Todd

The affect heuristic pp. 1333-1352

Paul Slovic, Melissa L. Finucane, Ellen Peters and Donald G. MacGregor

Mental representations of important real-life decisions pp. 1353-1362

Ola Svenson and Ilkka Salo

Models of emerging contexts in risky and complex decision settings pp. 1363-1374

C. Gustav Lundberg

The organizational learning curve pp. 1375-1384

Guido Fioretti

Information management in distributed collaborative systems: The case of collaboration studio pp. 1385-1399

Francisco Antunes, Manuel Melo and João Costa

The k-means range algorithm for personalized data clustering in e-commerce pp. 1400-1408

Georgios P. Papamichail and Dimitrios P. Papamichail

Designing man-machine interactions for mobile clinical systems: MET triage support using Palm handhelds pp. 1409-1417

Wojtek Michalowski, Marta Kersten, Szymon Wilk and Roman Slowinski

Comparison of two multicriteria decision aid methods: Net Flow and Rough Set Methods in a high yield pulping process pp. 1418-1432

J. Renaud, J. Thibault, R. Lanouette, L.N. Kiss, K. Zaras and C. Fonteix

Multi-criteria auctions without full comparability of bids pp. 1433-1452

Yves De Smet

k-intolerant capacities and Choquet integrals pp. 1453-1468

Jean-Luc Marichal

Decision-support with preference constraints pp. 1469-1494

Rémy-Robert Joseph, Peter Chan, Michael Hiroux and Georges Weil

Using a MILP model to establish a framework for an annualised hours agreement pp. 1495-1506

Albert Corominas, Amaia Lusa and Rafael Pastor

Worker deployment in dual resource constrained systems with a task-type factor pp. 1507-1519

John R. Zamiska, Mohamad Y. Jaber and Hemant V. Kher

Multiple objective programming and goal programming: New trends and applications pp. 1520-1522

Fouad Ben Abdelaziz

An equitable solution for multicriteria bargaining games pp. 1523-1534

A.M. Marmol, L. Monroy and V. Rubiales

Discrete dynamic programming with outcomes in random variable structures pp. 1535-1548

Tadeusz Trzaskalik and Sebastian Sitarz

A collective choice method based on individual preferences relational systems (p.r.s.) pp. 1549-1565

Khaled Jabeur and Jean-Marc Martel

Generating [epsilon]-efficient solutions in multiobjective programming pp. 1566-1579

Alexander Engau and Margaret M. Wiecek

A method for solving fuzzy goal programming problems based on MINMAX approach pp. 1580-1590

M.A. Yaghoobi and M. Tamiz

On quasi-orderings and multi-objective functions pp. 1591-1598

Bogumił Kamiński

Linear programming with fuzzy parameters: An interactive method resolution pp. 1599-1609

Mariano Jimenez, Mar Arenas, Amelia Bilbao and M. Victoria Rodri'guez

Randomly generating portfolio-selection covariance matrices with specified distributional characteristics pp. 1610-1625

Markus Hirschberger, Yue Qi and Ralph E. Steuer

Aspiration level approach in stochastic MCDM problems pp. 1626-1640

Maciej Nowak

An exact parallel method for a bi-objective permutation flowshop problem pp. 1641-1655

J. Lemesre, C. Dhaenens and E.G. Talbi

Integrating partial optimization with scatter search for solving bi-criteria {0, 1}-knapsack problems pp. 1656-1677

Carlos Gomes da Silva, Jose Figueira and Joao Climaco

Hyper-spherical inversion transformations in multi-objective evolutionary optimization pp. 1678-1702

J.W. Large, D.F. Jones and M. Tamiz

The Pareto fitness genetic algorithm: Test function study pp. 1703-1719

Semya Elaoud, Taicir Loukil and Jacques Teghem

A goal programming approach to vehicle routing problems with soft time windows pp. 1720-1733

Herminia I. Calvete, Carmen Gale, Maria-Jose Oliveros and Belen Sanchez-Valverde

Board structure and firm technical efficiency: Evidence from Canadian state-owned enterprises pp. 1734-1750

Richard Bozec and Mohamed Dia

Solving a multiobjective location routing problem with a metaheuristic based on tabu search. Application to a real case in Andalusia pp. 1751-1763

Rafael Caballero, Mercedes Gonzalez, Flor M Guerrero, Julian Molina and Paralera Concepción

Generating, scheduling and rostering of shift crew-duties: Applications at the Hong Kong International Airport pp. 1764-1778

Sydney C.K. Chu

Multi-objectives Tabu Search based algorithm for progressive resource allocation pp. 1779-1799

Lamia Belfares, Walid Klibi, Nassirou Lo and Adel Guitouni

Nonlinear goal programming models quantifying the bullwhip effect in supply chain based on ARIMA parameters pp. 1800-1810

Issam Dhahri and Habib Chabchoub

Multi-objective stochastic programming for portfolio selection pp. 1811-1823

Fouad Ben Abdelaziz, Belaid Aouni and Rimeh El Fayedh

A decisional framework system for computer network intrusion detection pp. 1824-1838

B.A. Fessi, M. Hamdi, S. Benabdallah and N. Boudriga

Serial correlation estimation through the imprecise Goal Programming model pp. 1839-1851

Aida Kharrat, Habib Chabchoub, Belaid Aouni and Soulef Smaoui

Evolutionary and meta-heuristic scheduling pp. 1852-1854

Kay Chen Tan, Edmund Burke and Tong Heng Lee

Meta-heuristics for dynamic lot sizing: A review and comparison of solution approaches pp. 1855-1875

Raf Jans and Zeger Degraeve

Optimisation of fault-tolerant fabric-cutting schedules using genetic algorithms and fuzzy set theory pp. 1876-1893

P.Y. Mok, C.K. Kwong and Wing-Keung Wong

A comparative study of a new heuristic based on adaptive memory programming and simulated annealing: The case of job shop scheduling pp. 1894-1910

A. El-Bouri, N. Azizi and S. Zolfaghari

A threshold accepting heuristic with intense local search for the solution of special instances of the traveling salesman problem pp. 1911-1929

Athanassios Nikolakopoulos and Haralambos Sarimveis

A particle swarm optimization algorithm for makespan and total flowtime minimization in the permutation flowshop sequencing problem pp. 1930-1947

M. Fatih Tasgetiren, Yun-Chia Liang, Mehmet Sevkli and Gunes Gencyilmaz

A multi-objective genetic algorithm for robust flight scheduling using simulation pp. 1948-1968

Loo Hay Lee, Chul Ung Lee and Yen Ping Tan

Searching for multiobjective preventive maintenance schedules: Combining preferences with evolutionary algorithms pp. 1969-1984

Gang Quan, Garrison W. Greenwood, Donglin Liu and Sharon Hu

Improving the adaptability in automated vessel scheduling in container ports using intelligent software agents pp. 1985-2015

Prasanna Lokuge and Damminda Alahakoon

Ant algorithms for a time and space constrained assembly line balancing problem pp. 2016-2032

Joaquin Bautista and Jordi Pereira

A simple and effective iterated greedy algorithm for the permutation flowshop scheduling problem pp. 2033-2049

Ruben Ruiz and Thomas Stutzle

Evolutionary hybrid approaches for generation scheduling in power systems pp. 2050-2068

Keshav P. Dahal, Chris J. Aldridge and Stuart J. Galloway

Genetic algorithms for supply-chain scheduling: A case study in the distribution of ready-mixed concrete pp. 2069-2099

David Naso, Michele Surico, Biagio Turchiano and Uzay Kaymak

Genetic algorithm-based subproblem solution procedures for a modified shifting bottleneck heuristic for complex job shops pp. 2100-2118

Lars Monch, Rene Schabacker, Detlef Pabst and John W. Fowler

Volume 177, issue 2, 2007

Location-routing: Issues, models and methods pp. 649-672

Gabor Nagy and Said Salhi

Decision making in stock trading: An application of PROMETHEE pp. 673-683

Amir Albadvi, S. Kamal Chaharsooghi and Akbar Esfahanipour

Elitist genetic algorithm for assignment problem with imprecise goal pp. 684-692

J. Majumdar and A.K. Bhunia

Detailed layout planning for irregularly-shaped machines with transportation path design pp. 693-718

Stefan Bock and Kai Hoberg

Applying the attribute based hill climber heuristic to the vehicle routing problem pp. 719-732

U. Derigs and R. Kaiser

Solving the semi-desirable facility location problem using bi-objective particle swarm pp. 733-749

Haluk Yapicioglu, Alice E. Smith and Gerry Dozier

A heuristic for the multi-satellite, multi-orbit and multi-user management of Earth observation satellites pp. 750-762

Nicola Bianchessi, Jean-Francois Cordeau, Jacques Desrosiers, Gilbert Laporte and Vincent Raymond

Feasible insertions in job shop scheduling, short cycles and stable sets pp. 763-785

Heinz Groflin and Andreas Klinkert

A partition approach to the inventory/routing problem pp. 786-802

Qiu-Hong Zhao, Shou-Yang Wang and K.K. Lai

Developing new formulations and relaxations of single stage capacitated warehouse location problem (SSCWLP): Empirical investigation for assessing relative strengths and computational effort pp. 803-812

R.R.K. Sharma and V. Berry

Solving multiobjective vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand via evolutionary computation pp. 813-839

K.C. Tan, C.Y. Cheong and C.K. Goh

ILP approaches to the blockmodel problem pp. 840-850

Les Proll

On combinatorial optimization problems on matroids with uncertain weights pp. 851-864

Adam Kasperski and Pawel Zielinski

Note on sensitivity analysis of inventory model with partial backorders pp. 865-871

Gino K. Yang

Optimal ordering policies for periodic-review systems with a refined intra-cycle time scale pp. 872-881

Chi Chiang

Possibility and necessity constraints and their defuzzification--A multi-item production-inventory scenario via optimal control theory pp. 882-896

K. Maity and M. Maiti

Modelling imperfect advance demand information and analysis of optimal inventory policies pp. 897-923

Tarkan Tan, Refik Gullu and Nesim Erkip

Balancing staffing and switching costs in a service center with flexible servers pp. 924-938

Rajan Batta, Oded Berman and Qian Wang

On sequential commitment in the price-dependent newsvendor model pp. 939-968

Daniel Granot and Shuya Yin

An automotive bulk recycling planning model pp. 969-981

J.A.S. Williams, S. Wongweragiat, X. Qu, J.B. McGlinch, W. Bonawi-tan, J.K. Choi and J. Schiff

An optimization approach for supply chain management models with quantity discount policy pp. 982-994

Jung-Fa Tsai

Analysis of a two-stage telecommunication supply chain with technology dependent demand pp. 995-1012

Ethem Canakoglu and Taner Bilgic

Applying a direct multi-granularity linguistic and strategy-oriented aggregation approach on the assessment of supply performance pp. 1013-1025

Sheng-Lin Chang, Reay-Chen Wang and Shih-Yuan Wang

Optimal promotion planning--depth and frequency--for a two-stage supply chain under Markov switching demand pp. 1026-1043

Hisashi Kurata and John J. Liu

A possibilistic decision model for new product supply chain design pp. 1044-1061

Juite Wang and Yun-Feng Shu

Bayesian single and double variable sampling plans for the Weibull distribution with censoring pp. 1062-1073

Jianwei Chen, Kim-Hung Li and Yeh Lam

A biobjective method for sample allocation in stratified sampling pp. 1074-1089

Emilio Carrizosa and Dolores Romero Morales

Discrete time market with serial correlations and optimal myopic strategies pp. 1090-1104

Nikolai Dokuchaev

Optimal decision indices for R&D project evaluation in the pharmaceutical industry: Pearson index versus Gittins index pp. 1105-1112

Michael A. Talias

Location of terror response facilities: A game between state and terrorist pp. 1113-1133

Oded Berman and Arieh Gavious

An optimal design of collateralized mortgage obligation with PAC-companion structure using dynamic cash reserve pp. 1134-1152

Dashan Huang, Yoshitaka Kai, Frank Fabozzi and Masao Fukushima

The new Fundamental Tree Algorithm for production scheduling of open pit mines pp. 1153-1166

Salih Ramazan

Routing and wavelength assignment in optical networks using bin packing based algorithms pp. 1167-1179

Nina Skorin-Kapov

On the waiting time of arriving aircrafts and the capacity of airports with one or two runways pp. 1180-1196

N. Bauerle, O. Engelhardt-Funke and M. Kolonko

Bundling retail products: Models and analysis pp. 1197-1217

Kevin F. McCardle, Kumar Rajaram and Christopher S. Tang

The solution of fuzzy linear systems by non-linear programming: a financial application pp. 1218-1231

Silvia Muzzioli and Huguette Reynaerts

Robust neural modeling for the cross-sectional analysis of accounting information pp. 1232-1252

Manuel Landajo, Javier de Andres and Pedro Lorca

Modelling and estimation of social interaction effects in new product diffusion pp. 1253-1274

Christos Emmanouilides and Richard B. Davies

Comparative efficiency analysis of Portuguese bank branches pp. 1275-1288

Maria Silva and Emmanuel Thanassoulis

A note on the economic lot size of the integrated vendor-buyer inventory system derived without derivatives pp. 1289-1293

Hui Ming Wee and Chun Jen Chung

A sequential exchange approach for minimizing earliness-tardiness penalties of single-machine scheduling with a common due date pp. 1294-1301

Shih-Wei Lin, Shuo-Yan Chou and Kuo-Ching Ying

The single machine batching problem with identical family setup times to minimize maximum lateness is strongly NP-hard pp. 1302-1309

L.F. Lu and J.J. Yuan

Problem F2||Cmax with forbidden jobs in the first or last position is easy pp. 1310-1311

Mikhail Y. Kovalyov and Frank Werner

Erratum to "M.-C. Costa, L. Letocart and F. Roupin: Minimal multicut and maximal integer multiflow: A survey" [European Journal of Operational Research 162 (1) (2005) 55-69] pp. 1312-1311

C. Bentz, M.-C. Costa, L. Letocart and F. Roupin

Volume 177, issue 1, 2007

Research on warehouse operation: A comprehensive review pp. 1-21

Jinxiang Gu, Marc Goetschalckx and Leon F. McGinnis

An efficient solution method for Weber problems with barriers based on genetic algorithms pp. 22-41

M. Bischoff and K. Klamroth

Finding strong defining hyperplanes of Production Possibility Set pp. 42-54

G.R. Jahanshahloo, F. Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, H. Zhiani Rezai and F. Rezai Balf

Soft-sensing of level of satisfaction in TOC product-mix decision heuristic using robust fuzzy-LP pp. 55-70

Arijit Bhattacharya and Pandian Vasant

Minimax mixed integer symmetric duality for multiobjective variational problems pp. 71-82

I. Ahmad and Z. Husain

Developing effective meta-heuristics for a probabilistic location model via experimental design pp. 83-101

Hari K. Rajagopalan, F. Elizabeth Vergara, Cem Saydam and Jing Xiao

Revisiting dynamic programming for finding optimal subtrees in trees pp. 102-115

Christian Blum

Bi-criteria scheduling problems: Number of tardy jobs and maximum weighted tardiness pp. 116-134

Yumei Huo, Joseph Y.-T. Leung and Hairong Zhao

Scheduling on parallel identical machines to minimize total tardiness pp. 135-146

Sang-Oh Shim and Yeong-Dae Kim

Cyclic multiple-robot scheduling with time-window constraints using a critical path approach pp. 147-162

David Alcaide, Chengbin Chu, Vladimir Kats, Eugene Levner and Gerard Sierksma

Single machine scheduling under market uncertainty pp. 163-175

Joseph G. Szmerekovsky

Mathematical programming approach to the Petri nets reachability problem pp. 176-197

Thomas Bourdeaud'huy, Said Hanafi and Pascal Yim

A Benders approach for the constrained minimum break problem pp. 198-213

Rasmus V. Rasmussen and Michael A. Trick

Channel coordination using product returns for a supply chain with stochastic salvage capacity pp. 214-238

Chang Hwan Lee and Byong-Duk Rhee

Value of capacity pooling in supply chains with heterogeneous customers pp. 239-260

Apurva Jain

Supply chain cooperation in industrial districts: A simulation analysis pp. 261-280

Vito Albino, Nunzia Carbonara and Ilaria Giannoccaro

Multi-period planning and uncertainty issues in cellular manufacturing: A review and future directions pp. 281-309

Jaydeep Balakrishnan and Chun Hung Cheng

A two-echelon base-stock inventory model with Poisson demand and the sequential processing of orders at the upper echelon pp. 310-324

Ralph J. Olsson and Roger M. Hill

Considering manufacturing cost and scheduling performance on a CNC turning machine pp. 325-343

Sinan Gurel and M. Selim Akturk

A simple classifier for multiple criteria ABC analysis pp. 344-353

Wan Lung Ng

Pattern's reliability importance under dependence condition and different information levels pp. 354-364

Vanderlei da Costa Bueno and Jose Elmo de Menezes

Bounds on convex reliability functions with known first moments pp. 365-377

Cindy Courtois and Michel Denuit

Discrete random bounds for general random variables and applications to reliability pp. 378-405

Sophie Mercier

More accurate breakdown voltage estimation for the new step-up test method in the gumbel distribution model pp. 406-419

Hideo Hirose

Reliability of fault-tolerant systems with parallel task processing pp. 420-430

Gregory Levitin, Min Xie and Tieling Zhang

Characterizations of the Deegan-Packel and Johnston power indices pp. 431-444

S. Lorenzo-Freire, J.M. Alonso-Meijide, B. Casas-Mendez and M.G. Fiestras-Janeiro

Solving fuzzy queueing decision problems via a parametric mixed integer nonlinear programming method pp. 445-457

Shih-Pin Chen

A goal programming method for obtaining interval weights from an interval comparison matrix pp. 458-471

Ying-Ming Wang and Taha M.S. Elhag

Representation and construction of self-dual aggregation operators pp. 472-487

Koen C. Maes, Susanne Saminger and Bernard De Baets

The harmonic consistency index for the analytic hierarchy process pp. 488-497

William E. Stein and Philip Mizzi

Minimum variance capacity identification pp. 498-514

Ivan Kojadinovic

A classification model based on goal programming with non-standard preference functions with application to the prediction of cinema-going behaviour pp. 515-524

D.F. Jones, Alan Collins and Chris Hand

Calculating distances for dissimilar strings: The shortest path formulation revisited pp. 525-539

K. Spiliopoulos and S. Sofianopoulou

Inferring descriptive and approximate fuzzy rules for credit scoring using evolutionary algorithms pp. 540-555

F. Hoffmann, B. Baesens, C. Mues, Tony van Gestel and J. Vanthienen

Methodological aspects of a mathematical programming model to evaluate soil tillage technologies in a risky environment pp. 556-571

M. Belem Martins and Carlos Marques

Resource downgrading pp. 572-590

Ertunga C. Ozelkan and Metin Cakanyildirim

A silent battle over a cake pp. 591-603

Julio González-Díaz, Peter Borm and Henk Norde

On a proper way to select population failure distribution and a stochastic optimization method in parameter estimation pp. 604-611

Wan-Kai Pang, Shui-Hung Hou and Wing-Tong Yu

Minmax scheduling with job-classes and earliness-tardiness costs pp. 612-622

Gur Mosheiov and Daniel Oron

Some remarks on the decomposition properties of the single machine total tardiness problem pp. 623-625

Wlodzimierz Szwarc

A note on coordination of production and distribution planning pp. 626-629

Yugang Yu, Feng Chu and Haoxun Chen

Optimal preemptive scheduling on uniform machines with discounted flowtime objectives pp. 630-637

Dimitrios G. Pandelis

Single machine scheduling problems with controllable processing times and total absolute differences penalties pp. 638-645

Ji-Bo Wang and Zun-Quan Xia

Introduction to Applied Optimization pp. 646-648

Janos D. Pinter