International Journal of Operational Research

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Volume 23, issue 4, 2015

A branch and bound algorithm to minimise the total tardiness in the two-machine permutation flowshop scheduling problem with minimal time lags pp. 387-405

Imen Hamdi, Ammar Oulamara and Taïcir Loukil

An experimental analysis of forecasting the high frequency data of matured and emerging economies stock index using data mining techniques pp. 406-426

Senthil Arasu Balasubramanian, Jeevananthan Manickavasagam, Thamaraiselvan Natarajan and Janarthanan Balakrishnan

An O(m² + mn²) algorithm for the bi-objective location problem on a network with mixed metrics pp. 427-450

Emanuel Melachrinoudis, Emre Yavuz and Ruhollah Heydari

Mail-in-rebate coupled with revenue sharing and downward direct discount for supply chain coordination pp. 451-476

Subrata Saha, Shibaji Panda, Nikunja Mohan Modak and Manjusri Basu

Analysis of bulk retrial queue using maximum entropy principle pp. 477-496

Madhu Jain and Amita Bhagat

Evaluation of development operational programs in rural areas: consistency between planned targets and implemented actions pp. 497-511

Ioanna Nakou, Jason Papathanasiou and Basil Manos

Volume 23, issue 3, 2015

How to solve kSAT in polynomial time pp. 257-267

Algirdas Antano Maknickas

An integrated production and distribution planning model for perishable products pp. 268-283

S.M. Seyedhosseini and S.M. Ghoreyshi

Heat load prediction in district heating and cooling systems through recurrent neural networks pp. 284-300

Masatoshi Sakawa and Takeshi Matsui

Spatial equilibrium in a duopoly under asymmetric network externalities pp. 301-320

Tiina Heikkinen

Financial time series prediction by a hybrid memetic computation-based support vector regression (MA-SVR) method pp. 321-339

Mohammad Baboli and Mohammad Saniee Abadeh

An integrated fuzzy DEMATEL-TOPSIS approach for financial performance evaluation of GREENEX industries pp. 340-362

S. Visalakshmi, P. Lakshmi, M.S. Shama and Kamala Vijayakumar

Non-differentiable multiobjective programming under generalised functions pp. 363-385

Pallavi Kharbanda, Divya Agarwal and Deepa Sinha

Volume 23, issue 2, 2015

The long-run excess optimal power utility of an informed investor and its approximation pp. 131-144

Winston S. Buckley

An EPQ model for non-instantaneous deteriorating item with time dependent holding cost and exponential demand rate pp. 145-162

Shilpy Tayal, S.R. Singh, Rajendra Sharma and Anubhav Pratap Singh

OR utilisation in Nigeria: our voyage so far pp. 163-180

Augustine A. Osagiede and Virtue U. Ekhosuehi

Coordinating a two-echelon supply chain with price and promotional effort dependent demand pp. 181-199

B.C. Giri, S. Bardhan and T. Maiti

An optimisation methodology for a supply chain operating under any pertinent conditions of uncertainty - an application with two forms of operational uncertainty, multi-objectivity and fuzziness pp. 200-228

Barrie M. Cole, Steven Bradshaw and Herman Potgieter

Rough set approach to bi-matrix game pp. 229-244

Sankar Kumar Roy and Prasanta Mula

An EPQ model for deteriorating items with price sensitive demand and shortages pp. 245-255

Sanjay Sharma, S.R. Singh and Mangey Ram

Volume 23, issue 1, 2015

Performance and cost analysis of repairable systems under imperfect repair pp. 1-14

Mohammed A. Hajeeh

Simulation of real-life situations in multiresponse problems: a contribution to criteria evaluation in the RSM framework pp. 15-44

Nuno Ricardo Costa and João Lourenço

Using simulation for reliable investment appraisal: evidence from a case study pp. 45-62

Rossella Pozzi, Carlo Noè, Valentina Lazzarotti and Tommaso Rossi

Revenue sharing contract with two-way penalties pp. 63-93

Nguyen Phuoc Thien, Huynh Trung Luong, Do Ba Khang and Vatcharapol Sukhotu

Solving realistic industrial scheduling problems using a multi-objective improved hybrid particle swarm optimisation algorithm pp. 94-129

M.K. Marichelvam and T. Prabaharan

Volume 22, issue 4, 2015

A linearisation of the maximum entropy formalism using separable programming pp. 385-404

Ermanno Affuso and Steven B Caudill

An economic order quantity model for items experiencing failure in storage pp. 405-422

Mikhail Sher and Seung-Lae Kim

Stock portfolio selection using a hybrid fuzzy approach: a case study in Tehran Stock Exchange pp. 423-453

J. Rezaeian and F. Akbari

Optimal spiral search plan for a randomly located target in the plane pp. 454-465

Mohamed Abd Allah El-Hadidy

Application of fuzzy integrated MULTIMOORA method towards supplier/partner selection in agile supply chain pp. 466-514

Swagatika Mishra, Anoop Kumar Sahu, Saurav Datta and Siba Sankar Mahapatra

Volume 22, issue 3, 2015

Prioritisation of technological capabilities to maximise the financial performance by fuzzy AHP pp. 263-286

Zynolabdin Rahmani and Elham Keshavarz

New methods for portfolio selection problem with fuzzy random variable returns pp. 287-309

Javad Nematian

Revenue and turn-over based joint pricing and production planning for an integrated financial lease-sales system: a new mathematical model pp. 310-341

Sina Keyhanian and Masoud Rabbani

Advertisement policy and reliability dependent imperfect production inventory control problem in bi-fuzzy environment pp. 342-365

Samar Hazari, K. Maity, Jayanta Kumar Dey and Samarjit Kar

An evolutionary algorithm for the permutation flowshop scheduling problem with total tardiness criterion pp. 366-384

Tunchan Cura

Volume 22, issue 2, 2015

Fuzzy and stochastic mathematical programming for optimisation of cell formation problems in random and uncertain states pp. 129-147

Ali Azadeh, Mohsen Moghaddam, Babak Nazari-Doust and Fatemeh Jalalvand

Joint replenishment modelling of a multi-item system with greening policy and volume flexibility pp. 148-166

Himani Dem and S.R. Singh

Performance prediction of machine repair problem with spares and two modes of failure pp. 167-193

Madhu Jain, G.C. Sharma and Varsha Rani

Fuzzy AHP models for the evaluation of IT capability, data quality, knowledge management systems implementation and data security dimensions pp. 194-215

Ali Asghar Anvary Rostamy, Davood Khosroanjom, Ali Niknafs and Amin Anvary Rostamy

Optimal production inventory problem in imprecise time period pp. 216-242

S. Mandal, K. Maity, S. Mondal and M. Maiti

A note on the inventory models for deteriorating items with Verhulst's model type demand rate pp. 243-261

Anand Chauhan and Anubhav Pratap Singh

Volume 22, issue 1, 2015

Coping with uncertainties in production planning through fuzzy mathematical programming: application to steel rolling industry pp. 1-30

Rami As'ad, Kudret Demirli and Suresh K. Goyal

An application of a generalised assignment problem: assigning recruiters to geographical locations pp. 31-47

Alan McKendall, Wafik Iskander, Sherron McKendall and Ann Chester

Integer linear programming model for grid-based wireless transmitter location problems pp. 48-64

Md. Noor-E-Alam, Brody Todd and John Doucette

A model for coordinating and joint optimisation of inventory and credit policies in an inventory system with date-terms credit linked demand pp. 65-90

K.K. Aggarwal and Arun Kumar Tyagi

Optimal solution of fractional programming problem based on solid fuzzy transportation problem pp. 91-105

S. Narayanamoorthy and P. Anukokila

Application of genetic and differential evolution algorithms on selecting portfolios of projects with consideration of interactions and budgetary segmentation pp. 106-128

Majid Shakhsi-Niaei, Morteza Shiripour, Hamed Shakouri G. and Seyed Hossein Iranmanesh

Volume 21, issue 4, 2014

Dynamic task allocation in distributed computing systems by heuristic algorithms pp. 391-408

Deepak Garg and Paramjeet Singh

Analysis of linkage network of queues with a multi stage flowshop scheduling system pp. 409-432

Seema Sharma, Deepak Gupta and Sameer Sharma

Hybrid estimation of distribution algorithm for a multiple trips fixed fleet vehicle routing problems with time windows pp. 433-450

Jalel Euchi

A new higher moment portfolio optimisation model with conditional value at risk pp. 451-465

Saiful Hafizah Jaaman, Weng Hoe Lam and Zaidi Isa

An optimal replenishment policy for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with stock-dependent demand and variable holding cost pp. 466-488

Ankit Prakash Tyagi, Rama Kant Pandey and Shivraj Singh

Hesitant fuzzy linguistic information aggregation in decision making pp. 489-507

Nian Zhang

Volume 21, issue 3, 2014

The optimal exam experience: a timetabling approach to prevent student cheating and fatigue pp. 263-278

Emrah Köksalmış, Christopher Garcia and Ghaith Rabadi

A tabu search heuristic approach for allocating operating room capacity pp. 279-292

Majid M. Aldaihani

Multi-store food retailing problem with outsourcing purchase operation: a case study in Japan pp. 293-321

Masatoshi Sakawa, Ichiro Nishizaki, Takeshi Matsui and Tomohiro Hayashida

Multi-objective flow shop scheduling problem with stochastic parameters: fuzzy goal programming approach pp. 322-340

Donya Rahmani, Reza Ramezanian and Mohammad Saidi-Mehrabad

An empirical study of comparing DEA and SFA methods to measure hospital units' efficiency pp. 341-364

George Katharakis, Maria Katharaki and Theofanis Katostaras

Transient analysis of a machine repair system with standby, two modes of failure, discouragement and switching failure pp. 365-390

Madhu Jain and Preeti

Volume 21, issue 2, 2014

Bi-level control of degraded machining system with two unreliable servers, multiple standbys, startup and vacation pp. 123-142

Kamlesh Kumar and Madhu Jain

Applying Dijkstra's algorithm for general shortest path problem with normal probability distribution arc length pp. 143-154

Mohammad Hessam Olya

A Markovian inventory system with retrial and impatient customers pp. 155-171

M. Rajkumar, C. Alexander and G. Arivarignan

A metaheuristic approach for location of gas stations in a metropolitan area pp. 172-200

Esra Aleisa, Mehmet Savsar, Mohammed M. Al-Mashaan, Abrar Al-Jadi and Sarah A. Al-Sabah

Prediction of reliability growth and warranty cost of software with fault reduction factor, imperfect debugging and multiple change point pp. 201-220

Madhu Jain, T. Manjula and T.R. Gulati

Optimal pricing and ordering policy for an EPQ inventory system with perishable items under partial trade credit financing pp. 221-251

Puspita Mahata, Arindam Gupta and Gour Chandra Mahata

Improved harmony search algorithm with chaos for solving definite integral pp. 252-261

Ibrahim El-henawy, Osama Abdel-Raouf and Mohamed Abdelbaset

Volume 21, issue 1, 2014

Non-smooth multiobjective programming problem involving (d I - ρ - σ)-V-type I functions pp. 1-24

Pallavi Kharbanda, Divya Agarwal and Deepa Sinha

Finding shortest path in a combined exponential-gamma probability distribution arc length pp. 25-37

Mohammad Hessam Olya

Multi-choice stochastic transportation problem involving Weibull distribution pp. 38-58

Sankar Kumar Roy

Models for optimal charging scheduling for electric vehicles in smart grid pp. 59-83

Lihui Bai, Guangyang Xu and Nur Dayana Abd Rahman

Queueing model with non-homogeneous bulk arrivals having state-dependent service rates pp. 84-99

A.V.S. Suhasini, K. Srinivasa Rao and P. Rajasekhara Reddy

Particle swarm optimisation for multi stage supply chain network associated with fixed charges pp. 100-122

P. Manimaran and V. Selladurai