International Journal of Operational Research

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Volume 10, issue 4, 2011

Supply planning for a closed-loop system with uncertain demand and return pp. 380-397

Sanjida Rouf and Guoqing Zhang

Optimising the design of a supply chain network with economies of scale using mixed integer programming pp. 398-415

Adil Salam, Dia Bandaly and Fantahun M. Defersha

Trade-off model for carbon market sensitive green supply chain network design pp. 416-441

Amin Chaabane, Amar Ramudhin, Mourad Kharoune and Marc Paquet

Optimal inventory cycle in a two-stage supply chain incorporating imperfect items from suppliers pp. 442-457

Mehmood Khan and Mohamad Y. Jaber

A genetic algorithm for one-job m-machine flowshop lot streaming with variable sublots pp. 458-468

Fantahun M. Defersha and Mingyuan Chen

Bi-level threshold policy of M X /(G 1,G 2 )/1 queue with early setup and single vacation pp. 469-493

K. Julia Rose Mary, M.I. Afthab Begum and M. Jemila Parveen

Volume 10, issue 3, 2011

On an EOQ model with SFI policy for a time quadratic demand pp. 257-276

Sudhansu Khanra and Kripasindhu Chaudhuri

An optimisation technique for crashing PERT network in project management pp. 277-289

Bibhuti Bhusan Tripathy

Supply chain coordination for minimisation of total cost with credit period approach pp. 290-306

Ali Arkan, Taghi Rezvan and Seyed Reza Hejazi

Steady state analysis of a non-Markovian bulk queue with restricted vacations pp. 307-332

S. Jeyakumar and R. Arumuganathan

Optimal allocation of operators in a cellular manufacturing system by an integrated computer simulation–genetic algorithm approach pp. 333-360

Ali Azadeh, Behnaz Pourvalikhan Nokhandan, Sayed Mohammad Asadzadeh and Ehsan Fathi

Solving non-linear complementarity problem by a derivative-free descent method pp. 361-375

Mohamed A. Tawhid

Volume 10, issue 2, 2011

Optimal deployment of parallel teams in new product development pp. 137-159

Haritha Saranga

The effect of discounts on optimal pricing under limited capacity pp. 160-179

Antonios Printezis and Apostolos Burnetas

Two heuristics to the share-of-choice product line design problem pp. 180-193

Xinfang Wang

Improving hurricane disaster preparedness: models for optimal reallocation of hospital capacity pp. 194-213

Jomon Aliyas Paul and Rajan Batta

A tabu search heuristic for solving the multi-depot, multi-vehicle, double request dial-a-ride problem faced by a healthcare organisation pp. 214-239

Emanuel Melachrinoudis and Hokey Min

Supplier selection and business process improvement: an exploratory multiple case study pp. 240-255

Reza Mohammady Garfamy

Volume 10, issue 1, 2011

The general traffic equilibrium problem in a stochastic network with travellers' risk aversion and inaccurate perceptions pp. 1-40

H.M. Soroush and Talal M. Al-Khamis

Determining optimal targets for multi-characteristic product using fuzzy logic and Taguchi type loss function pp. 41-59

Syed N. Mujahid and Salih O. Duffuaa

Modelling and analysis of service parts logistics systems pp. 60-81

Fernando Tovia, Robert M. Brooks, C. Richard Cassady and Manuel D. Rossetti

Manufacturing capabilities reconfiguration in manufacturing strategy for sustainable competitive advantage pp. 82-101

Yohanes Kristianto, Petri Helo and Josu Takala

Location of response facilities: a simultaneous game between state and terrorist pp. 102-120

Oded Berman, Arieh Gavious and Rongbing Huang

Efficiency and productivity analysis of Indian pharmaceutical industry using data envelopment analysis pp. 121-136

H.S. Pannu, U. Dinesh Kumar and Jamal A. Farooquie

Volume 9, issue 4, 2010

The impact of supplier numbers and bid decrements on reverse auction outcomes pp. 355-371

Michael Von Massow and Elkafi Hassini

A two-phase multi-criteria decision support system for supply chain management pp. 372-390

Amin Chaabane, Amar Ramudhin and Marc Paquet

Supply chain network design with considerations for modular assembly pp. 391-408

Amar Ramudhin and Mohammed Amine Benkaddour

A two-stage stochastic programming method for designing multi-stage global supply chains with stochastic demand pp. 409-425

Behnaz Saboonchi and Guoqing Zhang

Quality in operational supply chain networks: an aerospace case study pp. 426-442

Chaher Alzaman, A.A. Bulgak and Amar Ramudhin

A systems approach to order fulfilment pp. 443-465

Yousef Amer, Lee Luong, M. Azeem Ashraf and Sang-Heon Lee

Volume 9, issue 3, 2010

Investigating the performance of bees algorithm in solving quadratic assignment problems pp. 241-257

Chew Wei Fon and Kuan Yew Wong

A robust heuristic for the optimal selection of a portfolio of stocks pp. 258-271

Michael Schyns

A producer–retailer inventory model with considerations of transportation cost pp. 272-286

AliReza Madadi, Jalal Ashayeri and Mary E. Kurz

Efficient solution generation for the bicriterion shortest path problems pp. 287-305

Abdallah W. Aboutahoun

An efficient multi-vehicle multi-criteria mission planning and control system for autonomous underwater vehicles pp. 306-328

Madjid Tavana, Brian S. Bourgeois and Jack Rappaport

Inventory model for deteriorating items with Weibull rate of replenishment and selling price dependent demand pp. 329-349

G. Sridevi, K. Nirupama Devi and K. Srinivasa Rao

Volume 9, issue 2, 2010

Joint optimal production-inventory model with imperfect production processes and varying deterioration rate in buoyant market pp. 125-140

Nita H. Shah, Ajay S. Gor and Chetan Jhaveri

Smoothing mathematical programmes with equilibrium constraints via neural network function pp. 141-159

Mohamed A. Tawhid

A DEA approach for ranking and optimisation of technical and management efficiency of a large bank based on financial indicators pp. 160-187

Ali Azadeh, Seyed Farid Ghaderi, Maryam Mirjalili and Mohsen Moghaddam

Incorporating heterogeneity in non-parametric models: a methodological comparison pp. 188-204

Kristof De Witte and Rc Marques

Coordinating a three level supply chain in a price-sensitive demand environment pp. 205-226

Santanu Sinha and S.P. Sarmah

Optimal preventive maintenance warranty policy for repairable products with periodically increasing failure rate pp. 227-240

Syed N. Mujahid and M. Abdur Rahim

Volume 9, issue 1, 2010

An integrated fuzzy regression algorithm for improved electricity consumption estimation pp. 1-22

Ali Azadeh, Morteza Saberi and Anahita Gitiforouz

Stochastic simulation-based genetic algorithm for chance constrained fractional programming problem pp. 23-38

A. Udhayakumar, Vincent Charles and V. Rhymend Uthariaraj

Modelling the spare parts stock levels and its applications in industrial systems pp. 39-64

Maurizio Faccio, Alessandro Persona, Hoang Pham and Alberto Regattieri

Bi-criteria allocation of customers to warehouses using a particle swarm optimisation pp. 65-81

S. Prasanna Venkatesan and S. Kumanan

Steady state analysis of a non-Markovian bulk queueing system with overloading and multiple vacations pp. 82-103

M. Balasubramanian, R. Arumuganathan and A. Senthil Vadivu

A cooperative algorithm for constrained two-staged two-dimensional cutting problems pp. 104-124

Mhand Hifi and Toufik Saadi

Volume 8, issue 4, 2010

Linear programming formulation of the set partitioning problem pp. 399-427

Moustapha Diaby

A discrete-time Geo X /G/1 retrial queueing system with starting failures and optional service pp. 428-457

Madhu Jain and Seema Agarwal

A branch-and-bound algorithm to minimise the sum of maximum earliness and tardiness in the single machine pp. 458-482

Ghasem Moslehi, Mehdi Mahnam, Majid Amin-Nayeri and Amir Azaron

A low complexity simulated annealing approach for training hidden Markov models pp. 483-510

Tarik Al-Ani and Yskandar Hamam

Supply chain model with stochastic lead time under imprecise partially backlogging and fuzzy ramp-type demand for expiring items pp. 511-522

S.R. Singh and Chaman Singh

Volume 8, issue 3, 2010

An M X /G/1 retrial queue with two-phase service subject to active server breakdowns and two types of repair pp. 261-291

M. Senthil Kumar and R. Arumuganathan

Assurance region context-dependent DEA with an application to Taiwanese hotel industry pp. 292-312

Hilary Cheng, Yi-Chuan Lu and Jen-Tsung Chung

Modelling and selecting among multiple time series methods pp. 313-330

Syed Shahabuddin

Inventory and pricing strategies for deteriorating items with limited capacity and time-proportional backlogging rate pp. 331-354

Chandra K. Jaggi, K.K. Aggarwal and Priyanka Verma

Impact of resource locking on performance of web-based applications pp. 355-378

Srimathy Mohan, Antonios Printezis and Mohammad Ferdous Alam

Scheduling with arranged multi-purpose machines pp. 379-397

Mourad Boudhar and Hamza Tchikou

Volume 8, issue 2, 2010

A symbolic-interval inference approach for constraint satisfaction: implementation on kinematics applications pp. 127-149

Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu and Linet Ozdamar

A leagile inventory-location model: formulation and its optimisation pp. 150-173

Sanjay Kumar Shukla and Hung-Da Wan

Optimising the location of tsunami detection buoys and sea-level monitors in the Indian Ocean pp. 174-188

Layna Groen, Lindsay Botten and Katerina Blazek

Risk averse preference models for normalised lotteries based on simulation pp. 189-207

Khwazbeen Saida Fatah, Peng Shi, Jamal R.M. Ameen and Ron Wiltshire

A two-warehouse inventory model with stochastic demand, controllable lead time and fuzzy present value: a technique to deal with arbitrary fuzzy number pp. 208-229

Mahendra Rong and Manoranjan Maiti

A multi-product newsboy problem with fuzzy customer demand and a storage space constraint pp. 230-246

Pankaj Dutta

Measurement of productivity index with dynamic DEA pp. 247-260

Ali Emrouznejad and Emmanuel Thanassoulis

Volume 8, issue 1, 2010

Single-vendor multi-buyer discount pricing model: an evolutionary computation-based approach pp. 1-20

Santanu Sinha and S.P. Sarmah

Portfolio management within the frame of multiobjective mathematical programming: a categorised bibliographic study pp. 21-41

Panagiotis Xidonas, George Mavrotas and John Psarras

Minimising earliness and tardiness on parallel machines with sequence-dependent setups pp. 42-61

Ghazi M. Magableh and Scott J. Mason

Fill rate of general periodic review two-stage inventory systems pp. 62-84

Jiang Zhang, Lihui Bai and Yuanjie He

Generalised pickup and delivery problem with dynamic time windows pp. 85-109

N. Chanaka P. Edirisinghe, Melissa R. Bowers and Anurag Agarwal

A dynamic programming model for optimal distribution of police patrol efforts in Nigeria: a case study of Lagos State pp. 110-126

Constantine Imafidon Tongo and A.B. Agbadudu