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Volume 48, issue 6, 2018

The Evolution of Analytics and Implications for Industry and Academic Programs pp. 487-499

Melissa R. Bowers, Jeffrey D. Camm and Goutam Chakraborty

Developing Operations Research Practitioners: United States Air Force Academy Operations Research Program pp. 500-509

Andrew Armacost, James Lowe, Jesse Pietz, Kiel Martin, Joseph Wilck and Drew Ives

Station Dispatching Problem for a Large Terminal: A Constraint Programming Approach pp. 510-528

Rajnish Kumar, Goutam Sen, Samarjit Kar and Manoj Kumar Tiwari

Metro Uses a Simulation-Optimization Approach to Improve Fare-Collection Shift Scheduling pp. 529-542

Jaime Miranda, Pablo A. Rey, Antoine Sauré and Richard Weber

Extraction Planning Under Capacity Uncertainty at the Chuquicamata Underground Mine pp. 543-555

Lorenzo Reus, Mathias Belbèze, Hans Feddersen and Enrique Rubio

Applying Operations Research to Scheduling Work Cells in a Manufacturing Environment pp. 556-565

Steffen Heider, Jakob Heins and John J. Kanet

Implementation of Continuous Flow in the Cabinet Process at the Schneider Electric Plant in Tlaxcala, Mexico pp. 566-577

Diana Sánchez-Partida, Rodolfo Rodríguez-Méndez, José Luis Martínez-Flores and Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales

Production and Distribution Planning in Danone Waters China Division pp. 578-590

Simin Zhang and Haiqing Song

Practice Summary: Using Excel to Build Dedicated Routes from Ad Hoc Routes pp. 591-595

Mark A. Jacobs, Grant Lyons and Brian Rademacher

Practice Summary: Deriving the Optimal Location of a Biorefinery in Northern Spain pp. 596-600

Adrian Serrano-Hernandez, Jesus M. Pintor, Javier Faulin, Christian Fikar, Irantzu Alegria and Pablo Astiz

Book Reviews pp. 602-604

Wenjing Shen

Volume 48, issue 5, 2018

Introduction: 2017 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice pp. 399-401

Patricia Neri and Russell P. Labe

Special Issue Editors' Note: 2017 Wagner Prize Finalist Carbajal et al./Turner Broadcasting System pp. 402

Russell P. Labe and R. John Milne

Dispatch Optimization in Bulk Tanker Transport Operations pp. 403-421

Ted Gifford, Tracy Opicka, Ashesh Sinha, Daniel Vanden Brink, Andy Gifford and Robert Randall

Outcome-Driven Personalized Treatment Design for Managing Diabetes pp. 422-435

Eva K. Lee, Xin Wei, Fran Baker-Witt, Michael D. Wright and Alexander Quarshie

Crew Decision Assist: System for Optimizing Crew Assignments at BNSF Railway pp. 436-448

Brian Roth, Anantaram Balakrishnan, Pooja Dewan, April Kuo, Dasaradh Mallampati and Juan Morales

Optimized Scoring Systems: Toward Trust in Machine Learning for Healthcare and Criminal Justice pp. 449-466

Cynthia Rudin and Berk Ustun

The Inmate Assignment and Scheduling Problem and Its Application in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections pp. 467-483

Mohammad Shahabsafa, Tamás Terlaky, Naga Venkata Chaitanya Gudapati, Anshul Sharma, George R. Wilson, Louis J. Plebani and Kristofer B. Bucklen

Book Reviews pp. 484-486

Wenjing Shen

Volume 48, issue 4, 2018

Harvest Hope Food Bank Optimizes Its Promotional Strategy to Raise Donations Using Integer Programming pp. 291-306

Sanjay L. Ahire and Pelin Pekgün

Waste Collection in Urban Areas: A Case Study pp. 307-322

Edoardo Fadda, Luca Gobbato, Guido Perboli, Mariangela Rosano and Roberto Tadei

Solving the Whistler-Blackcomb Mega Day Challenge pp. 323-339

John S. F. Lyons, Peter C. Bell and Mehmet A. Begen

Total Hockey Optimizes Omnichannel Facility Locations pp. 340-356

Mitchell A. Millstein and James F. Campbell

Optimizing the Cutoff Grade for an Operational Underground Mine pp. 357-371

Barry King and Alexandra Newman

Designing and Sustaining an Award-Winning Analytics Educational Program: The Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University pp. 372-383

Ramayya Krishnan, Alfred Blumstein and Jon Nehlsen

Allocating Emergency Beds Improves the Emergency Admission Flow pp. 384-394

A. J. Thomas Schneider, P. Luuk Besselink, Maartje E. Zonderland, Richard J. Boucherie, Wilbert B. van den Hout, Job Kievit, Paul Bilars, A. Jaap Fogteloo and Ton J. Rabelink

Book Reviews pp. 395-397

Wenjing Shen

Volume 48, issue 3, 2018

Using Mathematical Programming to Select and Seed Teams for the NCAA Tournament pp. 181-188

Bruce A. Reinig and Ira Horowitz

The MIT Leaders for Global Operations Program pp. 189-203

Georgia Perakis and Donald Rosenfield

Allocating Students to Multidisciplinary Capstone Projects Using Discrete Optimization pp. 204-216

Thomas L. Magnanti and Karthik Natarajan

Optimal Course Scheduling for United States Air Force Academy Cadets pp. 217-234

Gerardo Gonzalez, Christopher Richards and Alexandra Newman

Ambulance Dispatch Center Pilots Proactive Relocation Policies to Enhance Effectiveness pp. 235-246

Martin van Buuren, Caroline Jagtenberg, Thije van Barneveld, Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai

Helping Merchants to Assess the Profitability of Deal-of-the-Day Promotions pp. 247-259

Jochen Reiner and Bernd Skiera

Forest Harvest Scheduling with Endogenous Road Costs pp. 260-270

Kai L. Ross, Sándor F. Tóth and Weikko S. Jaross

Scheduling the Italian National Volleyball Tournament pp. 271-284

Guido Cocchi, Alessandro Galligari, Federica Picca Nicolino, Veronica Piccialli, Fabio Schoen and Marco Sciandrone

Book Reviews pp. 285-289

Wenjing Shen

Volume 48, issue 2, 2018

Introduction to the Interfaces Special Issue: Applications of Analytics and Operations Research in Big Data Analysis pp. 93-93

Deepak S. Turaga

Zurich Insurance Uses Data Analytics to Leverage the BI Insurance Proposition pp. 94-107

Kamil J. Mizgier, Otto Kocsis and Stephan M. Wagner

Data Mining Corrections Testing in Chinese Stocks pp. 108-120

John B. Guerard, Jr., Robert A. Gillam, Harry Markowitz, Ganlin Xu, Shijie Deng and Ziwei (Elaine) Wang

Temporal Big Data for Tactical Sales Forecasting in the Tire Industry pp. 121-129

Yves R. Sagaert, El-Houssaine Aghezzaf, Nikolaos Kourentzes and Bram Desmet

Improving U.S. Navy Campaign Analyses with Big Data pp. 130-146

Brian L. Morgan, Harrison C. Schramm, Jerry R. Smith, Jr., Thomas W. Lucas, Mary L. McDonald, Paul J. Sánchez, Susan M. Sanchez and Stephen C. Upton

Lessons Learned from a Company Dealing with Big Data pp. 147-155

D. Antony Tarvin, Levente Sipeki, Alexandra M. Newman and Amanda S. Hering

An Approach to Determining the Importance of Model Criteria in Certifying a City as Business-Friendly pp. 156-165

Milan Ranđelović, Jelena Stanković, Kristijan Kuk, Gordana Savić and Dragan Ranđelović

Analyzing User Preferences Using Facebook Fan Pages pp. 166-175

Pin Luarn, Hsien-Chih Kuo, Hong-Wen Lin, Yu-Ping Chiu and Ya-Cing Jhan

Book Reviews pp. 176-180

Wenjing Shen

Volume 47, issue 6, 2017

A Practitioner’s Guide to Best Practices in Data Visualization pp. 473-488

Jeffrey D. Camm, Michael J. Fry and Jeffrey Shaffer

Developing A Service Improvement System for the National Dutch Railways pp. 489-504

Peter C. Verhoef, Martin Heijnsbroek and Joost Bosma

Distribution Strategies Toward Nanostores in Emerging Markets: The Valencia Case pp. 505-517

Youssef Boulaksil and M. Jaafar Belkora

Turner Optimizes the Allocation of Audience Deficiency Units pp. 518-536

José Antonio Carbajal and Wes Chaar

Near-Optimal Course Scheduling at the Technion pp. 537-554

Ofer Strichman

Business Analytics for Streamlined Assort Packing and Distribution of Fashion Goods at Kolon Sport pp. 555-573

Shin Woong Sung, Young Jae Jang, Jung Hoon Kim and Juyeong Lee

Book Reviews pp. 574-578

Wenjing Shen

Volume 47, issue 5, 2017

Introduction: 2016 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice pp. 369-371

C. Allen Butler and Randall S. Robinson

Calibrated Route Finder: Improving the Safety, Environmental Consciousness, and Cost Effectiveness of Truck Routing in Sweden pp. 372-395

Mikael Rönnqvist, Gunnar Svenson, Patrik Flisberg and Lars-Erik Jönsson

Optimizing New-Vehicle Inventory at General Motors pp. 396-410

Robert R. Inman, Michael C. Frick, Thomas D. Hitchman, Robert A. Muiter, Jonathan H. Owen and Gerald M. Takasaki

IBM Cognitive Technology Helps Aqualia to Reduce Costs and Save Resources in Wastewater Treatment pp. 411-424

Alexander Zadorojniy, Segev Wasserkrug, Sergey Zeltyn and Vladimir Lipets

Optimization of Multidisciplinary Staffing Improves Patient Experiences at the Mayo Clinic pp. 425-441

Mustafa Y. Sir, David Nestler, Thomas Hellmich, Devashish Das, Michael J. Laughlin, Michon C. Dohlman and Kalyan Pasupathy

Genetic Gain Performance Metric Accelerates Agricultural Productivity pp. 442-453

Joseph Byrum, Bill Beavis, Craig Davis, Greg Doonan, Tracy Doubler, Kaster Von, Ron Mowers and Sam Parry

Vungle Inc. Improves Monetization Using Big Data Analytics pp. 454-466

Bert De Reyck, Ioannis Fragkos, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Casey Lichtendahl, Hammond Guerin and Andrew Kritzer

Book Reviews pp. 467-471

Wenjing Shen

Volume 47, issue 4, 2017

Multiobjective Production Planning at LG Display pp. 279-291

Moo-Sung Sohn, Jiwoong Choi, Hoseog Kang and In-Chan Choi

Transforming Electrical Load from an Operational Constraint to a Controllable Resource pp. 292-304

Rajesh Tyagi, Weiwei Chen, Jason Black, Prasoon Tiwari, Bernard Lecours and Jamison Shaver

Optimizing Site Qualification Across the Supply Network at Western Digital pp. 305-319

Bo Liao, Candace Arai Yano and Shiva Esturi

Optimal Allocation of Students to Naval Nuclear-Power Training Units pp. 320-335

Michael R. Miller, Robert J. Alexander, Vincent A. Arbige, Robert F. Dell, Steven R. Kremer, Brian P. McClune, Jane E. Oppenlander and Joshua P. Tomlin

Impacts of Reducing the Shelf Life of Red Blood Cells: A View from Down Under pp. 336-351

Babak Abbasi, Golnaz Vakili and Stuart Chesneau

Increasing the Responsiveness of Firefighter Services by Relocating Base Stations in Amsterdam pp. 352-361

Pieter L. van den Berg, Guido A. G. Legemaate and Rob D. van der Mei

Practice Summary: Intel Calculates the Right Service Level for Its Products pp. 362-365

Dennis Arnow and Sean P. Willems

Book Reviews pp. 366-368

Wenjing Shen

Volume 47, issue 3, 2017

Survey on Revenue Management in Media and Broadcasting pp. 195-213

Shinjini Pandey, Goutam Dutta and Harit Joshi

Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center Optimizes Operating Room Block Schedule for New Hospital pp. 214-229

Brittney Benchoff, Candace Arai Yano and Alexandra Newman

Less Is More: Harnessing Product Substitution Information to Rationalize SKUs at Intcomex pp. 230-243

Patxi J. Bernales, Yongtao Guan, Harihara Prasad Natarajan, Patricia Souza Gimenez and Mario Xavier Alvarez Tajes

Tri-Vizor Uses an Efficient Algorithm to Identify Collaborative Shipping Opportunities pp. 244-259

Stefan Creemers, Gert Woumans, Robert Boute and Jeroen Beliën

ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: Increasing Productivity and Minimizing Errors in Operations Research Spreadsheet Models pp. 260-269

Larry J. LeBlanc, Michael R. Bartolacci and Thomas A. Grossman

People Skills: Building the Perfect Team—A Change Management Perspective pp. 270-272

Robert E. Levasseur

Book Reviews pp. 273-277

Wenjing Shen

Volume 47, issue 2, 2017

Verizon Optimizes Work Center Locations to Reduce Installation and Repair Operations Costs pp. 111-121

J. David Allen, Roger L. Tobin and Anthony Calderan

The Development of a Concurrent Spare-Parts Optimization Model for Weapon Systems in the South Korean Military Forces pp. 122-136

Seongmin Moon and Ui Jun Kim

Sustaining the Drone Enterprise: How Manpower Analysis Engendered Policy Reform in the United States Air Force pp. 137-149

Kiel M. Martin, Daniel J. Richmond and John G. Swisher

Snider Tire Optimizes Its Customers-Stores-Plants Transportation Network pp. 150-162

Sanjay L. Ahire and John B. Jensen

Optimizing Student Team and Job Assignments for the Holy Family Academy pp. 163-174

Sharan Srinivas, Mohammadmahdi Alizadeh and Nathaniel D.Bastian

A Review of Scheduling Problems and Research Opportunities in Motion Picture Exhibition pp. 175-187

Katherine Goff Inglis and Saeed Zolfaghari

Book Review pp. 188-190

Wenjing Shen

Volume 47, issue 1, 2017

Interfaces Editor’s Statement pp. 1-3

Michael F. Gorman

Introduction: 2016 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences pp. 4-7

R. John Milne and Michael Trick

UPS Optimizes Delivery Routes pp. 8-23

Chuck Holland, Jack Levis, Ranganath Nuggehalli, Bob Santilli and Jeff Winters

360i Generates Nearly $1 Billion in Revenue for Internet Paid-Search Clients pp. 24-37

Kevin Geraghty, Eric Sonmezer, Matthew Maron and Daniel Ruble

BNY Mellon Optimization Reduces Intraday Credit Risk by $1.4 Trillion pp. 38-51

Brian Blank, Erika Lunceford, John Morik, Song He, Madhusudan Rana, Pavithran Rajendran, Gnanadeeban Gnanapandithan, Katherine Lajoie, Boris Kats, Madangopal Revoor, Victor O’Laughlen and Prasad Lakshminarsimha Kompella

Operations Research Transforms the Scheduling of Chilean Soccer Leagues and South American World Cup Qualifiers pp. 52-69

Fernando Alarcón, Guillermo Durán, Mario Guajardo, Jaime Miranda, Hugo Muñoz, Luis Ramírez, Mario Ramírez, Denis Sauré, Matías Siebert, Sebastián Souyris, Andrés Weintraub, Rodrigo Wolf-Yadlin and Gonzalo Zamorano

The New York City Police Department’s Domain Awareness System pp. 70-84

E. S. Levine, Jessica Tisch, Anthony Tasso and Michael Joy

Bayesian Networks for Combat Equipment Diagnostics pp. 85-105

David Aebischer, John Vatterott, Michael Grimes, Andrew Vatterott, Roderick Jordan, Carlo Reinoso, Bradford Alex Baker, William D. Aldrich, Luis Reinoso, Rodolfo Villalba, Michael Johnson, Christopher Myers, Stefan Conrady, Joseph A. Tatman, Suzanne M. Mahoney, Darrin L. Whaley and Amanda B. Hepler

Book Reviews pp. 106-109

Wenjing Shen