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Volume 15, issue 6, 1985

Preface: Manufacturing Strategy Papers pp. 1-2

Arnoldo C. Hax

Explaining Observed Productivity Differentials Between Plants: Implications for Operations Research pp. 3-14

Robert H. Hayes and Kim B. Clark

A Strategic Approach to Evaluating Manufacturing Performance pp. 15-27

P. R. Richardson, A. J. Taylor and J. R. M. Gordon

Manufacturing Strategy: A Methodology and an Illustration pp. 28-46

Charles H. Fine and Arnoldo C. Hax

Implications of Cost-Service Trade-offs on Industry Logistics Structures pp. 47-59

Donald B. Rosenfield, Roy D. Shapiro and Roger E. Bohn

Misapplications Reviews: Before the Fall pp. 60-65

Arnold Barnett

Optimization Modeling for Business Planning at Trumbull Asphalt pp. 66-72

Clarence H. Martin and Sanford L. Lubin

Real Applications of Markov Decision Processes pp. 73-83

Douglas J. White

Microcomputer Graphics in Support of Vehicle Fleet Routing pp. 84-92

Salvatore Belardo, Peter Duchessi and J. Peter Seagle

Implementing a Management Information System in an Extremely Dynamic (and Somewhat Hostile) Environment---a Case Study pp. 93-99

Gamini Gunawardane

A Delphi Forecast for Alaska pp. 100-109

Ted G. Eschenbach and George A. Geistauts

Applications Reviews pp. 110-111

John R. Hall, Roger N. Millen, Vicki L. Sauter, Russell S. Winer and Charles Dale

Book Reviews pp. 112-117

Marion G. Sobol

Volume 15, issue 5, 1985

Improving Efficiency in a Forest Pest Control Spray Program pp. 1-11

David L. Rumpf, Emanuel Melachrinoudis and Thomas Rumpf

Analyzing Radionuclide Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants pp. 12-24

Ralph L. Keeney, Alan Sicherman and Gary R. Smith

Multiproduct Production Scheduling at Owens-Corning Fiberglas pp. 25-34

Michael D. Oliff and E. Earl Burch

Note: A Microcomputer Revolution in the School of Business pp. 35-38

Barry Render and Ralph M. Stair

Managing Inventories Through Difficult Economic Times: A Simple Model pp. 39-45

Peter C. Bell and Hamid Noori

A Simple Optimization DSS for Production Planning at Dairyman's Cooperative Creamery Association pp. 46-53

Robert S. Sullivan and Stephen C. Secrest

A Simple Ballistic-Missile-Defense Model to Help Decision Makers pp. 54-62

Harry C. Hoyt

Note: Further Notes on Lagging Forecasts pp. 63-63

Everette S. Gardner

Policy Models for CEOs: A Case Study in Banking pp. 64-70

John E. Mulford

Testing Times: Dilemmas in an Action Research Project pp. 71-80

Stephen Cropper and Peter Bennett

Managing the Armed Services' Delayed Entry Pools to Improve Productivity in Recruiting pp. 81-90

Richard C. Morey

Applications Reviews pp. 91-93

John R. Hall, Roger N. Millen, Vicki L. Sauter, Russell S. Winer and Charles Dale

Book Reviews pp. 94-101

Marion G. Sobol

Volume 15, issue 4, 1985

A Hierarchical Production Planning System pp. 1-11

Matthew J. Liberatore and Tan Miller

Editorial: MS/OR on Thin Ice pp. 12-13

Gary L. Lilien

Micro Versus Mainframe Performance for a Selected Class of Mathematical Programming Problems pp. 14-19

Terry P. Harrison

Payoff Matrices Pay Off at Hallmark pp. 20-25

F. Hutton Barron

Visual Interactive Modeling as an Operations Research Technique pp. 26-33

Peter C. Bell

Product Blending: A Simulation Case Study in Double Time: An Update pp. 39-40

Lewis B. Golovin

Discovering and Correcting Problems in a Naval Stock Control System pp. 41-47

Suraj M. Alexander

Breaching the Great Salt Lake Causeway: An Addendum pp. 48-51

Susan A. Chesteen and Bruce F. Baird

Note: More Gymnastics pp. 52-54

A. Land and S. Powell

Management of Type III Error in Problem Identification pp. 55-61

Surya B. Yadav and Apparao Korukonda

The Dynamics of Government in Business pp. 62-69

Taieb Hafsi

Marketing the Results of Analysis pp. 70-76

Reuben R. McDaniel and Donde P. Ashmos

Multiple Perspectives: Overcoming the Weaknesses of MS/OR pp. 77-85

Harold A. Linstone

Note: Seppuku in the Stockroom pp. 86-88

Ernest Koenigsberg

How to Schedule Meetings with a Traveling Salesman Q & D, and Why We Didn't pp. 89-93

Jan Telgen

Applications Reviews pp. 94-96

John R. Hall, Roger N. Millen, Vicki L. Sauter, Russell S. Winer and Charles Dale

Book Reviews pp. 97-101

Marion G. Sobol

Volume 15, issue 3, 1985

Introduction: Productivity as a Strategic Variable pp. 1-5

Martin K. Starr

Transformation of Western Style of Management pp. 6-11

W. Edwards Deming

Meet Our New Vice-President pp. 12-14

Robert W. Lear

Foundations of Strategic Planning for Productivity Improvement pp. 15-30

Bela Gold

A Framework for Profitability and Productivity Measures pp. 31-40

Samuel Eilon

Unions, Productivity, and the New Industrial Relations: Strategic Considerations pp. 41-53

Martin D. Hanlon

Managerial Productivity: Who Is Fat and What Is Lean? pp. 54-59

Leonard R. Sayles

Consumer Participation and Productivity in Service Operations pp. 60-67

James A. Fitzsimmons

The 10 Commandments of Service System Management pp. 68-72

Richard B. Chase

Productivity and Technological Change pp. 73-84

J. A. Buzacott

All Factories Are Not the Same pp. 85-93

Robert A. Becker

Computer Integrated Flexible Manufacturing: Organizational, Economic, and Strategic Implications pp. 94-105

Joel D. Goldhar and Mariann Jelinek

Improving Purchasing Productivity at IBM with a Normative Decision Support System pp. 106-115

Paul S. Bender, Richard W. Brown, Michael H. Isaac and Jeremy F. Shapiro

Software Productivity as a Strategic Variable pp. 116-126

Gus W. Grammas and June R. Klein

20/30 Hindsight pp. 127-128

Robert G. Chamberlain

Seen Elsewhere pp. 129-132

J. I. Morgan

Applications Reviews pp. 133-134

John R. Hall, Roger N. Millen, Vicki L. Sauter, Russell S. Winer and Charles Dale

Book Reviews pp. 135-146

Marion G. Sobol

Volume 15, issue 2, 1985

Lot-Sizing and Lead-time Performance in a Manufacturing Cell pp. 1-9

Uday S. Karmarkar, Sham Kekre, Sunder Kekre and Susan Freeman

An Applications Oriented Guide to Lagrangian Relaxation pp. 10-21

Marshall L. Fisher

Evaluating Slot Machine Placement on the Casino Floor pp. 22-32

Barry L. Bayus, Robert L. Banker, Shiv K. Gupta and Bradley H. Stone

Misapplications Reviews: The Parable of the Red Line pp. 33-39

Arnold Barnett and Anthony Saponaro

What's So Scientific about MS/OR? pp. 40-45

Randolph W. Hall

Large-Scale Optimization Modeling at the US Treasury Department: An Update pp. 46-49

John M. Mulvey

Factor Analysis of Portfolio Styles pp. 50-62

Peter O. Dietz, H. Russell Fogler and Madelyn Smith

Gambling on Vacation pp. 63-67

Michael W. Strevell and Philip S. Chong

20/30 Hindsight: OR in Public Policy in India---Who Cares? pp. 68-73

Vivek N. Patkar

An Application of Computerized Decision Tree Models in Management-Union Bargaining pp. 74-80

Frederick W. Winter

An Interactive Decision Support System for Analyzing Ship Voyage Alternatives pp. 81-84

Raymond F. Boykin and Reuven R. Levary

MS/OR Education: Meeting the New Demands on MS Education pp. 85-94

Fatemeh Zahedi

Applications Reviews pp. 95-96

John R. Hall, Roger N. Millen, Vicki L. Sauter, Russell S. Winer and Charles Dale

Book Reviews pp. 97-101

Marion G. Sobol

Volume 15, issue 1, 1985

Planning the Netherlands' Water Resources pp. 3-33

Bruce F. Goeller, S. C. Abraham, A. F. Abrahamse, J. H. Bigelow, J. G. Bolten, D. M. de Ferranti, J. C. De Haven, B. F. Goeller, D. L. Jaquette, N. A. Katz, T. F. Kirkwood, R. L. Petruschell, T. Repnau, J. P. Stucker, W. E. Walker, L. H. Wegner, J. W. Pulles, W. A. Dorsman, H. Groen, T. A. Sprong, B. G. M. van de Watering, M. A. Veen, P. Baan, G. Baarse, E. van Beek, J. P. M. Dijkman, J. van Gameren, F. J. Los, J. Koenis, G. Miedema, J. G. C. Smits and N. M. de Rooij

Blue Bell Trims its Inventory pp. 34-52

Jerry R. Edwards, Harvey M. Wagner and William P. Wood

Improving Utilization of Air Force Cargo Aircraft pp. 53-68

Douglas D. Cochard and Kirk A. Yost

Development and Implementation of an Integrated Inventory Management Program at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals pp. 69-87

P. P. Kleutghen and J. C McGee

Optimizing Chemical Production at Monsanto pp. 88-95

Raymond F. Boykin

Determining Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Deployment in Austin, Texas pp. 96-108

David J. Eaton, Mark S. Daskin, Dennis Simmons, Bill Bulloch and Glen Jansma

Applications Reviews pp. 109-113

John R. Hall, Roger N. Millen, Vicki L. Sauter, Russell S. Winer and Charles Dale

Letter to the Editor pp. 113-113

Maurice Shutler

Book Reviews pp. 114-119

Marion G. Sobol