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Volume 44, issue 6, 2014

Introduction to the Interfaces Special Issue on Operations Research in Freight Transportation and Logistics pp. 533-534

Michael F. Gorman

State of the Practice: A Review of the Application of OR/MS in Freight Transportation pp. 535-554

Michael F. Gorman, John-Paul Clarke, Amir Hossein Gharehgozli, Michael Hewitt, René de Koster and Debjit Roy

Decision Support System for PETROBRAS Ship Scheduling pp. 555-566

Gustavo Diz, Luiz Felipe Scavarda, Roger Rocha and Silvio Hamacher

Locomotive Planning at Norfolk Southern: An Optimizing Simulator Using Approximate Dynamic Programming pp. 567-578

Warren B. Powell, Belgacem Bouzaiene-Ayari, Coleman Lawrence, Clark Cheng, Sourav Das and Ricardo Fiorillo

Optimizing Transportation by Inventory Routing and Workload Balancing: Optimizing Daily Dray Operations Across an Intermodal Freight Network pp. 579-590

Xiaoqing Sun, Manish Garg, Zahir Balaporia, Kendall Bailey and Ted Gifford

Multidepot Distribution Planning at Logistics Service Provider Nabuurs B.V pp. 591-604

Emrah Demir, Tom van Woensel and Ton de Kok

Annual Distribution Budget in the Beverage Industry: A Case Study pp. 605-626

Luis Guimarães, Pedro Amorim, Fabrício Sperandio, Fabío Moreira and Bernardo Almada-Lobo

Book Reviews pp. 627-630

Graham K. Rand

Volume 44, issue 5, 2014

Introduction: 2013 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice pp. 441-443

C. Allen Butler and Randall S. Robinson

Matching Supply and Demand: Delayed Two-Phase Distribution at Yedioth Group—Models, Algorithms, and Information Technology pp. 445-460

Assaf Avrahami, Yale T. Herer and Retsef Levi

SPRINT: Optimization of Staff Management for Desk Customer Relations Services at Hera pp. 461-479

Daniele Vigo, Claudio Caremi, Angelo Gordini, Sandro Bosso, Giuseppe D’Aleo and Beatrice Beleggia

An Integrated Load-Planning Algorithm for Outbound Logistics at Webb Wheel pp. 480-497

Burcu B. Keskin, İbrahim Çapar, Charles R. Sox and Nickolas K. Freeman

Scheduling the German Basketball League pp. 498-508

Stephan Westphal

Relieving Pressure: Optimizing Water Distribution Pressure Management at Valley of the Moon Water District pp. 509-524

Segev Wasserkrug, Alexey Tsitkin and Alexander Zadorojniy

Book Reviews pp. 525-530

Graham K. Rand

Volume 44, issue 4, 2014

Solids: A Combinatorial Auction for Real Estate pp. 351-363

Dries R. Goossens, Sander Onderstal, Jan Pijnacker and Frits C. R. Spieksma

Analytics for Power Grid Distribution Reliability in New York City pp. 364-383

Cynthia Rudin, Şeyda Ertekin, Rebecca Passonneau, Axinia Radeva, Ashish Tomar, Boyi Xie, Stanley Lewis, Mark Riddle, Debbie Pangsrivinij and Tyler McCormick

Red Eléctrica de España Uses Integer Programming for Annual Salary Revisions pp. 384-392

Ángel Mahou, Álvaro García-Sánchez, Miguel Ortega-Mier and Ana Moreno Romero

Business Analytics Assists Transitioning Traditional Medicine to Telemedicine at Virtual Radiologic pp. 393-410

Ersin Körpeoğlu, Zachary Kurtz, Fatma Kılınç-Karzan, Sunder Kekre and Pat A. Basu

Fixed-Cycle Smoothed Production Improves Lean Performance for Make-to-Stock Manufacturing pp. 411-427

Peter M. Bernegger and Scott Webster

ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: A (Very) Short Course in Suboptimization pp. 428-431

Jeffrey D. Camm

Book Reviews pp. 432-438

Graham K. Rand

Volume 44, issue 3, 2014

Scotsburn Dairy Group Uses a Hierarchical Production Scheduling and Inventory Management System to Control Its Ice Cream Production pp. 253-268

Eldon A. Gunn, Corinne A. MacDonald, Andrea Friars and Glen Caissie

Hierarchical Decomposition Approach for Crude Oil Scheduling: A SINOPEC Case pp. 269-285

Xuan Chen, Simin Huang, Dejing Chen, Zhihai Zhang, Li Zheng, Ignacio Grossmann and Shihui Chen

Decision Analytics for Parking Availability in Downtown Pittsburgh pp. 286-299

Tayo Fabusuyi, Robert C. Hampshire, Victoria A. Hill and Katsunobu Sasanuma

Cyclic Consumption and Replenishment Decisions for Vendor-Managed Inventory of Multisourced Parts in Dell’s Supply Chain pp. 300-316

Abhilasha Prakash Katariya, Sıla Çetinkaya and Eylem Tekin

Global Sourcing Approach to Improve Cash Flow of Agribusiness Companies in Brazil pp. 317-328

Ricardo Hamad and Nicolau Dionísio Fares Gualda

Benchmarking Academic Programs in Business Analytics pp. 329-341

Michael F. Gorman and Ronald K. Klimberg

Book Reviews pp. 342-349

Graham K. Rand

Volume 44, issue 2, 2014

Introduction to the Interfaces Special Issue on Operations Research in Mining pp. 125-126

Alexandra Newman and Andres Weintraub

Open-Pit Block-Sequencing Formulations: A Tutorial pp. 127-142

W. Brian Lambert, Andrea Brickey, Alexandra M. Newman and Kelly Eurek

Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review pp. 143-162

Christina N. Burt and Lou Caccetta

A Review of Primary Mine Ventilation System Optimization pp. 163-175

Enrique I. Acuña and Ian S. Lowndes

Medium-Term Production Scheduling of the Lumwana Mining Complex pp. 176-194

Martin L. Smith and Stewart J. Wicks

Improving Underground Mine Access Layouts Using Software Tools pp. 195-203

Marcus Brazil, Peter Grossman, J. Hyam Rubinstein and Doreen Thomas

Extraction and Backfill Scheduling in a Complex Underground Mine pp. 204-221

Dónal O’Sullivan and Alexandra Newman

Medium-Term Rail Scheduling for an Iron Ore Mining Company pp. 222-240

Gaurav Singh, Rodolfo García-Flores, Andreas Ernst, Palitha Welgama, Meimei Zhang and Kerry Munday

Book Reviews pp. 241-251

Graham K. Rand

Volume 44, issue 1, 2014

Introduction: 2013 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences pp. 3-6

Peter Bell and R. John Milne

Economically Efficient Standards to Protect the Netherlands Against Flooding pp. 7-21

Carel Eijgenraam, Jarl Kind, Carlijn Bak, Ruud Brekelmans, Dick den Hertog, Matthijs Duits, Kees Roos, Pieter Vermeer and Wim Kuijken

Operations Research Transforms Baosteel’s Operations pp. 22-38

Lixin Tang, Ying Meng, Gongshu Wang, Zhi-Long Chen, Jiyin Liu, Guofen Hu, Lijun Chen and Bo Zhang

Optimizing Chevron’s Refineries pp. 39-54

Ted Kutz, Mark Davis, Robert Creek, Nick Kenaston, Craig Stenstrom and Margery Connor

Dell’s Channel Transformation: Leveraging Operations Research to Unleash Potential Across the Value Chain pp. 55-69

Karl Martin, Parag Chitalia, Murugan Pugalenthi, K. Raghava Rau, Sudeep Maity, Rahul Kumar, Rohit Saksena, Randhir Hebbar, Mahesh Krishnan, Ganesh Hegde, Chandrasekhar Kesanapally, Tejinder Kaur Bimbraw and Sumathi Subramanian

Kroger Uses Simulation-Optimization to Improve Pharmacy Inventory Management pp. 70-84

Xinhui Zhang, Doug Meiser, Yan Liu, Brett Bonner and Lebin Lin

Supply Chain Scenario Modeler: A Holistic Executive Decision Support Solution pp. 85-104

Kaan Katircioglu, Robert Gooby, Mary Helander, Youssef Drissi, Pawan Chowdhary, Matt Johnson and Takashi Yonezawa

Saul Gass, a Tribute to Him and to His Leadership in Model Assessment and Validation pp. 105-107

Frederic H. Murphy

Book Reviews pp. 108-117

Graham K. Rand

Volume 43, issue 6, 2013

A Specialty Steel Bar Company Uses Analytics to Determine Available-to-Promise Dates pp. 503-517

Foad Mahdavi Pajouh, Dahai Xing, Yingjue Zhou, Sharethram Hariharan, Balabhaskar Balasundaram, Tieming Liu and Ramesh Sharda

Optimization Models for Production Planning in LG Display pp. 518-529

Seokcheol Chang and Jaewoo Chung

Redesigning Midday Meal Logistics for the Akshaya Patra Foundation: OR at Work in Feeding Hungry School Children pp. 530-546

B. Mahadevan, S. Sivakumar, D. Dinesh Kumar and K. Ganeshram

Practice Summary: Flight Trajectory Optimization pp. 547-549

Srinivas Bollapragada, Joel Klooster and MacKenzie Cumings

Practice Summary: Decision Conferencing Rationalises Defence Training pp. 550-553

Bob Kitchen, Carmen Carmona, Patrick Warburton and Rex Mazonowicz

ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: From Edelman Award to INFORMS Prize—Jeppesen’s 15-Year Journey Toward Analytics Excellence and Lessons Learned Along the Way pp. 554-565

Stefan E. Karisch and William J. Tarantino

People Skills: Developing Soft Skills—A Change Management Perspective pp. 566-571

Robert E. Levasseur

Editorial: The 10th Rothkopf Rankings of Universities’ Contributions to the INFORMS Practice Literature pp. 572-577

Ronald D. Fricker

The Ombudsman: Evidence and Executive Compensation—Like Trains Passing in the Night? An Introduction to “Are Top Executives Paid Enough?” pp. 578-579

Jeffrey Pfeffer

The Ombudsman: Are Top Executives Paid Enough? An Evidence-Based Review pp. 580-589

Philippe Jacquart and J. Armstrong

The Ombudsman: A Closer Look at the Efficiency of Top Executive Pay and Incentives pp. 590-592

Christopher S. Armstrong

The Ombudsman: Do CEOs’ Aspirations for Wealth Harm Stockholders? pp. 593-595

Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan

The Ombudsman: The “Wicked” Environment of CEO Pay pp. 596-598

Robin Hogarth and Gueorgui I. Kolev

The Ombudsman: Employee Ownership as a Mechanism to Enhance Corporate Governance and Moderate Executive Pay Levels pp. 599-601

Derek Jones

The Ombudsman: Is the Evidence Sufficient to Take Action on Executive Pay? Reply to Commentators pp. 602-604

J. Armstrong and Philippe Jacquart

Book Reviews pp. 605-615

Graham K. Rand

Volume 43, issue 5, 2013

Introduction: 2012 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice pp. 397-399

C. Allen Butler and Randall S. Robinson

A Deployed Quantal Response-Based Patrol Planning System for the U.S. Coast Guard pp. 400-420

Bo An, Fernando Ordóñez, Milind Tambe, Eric Shieh, Rong Yang, Craig Baldwin, Joseph DiRenzo, Kathryn Moretti, Ben Maule and Garrett Meyer

Incorporating Stochastic Lead Times Into the Guaranteed Service Model of Safety Stock Optimization pp. 421-434

Salal Humair, John D. Ruark, Brian Tomlin and Sean P. Willems

Automated Bed Assignments in a Complex and Dynamic Hospital Environment pp. 435-448

Bex George Thomas, Srinivas Bollapragada, Kunter Akbay, David Toledano, Peter Katlic, Onur Dulgeroglu and Dan Yang

Improving Patient Access to Chemotherapy Treatment at Duke Cancer Institute pp. 449-461

Jonathan C. Woodall, Tracy Gosselin, Amy Boswell, Michael Murr and Brian T. Denton

Biological Planning for High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Application to Cervical Cancer Treatment pp. 462-476

Eva K. Lee, Fan Yuan, Alistair Templeton, Rui Yao, Krystyna Kiel and James CH Chu

The Philadelphia Districting Contest: Designing Territories for City Council Based Upon the 2010 Census pp. 477-489

Ram Gopalan, Steven O. Kimbrough, Frederic H. Murphy and Nicholas Quintus

Book Reviews pp. 490-501

Graham K. Rand

Volume 43, issue 4, 2013

Supply Chain Optimization and Planning in Heracles General Cement Company pp. 297-312

George Dikos and Stavroula Spyropoulou

Medcenter Container Terminal SpA Uses Simulation in Housekeeping Operations pp. 313-324

Pasquale Legato, Rina Mary Mazza and Roberto Trunfio

Trane/Ingersoll Rand Combines Lean and Operations Research Tools to Redesign Feeder Manufacturing Operations pp. 325-340

John B. Jensen, Sanjay L. Ahire and Manoj K. Malhotra

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Uses Operations Research Tools to Improve Surgeon Training pp. 341-351

Jonathan P. Turner, Heron E. Rodriguez, Debra A. DaRosa, Mark S. Daskin, Amanda Hayman and Sanjay Mehrotra

Optimization Model for Robust Acquisition Decisions in the Norwegian Armed Forces pp. 352-359

Maria Fleischer Fauske, Magnar Vestli and Sigurd Glærum

A Decision-Making Tool for a Regional Network of Clinical Laboratories pp. 360-372

Jose L. Andrade-Pineda, Pedro L. Gonzalez-R and Jose M. Framinan

Automatic Dwelling Segmentation of the Buenos Aires Province for the 2010 Argentinian Census pp. 373-384

Flavia Bonomo, Diego Delle Donne, Guillermo Durán and Javier Marenco

Practice Summary: Enhancing Forecasting and Capacity Planning Capabilities in a Telecommunications Company pp. 385-387

Ada Margarita Álvarez-Socarrás, Arturo Berrones, Guillermo J. Moreno, Jesús A. Rodríguez-Sarasty and Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos

Book Reviews pp. 388-395

Graham K. Rand

Volume 43, issue 3, 2013

Embotelladoras ARCA Uses Operations Research to Improve Territory Design Plans pp. 209-220

J. Fabián López-Pérez and Roger Z. Ríos-Mercado

CPEL Redesigns Its Land Express Network pp. 221-231

Jianjun Zhang, Ou Tang, Jin Zhao, Jiazhen Huo and Yonggang Xia

Mathematical Programming Guides Air-Ambulance Routing at Ornge pp. 232-239

Timothy A. Carnes, Shane G. Henderson, David B. Shmoys, Mahvareh Ahghari and Russell D. MacDonald

Optimizing Fire Station Locations for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality pp. 240-255

Emel Aktaş, Özay Özaydın, Burçin Bozkaya, Füsun Ülengin and Şule Önsel

User Focus and Simulation Improve Predictions of Piracy Risk pp. 256-267

Leslie A. Slootmaker, Eva Regnier, James A. Hansen and Thomas W. Lucas

Eli Lilly and Company Uses Integer Programming to Form Volunteer Teams in Impoverished Countries pp. 268-284

Stephen Mahar, Wayne Winston and P. Daniel Wright

Practice Summaries: Distribution Companies Use the Analytical Hierarchy Process for Environmental Assessment of Transportation Routes Crossing the Pyrenees in Navarre, Spain pp. 285-287

Javier Faulin, Esteban de Paz, Fernando Lera-López, Angel Juan and Israel Gil-Ramírez

Book Reviews pp. 288-296

Graham K. Rand

Volume 43, issue 2, 2013

Routing and Scheduling of Cross-Town Drayage Operations at J.B. Hunt Transport pp. 117-129

Jennifer A. Pazour and Lucas C. Neubert

IBM Blends Heuristics and Optimization to Plan Its Semiconductor Supply Chain pp. 130-141

Alfred Degbotse, Brian T. Denton, Kenneth Fordyce, R. John Milne, Robert Orzell and Chi-Tai Wang

Optimal Routing and Assignment of Consultants for Energy Education, Inc pp. 142-151

Junfang Yu and Randy Hoff

HP Enterprise Services Uses Optimization for Resource Planning pp. 152-169

Cipriano Santos, Tere Gonzalez, Haitao Li, Kay-Yut Chen, Dirk Beyer, Sundaresh Biligi, Qi Feng, Ravindra Kumar, Shelen Jain, Ranga Ramanujam and Alex Zhang

Estimating Demand for Container Freight Service at the Port of Davisville pp. 170-181

James R. Kroes, Yuwen Chen and Paul Mangiameli

Evaluation of Transportation Practices in the California Cut Flower Industry pp. 182-193

Christine Nguyen, Alejandro Toriello, Maged Dessouky and James E. Moore

ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: A Comparison of Technical and Soft Skill Requirements for Analytics and OR Professionals pp. 194-197

Matthew Liberatore and Wenhong Luo

Book Reviews pp. 198-206

Graham K. Rand

Volume 43, issue 1, 2013

Introduction: 2012 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences pp. 1-4

Stephen C. Graves and R. John Milne

Supply Chain–Wide Optimization at TNT Express pp. 5-20

Hein Fleuren, Chris Goossens, Marco Hendriks, Marie-Christine Lombard, Ineke Meuffels and John Poppelaars

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Maximizes Revenue Through Improved Demand Management and Price Optimization pp. 21-36

Pelin Pekgün, Ronald P. Menich, Suresh Acharya, Phillip G. Finch, Frederic Deschamps, Kathleen Mallery, Jim Van Sistine, Kyle Christianson and James Fuller

Optimizing Ship Routing to Maximize Fleet Revenue at Danaos pp. 37-47

Takis Varelas, Sofia Archontaki, John Dimotikalis, Osman Turan, Iraklis Lazakis and Orestis Varelas

Hewlett Packard: Delivering Profitable Growth for HPDirect.com Using Operations Research pp. 48-61

Rohit Tandon, Arnab Chakraborty, Girish Srinivasan, Manav Shroff, Ahmar Abdullah, Bharathan Shamasundar, Ritwik Sinha, Suresh Subramanian, Dave Hill and Prasanna Dhore

Optimizing Capital Investment Decisions at Intel Corporation pp. 62-78

Karl G. Kempf, Feryal Erhun, Erik F. Hertzler, Timothy R. Rosenberg and Chen Peng

Advancing Public Health and Medical Preparedness with Operations Research pp. 79-98

Eva K. Lee, Ferdinand Pietz, Bernard Benecke, Jacquelyn Mason and Greg Burel

Book Reviews pp. 99-109

Graham K. Rand