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Volume 45, issue 6, 1997

A Tire Production Scheduling System for Bridgestone/Firestone Off-The-Road pp. 789-796

Zeger Degraeve and Linus Schrage

Modeling in Performance-Enhancing Processes pp. 797-804

A. Alan B. Pritsker

Improved Fashion Buying with Bayesian Updates pp. 805-819

Gary D. Eppen and Ananth. V. Iyer

Balancing Retailer Inventories pp. 820-830

Edward J. McGavin, James E. Ward and Leroy B. Schwarz

A Branch-and-Price Algorithm for the Generalized Assignment Problem pp. 831-841

Martin Savelsbergh

A New and Fast Approach to Very Large Scale Integrated Sequential Circuit Test Generation pp. 842-856

J. B. Adams and D. S. Hochbaum

Designing a Zoned Automated Guided Vehicle System with Multiple Vehicles and Multiple Load Capacity pp. 857-873

Ulrich W. Thonemann and Margaret L. Brandeau

Scheduling Semiconductor Burn-In Operations to Minimize Total Flowtime pp. 874-885

Dorit S. Hochbaum and Dan Landy

A Differential Game Theoretic Model for Duopolistic Competition on Design Quality pp. 886-893

Samar K. Mukhopadhyay and Panagiotis Kouvelis

Cyclic Scheduling in a Stochastic Environment pp. 894-903

Hongtao Zhang and Stephen C. Graves

An Inventory Problem with Two Randomly Available Suppliers pp. 904-918

Ülkü Gürler and Mahmut Parlar

Dynamic Scheduling Rules for a Multiproduct Make-to-Stock Queue pp. 919-930

Agnes Peña Perez and Paul Zipkin

Optimality of ( s, S ) Policies in Inventory Models with Markovian Demand pp. 931-939

Suresh Sethi and Feng Cheng

98%-Effective Lot-Sizing for Assembly Inventory Systems with Backlogging pp. 940-951

Daning Sun and Derek Atkins

Cyclic Scheduling of Identical Parts in a Robotic Cell pp. 952-965

Yves Crama and Joris van de Klundert

Equilibrium Threshold Strategies: The Case of Queues with Priorities pp. 966-973

Refael Hassin and Moshe Haviv

Lot Sizing with Randomly Graded Yields pp. 974-989

Steven Nahmias and Kamran Moinzadeh

Volume 45, issue 5, 1997

Flight Attendant Rostering for Short-Haul Airline Operations pp. 649-661

Paul R. Day and David M. Ryan

An Air Mission Planning Algorithm Using Decision Analysis and Mixed Integer Programming pp. 662-676

Brian J. Griggs, Gregory S. Parnell and Lee J. Lehmkuhl

Optimal Control of a Multiclass, Flexible Queueing System pp. 677-693

Noah Gans and Garrett van Ryzin

An Information Based Multiechelon Inventory System with Emergency Orders pp. 694-701

Kamran Moinzadeh and Prabhu K. Aggarwal

Minimizing Makespan in a Class of Reentrant Shops pp. 702-712

M. Y. Wang, Suresh Sethi and S. L. van de Velde

Optimal Control of a Single Stage Production System Subject to Random Process Shifts pp. 713-724

Raman K. Nurani, Sridhar Seshadri and J. George Shanthikumar

Waiting and Interdeparture Times in Priority Queues with Poisson- and General-Arrival Streams pp. 725-735

David A. Stanford

The Optimal Review Period in a Dynamic Inventory Model pp. 736-750

James Flynn and Stanley Garstka

A Heuristic for Estimating Nadir Criterion Values in Multiple Objective Linear Programming pp. 751-757

Pekka Korhonen, Seppo Salo and Ralph E. Steuer

A Minimal Algorithm for the 0-1 Knapsack Problem pp. 758-767

David Pisinger

Upper Bounds and Algorithms for Hard 0-1 Knapsack Problems pp. 768-778

Silvano Martello and Paolo Toth

Ready-Time Scheduling with Stochastic Service Times pp. 779-783

Thom J. Hodgson, Russell E. King and Paul M. Stanfield

Volume 45, issue 4, 1997

Spatial Optimization of Prairie Dog Colonies for Black-Footed Ferret Recovery pp. 495-507

Michael Bevers, John Hof, Daniel W. Uresk and Gregory L. Schenbeck

Cellular Manufacturing: A Statistical Review of the Literature (1965–1995) pp. 508-520

Arnold Reisman, Ashok Kumar, Jaideep Motwani and Chun Hung Cheng

Proportional Equity Flow Problem for Terminal Arcs pp. 521-535

Lisa M. Betts and J. Randall Brown

Polling Models With and Without Switchover Times pp. 536-543

S. C. Borst and O. J. Boxma

Two-Machine Open Shops with Renewable Resources pp. 544-552

Bernd Jurisch and Wieslaw Kubiak

Workforce Planning in Mixed Model Assembly Systems pp. 553-567

Chung-Yee Lee and George L. Vairaktarakis

The Covering Tour Problem pp. 568-576

Michel Gendreau, Gilbert Laporte and Frédéric Semet

A Little's Result Approach to the Service Constrained Spares Provisioning Problem for Repairable Items pp. 577-583

Nadim E. Abboud and John N. Daigle

Lot Streaming in Job-Shop Scheduling pp. 584-595

Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès and Jean-Bernard Lasserre

Probabilistic Analysis of a Generalized Bin Packing Problem and Applications pp. 596-609

Awi Federgruen and Garrett van Ryzin

The QNET Method for Re-Entrant Queueing Networks with Priority Disciplines pp. 610-623

J. G. Dai, D. H. Yeh and C. Zhou

Exact and Approximation Algorithms for the Tactical Fixed Interval Scheduling Problem pp. 624-638

Leo G. Kroon, Marc Salomon and Luk N. Van Wassenhove

An Approximation Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Backhauls pp. 639-641

Michel Gendreau, Gilbert Laporte and Alain Hertz

Volume 45, issue 3, 1997

Easily Implementable Inventory Control Policies pp. 327-340

Wallace J. Hopp, Mark L. Spearman and Rachel Q. Zhang

Understanding Linear Programming Modeling Through an Examination of the Early Papers on Model Formulation pp. 341-356

Frederic H. Murphy and Venkat Panchanadam

Rendezvous Search on the Line with More Than Two Players pp. 357-364

Wei Shi Lim, Steve Alpern and Anatole Beck

Dynamic Programming Strategies for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Window and Precedence Constraints pp. 365-377

Aristide Mingozzi, Lucio Bianco and Salvatore Ricciardelli

A Branch-and-Cut Algorithm for the Symmetric Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem pp. 378-394

Matteo Fischetti, Juan José Salazar González and Paolo Toth

An Optimization Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows Based on Lagrangian Relaxation pp. 395-406

Niklas Kohl and Oli B. G. Madsen

Pricing, Production, Scheduling, and Delivery-Time Competition pp. 407-420

Phillip J. Lederer and Lode Li

Scheduling in Robotic Cells: Classification, Two and Three Machine Cells pp. 421-439

Nicholas G. Hall, Hichem Kamoun and Chelliah Sriskandarajah

The Stochastic Learning Curve: Optimal Production in the Presence of Learning-Curve Uncertainty pp. 440-450

Joseph B. Mazzola and Kevin F. McCardle

Numerical Solution of Piecewise-Stationary M t / G t /1 Queues pp. 451-463

Gagan L. Choudhury, David M. Lucantoni and Ward Whitt

Asymptotically Optimal Routing and Servive Rate Allocation in a Multiserver Queueing System pp. 464-469

J. George Shanthikumar and Susan H. Xu

Multiclass Queueing Systems in Heavy Traffic: An Asymptotic Approach Based on Distributional and Conservation Laws pp. 470-487

Demitris Bertsimas and Georgia Mourtzinou

Vehicle Routing with Time Windows: Two Optimization Algorithms pp. 488-492

Marshall L. Fisher, Kurt Jörnsten and Oli B. G. Madsen

Volume 45, issue 2, 1997

Performance Assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: From Regulation to Calculation for 40 CFR 191.13 pp. 157-177

J. C. Helton, D. R. Anderson, M. G. Marietta and R. P. Rechard

OR/MS Publications: Extension of the Analysis of U.S. Flagship Journals to the United Kingdom pp. 178-187

Richard Ormerod and Ioannis Kiossis

Airline Crew Scheduling: A New Formulation and Decomposition Algorithm pp. 188-200

Pamela H. Vance, Cynthia Barnhart, Ellis L. Johnson and George L. Nemhauser

A Branch-and-Bound Procedure for the Generalized Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem pp. 201-212

Erik L. Demeulemeester and Willy S. Herroelen

Multigroup Discriminant Analysis Using Linear Programming pp. 213-225

Willy Gochet, Antonie Stam, V. Srinivasan and Shaoxiang Chen

Optimized Crossover for the Independent Set Problem pp. 226-234

Charu C. Aggarwal, James B. Orlin and Ray P. Tai

Performance Decay in a Single Server Exponential Queueing Model with Long Range Dependence pp. 235-243

Sidney Resnick and Gennady Samorodnitsky

Bounds and Asymptotics for Planning Critical Safety Stocks pp. 244-257

Paul Glasserman

Computational Evaluation of Hierarchical Production Control Policies for Stochastic Manufacturing Systems pp. 258-274

Chand Samaratunga, Suresh Sethi and Xun Yu Zhou

One-Warehouse Multiretailer Systems with Centralized Stock Information pp. 275-287

Fangruo Chen and Yu-Sheng Zheng

Short Shop Schedules pp. 288-294

D. P. Williamson, L. A. Hall, J. A. Hoogeveen, C. A. J. Hurkens, J. K. Lenstra, S. V. Sevast'janov and D. B. Shmoys

On the Effectiveness of Set Covering Formulations for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows pp. 295-301

Julien Bramel and David Simchi-Levi

Complexity of the Discrete Time-Cost Tradeoff Problem for Project Networks pp. 302-306

Prabuddha De, E. James Dunne, Jay B. Ghosh and Charles E. Wells

On the Difference Between the Cardinalities of Measurable Value Functions and Von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Functions pp. 307-308

Jean M. Deichtmann and François Sainfort

Instability of the Join-the-Shortest-Queue and FCFS Policies in Queueing Systems and Their Stabilization pp. 309-314

Ali Sharifnia

Allocation of Chips to Wafers in a Production Problem of Semiconductor Kits pp. 315-321

Sridhar Seshadri and J. G. Shanthikumar

Letter to the Editor pp. 322-322

Ümit Bilge and Gündüz Ulusoy

Volume 45, issue 1, 1997

Managing Capacity and Flow at Theme Parks pp. 1-13

Reza H. Ahmadi

A Markov Chain Approach to Baseball pp. 14-23

Bruce Bukiet, Elliotte Rusty Harold and José Luis Palacios

A Multiproduct Dynamic Pricing Problem and Its Applications to Network Yield Management pp. 24-41

Guillermo Gallego and Garrett van Ryzin

Optimal Dynamic Scheduling Policy for a Make-To-Stock Production System pp. 42-53

Albert Y. Ha

The Competitive Newsboy pp. 54-65

Steven A. Lippman and Kevin F. McCardle

Single Machine Scheduling Problems with General Breakdowns, Earliness and Tardiness Costs pp. 66-71

A. Federgruen and G. Mosheiov

Performance Measures and Schedules in Periodic Job Shops pp. 72-91

Tae-Eog Lee and Marc E. Posner

A Genetic Algorithm for the Multiple-Choice Integer Program pp. 92-101

Atidel Ben Hadj-Alouane and James C. Bean

Heuristics for a One-Warehouse Multiretailer Distribution Problem with Performance Bounds pp. 102-115

Yale Herer and Robin Roundy

A Parametric Worst Case Analysis of the LPT Heuristic for Two Uniform Machines pp. 116-125

Paul Mireault, James B. Orlin and Rakesh V. Vohra

Activity Delay in Stochastic Project Networks pp. 126-139

Arnold H. Buss and Meir J. Rosenblatt

An Approximation Method for the Analysis of GI / G /1 Queues pp. 140-144

Jingwen Li

A Heuristic for a Scheduling Problem with Communication Delays pp. 145-147

Alix Munier and Jean-Claude König

Optimal Load Balancing on Sonet Bidirectional Rings pp. 148-152

Young-Soo Myung, Hu-Gon Kim and Dong-Wan Tcha

Letter to the Editor---Addendum to “Efficient Algorithms for Scheduling Semiconductor Burn-In Operations pp. 153-154

Chung-Yee Lee, Reha Uzsoy and Louis A. Martin-Vega