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Volume 42, issue 6, 1994

Operations Research in Agriculture: Thornthwaite's Classic Revisited pp. 987-997

Howard W. Kreiner

The Bureau of Mines Electric Utility Model pp. 998-1009

Edward L. Hillsman, Donald R. Alvic and John B. Bennett

A Heuristic System to Solve Mixed Integér Forest Planning Models pp. 1010-1024

Andrés Weintraub, Greg Jones, Adrian Magendzo, Mary Meacham and Malcolm Kirby

The Total Tardiness Problem: Review and Extensions pp. 1025-1041

Christos Koulamas

Parallel Branch-and-Branch Algorithms: Survey and Synthesis pp. 1042-1066

Bernard Gendron and Teodor Gabriel Crainic

The Joint Replenishment Problem with Time-Varying Costs and Demands: Efficient, Asymptotic and ε-Optimal Solutions pp. 1067-1086

Awi Federgruen and Michal Tzur

Single-Visit Policies for Allocating a Single Resource in a Stochastic Environment pp. 1087-1099

I. Benkherouf, K. D. Glazebrook and R. W. Owen

Bargaining and Search with Recall: A Two-Period Model with Complete Information pp. 1100-1109

Ching Chyi Lee

Direction-Specific Gradient Scaling for Interactive Multicriterion Optimization Using an Abstract Mass Concept pp. 1110-1119

Marvin D. Troutt

Day-To-Day Dynamic Network Disequilibria and Idealized Traveler Information Systems pp. 1120-1136

Terry L. Friesz, David Bernstein, Nihal J. Mehta, Roger L. Tobin and Saiid Ganjalizadeh

Markov Chain Sampling and the Product Estimator pp. 1137-1145

George S. Fishman

Sojourn Time and Waiting Time Distributions for M/GI/1 Queues with Preemption-Distance Priorities pp. 1146-1161

Martin Paterok and Markus Ettl

A Simple Release Policy for Networks of Queues with Controllable Inputs pp. 1162-1171

Izak Duenyas

Parallel Machine Scheduling with Batch Setup Times pp. 1171-1174

T. C. E. Cheng and Z.-L. Chen

Volume 42, issue 5, 1994

Using Values in Operations Research pp. 793-813

Ralph L. Keeney

A Sea Story: Implementing the Navy's Personnel Assignment System pp. 814-822

Thomas A. Blanco and Robert C. Hillery

A Policy Analysis of Dutch River Dike Improvements: Trading Off Safety, Cost, and Environmental Impacts pp. 823-836

Warren E. Walker, Allan Abrahamse, Joseph Bolten, James P. Kahan, Odette van de Riet, Matthijs Kok and Marjan Den Braber

A Constructive Method for Improving Lower Bounds for a Class of Quadratic Assignment Problems pp. 837-845

Jaishankar Chakrapani and Jadranka Skorin-Kapov

A Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem on Directed Graphs pp. 846-859

Matteo Fischetti, Paolo Toth and Daniele Vigo

A Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure for Maximum Independent Set pp. 860-878

Thomas A. Feo, Mauricio G. C. Resende and Stuart H. Smith

Minimizing Transportation and Inventory Costs for Several Products on a Single Link pp. 879-894

Maria Grazia Speranza and Walter Ukovich

The Cafeteria Process—Tandem Queues with 0-1 Dependent Service Times and the Bowl Shape Phenomenon pp. 895-912

Richard R. Weber and Gideon Weiss

The Stability of a Capacitated, Multi-Echelon Production-Inventory System Under a Base-Stock Policy pp. 913-925

Paul Glasserman and Sridhar Tayur

M/G/1//N Queues with Server Vacations and Exhaustive Service pp. 926-939

Hideaki Takagi

Accelerating Procedures of the Value Iteration Algorithm for Discounted Markov Decision Processes, Based on a One-Step Lookahead Analysis pp. 940-946

Meir Herzberg and Uri Yechiali

Stability of Flexible Manufacturing Systems pp. 947-957

Costas Courcoubetis and Richard Weber

Dynamic Capacity Expansion Problem with Multiple Products: Technology Selection and Timing of Capacity Additions pp. 958-976

Shanling Li and Devanath Tirupati

Note on the Complexity of the Shortest Path Models for Column Generation in VRPTW pp. 977-978

Moshe Dror

Volume 42, issue 4, 1994

The Devolution of OR/MS: Implications from a Statistical Content Analysis of Papers in Flagship Journals pp. 577-588

Arnold Reisman and Frank Kirschnick

Quantitative Methods in Credit Management: A Survey pp. 589-613

Eric Rosenberg and Alan Gleit

Devising a Cost Effective Schedule for a Baseball League pp. 614-625

Robert A. Russell and Janny M. Y. Leung

Optimal Solution of Vehicle Routing Problems Using Minimum K-Trees pp. 626-642

Marshall L. Fisher

On the Convergence Rates of IPA and FDC Derivative Estimators pp. 643-656

Pierre L'Ecuyer and Gaétan Perron

Cross Decomposition Applied to Integer Programming Problems: Duality Gaps and Convexification in Parts pp. 657-668

Kaj Holmberg

Dynamic Recomputation Cannot Extend the Optimality-Range of Priority Indices pp. 669-676

Uriel G. Rothblum and Michael H. Rothkopf

A Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure for the Two-Partition Problem pp. 677-687

Manuel Laguna, Thomas A. Feo and Hal C. Elrod

Computational Complexity of Some Maximum Average Weight Problems with Precedence Constraints pp. 688-693

Ulrich Faigle and Walter Kern

Optimal Production Sequence for a Product with Matching Components pp. 694-708

Kut C. So and Carlton H. Scott

Optimality of Monotone Assemblies for Coherent Systems Composed of Series Modules pp. 709-720

Frank K. Hwang and Uriel G. Rothblum

Optimal Control Policy for Stochastic Inventory Systems with Markovian Discount Opportunities pp. 721-738

Yu-Shen Zheng

Markov Decision Processes with Imprecise Transition Probabilities pp. 739-749

Chelsea C. White and Hany K. Eldeib

Transient Behavior of the M/G/1 Workload Process pp. 750-764

Joseph Abate and Ward Whitt

Optimal Prices of an M/G/1 Jobshop pp. 765-774

Søren Glud Johansen

A Polynomial Algorithm for the Degree-Constrained Minimum K-Tree Problem pp. 775-779

Marshall L. Fisher

Volume 42, issue 3, 1994

Unifying Expert Systems and the Decision Sciences pp. 393-413

Barry G. Silverman

Application of State-Dependent Queues to Pedestrian/Vehicular Network Design pp. 414-427

J. MacGregor Smith

Solving a Class of Stochastic Minimization Problems pp. 428-438

Michael P. Bailey

Finite-Memory Suboptimal Design for Partially Observed Markov Decision Processes pp. 439-455

Chelsea C. White and William T. Scherer

Minimal Forecast Horizons and a New Planning Procedure for the General Dynamic Lot Sizing Model: Nervousness Revisited pp. 456-468

Awi Federgruen and Michal Tzur

On Optimal Replacement Policies—Random Horizon pp. 469-475

P. K. Banerjee and S. N. Kabadi

Co-Production Processes with Random Yields in the Semiconductor Industry pp. 476-491

Gabriel R. Bitran and Stephen M. Gilbert

Dynamic Production Scheduling for a Process Industry pp. 492-503

Renato de Matta and Monique Guignard

Flow Shop Scheduling with Resource Flexibility pp. 504-522

Richard L. Daniels and Joseph B. Mazzola

Improved Algorithms for Machine Allocation in Manufacturing Systems pp. 523-530

Hans Frenk, Martine Labbé, Mario van Vliet and Shuzhong Zhang

Return-State Independent Quantities in Regenerative Simulation pp. 531-542

James Calvin

A Priori Optimization of the Probabilistic Traveling Salesman Problem pp. 543-549

Gilbert Laporte, François V. Louveaux and Hélène Mercure

On Statistical Testing for Intransitivity in Multiattribute Consumer Preference Surveys pp. 550-555

J. P. du Preez

A Monotonic Build-Up Simplex Algorithm for Linear Programming pp. 556-561

Kurt M. Anstreicher and Tamás Terlaky

An Improved Algorithm for Finding Optimal Lot Sizing Policies for Finite Production Rate Assembly Systems pp. 562-565

Robin O. Roundy and Daning Sun

Sequencing and Cooperation pp. 566-568

Imma Curiel, Jos Potters, Rajendra Prasad, Stef Tijs and Bart Veltman

Volume 42, issue 2, 1994

Needed: An Empirical Science of Algorithms pp. 201-212

J. N. Hooker

Insights on Modeling from a Dozen Experts pp. 213-222

Thomas R. Willemain

Integrated Simulation and Optimization Models for Tracking Indices of Fixed-Income Securities pp. 223-233

Kenneth J. Worzel, Christiana Vassiadou-Zeniou and Stavros Zenios

Scheduling Multiple Variable-Speed Machines pp. 234-248

Michael A. Trick

The Multi-Airport Ground-Holding Problem in Air Traffic Control pp. 249-261

Peter B. Vranas, Dimitris J. Bertsimas and Amedeo R. Odoni

A Stochastic Analysis of State Transitions in an Air-Space Management System pp. 262-273

Emanuel I. Ringel and Charles J. Mode

An Algorithm for the Multiattribute, Multicommodity Flow Problem with Freight Consolidation and Inventory Costs pp. 274-286

Douglas A. Popken

Worst-Case Analysis of Heuristics for the Bin Packing Problem with General Cost Structures pp. 287-298

Shoshana Anily, Julien Bramel and David Simchi-Levi

Heuristic and Special Case Algorithms for Dispersion Problems pp. 299-310

S. S. Ravi, D. J. Rosenkrantz and G. K. Tayi

Conditional Stochastic Decomposition: An Algorithmic Interface for Optimization and Simulation pp. 311-322

Julia L. Higle, Wing W. Lowe and Ronald Odio

Process Control with Learning pp. 323-336

Maqbool Dada and Richard Marcellus

Optimal Control of a Two-Station Tandem Production/Inventory System pp. 337-350

Michael H. Veatch and Lawrence M. Wein

Sample Path Derivatives for (s, S) Inventory Systems pp. 351-364

Michael C. Fu

Observing Queues Before Joining pp. 365-371

M. Hlynka, D. A. Stanford, W. H. Poon and T. Wang

On the Conservation Law and the Performance Space of Single Server Systems pp. 372-379

Leonidas Georgiadis and Ioannis Viniotis

The Relationship Between Bernoulli and Fixed Feedback Policies for the M/G/1 Queue pp. 380-385

Vikram S. Adve and Randolph Nelson

Volume 42, issue 1, 1994

The Age of Optimization: Solving Large-Scale Real-World Problems pp. 5-13

George L. Nemhauser

A Procurement Decision Support System in Business Volume Discount Environments pp. 14-23

Amir A. Sadrian and Yong S. Yoon

Optimal Real-Time Data Acquisition and Processing by a Multiserver Stand-by System pp. 24-30

Joseph Kreimer and Abraham Mehrez

Ten Years of the OR Practice Section pp. 31-33

Michael H. Rothkopf

Operations Research in Libraries: A Review of 25 Years of Activity pp. 34-40

Arnold Reisman and Xiaomei Xu

A Column Generation Approach to the Multiple-Depot Vehicle Scheduling Problem pp. 41-52

Celso C. Ribeiro and François Soumis

Fenchel Cutting Planes for Integer Programs pp. 53-64

E. Andrew Boyd

Parallel Simplex for Large Pure Network Problems: Computational Testing and Sources of Speedup pp. 65-80

Richard S. Barr and Betty L. Hickman

Staging Problem of a Dual Delivery Pick-and-Place Machine in Printed Circuit Card Assembly pp. 81-91

Reza H. Ahmadi and Panagiotis Kouvelis

Economic Lot Scheduling Problem with Raw Material Considerations pp. 92-101

Guillermo Gallego and Dev Joneja

New Lower and Upper Bounds for Scheduling Around a Small Common Due Date pp. 102-110

J. A. Hoogeveen, H. Oosterhout and S. L. van de Velde

Production-Inventory Systems with Unreliable Machines pp. 111-118

M. Berg, M. J. M. Posner and H. Zhao

Sequential Bottleneck Decomposition: An Approximation Method for Generalized Jackson Networks pp. 119-136

J. G. Dai, Viên Nguyen and Martin I. Reiman

Likelihood Ratio Sensitivity Analysis for Markovian Models of Highly Dependable Systems pp. 137-157

Marvin K. Nakayama, Ambuj Goyal and Peter W. Glynn

Analysis of the ΣPhi/Ph/1 Queue pp. 158-174

Gabriel R. Bitran and Sriram Dasu

Mean-Variance Tradeoffs in an Undiscounted MDP pp. 175-183

Matthew J. Sobel

Mean-Variance Tradeoffs in an Undiscounted MDP: The Unichain Case pp. 184-188

Kun-Jen Chung

Scheduling Unit-Time Open Shops with Deadlines pp. 189-192

Thomas Tautenhahn

On the Busy Period of an M/G/1/K Queue pp. 192-193

Hideaki Takagi and Richard O. Lamaire