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Volume 37, issue 6, 1989

OR Practice—An Efficient Decision Support System for Academic Course Scheduling pp. 853-864

John J. Dinkel, John Mote and M. A. Venkataramanan

Optimization by Simulated Annealing: An Experimental Evaluation; Part I, Graph Partitioning pp. 865-892

David S. Johnson, Cecilia R. Aragon, Lyle A. McGeoch and Catherine Schevon

Dynamic Network Traffic Assignment Considered as a Continuous Time Optimal Control Problem pp. 893-901

Terry L. Friesz, Javier Luque, Roger L. Tobin and Byung-Wook Wie

APROS: Algorithmic Development Methodology for Discrete-Continuous Optimization Problems pp. 902-915

Granville E. Paules and Christodoulos A. Floudas

Fast, Effective Algorithms for Simple Assembly Line Balancing Problems pp. 916-924

Steven T. Hackman, Michael J. Magazine and T. S. Wee

Sequencing in an Assembly Line with Blocking to Minimize Cycle Time pp. 925-935

S. Thomas McCormick, Michael L. Pinedo, Scott Shenker and Barry Wolf

An Interpolation Approximation for the Mean Workload in a GI/G/1 Queue pp. 936-952

Ward Whitt

Monotonicity of the Throughput of a Closed Queueing Network in the Number of Jobs pp. 953-957

Ivo Adan and Jan Van der Wal

A Dynamic Nash Game Model of Oil Market Disruption and Strategic Stockpiling pp. 958-971

Frederic H. Murphy, Michael Toman and Howard J. Weiss

Axiomatic Characterizations of the Raiffa and the Kalai-Smorodinsky Solutions to the Bargaining Problem pp. 972-980

Zvi A. Livne

Technical Note—Single Machine Scheduling with Controllable Processing Times and Number of Jobs Tardy pp. 981-984

Richard L. Daniels and Rakesh K. Sarin

OR Forum—Perspectives on Parallel Computing pp. 985-990

G. A. P. Kindervater, J. K. Lenstra and A. H. G. Rinnooy Kan

Volume 37, issue 5, 1989

OR Practice—Selecting a Portfolio of Environmental Programs for a Synthetic Fuels Facility pp. 689-699

James P. Peerenboom, William A. Buehring and Timothy W. Joseph

Defense Before or After Bomb-Release-Line pp. 700-715

Itzhak Ravid

A Dual-Ascent Procedure for Large-Scale Uncapacitated Network Design pp. 716-740

A. Balakrishnan, T. L. Magnanti and R. T. Wong

Uncapacitated Lot-Sizing Problems with Start-Up Costs pp. 741-747

Laurence A. Wolsey

A Fast and Simple Algorithm for the Maximum Flow Problem pp. 748-759

R. K. Ahuja and James B. Orlin

An Exact Algorithm for the Quadratic Assignment Problem on a Tree pp. 760-768

Nicos Christofides and Enrique Benavent

Using Parallel Iteration for Approximate Analysis of a Multiple Server Queueing System pp. 769-779

John Birge and Stephen M. Pollock

Markov Decision Processes with Sample Path Constraints: The Communicating Case pp. 780-790

Keith W. Ross and Ravi Varadarajan

Solution Procedures for Partially Observed Markov Decision Processes pp. 791-797

Chelsea C. White and William T. Scherer

On the Complexity of Scheduling with Batch Setup Times pp. 798-804

Clyde L. Monma and Chris N. Potts

An Interactive Multiple Criteria Approach for Parameter Selection in Metal Cutting pp. 805-818

B. Malakooti and J. Deviprasad

Generalized Dynamic Programming for Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization pp. 819-829

Robert L. Carraway, Thomas L. Morin and Herbert Moskowitz

Sensitivity Analysis for Simulations via Likelihood Ratios pp. 830-844

Martin I. Reiman and Alan Weiss

Technical Note—Comment on Yao and Buzacott's “Modeling a Class of Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Reversible Routing” pp. 845-846

Nico M. Van Dijk

Volume 37, issue 4, 1989

OR Practice—A Scenario Approach to Capacity Planning pp. 517-527

Gary D. Eppen, R. Kipp Martin and Linus Schrage

Ex Ante Equity in Public Risk pp. 528-530

Jayavel Sounderpandian

Methods for Designing Communications Networks with Certain Two-Connected Survivability Constraints pp. 531-541

Clyde L. Monma and David F. Shallcross

New Sharpness Properties, Algorithms and Complexity Bounds for Partitioning Shortest Path Procedures pp. 542-546

Fred Glover and Darwin Klingman

Tradeoff Curves, Targeting and Balancing in Manufacturing Queueing Networks pp. 547-564

Gabriel R. Bitran and Devanath Tirupati

Optimal Inventory Policies for Assembly Systems Under Random Demands pp. 565-579

Kaj Rosling

Dynamic Process Improvement pp. 580-591

Charles H. Fine and Evan L. Porteus

Simultaneous Resource Scheduling to Minimize Weighted Flow Times pp. 592-600

Gregory Dobson and Uday S. Karmarkar

Approximate Analysis of Queues in Series with Phase-Type Service Times and Blocking pp. 601-610

Tayfur Altiok

Monotonic and Insensitive Optimal Policies for Control of Queues with Undiscounted Costs pp. 611-625

Shaler Stidham and Richard R. Weber

Average Cost Optimal Stationary Policies in Infinite State Markov Decision Processes with Unbounded Costs pp. 626-633

Linn I. Sennott

Extensions of the Queueing Relations L = λ W and H = λ G pp. 634-644

Peter W. Glynn and Ward Whitt

A Simple Proof of the Equivalence of Input and Output Intervals in Jackson Networks of Single Server Nodes pp. 645-647

Peter C. Kiessler

Technical Note—The Stochastic Queue Median Over a Finite Discrete Set pp. 648-652

Rajan Batta

Technical Note—A Generalized Bounding Method for Multifacility Location Models pp. 653-657

Robert F. Love and Paul D. Dowling

Technical Note—An Improved Dual Based Algorithm for the Generalized Assignment Problem pp. 658-663

Monique Guignard and Moshe B. Rosenwein

OR Forum—The Next Decade in Operations Research: Comments on the Condor Report pp. 664-672

Harvey M. Wagner, Michael H. Rothkopf, Clayton J. Thomas and Hugh J. Miser

Corrections to “Restricted Subset Selection Procedures for Simulation” pp. 673-673

David W. Sullivan and James R. Wilson

Volume 37, issue 3, 1989

OR Practice—Large-Scale Nonlinear Network Models and Their Application pp. 353-372

Ron S. Dembo, John M. Mulvey and Stavros Zenios

The Transition to Nondepletable Energy: Social Planning and Market Models of Capacity Expansion pp. 373-383

Stephen G. Powell and Shmuel S. Oren

Generating the Discrete Efficient Frontier to the Capital Budgeting Problem pp. 384-394

Meir J. Rosenblatt and Zilla Sinuany-Stern

The Fixed Job Schedule Problem with Working-Time Constraints pp. 395-403

Matteo Fischetti, Silvano Martello and Paolo Toth

Disposal of Excess Inventory pp. 404-409

Donald B. Rosenfield

Dynamic Game Results of the Acquisition of New Technology pp. 410-425

Cheryl Gaimon

Optimal Scheduling of Products with Two Subassemblies on a Single Machine pp. 426-436

Edward G. Coffman, Ardavan Nozari and Mihalis Yannakakis

On Modeling the Store of an Assembly Shop by Due Date Processes pp. 437-446

Bhaskar Sengupta

Equivalent Mathematical Programming Formulations of Monotonic Tree Network Location Problems pp. 447-461

E. Erkut, R. L. Francis, T. J. Lowe and A. Tamir

Estimating the s − t Reliability Function Using Importance and Stratified Sampling pp. 462-473

George S. Fishman

Randomized and Past-Dependent Policies for Markov Decision Processes with Multiple Constraints pp. 474-477

Keith W. Ross

Multidimensional Stochastic Ordering and Associated Random Variables pp. 478-487

François Baccelli and Armand M. Makowski

On a Two-Stage Birth and Death Queueing Process pp. 488-497

Christos Langaris

Technical Note—On Rothkopf and Smith's Statement Regarding Optimal Priority Assignment pp. 498-500

Eugene Veklerov

OR Forum—What's Happened in Search Theory Since the 1975 Lanchester Prize? pp. 501-506

Lawrence D. Stone

Fire Company Relocation and the Future of Applied Operations Research pp. 507-508

Warren E. Walker

Volume 37, issue 2, 1989

OR Practice—Application of a Probabilistic Decision Model to Airline Seat Inventory Control pp. 183-197

Peter P. Belobaba

What are the Risks of Risky Sex? Modeling the AIDS Epidemic pp. 198-209

Edward H. Kaplan

The Confidence Profile Method: A Bayesian Method for Assessing Health Technologies pp. 210-228

David M. Eddy

Equity Considerations in Public Risks Evaluation pp. 229-239

Peter C. Fishburn and Philip D. Straffin

A Partially Observable Model of Decision Making by Fishermen pp. 240-254

Daniel E. Lane

A Method for Repricing Aircraft Procurement Programs pp. 255-265

Stephen J. Balut, Thomas R. Gulledge and Norman Womer

( R, r ) Production/Inventory Systems pp. 266-276

Tayfur Altiok

Approximate Order Quantities and Reorder Points for Inventory Systems Where Orders Arrive in Two Shipments pp. 277-287

Kamran Moinzadeh and Hau L. Lee

Optimal Acquisition of Automated Flexible Manufacturing Processes pp. 288-300

George E. Monahan and Timothy L. Smunt

Preemptive Scheduling of Hybrid Parallel Machines pp. 301-313

Anantaram Balakrishnan

Preemptive Scheduling of Two Uniform Machines to Minimize the Number of Late Jobs pp. 314-318

E. L. Lawler and C. U. Martel

An Additive Bounding Procedure for Combinatorial Optimization Problems pp. 319-328

Matteo Fischetti and Paolo Toth

A Resource Allocation Problem in a Random Environment pp. 329-338

Rhonda Righter

Technical Note—Identifying Forecast Horizons in Nonhomogeneous Markov Decision Processes pp. 339-343

Wallace J. Hopp

OR Forum—The Keynote Speech pp. 344-345

Robert E. D. Woolsey

Volume 37, issue 1, 1989

OR Practice—Design and Implementation of an Interactive Optimization System for Network Design in the Motor Carrier Industry pp. 12-29

Warren B. Powell and Yosef Sheffi

The Formal Aspects of Structured Modeling pp. 30-51

Arthur M. Geoffrion

Restricted Subset Selection Procedures for Simulation pp. 52-71

David W. Sullivan and James R. Wilson

Sensitivity Analysis and Performance Extrapolation for Computer Simulation Models pp. 72-81

Reuven Y. Rubinstein

Indirect Estimation Via L = λ W pp. 82-103

Peter W. Glynn and Ward Whitt

Near-Optimal Service Constrained Stocking Policies for Spare Parts pp. 104-117

Morris A. Cohen, Paul R. Kleindorfer and Hau L. Lee

Simultaneous Minimization of Mean and Variation of Flow Time and Waiting Time in Single Machine Systems pp. 118-125

Uttarayan Bagchi

Optimal Scheduling of Jobs with Exponential Service Times on Identical Parallel Processors pp. 126-133

Thomas Kämpke

Blocking Probability for M/G/1 Vacation Systems with Occupancy Level Dependent Schedules pp. 134-140

J. Keilson and L. D. Servi

Numerical Solutions of the Waiting Time Distribution and Idle Time Distribution of the Arithmetic GI/G/1 Queue pp. 141-150

Winfried K. Grassmann and Joti L. Jain

A New Class of Multivariate Phase Type Distributions pp. 151-158

V. G. Kulkarni

Dual Algorithms for Pure Network Problems pp. 159-171

Agha Iqbal Ali, Rema Padman and Hemalatha Thiagarajan

Technical Note—Optimal Pole-Vaulting Strategy pp. 172-175

Marvin Hersh and Shaul P. Ladany