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Volume 34, issue 6, 1986

OR Practice—Lagrangian Relaxation for Testing Infeasibility in VLSI Routing pp. 819-831

Thomas A. Feo and Dorit S. Hochbaum

Tenant Assignment Models pp. 832-843

Edward H. Kaplan

Socially Optimal Job Search and Its Inducement pp. 844-850

Irwin Bernhardt and Yigal Gerchak

A Marginal-Cost Pricing Model for Gas Distribution Utilities pp. 851-863

Jean-Michel Guldmann

Contingent Claims Contracting for Purchasing Decisions in Inventory Management pp. 864-870

Peter H. Ritchken and Charles S. Tapiero

Evaluating Influence Diagrams pp. 871-882

Ross D. Shachter

Group Consensus Function Estimation When Preferences are Uncertain pp. 883-894

Fatemeh Zahedi

On a GI / M / c Queue with Bounded Waiting Times pp. 895-908

Anders Rygh Swensen

The Greedy Procedure for Resource Allocation Problems: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Optimality pp. 909-918

Awi Federgruen and Henri Groenevelt

Concave Minimization Via Collapsing Polytopes pp. 919-929

James E. Falk and Karla L. Hoffman

Parametric Analysis in Linear Fractional Programming pp. 930-937

Hartmut Wolf

Technical Note—A Dual Machine Replacement Model: A Note on Planning Horizon Procedures for Machine Replacements pp. 938-941

T. Goldstein, S. P. Ladany and A. Mehrez

Technical Note—A Dominance Theorem for the Stochastic Queue Median Problem pp. 942-944

Samuel S. Chiu

OR Forum—ORSA as Viewed by its Members pp. 945-953

Stephen J. Balut and Robert L. Armacost

Volume 34, issue 5, 1986

OR Practice—Making a Clean Sweep: Simulating the Effects of Illegally Parked Cars on New York City's Mechanical Street-Cleaning Efforts pp. 661-666

Lucius J. Riccio and Ann Litke

Nonlinear Network Programming on Vector Supercomputers: A Study on the CRAY X-MP pp. 667-682

Stavros Zenios and John M. Mulvey

A Game Theoretic-Mathematical Programming Analysis of Cooperative Phenomena in Oligopolistic Markets pp. 683-697

Hanif D. Sherali and Roby Rajan

An Optimal Solution Method for Large-Scale Multiple Traveling Salesmen Problems pp. 698-717

Bezalel Gavish and Kizhanathan Srikanth

Using Column Generation Techniques for Treating Dynamic Multisectoral Models with Price-Dependent Coefficients pp. 718-725

Jacqueline Boucher and Yves Smeers

A Progressive Algorithm for Modeling and Solving Multiple-Criteria Decision Problems pp. 726-731

Pekka Korhonen, Herbert Moskowitz and Jyrki Wallenius

Solving Nonlinear Single-Facility Network Location Problems pp. 732-743

John Hooker

Optimal Imputation of Erroneous Data: Categorical Data, General Edits pp. 744-751

R. S. Garfinkel, A. S. Kunnathur and G. E. Liepins

Queueing Systems with Service Interruptions pp. 752-768

Awi Federgruen and Linda Green

Markov and Markov-Regenerative pert Networks pp. 769-781

V. G. Kulkarni and V. G. Adlakha

Optimum Replacement of a System Subject to Shocks: A Mathematical Lemma pp. 782-789

Prem S. Puri and Harshinder Singh

Generalized Mathematical Programming for Optimal Replacement in a Semi-Markov Shock Model pp. 790-795

Norihiro Mizuno

Technical Note—On the Feasibility of Aggregate Production Plans pp. 796-800

Sven Axsäter

On Minimizing Flow Time on Processors with Variable Unit Processing Time pp. 801-802

H. C. Huang

OR Forum—Perspectives on Vehicle Routing: Exciting New Developments pp. 803-810

Bruce L. Golden and Arjang A. Assad

Volume 34, issue 4, 1986

OR Practice—Computer-Based Models for Policy Making: Uses and Impacts in the U.S. Federal Government pp. 501-512

Kenneth L. Kraemer and John Leslie King

Efficiency Analysis for Exogenously Fixed Inputs and Outputs pp. 513-521

Rajiv D. Banker and Richard C. Morey

A Tactical Planning Model for a Job Shop pp. 522-533

Stephen C. Graves

Petroleum Reservoir Exploitation: Switching from Primary to Secondary Recovery pp. 534-549

Raphael Amit

Optimal Design of Systems Subject to Two Types of Error pp. 550-553

David Assaf, Yosi Ben-Dov and Abba M. Krieger

Replacement Costs Under Warranty: Cost Moments and Time Variability pp. 554-559

Yves Balcer and Izzet Sahin

Resource-Constrained Assignment Scheduling pp. 560-572

Joseph B. Mazzola and Alan W. Neebe

Uniformization and Hybrid Simulation/Analytic Models of Renewal Processes pp. 573-580

J. George Shanthikumar

A Monte Carlo Sampling Plan for Estimating Network Reliability pp. 581-594

George S. Fishman

Stochastic Bounds on Distributions of Optimal Value Functions with Applications to PERT, Network Flows and Reliability pp. 595-605

Gideon Weiss

Optimal Sequencing by Modular Decomposition: Polynomial Algorithms pp. 606-612

Jeffrey B. Sidney and George Steiner

A Deterministic Single-Item Inventory Model with Seller Holding Cost and Buyer Holding and Shortage Costs pp. 613-618

Amihal Glazer and Refael Hassin

D / G /1 Queues with Vacations pp. 619-629

L. D. Servi

Policy Bounds for Markov Decision Processes pp. 630-637

William S. Lovejoy

Successive Approximations for Finite Horizon, Semi-Markov Decision Processes with Application to Asset Liquidation pp. 638-644

John W. Mamer

Technical Note—Advertising Models, Stochastic Games and Myopic Strategies pp. 645-649

C. A. J. M. Dirven and O. J. Vrieze

Technical Note—On the Weighted Selection Algorithm for Certain Linear Programs with Nested Constraint Coefficients pp. 650-653

S. Selcuk Erenguc and Harold P. Benson

Volume 34, issue 3, 1986

OR Practice—Solving Complex Chemical Equilibria Using a Geometric-Programming Based Technique pp. 345-355

Thomas Wayne Wall, Doran Greening and R. E. D. Woolsey

A Bank Asset and Liability Management Model pp. 356-376

M. I. Kusy and W. T. Ziemba

An Empirical Formula for Visual Search pp. 377-383

Bernard O. Koopman

Dynamic Nonlinear Pricing in Networks with Interdependent Demand pp. 384-394

Anirudh Dhebar and Shmuel S. Oren

Network Models of Spatial Oligopoly with an Application to Deregulation of Electricity Generation pp. 395-409

Benjamin F. Hobbs

Alternative Models of Spatial Competition pp. 410-425

Patrick T. Harker

A Queue with Starter and a Queue with Vacations: Delay Analysis by Decomposition pp. 426-436

Hanoch Levy and Leonard Kleinrock

Multivariate Imperfect Repair pp. 437-448

Moshe Shaked and J. George Shanthikumar

An Algorithm to Compute the Equilibrium Distribution of a One-Dimensional Bounded Random Walk pp. 449-454

M. J. Fryer and C. B. Winsten

Two-Stage Cyclic Queues with Nonexponential Servers: Steady-State and Cyclic Time pp. 455-459

Hans Daduna

Scheduling Cyclic Production on Several Identical Machines pp. 460-463

W. L. Maxwell and H. Singh

Consistency of the Disaggregation Process in Hierarchical Planning pp. 464-469

J. Erschler, G. Fontan and C. Merce

Discrete Search with Directional Information pp. 470-477

Donald A. Berry and Roy F. Mensch

An Optimal Selection Problem for a Sequence with a Random Number of Applicants Per Period pp. 478-485

Tōru Nakai

A Generalized Problem of Optimal Selection and Assignment pp. 486-493

Mitsushi Tamaki

Volume 34, issue 2, 1986

OR Practice—A Survey of Practical Applications of Examination Timetabling Algorithms pp. 193-202

Michael W. Carter

Optimal Response to Oil Spills: The Strategic Decision Case pp. 203-217

Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Geverghese G. Tharakan and Avishai Ceder

Optimal Flows in Networks with Multiple Sources and Sinks, with Applications to Oil and Gas Lease Investment Programs pp. 218-225

Awi Federgruen and Henry Groenevelt

Production Planning of Style Goods with High Setup Costs and Forecast Revisions pp. 226-236

Gabriel R. Bitran, Elizabeth A. Haas and Hirofumi Matsuo

Optimal Lot-Sizing Algorithms for Complex Product Structures pp. 237-249

Panayotis Afentakis and Bezalel Gavish

A Strongly Polynomial Algorithm to Solve Combinatorial Linear Programs pp. 250-256

Éva Tardos

An N -Server Cutoff Priority Queue pp. 257-266

Christian Schaack and Richard C. Larson

The Bulk Service Queue with a General Control Strategy: Theoretical Analysis and a New Computational Procedure pp. 267-275

Warren B. Powell and Pierre Humblet

Clearing Systems and ( s, S ) Inventory Systems with Nonlinear Costs and Positive Lead Times pp. 276-280

Shaler Stidham

Cycle Times in Two-Stage Closed Queueing Networks: Applications to Multiprogrammed Computer Systems with Virtual Memory pp. 281-288

Hans Daduna

The Reconciliation of Decision Analyses pp. 289-295

Dennis V. Lindley

Partial Information, Dominance, and Potential Optimality in Multiattribute Utility Theory pp. 296-310

Gordon B. Hazen

VARI-METRIC: Improved Approximations for Multi-Indenture, Multi-Echelon Availability Models pp. 311-319

Craig C. Sherbrooke

Technical Note—A Note on Shot-Noise and Reliability Modeling pp. 320-323

Austin J. Lemoine and Michael L. Wenocur

Technical Note—The Complexity of the Optimal Searcher Path Problem pp. 324-327

K. E. Trummel and J. R. Weisinger

Comments on “On the Optimal Choice of Sizes” by Peter Tryfos pp. 328-329

David W. Pentico

Comments on “On Normalizing Constants in Queueing Networks” by P. G. Harrison pp. 330-330

Ernest Koenigsberg

Volume 34, issue 1, 1986

Editorial pp. 2-3

Thomas L. Magnanti

Philip McCord Morse (1903–1985)—A Remembrance pp. 7-9

William J. Horvath and Martin L. Ernst

The Beginnings of Operations Research in the United States pp. 10-17

Philip M. Morse

OR Practice—An Analysis of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Technology Choice pp. 18-39

Ralph L. Keeney, John F. Lathrop and Alan Sicherman

Optimal Hydrocarbon Reservoir Production Policies pp. 40-54

Leon Lasdon, Paul E. Coffman, Robert MacDonald, James W. McFarland and Kamy Sepehrnoori

Deciding Which Queue to Join: Some Counterexamples pp. 55-62

Ward Whitt

Approximation Formulations for the Single-Product Capacitated Lot Size Problem pp. 63-74

Gabriel R. Bitran and Hirofumi Matsuo

An Allocation and Distribution Model for Perishable Products pp. 75-82

Awi Federgruen, Gregory Prastacos and Paul H. Zipkin

Scarf's State Reduction Method, Flexibility, and a Dependent Demand Inventory Model pp. 83-90

Bruce L. Miller

Models for Design and Control of Stochastic, Multi-Item Batch Production Systems pp. 91-104

Paul H. Zipkin

An Asymptotic Analysis of a Queueing System with Markov-Modulated Arrivals pp. 105-119

David Y. Burman and Donald R. Smith

Parameter Imprecision in Finite State, Finite Action Dynamic Programs pp. 120-129

Chelsea C. White and Hany K. El-Deib

On Johnson's Two-Machine Flow Shop with Random Processing Times pp. 130-136

Peng-Sheng Ku and Shun-Chen Niu

Optimal Lot Sizing, Process Quality Improvement and Setup Cost Reduction pp. 137-144

Evan L. Porteus

A Cross Decomposition Algorithm for Capacitated Facility Location pp. 145-163

Tony J. Van Roy

Short-Term Scheduling of Vessels for Shipping Bulk or Semi-Bulk Commodities Originating in a Single Area pp. 164-173

David Ronen

Technical Note—Renormalization of Seasonals in Winters' Forecasting Systems: Is it Necessary? pp. 174-176

Ed McKenzie

A Debugging Model with Independent Flaws and Random Masking pp. 177-178

Kyle Siegrist

OR Forum—Perspectives on Utility Theory pp. 179-183

David E. Bell and Peter H. Farquhar

Errata—Correction to “Optimal Control of an M / M / S Queueing System” pp. 184-184a

Donald S. Szarkowicz and Thomas W. Knowles

Errata—Correction to “A Queueing System with General-Use and Limited-Use Servers” pp. 184-184

Linda Green