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Volume 32, issue 6, 1984

A Cutting Plane Algorithm for the Linear Ordering Problem pp. 1195-1220

Martin Grötschel, Michael Jünger and Gerhard Reinelt

Confidence Intervals for Steady-State Simulations: I. A Survey of Fixed Sample Size Procedures pp. 1221-1239

Averill M. Law and W. David Kelton

The Economic Foundation of Generalized Equilibrium Modeling pp. 1240-1267

Dale M. Nesbitt

An Efficient Algorithm for Computing Optimal ( s, S ) Policies pp. 1268-1285

Awi Federgruen and Paul Zipkin

Production-Inventory with Equipment Replacement—PIER pp. 1286-1295

M. Venkatesan

Efficient Monte Carlo Procedures for Generating Points Uniformly Distributed over Bounded Regions pp. 1296-1308

Robert L. Smith

Some Properties of Location Problems with Block and Round Norms pp. 1309-1327

Jacques Thisse, J. E. Ward and R. E. Wendell

A Separating Choice Hyperplane Algorithm for Evaluating Multiattribute Decisions pp. 1328-1344

Ted Dintersmith

Nested Renewal Processes with Special Erlangian Densities pp. 1345-1357

A. Bendell and N. H. Scott

Realizable Performance Vectors of a Finite-Source Queue pp. 1358-1367

Hisao Kameda

Technical Note—A Note on the M / G /1 Queue with Server Vacations pp. 1368-1373

S. W. Fuhrmann

Technical Note—Financial Market Approaches to Facility Location under Uncertainty pp. 1374-1380

James E. Hodder

Technical Note—Determining All Optimal and Near-Optimal Solutions when Solving Shortest Path Problems by Dynamic Programming pp. 1381-1384

Thomas H. Byers and Michael S. Waterman

Volume 32, issue 5, 1984

Probabilistic Analysis of Bin Packing Heuristics pp. 983-998

Hoon Liong Ong, M. J. Magazine and T. S. Wee

Deterministic Approximations to Stochastic Production Problems pp. 999-1018

Gabriel R. Bitran and Horacio H. Yanasse

A Combined Vehicle Routing and Inventory Allocation Problem pp. 1019-1037

Awi Federgruen and Paul Zipkin

The Monopolistic Firm, Random Demand, and Bayesian Learning pp. 1038-1051

Dung Nguyen

A State-of-the-World Decomposition Approach to Dynamics and Uncertainty in Electric Utility Generation Expansion Planning pp. 1052-1068

Adam B. Borison, Peter A. Morris and Shmuel S. Oren

Sensitivity Analysis for the General Spatial Economic Equilibrium Problem pp. 1069-1086

Stella Dafermos and Anna Nagurney

The Linear Sharing Problem pp. 1087-1106

J. Randall Brown

The Optimal Search for a Moving Target When the Search Path Is Constrained pp. 1107-1115

James N. Eagle

M / M /1 Queueing Decision Processes with Monotone Hysteretic Optimal Policies pp. 1116-1132

F. V. Lu and R. F. Serfozo

Approximating a Point Process by a Renewal Process, II: Superposition Arrival Processes to Queues pp. 1133-1162

Susan L. Albin

Dynamic Routing in a Queueing System with a Multiple Service Facility pp. 1163-1180

Janusz Filipiak

Technical Note—On Waiting Times for a Queue in Which Customers Require Simultaneous Service from a Random Number of Servers pp. 1181-1184

Andrew F. Seila

Technical Note—A Langrangian Algorithm for the Multiple Choice Integer Program pp. 1185-1193

James C. Bean

Volume 32, issue 4, 1984

A Tandem Network of Queues with Deterministic Service and Intermediate Arrivals pp. 753-773

Michael Shalmon and Michael A. Kaplan

M / G /1/ N Queue with Vacation Time and Exhaustive Service Discipline pp. 774-784

Tony T. Lee

Inequalities between Arrival Averages and Time Averages in Stochastic Processes Arising from Queueing Theory pp. 785-795

Shun-Chen Niu

The Output of the M/M/s Queue pp. 796-808

D. E. Everitt and T. Downs

Optimal Prediction of Queue Lengths and Delays in GI / M / m Multiserver Queues pp. 809-817

C. Murray Woodside, David A. Stanford and Bernard Pagurek

Computational Issues in an Infinite-Horizon, Multiechelon Inventory Model pp. 818-836

Awi Federgruen and Paul Zipkin

Nonoptimal Edges for the Symmetric Traveling Salesman Problem pp. 837-846

Roy Jonker and Ton Volgenant

The Secretary Problem with Optimal Assignment pp. 847-858

Mitsushi Tamaki

Determining the K Most Critical Paths in PERT Networks pp. 859-877

Bajis Dodin

A Decomposition Algorithm for a Discrete Location-Allocation Problem pp. 878-900

Hanif D. Sherali and Warren P. Adams

Equity Axioms for Public Risks pp. 901-908

Peter C. Fishburn

Conditions for Finite Ladder Height and Delay Moments pp. 909-916

Ronald W. Wolff

Extensions of the Freund Distribution with Applications in Reliability Theory pp. 917-925

Moshe Shaked

Randomization Procedures in the Computation of Cumulative-Time Distributions over Discrete State Markov Processes pp. 926-944

Benjamin Melamed and Micha Yadin

Technical Note—A Class of Stochastic Mathematical Programs with Correlated Scale Parameters in the Objective and Right-Hand Side pp. 945-951

A. L. Soyster, R. D. Foley and F. H. Murphy

Technical Note—A Note on Linearly Decreasing, Delay-Dependent Non-Preemptive Queue Disciplines pp. 952-957

Uttarayan Bagchi

OR Forum—Of Radar and Operations Research: An Appreciation of A. P. Rowe (1898–1976) pp. 958-967

W. Peyton Cunningham, Denys Freeman and Joseph F. McCloskey

Letter to the Editor—Decision-Aiding Models vs. Decision Support Systems pp. 968-969

Andrew Vazsonyi

Letter to the Editor—In Remembrance of Richard Clasen pp. 969-970

Gerald G. Brown

Volume 32, issue 3, 1984

Preface—Reliability and Maintainability pp. 477-477

Daniel P. Heyman and Nozer D. Singpurwalla

A Survey of Network Reliability and Domination Theory pp. 478-492

Avinash Agrawal and Richard E. Barlow

An O (| E |) Time Algorithm for Computing the Reliability of a Class of Directed Networks pp. 493-515

Avinash Agrawal and A. Satyanarayana

Computing Network Reliability in Time Polynomial in the Number of Cuts pp. 516-526

J. Scott Provan and Michael O. Ball

Two Probability Models of Pyramid or Chain Letter Schemes Demonstrating that Their Promotional Claims are Unreliable pp. 527-536

J. L. Gastwirth and P. K. Bhattacharya

Decreasing Failure Rates and Related Issues in the Social Sciences pp. 537-546

Yigal Gerchak

A General Framework for Learning Curve Reliability Growth Models pp. 547-558

William S. Jewell

Some Reliability Models for Safety Assessment pp. 559-565

W. A. Thompson

Inspection Policies for Fault Location pp. 566-574

David A. Butler and Gerald J. Lieberman

Effects of False and Incomplete Identification of Defective Items on the Reliability of Acceptance Sampling pp. 575-583

Samuel Kotz and Norman L. Johnson

A Preventive Replacement Policy for Units Subject to Intermittent Demand pp. 584-595

Menachem Berg

The Total Time on Test Concept and Its Use in Reliability Theory pp. 596-606

Bo Bergman and Bengt Klefsjö

On the Reliability of Repairable Systems pp. 607-615

Mark Brown

On the Use of Replacements to Extend System Life pp. 616-627

C. Derman, G. J. Lieberman and S. M. Ross

The Interval Estimation of System Reliability from Component Test Data pp. 628-640

Alan Winterbottom

Series Systems and Reliability Demonstration Tests pp. 641-648

Saul Blumenthal, J. Arthur Greenwood and Leon H. Herbach

Models for Fiber-Matrix Composites with Local Load Sharing pp. 649-659

Richard L. Smith and Howard M. Taylor

Inequalities for NBUE and NWUE Life Distributions pp. 660-667

Robert L. Launer

Percentile Residual Life Functions pp. 668-678

Harry Joe and Frank Proschan

Some Reliability Applications of the Variability Ordering pp. 679-687

Sheldon M. Ross and Zvi Schechner

Multivariate Phase-Type Distributions pp. 688-702

David Assaf, Naftali A. Langberg, Thomas H. Savits and Moshe Shaked

Continuous Multistate Structure Functions pp. 703-714

H. W. Block and T. H. Savits

Selecting an Extreme-Value Distribution and the Transforming to a Specified Distribution pp. 715-725

Fabián Hernández and Richard A. Johnson

Interval Estimation After Sequential Testing Based on the Total Time on Test pp. 726-731

W. J. Padgett and L. J. Wei

Estimating a Survival Curve when New Is Better Than Used pp. 732-740

Russell A. Boyles and Francisco J. Samaniego

Estimating the Shift to Wear-Out of Systems Having Exponential-Weibull Life Distributions pp. 741-749

S. Zacks

Volume 32, issue 2, 1984

OR Practice—A Queueing Model for Telephone Operator Staffing pp. 229-249

David Y. Sze

Hospital Profit Planning under Medicare Reimbursement pp. 250-269

Richard C. Morey and David A. Dittman

Development Planning and Management of Petroleum Reservoirs Using Tank Models and Nonlinear Programming pp. 270-289

James W. McFarland, Leon Lasdon and Verne Loose

Long-Range Generation Planning Using Generalized Benders' Decomposition: Implementation and Experience pp. 290-313

Jeremy A. Bloom, Michael Caramanis and Leonid Charny

A Geometric Programming Model for the Optimal Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants pp. 314-342

Yves Smeers and Daniel Tyteca

The Randomization Technique as a Modeling Tool and Solution Procedure for Transient Markov Processes pp. 343-361

Donald Gross and Douglas R. Miller

Dynamic Lot-Sizing When Demand Timing Is Uncertain pp. 362-379

Michael C. Burstein, Christopher H. Nevison and Robert C. Carlson

An Algorithm for the Bottleneck Traveling Salesman Problem pp. 380-389

Giorgio Carpaneto, Silvano Martello and Paolo Toth

A Multiple Leader Stackelberg Model and Analysis pp. 390-404

Hanif D. Sherali

A Weighted Selection Algorithm for Certain Tree-Structured Linear Programs pp. 405-422

Bruce Faaland

A Dichotomous Search for a Geometric Random Variable pp. 423-439

Refael Hassin

Minimizing Flow Time on Parallel Identical Processors with Variable Unit Processing Time pp. 440-448

I. Meilijson and A. Tamir

Technical Note—On Min-Max Integer Allocation Problems pp. 449-450

Tetsuo Ichimori

Technical Note—There are No Undiscovered Priority Index Sequencing Rules for Minimizing Total Delay Costs pp. 451-456

Michael H. Rothkopf and Stephen A. Smith

Technical Note—Assessment of Risk Attitude by a Utility Dependence Condition pp. 457-464

Charles M. Harvey

OR Forum—The Origin of Operational Research pp. 465-476

Harold Larnder

Volume 32, issue 1, 1984

Editorial pp. 1-4

Thomas L. Magnanti

OR Practice—Area Editor Statement pp. 5-6

Michael H. Rothkopf

A System Point Approach to Nonuniform Advertising Insertions pp. 7-22

Percy H. Brill and Jacob Hornik

A Mathematical Programming Model for the Location of Access Controls in a Distributed Data Base Environment pp. 23-40

Yair M. Babad and Jeffrey A. Hoffer

Minimizing Delays in the GI / G /1 Queue pp. 41-51

Ward Whitt

Surrogate Dual Multiplier Search Procedures in Integer Programming pp. 52-69

Mark H. Karwan and Ronald L. Rardin

The Solution of the Chemical Equilibrium Programming Problem with Generalized Benders Decomposition pp. 70-79

Richard J. Clasen

On Scheduling Unit-Length Jobs with Multiple Release Time/Deadline Intervals pp. 80-88

Barbara Simons and Michael Sipser

Minimizing Costs of Resource Requirements in Project Networks Subject to a Fixed Completion Time pp. 89-120

Rolf H. Möhring

( s, S ) Policies for a Dynamic Inventory Model with Stochastic Lead Times pp. 121-132

Richard Ehrhardt

Capacity Expansion/Contraction of a Facility with Demand Augmentation Dynamics pp. 133-147

Sol M. Rocklin, Arik Kashper and George C. Varvaloucas

Sequential Decision Making under Uncertain Future Preferences pp. 148-168

Chelsea C. White

An Analytical Evaluation of Alternative Strategies in Steady-State Simulation pp. 169-184

W. David Kelton and Averill M. Law

Quantile Estimation in Dependent Sequences pp. 185-209

P. Heidelberger and P. A. W. Lewis

Technical Note—An Algorithm for a Class of Discrete Maximum Entropy Problems pp. 210-215

Dwight Freund and Umesh Saxena

Technical Note—Proper Efficiency and the Linear Fractional Vector Maximum Problem pp. 216-220

Eng Ung Choo

Technical Note—On Reconciling Conflicting Goals: Applications of Multiobjective Programming pp. 221-228

Robert Hahn