Operations Research

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Volume 15, issue 6, 1967

A Tutorial on Production Smoothing and Work Force Balancing pp. 985-1010

Edward A. Silver

Algorithms for Optimal Production Scheduling and Employment Smoothing pp. 1011-1039

Steven A. Lippman, Alan J. Rolfe, Harvey M. Wagner and John S. C. Yuan

Mathematical Models in Marketing pp. 1040-1050

Shiv K. Gupta and K. S. Krishnan

Exact Solution of a Simple Cutting Problem pp. 1051-1056

S. Barnett and G. J. Kynch

On the Distribution of Stock Price Differences pp. 1057-1062

Benoît Mandelbrot and Howard M. Taylor

Functional Selection for the Stochastic Assignment Model pp. 1063-1067

Roman L. Weil

A Decomposable Nonlinear Programming Approach pp. 1068-1087

Willard I. Zangwill

The Use of Uncertainty in a Simultaneous Search pp. 1088-1095

A. O. Converse

An Analytical Technique for Urban Casualty Estimation from Multiple Nuclear Weapons pp. 1096-1108

Jeffrey J. Hunter

A Simple Proof of: L = λ W pp. 1109-1116

William S. Jewell

An Imbedded Chain Approach to a Queue with Moving Average Input pp. 1117-1130

C. Pearce

A General Model of a Single-Channel Queue: Discrete and Continuous Time Cases pp. 1131-1144

John U. Beusch

Queuing Systems with Enforced Idle Time pp. 1145-1156

B. A. Powell and B. Avi-Itzhak

Letter to the Editor—Allocation of Launch Vehicles to Space Missions: A Fixed-Cost Transportation Problem pp. 1157-1163

John William Stroup

Letter to the Editor—Some Aspects of a Minimax Location Problem pp. 1163-1169

Richard L. Francis

Letter to the Editor—A Note on the Efficiency of Balas' Algorithm pp. 1169-1171

Karl M. Brauer

Letter to the Editor—Reduction of Integer Polynomial Programming Problems to Zero-One Linear Programming Problems pp. 1171-1174

Lawrence J. Watters

Letter to the Editor—Stronger Cuts in Integer Programming pp. 1174-1177

Fred Glover

Letter to the Editor—On the Nature and Form of Operations Research pp. 1177-1180

William R. King

Letter to the Editor—On King's Note pp. 1180-1182

Robert E. Machol

Acknowledgment pp. 1182-1182

William J. Gordon and Gordon F. Newell

Volume 15, issue 5, 1967

A General Dynamic Model for Air Defense pp. 779-796

Eric Brodheim, Ivo Herzer and Laurence M. Russ

Learning by Doing—An Adaptive Approach to Multiperiod Decisions pp. 797-812

Charles C. Ying

“Optimal” Policy in a Maintenance Cost Problem pp. 813-819

Regina C. Elandt-Johnson

The Sequential Unconstrained Minimization Technique (SUMT) Without Parameters pp. 820-827

Anthony V. Fiacco and Garth P. McCormick

Note on “The Sequential Maximization Technique” pp. 828-829

John M. Danskin

Geometric Distribution in Some Two-Dimensional Queuing Systems pp. 830-846

Richard V. Evans

Queues with Hyper-Poisson Input and Exponential Service Time Distribution with State Dependent Arrival and Service Rates pp. 847-856

S. K. Gupta

Bayes Markovian Decision Models for a Multiperiod Reject Allowance Problem pp. 857-865

Leon S. White

Existence of a Stationary Control for a Markov Chain Maximizing the Average Reward pp. 866-871

Anders Martin-Löf

Optimal Control of a Continuous-Time Markov Chain with Periodic Transition Probabilities pp. 872-881

Anders Martin-Löf

Pseudo-Concave Programming and Lagrange Regularity pp. 882-891

K. O. Kortanek and J. P. Evans

Direct Search Algorithms for Zero-One and Mixed-Integer Programming pp. 892-914

Carlton E. Lemke and Kurt Spielberg

Discrete Programming by the Filter Method pp. 915-957

Egon Balas

Letter to the Editor—Some Comments on the Paper by B. V. Dean and E. S. Marks, “Optimal Design of Optimization Experiments” pp. 958-959

Regina C. Elandt-Johnson

Letter to the Editor—Some Comments on Letter and Paper by Regina C. Elandt-Johnson, “‘Optimal’ Policy in a Maintenance Cost Problem” pp. 960-964

Eli S. Marks and Burton V. Dean

Letter to the Editor—A Note on Some Classical Methods in Constrained Optimization and Positively Bounded Jacobians pp. 964-969

K. Kortanek and R. Jeroslow

Letter to the Editor—Comments on the Note by Kortanek and Jeroslow, “Some Classical Methods in Constrained Optimization and Positively Bounded Jacobians” pp. 969-970

Richard W. Cottle

Letter to the Editor—Counts Delayed but Not Lost—A Note on a Paper of Haight pp. 970-972

J. A. Anderson and J. F. Bithell

Letter to the Editor—Some Remarks Concerning the Departure Process of a Queue with Poisson Arrivals and no Balking pp. 972-975

D. N. Shanbhag

Letter to the Editor—The Use of Branching in Dynamic Programming for Parametric Analysis pp. 976-977

Harvey J. Greenberg

Letter to the Editor—Choosing Among Investment Possibilities with Stochastic Pay-Off Minus Expenditure pp. 978-979

Yrjö Seppälä

Volume 15, issue 4, 1967

Special Applications Issue pp. 591-591

Walter Edward Cushen

On the Selection of Unmanned Probes and Launch Vehicles for Exploration of the Solar System pp. 592-640

George W. Morgenthaler

C. S. Pierce on Benefit-Cost Analysis of Scientific Activity pp. 641-642

W. Edward Cushen

Note on the Theory of the Economy of Research pp. 643-648

C. S. Peirce

Truck Queues at Country Grain Elevators pp. 649-659

Heber D. Bouland

Simulation and Adaptive Forecasting as Applied to Inventory Control pp. 660-679

A. H. Packer

Heuristic Approach to Nonstandard Form Assignment Problems pp. 680-693

J. A. Joseph

Computer Aids to Clinical Treatment Evaluation pp. 694-705

Robert S. Ledley

A Multivariate Statistical Model for Indirect Bomb Damage Assessment pp. 706-719

M. Orr and R. H. Spohn

The Use of Models in Marketing Timing Decisions pp. 720-737

Sidney W. Hess

Evaluating Aircraft Requirements in the Light of Varying or Uncertain Mission Mixes pp. 738-751

James G. Abert, Murray Kamrass and Joseph A. Navarro

On the Uses of Industrial Dynamic Models pp. 752-767

David A. Wismer

Volume 15, issue 3, 1967

The Costs and Effectiveness of Reenlistment Incentives in the Navy pp. 373-387

Franklin M. Fisher and Anton S. Morton

The Status of Developments in the Theory of Stochastic Duels—II pp. 388-406

C. J. Ancker

Decision CPM: A Method for Simultaneous Planning, Scheduling, and Control of Projects pp. 407-426

W. Crowston and G. L. Thompson

A Model for Measuring Stock Depletion Costs pp. 427-447

Yu Sang Chang and Powell Niland

Sufficient Conditions for Some Optimum-Property Facility Designs pp. 448-466

Richard L. Francis

An Application of Regenerative Stochastic Processes to a Problem in Inventory Control pp. 467-472

Arthur P. Hurter and Frank C. Kaminsky

Flow-Shop Scheduling with the Branch-and-Bound Method pp. 473-481

G. B. McMahon and P. G. Burton

A Principal Pivoting Simplex Algorithm for Linear and Quadratic Programming pp. 482-494

Robert L. Graves

Deterministic Solutions for a Class of Chance-Constrained Programming Problems pp. 495-512

Gifford H. Symonds

Initial Provisioning with Spare Deterioration pp. 513-529

Paul J. Schweitzer

Capacity of Queuing Networks pp. 530-536

Richard V. Evans

Letter to the Editor—Additive Utilities with Incomplete Product Sets: Application to Priorities and Assignments pp. 537-542

Peter C. Fishburn

Letter to the Editor—On the Necessary Conditions for the Existence of the Solution of the Multi-Index Transportation Problem pp. 542-545

J. Morávek and M. Vlach

Letter to the Editor—Note on the Letter by Morávek and Vlach pp. 545-546

K. B. Haley

Letter to the Editor—Polar vs. Rectangular Road Networks pp. 546-548

Sheldon J. Einhorn

Letter to the Editor—Remarks on Network Simplification pp. 548-551

Arthur M. Hobbs

Letter to the Editor—Optimum Locations on Graphs with Correlated Normal Demands pp. 552-557

H. Frank

Letter to the Editor—On the “Logarithmic Law” of Attrition and its Application to Tank Combat pp. 557-558

R. H. Peterson

Letter to the Editor—A Test for Suboptimal Actions in Markovian Decision Problems pp. 559-561

J. MacQueen

Letter to the Editor—An Optimal Stopping Rule pp. 562-564

Paul Randolph

Letter to the Editor—Quality Improvement by Operational Testing pp. 565-566

S. K. Bhattacharya

Letter to the Editor—A Note on a Graph Theoretic Game of Hakimi's pp. 567-570

H. Frank

Letter to the Editor—Improper Solutions of the Vector Maximum Problem pp. 570-572

Allen Klinger

Letter to the Editor—Comments on a Paper by A. Novaes and E. Frankel, “A Queuing Model for Unitized Cargo Generation” pp. 572-575

J. F. Brown

Letter to the Editor—Duality of Finite Markovian Queues pp. 575-576

Terrell J. Harris

Letter to the Editor—On Brochure by American Management Association pp. 577-578

Robert Machol

Volume 15, issue 2, 1967

A Nonlinear Programming Model for Launch Vehicle Design and Costing pp. 185-210

Benjamin C. Rush, Jerome Bracken and Garth P. McCormick

A Damage-Limiting Shelter-Allocation Strategy pp. 211-220

Grace J. Kelleher

The Lanchester Attrition-Rate Coefficient pp. 221-232

Seth Bonder

Stochastic Duels with Varying Single-Shot Kill Probabilities pp. 233-244

N. Bhashyam and Naunihal Singh

Nonpreemptive Priorities in Machine Interference pp. 245-253

Vincent Hodgson and Thomas L. Hebble

Closed Queuing Systems with Exponential Servers pp. 254-265

William J. Gordon and Gordon F. Newell

Cyclic Queuing Systems with Restricted Length Queues pp. 266-277

William J. Gordon and Gordon F. Newell

A Priority Queuing System with Server-Walking Time pp. 278-285

Charles E. Skinner

Finite Queues in Series with Exponential or Erlang Service Times—A Numerical Approach pp. 286-303

Frederick S. Hillier and Ronald W. Boling

Optimum Bribing for Queue Position pp. 304-318

Leonard Kleinrock

A Finite Renewal Algorithm for the Knapsack and Turnpike Models pp. 319-341

Jeremy F. Shapiro and Harvey M. Wagner

Optimal Linear Inventory Control and First Order Exponential Smoothing pp. 342-347

Dale M. Landi and B. McK. Johnson

Laplace's Equation and Network Flows pp. 348-356

T. C. Hu

Letter to the Editor—Some Comments on Sven Erlander's Paper: The Remaining Busy Period for a Single Server Queue with Poisson Input pp. 357-358

N. U. Prabhu

Letter to the Editor—Nonoptimality of Planned Replacement in Intervals of Decreasing Failure Rate pp. 358-359

Eric V. Denardo and Bennett L. Fox

Letter to the Editor—Optimal Replacement Policies for Hyperexponentially and Uniformly Distributed Lifetimes pp. 360-362

Paul J. Schweitzer

Letter to the Editor—Analysis of Dominance with Inequality Sets pp. 363-366

Lee R. Abramson

Volume 15, issue 1, 1967

Operations Research in Wartime Naval Mining pp. 1-10

George Shortley

An Attrition Game pp. 11-31

Leif Appelgren

Two-Dimensional Collision in Parallel Paths pp. 32-38

Celso de Renna e Souza

Solving Bicriterion Mathematical Programs pp. 39-54

Arthur M. Geoffrion

Two-Stage Programming under Uncertainty with Discrete Distribution Function pp. 55-70

M. El Agizy

A General Algorithm for Solution of the n -Job, M -Machine Sequencing Problem of the Flow Shop pp. 71-82

Richard D. Smith and Richard A. Dudek

Methods for the Solution of the Multidimensional 0/1 Knapsack Problem pp. 83-103

H. Martin Weingartner and David N. Ness

Time Dependent Priority Queues pp. 104-116

Leonard Kleinrock and Roy P. Finkelstein

Queues with State-Dependent Stochastic Service Rates pp. 117-130

Carl M. Harris

Stream of Overflows from a Finite Queue pp. 131-134

Erhan Çinlar and Ralph L. Disney

Comparing a Scheduled Process with an Analogous Poisson Process pp. 135-138

Rodger D. Parker

A Discrete Version of Pontryagin's Maximum Principle pp. 139-146

C. L. Hwang and L. T. Fan

The Supporting Hyperplane Method for Unimodal Programming pp. 147-152

Arthur F. Veinott

Letter to the Editor—Computational Experience with the Algorithm of Balas pp. 153-155

Bernhard Fleischmann

Letter to the Editor—Stronger Cuts in Gomory's All-Integer Integer Programming Algorithm pp. 155-157

Robert Wilson

Letter to the Editor—Comments on “Reliability Considerations for a Two Element Redundant System with Generalized Repair Times” pp. 157-159

W. S. Jewell

Letter to the Editor—Circular Distribution Estimation pp. 160-165

Edmund H. Inselmann and William Granville

Letter to the Editor—Kill Probability for Multiple Shots pp. 165-169

Frank McNolty

Letter to the Editor—Editor's Note pp. 169-170

Joseph O. Harrison

Letter to the Editor—On the Convexity of Quadratic Forms Over Convex Sets pp. 170-172

Richard W. Cottle