Operations Research

1952 - 2025

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Volume 4, issue 6, 1956

Allocation of Sales Effort in the Lamp Division of the General Electric Company pp. 629-647

Clark Waid, Donald F. Clark and Russell L. Ackoff

The Queuiac: An Electromechanical Analog for the Simulation of Waiting-Line Problems pp. 648-662

Paul F. Dunn, Charles D. Flagle and Philip A. Hicks

Three Applications of Operations Research in a Large Electric Utility pp. 663-673

P. J. Sandiford, B. Bernholtz and W. Shelson

Sequential Arrays of Waiting Lines pp. 674-683

Gordon C. Hunt

Air Weapons Systems Analysis pp. 684-698

Norman Precoda

The Output of a Queuing System pp. 699-704

Paul J. Burke

Use of Transfer Functions for Company Planning pp. 705-710

Gordon K. Johnson and Inez M. Turner

The Solution of the Single-Channel Queuing Equations Characterized by a Time-Dependent Poisson-Distributed Arrival Rate and a General Class of Holding Times pp. 711-732

George Luchak

Training in Operations Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pp. 733-737

Philip M. Morse

Letter to the Editor---A Pocket-Sized Case Study in Operations Research Concerning Inventory Markdown pp. 738-740

Gideon Levary

Letter to the Editor---Spare-Parts Programs in Industry pp. 738-738

Cord H. Link

Letter to the Editor---Comments on Edie's Letter on Vehicular Breakdowns pp. 740-742

J. M. Dobbie

Letter to the Editor---Some Comments on Traffic Systems pp. 740-740

Alan Thomas

Volume 4, issue 5, 1956

The Theory of Search. II. Target Detection pp. 503-531

B. O. Koopman

Estimation of Reliability Growth in a Complex System with a Poisson-Type Failure pp. 532-545

Herbert K. Weiss

A Method of Computing Survival Probabilities of Several Targets Versus Several Weapons pp. 546-557

Jane Ingersoll Robertson

Weapon-System Cost Analysis pp. 558-571

G. H. Fisher

Inventory Management of Slow-Moving Parts pp. 572-580

A. C. Heyvaert and A. Hurt

Management's Corner pp. 581-587

Russell L. Ackoff

Operations Research in the American Thread Company pp. 587-599

Charles G. McGee

Letter to the Editor---Comments on “Expectancy of Multiple Vehicular Breakdowns in a Tunnel” pp. 609-614

James M. Dobbie

A Reply to Comments by James M. Dobbie pp. 614-619

Leslie C. Edie

Volume 4, issue 4, 1956

Education for Operations Research pp. 415-421

LeRoy A. Brothers

Fallacies in Operations Research pp. 422-430

B. O. Koopman

The Design of Military Supply Tables for Spare Parts pp. 431-442

M. A. Geisler and H. W. Karr

A Two-Phase Method for the Simplex Tableau pp. 443-447

Harvey M. Wagner

The Relevance of Costs in Operations Research pp. 448-459

Malcolm W. Hoag

The Need for Basic Research in Marketing pp. 460-467

J. B. McKitterick

On The Determination of Optimum Reserve Generating Capacity in an Electric Utility System pp. 468-480

E. Leonard Arnoff and John C. Chambers

Training Tomorrow's Managers: A Note to Today's Managers pp. 480-481

Clay H. Hollister

Letter to the Editor---Military Operations Research in NATO pp. 482-484

Thornton Page

Letter to the Editor---How to be a Project Leader---Nine Helpful Hints pp. 484-488

Harvey Lynn

The Operations Research Society of America---Report of the Secretary pp. 489-491

Martin L. Ernst

Volume 4, issue 3, 1956

The Development of Operations Research as a Science pp. 265-295

Russell L. Ackoff

A Study of Sales Operations pp. 296-308

Arthur A. Brown, Frank T. Hulswit and John D. Kettelle

On Staff Organization pp. 309-316

Robert H. Roy

On Operations Analysis pp. 317-323

Robert H. Roy

The Theory of Search. I. Kinematic Bases pp. 324-346

B. O. Koopman

Letter to the Editor---Military Applications of Operations Research in Sweden pp. 347-352

James J. Robbins

Letter to the Editor---Approximation to the Value of the Objective Function in Linear Programming by the Method of Partitions pp. 352-353

Thomas L. Saaty

Letter to the Editor---Note on Selection of Capital Equipment with Uncertain Delivery Date pp. 354-357

E. J. Isaac

Letter to the Editor---Operations Research in Relation to the Human-Enterprise Process pp. 357-360

Nigel J. Hopkins

Volume 4, issue 2, 1956

Of Horseless Carriages, Flying Machines, and Operations Research pp. 141-147

Joseph F. McCloskey

A Monte Carlo Model of Lanchester's Square Law pp. 148-151

Ivan Driggs

Multiple Factor Break-Even Analysis: The Application of Operations-Research Techniques to a Basic Problem of Management Planning and Control pp. 152-186

Robert Stanley Weinberg

A Brief History of the Development of Canadian Military Operational Research pp. 187-192

N. W. Morton

A Graphical Solution of the Transportation Problem pp. 193-203

Marcello L. Vidale

Optimum Ammunition Properties for Salvos pp. 204-212

John E. Walsh

Queuing with Special Service pp. 213-220

Ernest Koenigsberg

Waiting-Line Theory as a Management Tool pp. 221-231

W. R. Van Voorhis

The Determination of Requirements for Warehouse Dock Facilities pp. 231-243

Donald H. Schiller and Marvin M. Lavin

Letter to the Editor---A Graphical Approach to Production Scheduling Problems pp. 244-245

Sheldon B. Akers

Letter to the Editor---Further Remarks on the “Industrial Engineering and Economic Studies of Peanut Marketing” pp. 246-247

J. J. Moder

Letter to the Editor---Note on Klein's “Direct Use of Extremal Principles in Solving Certain Problems Involving Inequalities” pp. 247-249

George B. Dantzig

The Operations Research Society of America---Report of the Secretary pp. 250-252

Martin L. Ernst

Volume 4, issue 1, 1956

Introduction pp. 1-1

George Shortley

Statistics and Operations Research pp. 2-18

Philip M. Morse

Operations Research in Production Control---A Progress Report pp. 19-31

A. Vazsonyi

Approaches to Operational Problems in Street and Highway Traffic---A Review pp. 32-41

D. L. Gerlough and J. H. Mathewson

Shock Waves on the Highway pp. 42-51

Paul I. Richards

Criteria for the Selection of Water-Resource Projects pp. 52-60

Roland N. Mckean

The Traveling-Salesman Problem pp. 61-75

Merrill M. Flood

Machine Repair as a Priority Waiting-Line Problem pp. 76-85

Thomas E. Phipps

Comments pp. 86-86

W. R. van Voorhis

A Polar-Planimeter Method for Determining the Probability of Hitting a Target pp. 87-91

G. R. VanBrocklin and P. G. Murray

Prediction of Odd-Lot Stock Transactions pp. 92-99

Herbert K. Weiss

Production Scheduling by the Transportation Method of Linear Programming pp. 100-103

Edward H. Bowman

A Competitive-Bidding Strategy pp. 104-112

Lawrence Friedman

Letter to the Editor---Operational Research and the Design of Experiments pp. 113-116

J. W. Mayne

Letter to the Editor---Some Qualities to be Desired in Operations Research Personnel pp. 116-119

W. C. Randels

Letter to the Editor---Operations Research in the Mining Industry pp. 119-120

Thomas M. Ware

Letter to the Editor---The Process of Operations-Research Accomplishment pp. 120-120

Norman Hitchman

Letter to the Editor---The 1955--56 Seminar in Operations Research at the Johns Hopkins University pp. 121-122

Charles D. Flagle

Letter to the Editor---Comments on “Evaluating the Adequacy of Airport Parking Lots” pp. 122-123

Stephen Waldron and Jacinto Steinhardt