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Volume 58, issue 12, 2007

Operational research practice as storytelling pp. 1535-1542

J H Klein, N A D Connell and E Meyer

What do UK employers want from OR/MS? pp. 1543-1553

C Mar Molinero and A Xie

The DH Accident and Emergency Department model: a national generic model used locally pp. 1554-1562

A Fletcher, D Halsall, S Huxham and D Worthington

A multi-objective model to determine efficient resource levels in a medical assessment unit pp. 1563-1573

J P Oddoye, M A Yaghoobi, M Tamiz, D F Jones and P Schmidt

An estimation of distribution algorithm with intelligent local search for rule-based nurse rostering pp. 1574-1585

U Aickelin, E K Burke and J Li

Enhancing case-based reasoning for personnel rostering with selected tabu search concepts pp. 1586-1598

G Beddoe and S Petrovic

Solving school bus routing problems through integer programming pp. 1599-1604

T Bektaş and Seda Elmastaş

Social network topology: a Bayesian approach pp. 1605-1611

C J Rhodes and E M J Keefe

A flexible extended warranty and related optimal strategies pp. 1612-1620

N Jack and D N P Murthy

Exploring new directions for research in problem structuring methods: on the role of cognitive style pp. 1621-1629

L A Franco and M Meadows

Reactive tabu adaptive memory programming search for the vehicle routing problem with backhauls pp. 1630-1641

N Wassan

A branch-and-cut algorithm for the capacitated open vehicle routing problem pp. 1642-1651

A N Letchford, J Lysgaard and R W Eglese

Reflections about pseudo-dual prices in combinatorial auctions pp. 1652-1659

A Drexl and Kurt Jörnsten

Use of individual and group seasonal indices in subaggregate demand forecasting pp. 1660-1671

H Chen and J E Boylan

A modified slacks-based measure model for data envelopment analysis with ‘natural’ negative outputs and inputs pp. 1672-1677

J A Sharp, W Meng and W Liu

Dynamic programming in cricket: optimizing batting order for a sticky wicket pp. 1678-1682

J M Norman and S R Clarke

Volume 58, issue 11, 2007

Risk based methods for supply chain planning and management pp. 1397-1397

Cormac Lucas, Gautam Mitra and Chandra A Poojari

An emergent framework for supply chain risk management and performance measurement pp. 1398-1411

B Ritchie and C Brindley

Supply chain operations in the presence of a spot market: a review with discussion pp. 1412-1429

Ç Haksöz and Sridhar Seshadri

An analysis of sources of risk in the consumer electronics industry pp. 1430-1439

M S Sodhi and S Lee

Risk and quality control in a supply chain: competitive and collaborative approaches pp. 1440-1448

C S Tapiero and K Kogan

Manufacturer's pricing strategies in a single-period framework under price-dependent stochastic demand with asymmetric risk-preference information pp. 1449-1458

F J Arcelus, J. Suresh Kumar and G Srinivasan

Management of supply chain: an alternative modelling technique for forecasting pp. 1459-1469

S Datta, Clive Granger, M Barari and T Gibbs

Energy crop supply in France: a min-max regret approach pp. 1470-1479

A O Kazakçi, Stelios Rozakis and D Vanderpooten

Multiple objective data envelopment analysis as applied to the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry pp. 1480-1493

H Saranga

A tabu-based large neighbourhood search methodology for the capacitated examination timetabling problem pp. 1494-1502

S Abdullah, S Ahmadi, E K Burke, M Dror and B McCollum

Target setting, lean systems and viable systems: a systems perspective on control and performance measurement pp. 1503-1517

A J Gregory

Estimating bus passenger waiting times from incomplete bus arrivals data pp. 1518-1525

F McLeod

Choice is a value statement. On inferring optimal multiple attribute portfolios from non-optimal nominations pp. 1526-1533

P P Sutton and R H Green

Volume 58, issue 10, 2007

Improving data envelopment analysis by the use of production trade-offs pp. 1261-1270

V V Podinovski

How novices formulate models. Part II: a quantitative description of behaviour pp. 1271-1283

T R Willemain and S G Powell

Scheduling patrol boats and crews for the Royal Australian Navy pp. 1284-1293

M E T Horn, H Jiang and P Kilby

Educating rational decision-makers about uncertainty using US social security investment economics pp. 1294-1305

S Kumar, T Ressler and M Ahrens

Systemic evaluation: a participative, multi-method approach pp. 1306-1320

A Boyd, T Geerling, W J Gregory, C Kagan, G Midgley, P Murray and M P Walsh

Solving the Dial-a-Ride problem using genetic algorithms pp. 1321-1331

R M Jorgensen, J Larsen and K B Bergvinsdottir

A positive approach to estimating the weights for quadratic multiple objective programming pp. 1332-1340

C M Yates

Technology scoring model considering rejected applicants and effect of reject inference pp. 1341-1347

Young-Rae Kim and S Y Sohn

Single-machine scheduling with an actual time-dependent learning effect pp. 1348-1353

Dar-Li Yang and Kuo W-H

Efficient sensitivity analysis of PERT network performance measures to significant changes in activity time parameters pp. 1354-1360

R A Bowman

A simulation and evaluation of earned value metrics to forecast the project duration pp. 1361-1374

Mario Vanhoucke and S Vandevoorde

Heuristics for a coupled-operation scheduling problem pp. 1375-1388

C N Potts and J D Whitehead

Three new models for preference voting and aggregation pp. 1389-1393

Y M Wang, K S Chin and J B Yang

A novel method for the network reliability in terms of capacitated-minimum-paths without knowing minimum-paths in advance (Yeh, 2005) pp. 1394-1394

C C Jane

Comment on Berman and Huang (2004): Minisum collection depots location problem reduces to the p-median problem pp. 1395-1396

Ozgur Ozpeynirci and H Süral

Reply to Jane pp. 1395-1395

Yeh W-C

Reply to Özpeynirci and Süral pp. 1396-1396

O Berman

Volume 58, issue 9, 2007

Asset replacement for an urban railway using a modified two-cycle replacement model pp. 1123-1137

P Scarf, R Dwight, A McCusker and A Chan

Competitive advantage and the cost of equity in international shipping pp. 1138-1145

J Pointon and Ahmed El-Masry

Competitive dynamics and gaming simulation: lessons from a fishing industry simulator pp. 1146-1155

M H Kunc and J D W Morecroft

Fulfilling orders for steel plates from existing inventory pp. 1156-1166

P A Huegler and J C Hartman

Ship routing and scheduling with flexible cargo sizes pp. 1167-1177

G Brønmo, M Christiansen and B Nygreen

Centralized decision of internal transfer-prices with congestion externalities for two modes of repair with limited repair capacity pp. 1178-1184

Y Perlman and M Kaspi

Inventory routing problems: a logistical overview pp. 1185-1194

N H Moin and S Salhi

Scheduling trucks in local depots for door-to-door delivery services pp. 1195-1202

K H Kim and M J Lee

Alternative algorithms for the optimization of a simulation model of a multimodal container terminal pp. 1203-1213

E Kozan and B Casey

Prior-Ratio-Analysis procedure to improve data envelopment analysis for performance measurement pp. 1214-1222

M I Gonzalez-Bravo

Open vehicle routing problem with driver nodes and time deadlines pp. 1223-1234

D Aksen, Z Özyurt and N Aras

The irregular nesting problem: a new approach for nofit polygon calculation pp. 1235-1245

L Huyao, H Yuanjun and J A Bennell

Spherical frontier DEA model based on a constant sum of inputs pp. 1246-1251

J V Guedes de Avellar, A Z Milioni and T N Rabello

Optimal ordering policies for a retailer in a supply chain with up-stream and down-stream trade credits pp. 1252-1255

Teng J-T and S K Goyal

Reply to ‘Optimal ordering policies for a retailer in a supply chain with up-stream and down-stream trade credits’ by Teng and Goyal pp. 1255-1255

Y F Huang

Volume 58, issue 8, 2007

How novices formulate models. Part I: qualitative insights and implications for teaching pp. 983-995

S G Powell and T R Willemain

Technical efficiency, managerial efficiency and objective-setting in the educational system: an international comparison pp. 996-1007

Víctor Giménez, Diego Prior and Claudio Thieme

Project advancement and its applications to multi-air-route quality budget allocation pp. 1008-1020

Chang C-C and Chen R-S

Developing professional judgement with the aid of a ‘low-profile’ group support system pp. 1021-1029

M Read and T Gear

Weekly staff scheduling with workstation group restrictions pp. 1030-1046

L Wan and J F Bard

Reliability analysis and maintenance decision for railway sleepers using track condition information pp. 1047-1055

J Zhao, A H C Chan and M P N Burrow

Team syntegrity and democratic group decision making: theory and practice pp. 1056-1064

A Espinosa and R Harnden

Incorporating the pricing decisions into the dynamic fleet management problem pp. 1065-1074

G J King and H Topaloglu

Tool replacement policy for one-sided processes with low fraction defective pp. 1075-1083

W L Pearn, Hsu Y-C and Horng Shiau J-J

Large-scale data envelopment analysis (DEA) implementation: a strategic performance management approach pp. 1084-1098

A Medina-Borja, K S Pasupathy and K Triantis

Complexity results for single-machine scheduling with positional learning effects pp. 1099-1102

B M T Lin

Due-date assignment and parallel-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs pp. 1103-1108

T C E Cheng, L Y Kang and C T Ng

Philosophy for professionals: towards critical pragmatism pp. 1109-1113

W Ulrich

The ethics of pragmatism: a response to Werner Ulrich pp. 1113-1117

R J Ormerod

Volume 58, issue 7, 2007

A benchmark-learning roadmap for regional sustainable development in China pp. 841-849

Lu W-M and Lo S-F

A multiobjective optimization model for processing and distributing biosolids to reuse fields pp. 850-864

S A Gabriel, P Sahakij, M Ramirez and C Peot

Alternative targets for data envelopment analysis through multi-objective linear programming: Rio de Janeiro Odontological Public Health System Case Study pp. 865-873

J Quariguasi Frota Neto and L Angulo-Meza

An evaluation of the limitations of, and alternatives to, the Co-Plot methodology pp. 874-886

C Mar-Molinero and J Mingers

A prognosis model for wear prediction based on oil-based monitoring pp. 887-893

W Wang

Collaborative pricing and replenishment policy for hi-tech industry pp. 894-900

P C Yang, H M Wee and J C P Yu

Operations policy for a supply chain system with fixed-interval delivery and linear demand pp. 901-910

A Diponegoro and B R Sarker

A dynamic scorecard for monitoring baseline performance with application to tracking a mortgage portfolio pp. 911-921

J Whittaker, C Whitehead and M Somers

Towards a normative model for inventory cost management in a generalized ABC classification system pp. 922-928

R E Stanford and W Martin

Measuring the performances of decision-making units using geometric average efficiency pp. 929-937

Y M Wang, K S Chin and J B Yang

Minimizing makespan for two parallel machines with job limit on each availability interval pp. 938-947

Liao C-J, Chen C-M and Lin C-H

Modelling replenishment and transshipment decisions in periodic review multilocation inventory systems pp. 948-956

T W Archibald

Modelling aesthetic variables in the valuation of paintings: an interval goal programming approach pp. 957-963

J Aznar and F Guijarro

Impact of demand uncertainty on coordinating supply chain inventories through common replenishment epochs pp. 964-971

Y Feng and S Viswanathan

Minimizing makespan on a two-machine re-entrant flowshop pp. 972-981

Choi S-W and Kim Y-D

Volume 58, issue 6, 2007

An application of Soft Systems Dynamics Methodology (SSDM) pp. 701-713

A Paucar-Caceres and R Rodriguez-Ulloa

Forecasting both time varying MTBF of fighter aircraft module and expected demand of minor parts pp. 714-719

K B Yoon and S Y Sohn

Forecasting S-shaped diffusion processes via response modelling methodology pp. 720-728

H Shore and D Benson-Karhi

Flexible facility interior layout: a real options approach pp. 729-739

T Zhao and Tseng C-L

Planar maximal covering location problem under block norm distance measure pp. 740-750

H Younies and G O Wesolowsky

Pareto-optimal contracts for a supply chain with satisficing objectives pp. 751-759

C Shi and B Chen

Assessing the impact of problem structuring methods in multi-organizational settings: an empirical investigation pp. 760-768

L A Franco

Game theoretic analysis of the bargaining process over a long-term replenishment contract pp. 769-778

J S Kim and T C Kwak

A Bayesian approach for multiple criteria decision making with applications in Design for Six Sigma pp. 779-790

R Rajagopal and E del Castillo

Metaheuristics for meltshop scheduling in the steel industry pp. 791-796

P A Huegler and F J Vasko

Port space allocation with a time dimension pp. 797-807

Z Fu, Y Li, A Lim and B Rodrigues

Effective heuristics for the dynamic demand joint replenishment problem pp. 808-815

E P Robinson, A Narayanan and Gao L-L

A hybrid optimization algorithm for area traffic control problem pp. 816-823

Chiou S-W

A note on parallel-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs pp. 824-826

A A K Jeng and B M T Lin

A lognormal approximation of activity duration in PERT using two time estimates pp. 827-831

S Mohan, M Gopalakrishnan, H Balasubramanian and A Chandrashekar

On the history and future of OR pp. 832-835

R J Ormerod

Reply to Ormerod pp. 835-835

M C Jackson

Volume 58, issue 5, 2007

Taking problem structuring methods forward pp. 545-546

Alberto Franco, Duncan Shaw and Mark Westcombe

Problem structuring without workshops? Experiences with distributed interaction within a PSM process pp. 547-556

A Morton, F Ackermann and V Belton

Developing a visioning methodology: Visioning Choices for the future of operational research pp. 557-575

F O'Brien and M Meadows

Problem structuring methods: theorizing the benefits of deconstructing sustainable development projects pp. 576-587

S Bell and S Morse

The uses of observation: combining problem structuring methods and ethnography pp. 588-601

T Horlick-Jones and J Rosenhead

Drama theory: dispelling the myths pp. 602-613

J Bryant

Facilitation practices in decision workshops pp. 614-632

K N Papamichail, G Alves, S French, J B Yang and R Snowdon

Using Robustness Analysis to structure online marketing and communication problems pp. 633-644

Wong H-Y

Systemic problem structuring applied to community involvement in water conservation pp. 645-654

J L Foote, J E Gregor, M C Hepi, V E Baker, D J Houston and G Midgley

Developing unbounded systems thinking: using causal mapping with multiple stakeholders within a Vietnamese company pp. 655-668

H V Vo, B Chae and D L Olson

Using soft OR principles for collaborative simulation: a case study in the Dutch airline industry pp. 669-682

M den Hengst, G-J de Vreede and R Maghnouji

Operational research: the science of better? pp. 683-686

J Mingers

Are the benefits of PSMs being sold sufficiently? A practitioner's view pp. 686-689

N Morrill

PSMs: looking in from the outside pp. 689-691

S Robinson

Group model building: problem structuring, policy simulation and decision support pp. 691-694

D F Andersen, J A M Vennix, G P Richardson and E A J A Rouwette

Volume 58, issue 4, 2007

A robust optimization model for production planning of perishable products pp. 413-422

S C H Leung, K K Lai, Ng W-L and Y Wu

A market-driven approach to the optimal stocking problem on African game ranches pp. 423-428

J W Hearne

A local search approach to a circle cutting problem arising in the motor cycle industry pp. 429-438

K A Dowsland, M Gilbert and G Kendall

Case study: problem formulation and solution for a real-world sports scheduling problem pp. 439-445

M B Wright

A simple graphical decision aid for the placement of elderly people in long-term care pp. 446-453

H Xie, T J Chaussalet, W A Thompson and P H Millard

Signal design for an isolated intersection during congestion pp. 454-466

I Talmor and D Mahalel

A tabu search algorithm for the single vehicle routing allocation problem pp. 467-480

L Vogt, C A Poojari and John Beasley

Developing a decomposable measure of profit efficiency using DEA pp. 481-490

M C A S Portela and E Thanassoulis

Some properties of buyback and other related schemes in a newsvendor-product supply chain with price-sensitive demand pp. 491-504

A H L Lau, Lau H-S and Wang J-C

A compact mean-variance-skewness model for large-scale portfolio optimization and its application to the NYSE market pp. 505-515

H S Ryoo

Optimization of air vehicles operations using mixed-integer linear programming pp. 516-527

C Schumacher, P R Chandler, M Pachter and L S Pachter

A generalized crossing local search method for solving vehicle routing problems pp. 528-532

L Zeng, H L Ong and K M Ng

Efficiency bounds and efficiency classifications in DEA with imprecise data pp. 533-540

K S Park

Volume 58, issue 3, 2007

Fields of application of SSM: a categorization of publications pp. 271-287

H van de Water, M Schinkel and R Rozier

Scheduling a hot rolling mill pp. 288-300

D de Ladurantaye, M Gendreau and Potvin J-Y

A small-to-medium-sized conference scheduling heuristic incorporating presenter and limited attendee preferences pp. 301-308

M G Nicholls

Optimal purchase of two-itemized drugs for a disease pp. 309-316

Lan C-H and Chen C-C

Modelling the operations of a component placement machine with rotational turret and stationary component magazine pp. 317-325

E Duman

Dominance, potential optimality and alternative ranking in imprecise multi-attribute decision making pp. 326-336

A Mateos, S Ríos-Insua and A Jiménez

Economic design of an adaptive T 2 control chart pp. 337-345

Chen Y-K

Minimizing total tardiness in an unrelated parallel-machine scheduling problem pp. 346-354

Shim S-O and Kim Y-D

The open vehicle routing problem with time windows pp. 355-367

P P Repoussis, C D Tarantilis and G Ioannou

Analysis of finite capacity discrete-time GI/Geo/1 queueing system with multiple vacations pp. 368-377

S K Samanta, U C Gupta and R K Sharma

Locating semi-obnoxious facilities with expropriation: minisum criterion pp. 378-390

O Berman and Q Wang

Analysis and design of returns policies from a supplier's perspective pp. 391-401

H Wang, W Wang and K A H Kobaccy

Improvements to the Or-opt heuristic for the symmetric travelling salesman problem pp. 402-407

G Babin, S Deneault and G Laporte

Volume 58, issue 2, 2007

Editorial pp. 141-144

S C Brailsford and P R Harper

OR and the challenge to improve the NHS: modelling for insight and improvement in in-patient flows pp. 145-158

N C Proudlove, S Black and A Fletcher

Mixing methodologies to enhance the implementation of healthcare operational research pp. 159-167

R Sachdeva, T Williams and J Quigley

Choice of modelling technique for evaluating health care interventions pp. 168-176

K Cooper, S C Brailsford and R Davies

A Monte Carlo simulation approach to the characterization of uncertainties in cancer staging and radiation treatment decisions pp. 177-185

E Ekaette, R C Lee, Kelly K-L and P Dunscombe

Refocusing upstream: Operational Research for population health pp. 186-194

C Thunhurst

Decision support tools for ambulance dispatch and relocation pp. 195-201

T Andersson and P Värbrand

A simulation study of scheduling clinic appointments in surgical care: individual surgeon versus pooled lists pp. 202-211

C Vasilakis, B G Sobolev, L Kuramoto and A R Levy

Modelling the flow of congestive heart failure patients through a hospital system pp. 212-218

B Shaw and A H Marshall

Using simulation to improve the blood supply chain pp. 219-227

K Katsaliaki and S C Brailsford

The development and use of tools for monitoring the occurrence of surgical wound infections pp. 228-234

C Sherlaw-Johnson, P Wilson and S Gallivan

Improving resource utilization for diagnostic services through flexible inpatient scheduling: A method for improving resource utilization pp. 235-245

J Patrick and M L Puterman

Combining Data Mining and Discrete Event Simulation for a value-added view of a hospital emergency department pp. 246-254

R Ceglowski, L Churilov and J Wasserthiel

Where to treat the older patient? Can Markov models help us better understand the relationship between hospital and community care? pp. 255-261

S McClean and P Millard

Simulation modelling in healthcare: reviewing legacies and investigating futures pp. 262-270

T Eldabi, R J Paul and T Young

Volume 58, issue 1, 2007

Editorial pp. 1-1

Terry Williams and John Wilson

Blackett Memorial Lecture: the nuclear option—human factors in safety pp. 2-9

S J Cox

AI and OR in management of operations: history and trends pp. 10-28

K A H Kobbacy, S Vadera and M H Rasmy

Application of stochastic analytic hierarchy process within a domestic appliance manufacturer pp. 29-38

R Bañuelas and J Antony

Systemic risk assessment: a case study pp. 39-51

F Ackermann, C Eden, T Williams and S Howick

A new approach of forecasting intermittent demand for spare parts inventories in the process industries pp. 52-61

Z S Hua, Bowen Zhang, J Yang and D S Tan

Minimizing maximum lateness in a flow shop subject to release dates pp. 62-72

M Haouari and T Ladhari

Partial enumeration in heuristics for some combinatorial optimization problems pp. 73-79

A Volgenant and I Y Zwiers

On-line scheduling with forbidden zones pp. 80-90

K Khammuang, A Abdekhodaee and A Wirth

The multiple server location problem pp. 91-99

O Berman and Z Drezner

Guided construction search metaheuristics for the capacitated p-median problem with single source constraint pp. 100-114

I H Osman and S Ahmadi

Minimizing the number of pickups on a multi-head placement machine pp. 115-121

T Knuutila, S Pyöttiälä and O S Nevalainen

Characterizing optimal empty container reposition policy in periodic-review shuttle service systems pp. 122-133

Song D-P

A new algorithm for minimizing makespan, C max, in blocking flow-shop problem through slowing down the operations pp. 134-140

I N Kamal Abadi