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Volume 56, issue 12, 2005

George B Dantzig, 1914–2005 pp. 1349-1350

H P Williams

Editorial pp. 1351-1351

J Wilson

Productivity differences across OECD countries in the presence of environmental constraints pp. 1352-1362

F J Arcelus and P Arocena

Using a group support system to aid input–output identification in DEA pp. 1363-1372

Barbara Casu, D Shaw and E Thanassoulis

About the structure of boundary points in DEA pp. 1373-1378

V E Krivonozhko, O B Utkin, A V Volodin and I A Sablin

Putting soft OR methods to work: the case of IS strategy development for the UK Parliament pp. 1379-1398

R Ormerod

The Lanchester (n, 1) problem pp. 1399-1407

G T Kaup, D J Kaup and N M Finkelstein

The explicit role of weight bounds in models of data envelopment analysis pp. 1408-1418

V V Podinovski

Simple, efficient heuristics for multi-item multi-location spare parts systems with lateral transshipments and waiting time constraints pp. 1419-1430

H Wong, G J van Houtum, D Cattrysse and D Van Oudheusden

Programmatic efficiency comparisons between unequally sized groups of DMUs in DEA pp. 1431-1438

G Simpson

Determining a sequence of targets in DEA pp. 1439-1447

S Lozano and G Villa

A note on an L-approach for solving the manufacturer's pallet loading problem pp. 1448-1451

E G Birgin, R Morabito and F H Nishihara

Book Selection pp. 1452-1454

U Aickelin

Volume 56, issue 11, 2005

A semi-Markov approach for modelling asset deterioration pp. 1241-1249

M Black, A T Brint and J R Brailsford

The use of simulation in the design of a road transport incident detection algorithm pp. 1250-1257

B J Waterson, T J Cherrett and M McDonald

Modelling category demand in retail chains pp. 1258-1264

G Baltas

Using hazard networks to determine risk reduction strategies pp. 1265-1272

T S Glickman and H Khamooshi

A critical comparison of the various plausible inter-echelon gaming processes in supply chain models pp. 1273-1286

A H L Lau and Lau H-S

Review and comparison of three methods for the solution of the car sequencing problem pp. 1287-1295

M Gravel, C Gagné and W L Price

Metaheuristics applied to mixed and simultaneous extensions of vehicle routing problems with backhauls pp. 1296-1302

J Crispim and J Brandão

Time aggregation effect on the correlation coefficient: added-systematically sampled framework pp. 1303-1309

R Jea, Su C-T and Lin J-L

Joint optimization of process improvement investments for supplier–buyer cooperative commerce pp. 1310-1324

E J Comeaux and B R Sarker

Flow-shop scheduling with a learning effect pp. 1325-1330

Wang J-B and Xia Z-Q

Addendum to ‘Comment on Bose S, Goswami A and Chaudhuri KS (1995). An EOQ model for deteriorating items with linear time-dependent demand rate and shortages under inflation and time discounting’ by Moon and Giri pp. 1331-1333

Dye C-Y

Authors' response pp. 1333-1333

B C Giri

Comment on Carter M and Guthrie G (2004). Cricket interruptus: fairness and incentive in limited overs cricket matches pp. 1333-1337

F C Duckworth and A J Lewis

Reply to the comments of Duckworth and Lewis pp. 1337-1341

M Carter and Graeme Guthrie

Book Selection pp. 1342-1348

U Aickelin

Volume 56, issue 10, 2005

Patrick Rivett pp. 1119-1121

Alan Mercer

Modelling for policy assessment in the natural gas industry pp. 1122-1131

Y Olaya and I Dyner

Applying neural network and scatter search to optimize parameter design with dynamic characteristics pp. 1132-1140

Chao-Ton Su, Mu-Chen Chen and Hsiao-Ling Chan

A system dynamics model of the semiconductor industry development in Taiwan pp. 1141-1150

J H Chen and T S Jan

A complexity perspective to deploy artistic exhibits pp. 1151-1158

Lan C-H, Hsui C-Y and Wei L-C

The impact of information sharing in a two-level supply chain with multiple retailers pp. 1159-1165

T C E Cheng and Y N Wu

Goal programming and cognitive biases in decision-making pp. 1166-1175

T J Stewart

Two optimization models of the optimum inspection problem pp. 1176-1183

R Jiang and A K S Jardine

Internet protocol network design with uncertain demand pp. 1184-1195

M Riis, A J V Skriver and S F Møller

Data envelopment analysis with common weights: the compromise solution approach pp. 1196-1203

C Kao and Hung H-T

Interactive group decision-making procedure using weak strength of preference pp. 1204-1212

C H Han and B S Ahn

An empirical study of hybrid genetic algorithms for the set covering problem pp. 1213-1223

F J Vasko, P J Knolle and D S Spiegel

Effects of joint replenishment and channel coordination for managing multiple deteriorating products in a supply chain pp. 1224-1234

Chen J-M and Chen T-H

A novel method for the network reliability in terms of capacitated-minimum-paths without knowing minimum-paths in advance pp. 1235-1240

Yeh W-C

Volume 56, issue 9, 2005

Credit Scoring pp. 1003-1005

J N Crook, D E Edelman and L C Thomas

A survey of the issues in consumer credit modelling research pp. 1006-1015

L C Thomas, R W Oliver and D J Hand

Optimal scoring cutoff policies and efficient frontiers pp. 1016-1029

P Beling, Z Covaliu and R M Oliver

Designing win-win financial loan products for consumers and businesses pp. 1030-1040

R L Keeney and R M Oliver

Modelling the purchase propensity: analysis of a revolving store card pp. 1041-1050

G Andreeva, J Ansell and J N Crook

Impact of demographic and economic variables on financial policy purchase timing decisions pp. 1051-1062

L C Thomas, S Thomas, L Tang and Owain ap Gwilym

Hurdle models of loan default pp. 1063-1071

Peter Moffatt

Credit scoring, augmentation and lean models pp. 1072-1081

J Banasik and J Crook

Support vector machines for classifying and describing credit applicants: detecting typical and critical regions pp. 1082-1088

K B Schebesch and Ralf Stecking

Neural network survival analysis for personal loan data pp. 1089-1098

B Baesens, T Van Gestel, M Stepanova, Dirk Van den Poel and J Vanthienen

Data mining feature selection for credit scoring models pp. 1099-1108

Y Liu and M Schumann

Good practice in retail credit scorecard assessment pp. 1109-1117

D J Hand

Volume 56, issue 8, 2005

Soft modelling in risk communication and management: examples in handling food risk pp. 879-888

S French, A J Maule and G Mythen

Using data envelopment analysis to model the performance of UK coastguard centres pp. 889-901

R B van der Meer, John Quigley and J E Storbeck

The grocery superstore vehicle scheduling problem pp. 902-911

R W Eglese, A Mercer and B Sohrabi

Knowledge-based improvement: simulation and artificial intelligence for identifying and improving human decision-making in an operations system pp. 912-921

S Robinson, T Alifantis, J S Edwards, J Ladbrook and A Waller

A simulated annealing approach to mine production scheduling pp. 922-930

M Kumral and P A Dowd

Relevance assumed: a case study of balanced scorecard development using system dynamics pp. 931-941

H A Akkermans and K E van Oorschot

Fitting Lanchester's square law to the Ardennes Campaign pp. 942-946

Hung C-Y, G K Yang, P S Deng, T Tang, Lan S-P and P Chu

A fast ant-colony algorithm for single-machine scheduling to minimize the sum of weighted tardiness of jobs pp. 947-953

O Holthaus and C Rajendran

A new enhancement of the Clarke and Wright savings heuristic for the capacitated vehicle routing problem pp. 954-961

İ K Altınel and T Öncan

Maximizing the value of an Earth observation satellite orbit pp. 962-968

Cordeau J-F and G Laporte

A reassessment of the human development index via data envelopment analysis pp. 969-980

D K Despotis

The impact of sample bias on consumer credit scoring performance and profitability pp. 981-992

G Verstraeten and Dirk Van den Poel

‘No Overlap No Gap’ and the attack of a linear target by n different weapons pp. 993-996

I David and M Kress

Allocating the gains from resource pooling with the Shapley Value pp. 997-1000

G Reinhardt and M Dada

Erratum: New heuristic for the dynamic layout problem pp. 1001-1001

E Erel, J B Ghosh and J T Simon

Volume 56, issue 7, 2005

Using revenue sharing to create win–win in the video rental supply chain pp. 757-762

J A A van der Veen and V Venugopal

Problem difficulty of real instances of convoy planning pp. 763-775

A L Tuson and S A Harrison

Devising a quick-running heuristic for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) routing system pp. 776-786

G W Kinney, R R Hill and J T Moore

Identifying strategic action in highly politicized contexts using agent-based qualitative system dynamics pp. 787-798

J H Powell and R G Coyle

Dynamic model for a defective production system with Poka-Yoke pp. 799-803

Tsou J-C and Chen J-M

Towards fairer measures of player performance in one-day cricket pp. 804-815

A J Lewis

Tabu search embedded simulated annealing for the shortest route cut and fill problem pp. 816-824

A Lim, B Rodrigues and J Zhang

A static allocation model for the outsourcing of warranty repairs pp. 825-835

L Ding and K D Glazebrook

An economic model for credit assessment problems using screening approaches pp. 836-843

Tsai H-T, L C Thomas and Yeh H-C

Analysis of monitoring and limiting of commercial cheating: a newsvendor model pp. 844-854

K Liu, Li J-A, Y Wu and K K Lai

Rank reversals in multi-criteria decision analysis with statistical modelling of ratio-scale pairwise comparisons pp. 855-861

P Leskinen and J Kangas

Modelling nationwide hospital length of stay: opening the black box pp. 862-869

C Vasilakis and A H Marshall

Inventory policy for products with price and time-dependent demands pp. 870-873

You P-S

Intellectual and practical journeys pp. 874-876

R J Ormerod

Reply to Richard Ormerod pp. 876-877

M W Kirby

Volume 56, issue 6, 2005

Discrete-event simulation: from the pioneers to the present, what next? pp. 619-629

S Robinson

Using regression analysis to model the performance of UK Coastguard centres pp. 630-641

R B Van der Meer, J Quigley and J E Storbeck

A TSP (1,2) application arising in cable assembly shops pp. 642-648

E Duman, M H Ozcelik and A N Ceranoglu

Heuristical labour scheduling to optimize airport passenger flows pp. 649-658

S Casado, M Laguna and J Pacheco

Modelling the feedback effects of reconfiguring health services pp. 659-675

K Taylor and B Dangerfield

Data envelopment analysis with heterogeneous data: an application pp. 676-686

J K Sengupta

Using metaheuristic compromise programming for the solution of multiple-objective scheduling problems pp. 687-698

C Gagné, M Gravel and W L Price

Status quo analysis in the graph model for conflict resolution pp. 699-707

K W Li, D M Kilgour and K W Hipel

A heuristic approach to the multi-period multi-commodity transportation problem pp. 708-718

K L Poh, K W Choo and C G Wong

An EOQ model for deteriorating items under trade credits pp. 719-726

Ouyang L-Y, Chang C-T and Teng J-T

Using DEA and simulation in guiding operating units to improved performance pp. 727-731

A Greasley

Estimating energy consumption of transport modes in India using DEA and application to energy and environmental policy pp. 732-737

R Ramanathan

Multi-objective allocation of multi-function workers with lower bounded capacity pp. 738-743

A Corominas, J Ojeda and R Pastor

Estimating completion-time distribution in stochastic activity networks pp. 744-749

Shih N-H

Volume 56, issue 5, 2005

The next 50 years of OR pp. 479-482

T Williams, J Wilson and M Pidd

Cost efficiency, production and value-added models in the analysis of bank branch performance pp. 483-494

A S Camanho and R G Dyson

On the categorization of demand patterns pp. 495-503

A A Syntetos, J E Boylan and J D Croston

An Intranet-based architecture for building military scenario training systems pp. 504-513

S H Liao

The search for an alerted moving target pp. 514-525

J F J Vermeulen and M van den Brink

Improving robustness of solutions to arc routing problems pp. 526-538

G Fleury, P Lacomme, C Prins and W Ramdane-Chérif

Greedy algorithms for packing unequal circles into a rectangular container pp. 539-548

W Q Huang, Y Li, H Akeb and C M Li

Multilevel graph partitioning: an evolutionary approach pp. 549-562

S Küçükpetek, F Polat and H Oğuztüzün

Exact formulation of stochastic EMQ model for an unreliable production system pp. 563-575

B C Giri and T Dohi

Learning and forgetting-based worker selection for tasks of varying complexity pp. 576-587

D A Nembhard and N Osothsilp

Solving the open vehicle routeing problem via a single parameter metaheuristic algorithm pp. 588-596

C D Tarantilis, G Ioannou, C T Kiranoudis and G P Prastacos

Fuzzy linear programming with vague objective coefficients in an uncertain environment pp. 597-603

P Vasant, R Nagarajan and S Yaacob

Improved lower bounds for the early/tardy scheduling problem with no idle time pp. 604-612

J M S Valente and R A F S Alves

Book Selection pp. 613-617

U Aickelin

Volume 56, issue 4, 2005

Centralized DEA models with the possibility of downsizing pp. 357-364

S Lozano and G Villa

Disruption management for resource-constrained project scheduling pp. 365-381

G Zhu, J F Bard and G Yu

Solving the generalized minimum spanning tree problem by a branch-and-bound algorithm pp. 382-389

M Haouari, J Chaouachi and M Dror

A generalized model for weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis pp. 390-396

D L Tracy and B Chen

An analytical approach to the facility location and capacity acquisition problem under demand uncertainty pp. 397-405

A Dasci and G Laporte

A new heuristic for the multi-mode resource investment problem pp. 406-413

Hsu C-C and D S Kim

A GRASP algorithm for constrained two-dimensional non-guillotine cutting problems pp. 414-425

Roberto Alvarez, F Parreño and J M Tamarit

Ant colony optimization for the examination scheduling problem pp. 426-438

K A Dowsland and J M Thompson

Algorithms for a stochastic selective travelling salesperson problem pp. 439-452

H Tang and E Miller-Hooks

Capacity planning and warehouse location in supply chains with uncertain demands pp. 453-462

E Aghezzaf

Comments on the classification of management science methods by Mingers pp. 463-465

R J Ormerod

Classifying philosophical assumptions: a reply to Ormerod pp. 465-467

J Mingers

Sexing-up the evidence: a reply to Ormerod and Ulrich pp. 467-468

M C Jackson

‘More dangerous than an unanswered question is an unquestioned answer’: a contribution to the Ulrich debate pp. 468-474

J Mingers

Book Selection pp. 475-478

U Aickelin

Volume 56, issue 3, 2005

Coal blending models for optimum cokemaking and blast furnace operation pp. 235-243

F J Vasko, D D Newhart and A D Strauss

A procedure for the strategic planning of locations, capacities and districting of jails: application to Chile pp. 244-251

V Marianov and F Fresard

Nonparametric frontier analysis with multiple constituencies pp. 252-266

Bougnol M-L, J H Dulá, D Retzlaff-Roberts and Norman Womer

A new tabu search heuristic for the open vehicle routing problem pp. 267-274

Z Fu, R Eglese and L Y O Li

Modelling some aspects of the maintenance management of the working refractory lining of small electric arc furnaces in the steel industry pp. 275-285

M Al-Marsumi

Assessing the benefits of remanufacturing option under one-way substitution pp. 286-296

Z P Bayındır, N Erkip and R Güllü

Solving capacitated facility location problems by Fenchel cutting planes pp. 297-306

M T Ramos and J Sáez

A heuristic approach for multiple item and location ordering problem with quantity discount and capacity constraint pp. 307-316

Peng-Sheng You

Inclusion of nonlinear demand–supply relationships within large-scale partial equilibrium linear programming models pp. 317-323

T Rehman and C M Yates

A polynomially searchable exponential neighbourhood for graph colouring pp. 324-330

C A Glass and A Prügel-Bennett

Mathematical programming models for piecewise-linear discriminant analysis pp. 331-341

J J Glen

Sensitivity and stability analysis in data envelopment analysis pp. 342-345

G R Jahanshahloo, F Hosseinzadeh, N Shoja, M Sanei and G Tohidi

Optimal production run length for deteriorating production system with a two-state continuous-time Markovian processes under allowable shortages pp. 346-350

Hou K-L

Erratum: A review and classification of heuristics for permutation flow-stop scheduling with makespan objective pp. 351-351

J M Framinan, J N D Gupta and R Leisten

Book Selection pp. 352-355

U Aickelin

Volume 56, issue 2, 2005

Editorial pp. 123-125

Ruth Davies and David Bensley

Modelling the requirement for supplementary nurses in an intensive care unit pp. 126-133

J D Griffiths, N Price-Lloyd, M Smithies and J E Williams

Geographical simulation modelling for the regional planning of oral and maxillofacial surgery across London pp. 134-143

P R Harper, S Phillips and J E Gallagher

A framework for predicting gross institutional long-term care cost arising from known commitments at local authority level pp. 144-152

C Pelletier, T J Chaussalet and H Xie

A simulation-based study of a NHS Walk-in Centre pp. 153-161

R Ashton, L Hague, M Brandreth, D Worthington and S Cropper

Using OR to support the development of an integrated musculo-skeletal service pp. 162-172

R B van der Meer, L A Rymaszewski, H Findlay and J Curran

Incorporating operations research techniques to evaluate information systems impact on healthcare pp. 173-179

K J Leonard, J Lin, S Dalziel, R Yap and D Adams

Proposing a systems vision of knowledge management in emergency care pp. 180-192

J S Edwards, M J Hall and D Shaw

Improving health care through community OR pp. 193-201

M Walsh and T Hostick

Assessing the risk of vCJD transmission via surgery: models for uncertainty and complexity pp. 202-213

P Bennett, A Hare and J Townshend

Description of an individual patient methodology for calculating the cost-effectiveness of treatments for osteoporosis in women pp. 214-221

M D Stevenson, John Brazier, N W Calvert, M Lloyd-Jones, J E Oakley and J A Kanis

Use of discrete-event simulation to evaluate strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries pp. 222-233

M S Rauner, S C Brailsford and S Flessa

Volume 56, issue 1, 2005

Editorial pp. 1-2

Terry Williams and John Wilson

Automatic knowledge extraction from survey data: learning M-of-N constructs using a hybrid approach pp. 3-14

R Setiono, Pan S-L, Hsieh M-H and A Azcarraga

Optimizing time limits in retail promotions: an email application pp. 15-24

R C Hanna, P D Berger and L J Abendroth

Mapping the structure of MBA programmes: a comparative study of the structure of accredited AMBA programmes in the United Kingdom pp. 25-38

A Paucar-Caceres and R Thorpe

Scheduling for an arc-welding robot considering heat-caused distortion pp. 39-50

Kim H-J, Kim Y-D and Lee D-H

The use of total cost of ownership for strategic procurement: a company-wide management information system pp. 51-59

Z Degraeve, Filip Roodhooft and B van Doveren

Design of balanced MBA student teams pp. 60-66

J Desrosiers, N Mladenović and D Villeneuve

An inventory system with investment to reduce yield variability and set-up cost pp. 67-74

Lin L-C and Hou K-L

Using revenue management to improve pricing and capacity management in programme management pp. 75-87

J Pinder

Comparative evaluation of MILP flowshop models pp. 88-101

E F Stafford, F T Tseng and J N D Gupta

Identification and illumination of popular misconceptions about project scheduling and time buffering in a resource-constrained environment pp. 102-109

W Herroelen and R Leus

Note on scheduling with general learning curves to minimize the number of tardy jobs pp. 110-112

G Mosheiov and J B Sidney

A marketing-oriented inventory model with three-component demand rate dependent on displayed stock level (DSL) pp. 113-118

A K Pal, A K Bhunia and R N Mukherjee

PROMETHEE: an extension through fuzzy mathematical programming pp. 119-122

A S Fernández-Castro and M Jiménez