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Volume 54, issue 12, 2003

Obituary Stafford Beer pp. 1231-1233 Downloads
Jonathan Rosenhead
Cost–benefit modelling for reliability growth pp. 1234-1241 Downloads
John Quigley and Lesley Walls
Compensation differences between male and female CEOs for publicly traded firms: a nonparametric analysis pp. 1242-1248 Downloads
N Mohan and J Ruggiero
Incorporating the potential for human error in maintenance models pp. 1249-1253 Downloads
M J Carr and A H Christer
A new hybrid genetic algorithm for the capacitated vehicle routing problem pp. 1254-1262 Downloads
J Berger and M Barkaoui
Minimizing maximum tardiness and number of tardy jobs on parallel machines subject to minimum flow-time pp. 1263-1274 Downloads
J N D Gupta, A J Ruiz-torres and S Webster
New heuristic for the dynamic layout problem pp. 1275-1282 Downloads
E Erel, J B Ghosh and J T Simon
Integrated service network design for a cross-docking supply chain network pp. 1283-1295 Downloads
C S Sung and S H Song
A note on activity floats in activity-on-arrow networks pp. 1296-1299 Downloads
T Zhao and Tseng C-L
The power of multi-methodology: some thoughts for John Mingers pp. 1300-1301 Downloads
Mike C Jackson
Mingers on the classification of philosophical assumptions pp. 1301-1302 Downloads
Frank H Gregory
Replies to Jackson and Gregory pp. 1303-1304 Downloads
John Mingers

Volume 54, issue 11, 2003

The intellectual journey of Russell Ackoff: from OR apostle to OR apostate pp. 1127-1140 Downloads
M W Kirby
Solving a home-care districting problem in an urban setting pp. 1141-1147 Downloads
M Blais, S D Lapierre and G Laporte
A dynamic programming method for matching rail-track monitoring data pp. 1148-1154 Downloads
J van der Touw and A Veevers
A two-phase multiple objective approach to university timetabling utilising optimisation and evolutionary solution methodologies pp. 1155-1166 Downloads
S K Mirrazavi, S J Mardle and M Tamiz
When should you sack a football manager? Results from a simple model applied to the English Premiership pp. 1167-1176 Downloads
Chris Hope
Investigating buyer and seller strategies in online auctions pp. 1177-1188 Downloads
A T Brint
A multiple replenishment contract with ARIMA demand processes pp. 1189-1197 Downloads
Jong Soo Kim, K Y Shin and S E Ahn
Two-resource stochastic capacity planning employing a Bayesian methodology pp. 1198-1208 Downloads
E Stavrulaki, D K H Fong and D K J Lin
District design for arc-routing applications pp. 1209-1221 Downloads
L Muyldermans, D Cattrysse and D Van Oudheusden
Due-date assignment with asymmetric earliness–tardiness cost pp. 1222-1224 Downloads
G Mosheiov
Deeper complementarism: a brief response to Ulrich pp. 1225-1226 Downloads
M C Jackson
Reply to the comments of Jackson pp. 1226-1229 Downloads
W Ulrich

Volume 54, issue 10, 2003

Editorial pp. 1021-1021 Downloads
T M Williams and J M Wilson
Operational Research for informed innovation: NHS Direct as a case study in the design, implementation and evaluation of a new public service pp. 1022-1028 Downloads
G Royston, J Halsall, D Halsall and C Braithwaite
Impact of computerization on firm performance: a case of Shanghai manufacturing enterprises pp. 1029-1037 Downloads
Y C Ng and M K Chang
A dispatching rule-based approach to production scheduling in a printed circuit board manufacturing system pp. 1038-1049 Downloads
Lee G-C, Kim Y-D, Kim J-G and Choi S-H
Constructively simple estimating: a project management example pp. 1050-1058 Downloads
C Chapman and S Ward
Design of manufacturing cells in the presence of alternative cell locations and material transporters pp. 1059-1075 Downloads
R Logendran and Y Karim
A branch-and-bound-based local search method for the flow shop problem pp. 1076-1084 Downloads
M Haouari and T Ladhari
Application of the out-of-kilter algorithm to the asymmetric traveling salesman problem pp. 1085-1092 Downloads
K Sang-Ho, G Young-Gun and K Maing-Kyu
Dynamic pricing of inventory with cancellation demand pp. 1093-1101 Downloads
You P-S
On ‘redundant’ constraints in Stafford's MILP model for the flowshop problem pp. 1102-1105 Downloads
E F Stafford and F T Tseng
Professor George A Barnard, 1915–2002 pp. 1106-1107 Downloads
Dennis V Lindley

Volume 54, issue 9, 2003

Part Special Issue Introduction: modelling organizational knowledge pp. 911-913 Downloads
H Tsoukas and N Mylonopoulos
Belief revision and organisational knowledge dynamics pp. 914-923 Downloads
G Tselekidis, P Peppas and M-a Williams
A market-based computational approach to collaborative organizational learning pp. 924-935 Downloads
Deng P-S and E G Tsacle
Approaches to sharing knowledge in group problem structuring pp. 936-948 Downloads
D Shaw, F Ackermann and C Eden
Bad numbers: coping with flawed decision support pp. 949-957 Downloads
T R Willemain, W A Wallace, K R Fleischmann, L B Waisel and S N Ganaway
An evolutionary approach for the target allocation problem pp. 958-969 Downloads
E Erdem and N E Ozdemirel
Binary knapsack problems with random budgets pp. 970-983 Downloads
S Das and Diptesh Ghosh
Synchronization in supply chains: implications for design and management pp. 984-994 Downloads
M Khouja
New reliability bounds for coherent systems pp. 995-1001 Downloads
Hsieh Y-C
Digital contracts-driven method for pricing complex derivatives pp. 1002-1010 Downloads
Jie Lu and H Ohta
Optimal retailer's ordering policies in the EOQ model under trade credit financing pp. 1011-1015 Downloads
Huang Y-F

Volume 54, issue 8, 2003

Short-term electricity demand forecasting using double seasonal exponential smoothing pp. 799-805 Downloads
J W Taylor
Algorithms for parallel machine scheduling: a case study of the tracking and data relay satellite system pp. 806-821 Downloads
S Rojanasoonthon, J F Bard and S D Reddy
Sample selection bias in credit scoring models pp. 822-832 Downloads
J Banasik, J Crook and L Thomas
An examination of the size of orders from customers, their characterisation and the implications for inventory control of slow moving items pp. 833-837 Downloads
F R Johnston, J E Boylan and E A Shale
Dynamic programming in cricket: choosing a night watchman pp. 838-845 Downloads
S R Clarke and J M Norman
Optimal two-stage ordering policy with Bayesian information updating pp. 846-859 Downloads
Choi T-M, D Li and H Yan
Time analysis for planning a path in a time-window network pp. 860-870 Downloads
Chen Y-L, Hsiao L-J and K Tang
A probabilistic one-centre location problem on a network pp. 871-877 Downloads
O Berman and Z Drezner
Determining the best strategy for changing the configuration of a football team pp. 878-887 Downloads
N Hirotsu and M Wright
Economic optimization of off-line inspection with inspection errors pp. 888-895 Downloads
S H Sheu, Y C Chen, W Y Wang and N H Shin
Scale transitivity in the AHP pp. 896-905 Downloads
P Ji and R Jiang
Exact solution of the generalized routing problem through graph transformations pp. 906-910 Downloads
M Blais and G Laporte

Volume 54, issue 7, 2003

Measuring and managing educational performance pp. 679-691 Downloads
David Mayston
Evaluating electronic workshops through analysing the ‘brainstormed’ ideas pp. 692-705 Downloads
D Shaw
Validity in SSM: neglected areas pp. 706-712 Downloads
Ö Pala, J A M Vennix and T van Mullekom
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a simulation-based approach for the evaluation of intervention strategies pp. 713-722 Downloads
I T Vieira, P R Harper, A K Shahani and V De Senna
Resource, service quality and performance triad: a framework for measuring efficiency of banking services pp. 723-735 Downloads
A Mukherjee, P Nath and M Pal
Simulation of single start station for Edmonton EMS pp. 736-746 Downloads
A Ingolfsson, E Erkut and S Budge
The best banking strategy when playing The Weakest Link pp. 747-750 Downloads
L C Thomas
A DEA study of gender equity in executive compensation pp. 751-757 Downloads
W F Bowlin, C J Renner and J M Rives
Analysis of compatibility between interdependent matrices in ANP pp. 758-768 Downloads
L C Leung, Y V Hui and M Zheng
The expropriation location problem pp. 769-776 Downloads
O Berman, Z Drezner and G O Wesolowsky
An L-approach for packing (ℓ, w)-rectangles into rectangular and L-shaped pieces pp. 777-789 Downloads
L Lins, S Lins and R Morabito
Exploration of a hybrid feature selection algorithm pp. 790-797 Downloads
Osei-Bryson K-M, K Giles and B Kositanurit

Volume 54, issue 6, 2003

A classification of the philosophical assumptions of management science methods pp. 559-570 Downloads
J Mingers
A priority list based heuristic for the job shop problem pp. 571-584 Downloads
P M E Shutler
An optimal replenishment policy for items with inventory-level-dependent demand and fixed lifetime under the LIFO policy pp. 585-593 Downloads
Zhou Y-W and Yang S-L
Unbounded knapsack problem with controllable rates: the case of a random demand for items pp. 594-604 Downloads
K Kogan
Economic optimization in a fixed sequence of unreliable inspections pp. 605-613 Downloads
T Avinadav and T Raz
Solving the Multi-Mode Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem with genetic algorithms pp. 614-626 Downloads
J Alcaraz, C Maroto and R Ruiz
Benchmarking state-of-the-art classification algorithms for credit scoring pp. 627-635 Downloads
B Baesens, T Van Gestel, Stijn Viaene, M Stepanova, J Suykens and J Vanthienen
An inventory model with returns and lateral transshipments pp. 636-641 Downloads
Ching W-K, Yuen W-O and A W Loh
Minimizing makespan in re-entrant permutation flow-shops pp. 642-653 Downloads
Pan Jc-H and Chen J-S
Experimental evidence on robustness of data envelopment analysis pp. 654-660 Downloads
Don Galagedera and P Silvapulle
Scheduling to minimize maximum earliness and number of tardy jobs where machine idle time is allowed pp. 661-664 Downloads
M Azizoglu, M Koksalan and S K Koksalan
Comment to M Reynolds pp. 665-665 Downloads
B Lehaney and S Clarke
Reply to B Lehaney and S Clarke pp. 665-665 Downloads
M Reynolds
A comment on solving project-scheduling problems with a heuristic learning algorithm pp. 666-668 Downloads
M K Ahsan and D-b Tsao
Reply to MK Ahsan and D-b Tsao pp. 668-670 Downloads
R Zamani and L-y Shue
JORS Referees 2002 pp. 675-678 Downloads
T Williams and J Wilson

Volume 54, issue 5, 2003

Learning from projects pp. 443-451 Downloads
T Williams
Preference-neutral attribute weights in the journal-ranking problem pp. 452-457 Downloads
I Horowitz
Loading aircraft for military operations pp. 458-465 Downloads
C Guéret, N Jussien, O Lhomme, C Pavageau and C Prins
On an M/G/1 quorum queueing system under T-policy pp. 466-471 Downloads
L Tadj
Machine assignment in a nonlinear multi-product flowline pp. 472-489 Downloads
A Diponegoro and B R Sarker
An effective heuristic for the CLSP with set-up times pp. 490-498 Downloads
K S Hindi, K Fleszar and C Charalambous
Batch scheduling with controllable setup and processing times to minimize total completion time pp. 499-506 Downloads
C T Daniel Ng, T C E Cheng and M Y Kovalyov
Performance metrics in supply chain management pp. 507-514 Downloads
Jack Kleijnen and M T Smits
Cost analysis of the unloader queueing system with a single unloader subject to breakdowns pp. 515-520 Downloads
Wang K-H, Chiang Y-C and Ke J-C
Measuring the performance of ethical mutual funds: a DEA approach pp. 521-531 Downloads
Antonella Basso and Stefania Funari
Transitive approximation to pairwise comparison matrices by using interval goal programming pp. 532-538 Downloads
J González-Pachón, M I Rodríguez-Galiano and C Romero
Loans, ordering and shortage costs in start-ups: a dynamic stochastic decision approach pp. 539-548 Downloads
E Possani, L C Thomas and T W Archibald
An EOQ model with process reliability considerations pp. 549-554 Downloads
P K Tripathy, Wee W-M and P R Majhi
A new method for measuring the static complexity in manufacturing pp. 555-557 Downloads
A Makui and M B Aryanezhad
Reply to A Makui pp. 557-558 Downloads
J Efstathiou and A Calinescu

Volume 54, issue 4, 2003

Beyond methodology choice: critical systems thinking as critically systemic discourse pp. 325-342 Downloads
W Ulrich
Analysing maintenance data to gain insight into systems performance pp. 343-349 Downloads
J Ansell, T Archibald, J Dagpunar, L Thomas, P Abell and D Duncalf
Tuning inventory policy parameters in a small chemical company pp. 350-361 Downloads
R García-Flores, X Z Wang and T F Burgess
Minimising total average cycle stock subject to practical constraints pp. 362-370 Downloads
A Billionnet
A fully subjective approach to capital equipment replacement pp. 371-378 Downloads
S Apeland and P A Scarf
Generalised ‘join the shortest queue’ policies for the dynamic routing of jobs to multi-class queues pp. 379-389 Downloads
P S Ansell, K D Glazebrook and C Kirkbride
Exact and heuristic methods for a full-load, multi-terminal, vehicle scheduling problem with backhauling and time windows pp. 390-400 Downloads
R H Currie and S Salhi
Optimal routing in non-geostationary satellite ATM networks with intersatellite link capacity constraints pp. 401-409 Downloads
H Lee, D H Ahn and S Kim
Workforce cross-training decisions in field service systems with two job types pp. 410-418 Downloads
S R Agnihothri, A K Mishra and D E Simmons
A distributed global optimization method for packing problems pp. 419-425 Downloads
Li H-L, Tsai J-F and Hu N-Z
Costing communication standards in information systems using a minimum cut approach pp. 426-431 Downloads
A Kimms
On an EOQ model for deteriorating items with time-varying demand and partial backlogging pp. 432-436 Downloads
Teng J-T, Yang H-L and Ouyang L-Y
Scheduling unit processing time jobs on an m-machine flow-shop pp. 437-441 Downloads
G Mosheiov

Volume 54, issue 3, 2003

The professional foul in football: Tactics and deterrents pp. 213-221 Downloads
M Wright and N Hirotsu
Using system dynamics to analyse disruption and delay in complex projects for litigation: can the modelling purposes be met? pp. 222-229 Downloads
S Howick
A column generation approach for the timetabling problem of Greek high schools pp. 230-238 Downloads
K Papoutsis, C Valouxis and E Housos
The idea of emergent property pp. 239-247 Downloads
I Georgiou
A genetic algorithm approach on tree-like telecommunication network design problem pp. 248-254 Downloads
G Zhou and M Gen
Kriging for interpolation in random simulation pp. 255-262 Downloads
W C M van Beers and Jack Kleijnen
Trade-off between inventory and repair capacity in spare part networks pp. 263-272 Downloads
A Sleptchenko, M C van der Heijden and A van Harten
Modelling condition monitoring intervals: A hybrid of simulation and analytical approaches pp. 273-282 Downloads
W Wang
Can-order policy for the periodic-review joint replenishment problem pp. 283-290 Downloads
S G Johansen and P Melchiors
A higher-order Markov model for the Newsboy's problem pp. 291-298 Downloads
W K Ching, E S Fung and M K Ng
Wait or buy? The strategic consumer: Pricing and profit implications pp. 299-306 Downloads
C K Anderson and J G Wilson
Forecasting and recombining time-series components by using neural networks pp. 307-317 Downloads
J V Hansen and R D Nelson
How much should we reweigh? pp. 318-321 Downloads
H Sandoh and T Nakagawa
Taket's suggestions for the OR toolkit pp. 322-323 Downloads
R J Ormerod
Reply to Ormerod pp. 324-324 Downloads
A Taket

Volume 54, issue 2, 2003

Editorial pp. 117-118 Downloads
John S Edwards and Elayne Coakes
Team-based reconstruction for expanding organisational ability pp. 119-129 Downloads
M Lind and U Seigerroth
Knowledge management sans frontières pp. 130-139 Downloads
J S Edwards and J B Kidd
It's tacit knowledge but not as we know it: redirecting the search for knowledge pp. 140-152 Downloads
N A D Connell, J H Klein and P L Powell
Dynamics of human resource and knowledge management pp. 153-164 Downloads
K Hafeez and H Abdelmeguid
Evaluating performance of public–private research collaborations: A DEA analysis pp. 165-174 Downloads
E Revilla, J Sarkis and A Modrego
Knowledge supply network pp. 175-183 Downloads
Mak K-T and A Ramaprasad
Codifying or enabling: the challenge of knowledge management systems pp. 184-193 Downloads
H Hasan and K Crawford
Operational knowledge management: identification of knowledge objects, operation methods, and goals and means for the support function pp. 194-203 Downloads
F Wijnhoven
Process-oriented knowledge management: a case study pp. 204-211 Downloads
M M Kwan and P Balasubramanian

Volume 54, issue 1, 2003

Editorial pp. 1-1 Downloads
Terry Williams and John Wilson
Use of business process simulation: A survey of practitioners pp. 2-10 Downloads
N Melão and M Pidd
A large-scale application of the partial coverage uncapacitated facility location problem pp. 11-20 Downloads
F J Vasko, D D Newhart, K L Stott and F E Wolf
An algorithm to locate perinatal facilities in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro pp. 21-31 Downloads
B Boffey, D Yates and R D Galvão
Effect of coordinated replenishment policies on quality pp. 32-39 Downloads
S A Starbird
An optimal maintenance policy for skipping imminent preventive maintenance for systems experiencing random failures pp. 40-47 Downloads
A H Shirmohammadi, C E Love and Z G Zhang
Financial statement analysis: A data envelopment analysis approach pp. 48-58 Downloads
Ehsan Feroz, S Kim and R L Raab
The single-assignment hub covering problem: Models and linearizations pp. 59-64 Downloads
B Y Kara and B C Tansel
A list based threshold accepting metaheuristic for the heterogeneous fixed fleet vehicle routing problem pp. 65-71 Downloads
C D Tarantilis, C T Kiranoudis and V S Vassiliadis
Branch-and-price algorithm for a combined problem of virtual path establishment and traffic packet routing in a layered communication network pp. 72-82 Downloads
C S Sung and S H Song
Simple expressions for finding recovery system inventory control parameter values pp. 83-88 Downloads
G P Kiesmüller and Stefan Minner
On the design of lottery games pp. 89-100 Downloads
R Hartley and Gauthier Lanot
Equivalent standard DEA models to provide super-efficiency scores pp. 101-108 Downloads
C. Lovell and A P B Rouse
Optimality and robustness of combinations of moving averages pp. 109-115 Downloads
J E Boylan and F R Johnston
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