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Volume 62, issue 12, 2011

Optimal inspection intervals for safety systems with partial inspections pp. 2051-2062

R Pascual, D Louit and A K S Jardine

Optimal inspection intervals for safety systems with partial inspections pp. 2051-2062

R Pascual, D Louit and A K S Jardine

Perishable inventory management system with a minimum volume constraint pp. 2063-2082

Z Shen, M Dessouky and F Ordonez

Perishable inventory management system with a minimum volume constraint pp. 2063-2082

Z Shen, M Dessouky and F Ordonez

Metaheuristics for scheduling jobs with incompatible families on parallel batching machines pp. 2083-2096

C Almeder and L Mönch

Metaheuristics for scheduling jobs with incompatible families on parallel batching machines pp. 2083-2096

C Almeder and L Mönch

Valuing Internet companies: a DEA-based Multiple Valuation Approach pp. 2097-2106

Ho C-Tb, Liao C-K and Kim H-T

Valuing Internet companies: a DEA-based Multiple Valuation Approach pp. 2097-2106

Ho C-Tb, Liao C-K and Kim H-T

Service network design for freight railway transportation: the Italian case pp. 2107-2119

G Lulli, U Pietropaoli and N Ricciardi

Service network design for freight railway transportation: the Italian case† pp. 2107-2119

G Lulli, U Pietropaoli and N Ricciardi

Towards a methodology for measuring the true degree of efficiency in a speculative market pp. 2120-2132

S Lessmann, Sung M-C and J E V Johnson

Towards a methodology for measuring the true degree of efficiency in a speculative market pp. 2120-2132

S Lessmann, Sung M-C and J E V Johnson

A branching scheme for minimum cost tournaments with regard to real-world constraints pp. 2133-2145

D Briskorn

A branching scheme for minimum cost tournaments with regard to real-world constraints pp. 2133-2145

D Briskorn

A new approach in modelling undesirable output in DEA model pp. 2146-2156

S You and H Yan

A new approach in modelling undesirable output in DEA model&star pp. 2146-2156

S You and H Yan

Effects of the information presentation format on project control pp. 2157-2161

Ö Hazır and A Shtub

Effects of the information presentation format on project control pp. 2157-2161

Ö Hazır and A Shtub

The training institution efficiency of the semiconductor institute programme in Taiwan—application of spatiotemporal ICA with DEA approach pp. 2162-2172

Kao L-J, Lu C-C and Chiu C-C

The training institution efficiency of the semiconductor institute programme in Taiwan—application of spatiotemporal ICA with DEA approach pp. 2162-2172

Kao L-J, Lu C-C and Chiu C-C

Productivity change in the water industry in England and Wales: application of the meta-Malmquist index pp. 2173-2188

M C A S Portela, E Thanassoulis, A Horncastle and T Maugg

Productivity change in the water industry in England and Wales: application of the meta-Malmquist index pp. 2173-2188

M C A S Portela, E Thanassoulis, A Horncastle and T Maugg

Volume 62, issue 11, 2011

A DEA approach to derive individual lower and upper bounds for the technical and allocative components of the overall profit efficiency pp. 1907-1916

J L Ruiz and Inmaculada Sirvent

A DEA approach to derive individual lower and upper bounds for the technical and allocative components of the overall profit efficiency pp. 1907-1916

José Ruiz and Inmaculada Sirvent

Packing circles in the smallest circle: an adaptive hybrid algorithm pp. 1917-1930

I Al-Mudahka, M Hifi and R M'Hallah

Packing circles in the smallest circle: an adaptive hybrid algorithm pp. 1917-1930

I Al-Mudahka, M Hifi and R M'Hallah

An analysis of strategy in the first three innings in test cricket: declaration and the follow-on pp. 1931-1940

P Scarf and S Akhtar

An analysis of strategy in the first three innings in test cricket: declaration and the follow-on pp. 1931-1940

P Scarf and S Akhtar

Ranking residential properties by a multicriteria single price model pp. 1941-1950

R Cervelló, F García and F Guijarro

Ranking residential properties by a multicriteria single price model pp. 1941-1950

R Cervelló, F García and F Guijarro

Duckworth–Lewis and Twenty20 cricket pp. 1951-1957

R Bhattacharya, P S Gill and T B Swartz

Duckworth–Lewis and Twenty20 cricket pp. 1951-1957

R Bhattacharya, P S Gill and T B Swartz

A portfolio approach to managing procurement risk using multi-stage stochastic programming pp. 1958-1970

Y Shi, F Wu, L K Chu, D Sculli and Y H Xu

A portfolio approach to managing procurement risk using multi-stage stochastic programming pp. 1958-1970

Y Shi, F Wu, L K Chu, D Sculli and Y H Xu

A simulation optimization-based decision support tool for mitigating traffic congestion pp. 1971-1982

S H Melouk, B B Keskin, C Armbrester and M Anderson

A simulation optimization-based decision support tool for mitigating traffic congestion pp. 1971-1982

S H Melouk, B B Keskin, C Armbrester and M Anderson

Single-machine scheduling of proportionally deteriorating jobs by two agents pp. 1983-1991

S Gawiejnowicz, Lee W-C, Lin C-L and Wu C-C

Single-machine scheduling of proportionally deteriorating jobs by two agents pp. 1983-1991

S Gawiejnowicz, Lee W-C, Lin C-L and Wu C-C

On channel coordination under price-dependent revenue-sharing: can eBay's fee structure coordinate the channel? pp. 1992-2001

Chen J-M, Cheng H-L and Lin I-C

On channel coordination under price-dependent revenue-sharing: can eBay's fee structure coordinate the channel&quest pp. 1992-2001

Chen J-M, Cheng H-L and Lin I-C

Discrete cooperative covering problems pp. 2002-2012

O Berman, Z Drezner and D Krass

Discrete cooperative covering problems pp. 2002-2012

O Berman, Z Drezner and D Krass

Hybrid metaheuristics for the profitable arc tour problem pp. 2013-2022

J Euchi and H Chabchoub

Hybrid metaheuristics for the profitable arc tour problem pp. 2013-2022

J Euchi and H Chabchoub

Set partitioning and packing versus assignment formulations for subassembly matching problems pp. 2023-2033

A Ghoniem and H D Sherali

Set partitioning and packing versus assignment formulations for subassembly matching problems pp. 2023-2033

A Ghoniem and H D Sherali

Scatter tabu search for multiobjective clustering problems pp. 2034-2046

R Caballero, M Laguna, R Martí and J Molina

Scatter tabu search for multiobjective clustering problems pp. 2034-2046

R Caballero, M Laguna, R Martí and J Molina

Volume 62, issue 10, 2011

How to treat strict preference information in multicriteria decision analysis pp. 1771-1783

K S Park and I Jeong

How to treat strict preference information in multicriteria decision analysis pp. 1771-1783

K S Park and I Jeong

Strategic design of competing supply chain networks for inelastic demand pp. 1784-1795

S Rezapour, R Zanjirani Farahani and T Drezner

Strategic design of competing supply chain networks for inelastic demand pp. 1784-1795

S Rezapour, R Zanjirani Farahani and T Drezner

Finding common weights based on the DM's preference information pp. 1796-1800

G R Jahanshahloo, M Zohrehbandian, A Alinezhad, S Abbasian Naghneh, H Abbasian and R Kiani Mavi

Finding common weights based on the DM's preference information pp. 1796-1800

G R Jahanshahloo, M Zohrehbandian, A Alinezhad, S Abbasian Naghneh, H Abbasian and R Kiani Mavi

Does AHP help us make a choice? An experimental evaluation pp. 1801-1812

A Ishizaka, Dieter Balkenborg and Todd Kaplan

Does AHP help us make a choice? An experimental evaluation pp. 1801-1812

A Ishizaka, Dieter Balkenborg and Todd Kaplan

Variable neighbourhood search heuristics for the probabilistic multi-source Weber problem pp. 1813-1826

İ K Altınel, N Aras and K C Özkısacık

Variable neighbourhood search heuristics for the probabilistic multi-source Weber problem pp. 1813-1826

İ K Altınel, N Aras and K C Özkısacık

Pickup and delivery network segmentation using contiguous geographic clustering pp. 1827-1843

A I Jarrah and J F Bard

Pickup and delivery network segmentation using contiguous geographic clustering pp. 1827-1843

A I Jarrah and J F Bard

Computing confidence intervals for output-oriented DEA models: an application to agricultural research in Brazil pp. 1844-1850

G Souza, M Souza and E Gomes

Computing confidence intervals for output-oriented DEA models: an application to agricultural research in Brazil pp. 1844-1850

G Souza, M Souza and E Gomes

An exact approach for relating recovering surgical patient workload to the master surgical schedule pp. 1851-1860

P T Vanberkel, R J Boucherie, E W Hans, J L Hurink, W A M van Lent and W H van Harten

An exact approach for relating recovering surgical patient workload to the master surgical schedule pp. 1851-1860

P T Vanberkel, R J Boucherie, E W Hans, J L Hurink, W A M van Lent and W H van Harten

A hierarchical decomposition approach to retail shelf space management and assortment decisions pp. 1861-1870

J Irion, Lu J-C, F A Al-Khayyal and Tsao Y-C

A hierarchical decomposition approach to retail shelf space management and assortment decisions pp. 1861-1870

J Irion, Lu J-C, F A Al-Khayyal and Tsao Y-C

Measuring potential gains from specialization under non-convex technologies pp. 1871-1880

S Blancard, Jean-Philippe Boussemart and Hervé Leleu

Measuring potential gains from specialization under non-convex technologies pp. 1871-1880

Stéphane Blancard, Jean-Philippe Boussemart and Hervé Leleu

Output-specific input-assurance regions in DEA pp. 1881-1887

W D Cook and J Zhu

Output-specific input-assurance regions in DEA pp. 1881-1887

W D Cook and J Zhu

The role of preparedness in ambulance dispatching pp. 1888-1897

S Lee

The role of preparedness in ambulance dispatching pp. 1888-1897

S Lee

Parallel machines scheduling with a deteriorating maintenance activity pp. 1898-1902

Wang J-J, Wang J-B and F Liu

Parallel machines scheduling with a deteriorating maintenance activity pp. 1898-1902

Wang J-J, Wang J-B and F Liu

Volume 62, issue 9, 2011

Management science methodologies in environmental management and sustainability: discourses and applications pp. 1601-1620

A Paucar-Caceres and A Espinosa

In search of contextual variables in a stochastic DEA framework: effect of regulation on efficiency of Indian cement industry pp. 1621-1637

S Bandyopadhyay

Multicriteria evidential reasoning decision modelling and analysis—prioritizing voices of customer pp. 1638-1654

Yang J-B, Xu D-L, X Xie and A K Maddulapalli

Risk-averse decision making in overbooking problem pp. 1655-1665

H Xiong, J Xie and X Deng

Prioritization of medical equipment for maintenance decisions pp. 1666-1687

S Taghipour, D Banjevic and A K S Jardine

Integer optimisation for the selection of a Twenty20 cricket team pp. 1688-1694

G D Sharp, W J Brettenny, J W Gonsalves, M Lourens and R A Stretch

Media selection in the presence of flexible factors and imprecise data pp. 1695-1703

R Farzipoor Saen

Designing greedy algorithms for the flow-shop problem by means of Empirically Adjusted Greedy Heuristics (EAGH) pp. 1704-1710

A Corominas and R Pastor

Predicting the false alarm rate in multi-institution mortality monitoring pp. 1711-1718

A Bottle and P Aylin

A profit-based scoring system in consumer credit: making acquisition decisions for credit cards pp. 1719-1725

R T Stewart

A discrete competitive facility location model with variable attractiveness pp. 1726-1741

H Küçükaydın, N Aras and İ K Altınel

Modelling the sustainability of mass tourism in island tourist economies pp. 1742-1752

Y Xing and B Dangerfield

Theory and application of perceptual positions to data collection and analysis in military environments pp. 1753-1764

W Hobbs and N J Curtis

Scheduling jobs with chain precedence constraints and deteriorating jobs pp. 1765-1770

Wang J-B, Wang J-J and P Ji

Volume 62, issue 8, 2011

Applications of simulation within the healthcare context pp. 1431-1451

K Katsaliaki and N Mustafee

The development of management sciences/operational research discourses: surveying the trends in the US and the UK pp. 1452-1470

A Paucar-Caceres

Design of a recovery network for WEEE collection: the case of Galicia, Spain pp. 1471-1484

J Mar-Ortiz, B Adenso-Diaz and J L González-Velarde

Modelling personnel sustainability: a tool for military force structure analysis pp. 1485-1497

A Filinkov, M Richmond, R Nicholson, M Alshansky and J Stewien

Equipment selection with heterogeneous fleets for multiple-period schedules pp. 1498-1509

C Burt, L Caccetta, P Welgama and L Fouché

A simulation-based approach for fleet design in a technician dispatch problem with stochastic demand pp. 1510-1523

C E Cortés, M Gendreau, D Leng and A Weintraub

A multiple objective goal programming approach to the truckload routing problem pp. 1524-1532

V M Miori

Brand value in horizontal alliances: the case of twin-cars pp. 1533-1542

Mercedes Esteban-Bravo and N Lado

Boundary critique and its implications for conflict prevention pp. 1543-1554

G Midgley and L A Pinzón

Scheduling a single machine with multiple job processing ability to minimize makespan pp. 1555-1565

X Wang and L Tang

Incentive mechanism to control customer buy-down behaviour pp. 1566-1573

V Sri Vanamalla and R Parthasarathy

Determining extreme capability requirements using orthogonal arrays: an empirical study pp. 1574-1584

Y Asiedu

A new approach for weight derivation using data envelopment analysis in the analytic hierarchy process pp. 1585-1595

S M Mirhedayatian and R Farzipoor Saen

Erratum: A profile of OR research and practice published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society pp. 1596-1597

K Katsaliaki, N Mustafee and Y K Dwivedi

JORS Referees 2010 pp. 1598-1600

T Archibald, J Crook and J Wilson

Volume 62, issue 7, 2011

Safety cameras and road accidents: effectiveness in local authority areas in England pp. 1181-1188

G A Hindle and T Hindle

Berth and quay crane allocation: a moldable task scheduling model pp. 1189-1197

J Blazewicz, T C E Cheng, M Machowiak and C Oguz

Delimitation of service areas in reverse logistics networks with multiple depots pp. 1198-1210

T R P Ramos and R C Oliveira

Modelling of containerized air cargo forwarding problems under uncertainty pp. 1211-1226

Yanrui Wu

Use of VNS heuristics for scheduling of patients in hospital pp. 1227-1238

S Vlah, Z Lukač and J Pacheco

Locating disaster response facilities in Istanbul pp. 1239-1252

N Görmez, M Köksalan and F S Salman

Consumer choice behaviour and new product development: an integrated market simulation approach pp. 1253-1267

S Tsafarakis, E Grigoroudis and N Matsatsinis

Efficiency analysis of chain stores: a case study pp. 1268-1281

Lin H-T

Costs and efficiency of higher education institutions in England: a DEA analysis pp. 1282-1297

E Thanassoulis, Mika Kortelainen, G Johnes and J Johnes

Formative evaluation of electricity distribution utilities using data envelopment analysis pp. 1298-1319

Sérgio Santos, C A F Amado and J R Rosado

Adding value to bank branch performance evaluation using cognitive maps and MCDA: a case study pp. 1320-1333

F A F Ferreira, Sérgio Santos and P M M Rodrigues

Production planning with uncertainty in the quality of raw materials: a case in sawmills pp. 1334-1343

M Kazemi Zanjani, M Nourelfath and D Ait-Kadi

Methodological proposal for business sustainability management by means of the Balanced Scorecard pp. 1344-1356

R Chalmeta and S Palomero

An integrated approach to shift-starting time selection and tour-schedule construction pp. 1357-1364

M J Brusco and T R Johns

Variable interval sampling in economical designs for online process control of attributes with misclassification errors pp. 1365-1375

L Bessegato, R Quinino, L L Ho and L Duczmal

Construction and validation of distribution-based regression simulation metamodels pp. 1376-1384

M I Reis dos Santos and P M Reis dos Santos

Rating non-elite tennis players using team doubles competition results pp. 1385-1390

S R Clarke

How to use a systems diagram to analyse and structure complex problems for policy issue papers pp. 1391-1402

T E van der Lei, B Enserink, W A H Thissen and G Bekebrede

Minimizing the sum of maximum earliness and maximum tardiness in the single-machine scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup time pp. 1403-1412

N Nekoiemehr and G Moslehi

Negative data in DEA: a simple proportional distance function approach pp. 1413-1419

Kristiaan Kerstens and I Van de Woestyne

The diet problem and DEA pp. 1420-1422

R Färe, Shawna Grosskopf and D Margaritis

Erratum: A hybrid genetic algorithmic approach to the maximally diverse grouping problem pp. 1423-1430

Z P Fan, Y Chen, J Ma and S Zeng

Volume 62, issue 6, 2011

Optimisation of sludge treatment and transport pp. 939-948

G Mitchell and John Beasley

An application of variable neighbourhood search to hospital call scheduling of infant formula promotion pp. 949-959

Lin H-Y, Liao C-J and Tseng C-T

Cost allocation in the establishment of a collaborative transportation agreement—an application in the furniture industry pp. 960-970

Audy J-F, S D’Amours and Rousseau L-M

Routing strategies for integrating forward distribution and reverse collection pp. 971-981

Chang T-S and Liao Y-F

Using simulation to assess cardiac first-responder schemes exhibiting stochastic and spatial complexities pp. 982-991

K J Cairns, A H Marshall and F Kee

Optimization models for critical spare parts inventories—a reliability approach pp. 992-1004

D Louit, R Pascual, D Banjevic and A K S Jardine

Bi-objective workforce-constrained maintenance scheduling: a case study pp. 1005-1018

N Safaei, D Banjevic and A K S Jardine

Peak demand forecasting for a seasonal product using Bayesian approach pp. 1019-1028

M A Rahman, B R Sarker and L A Escobar

Hyperbolic frontier model: a parametric DEA approach for the distribution of a total fixed output pp. 1029-1037

A Z Milioni, J V G de Avellar, T N Rabello and G M de Freitas

A two-stage stochastic program for scheduling and allocating cross-trained workers pp. 1038-1047

G M Campbell

Using imprecise estimates for weights pp. 1048-1055

A Jessop

Detecting intentional herding: what lies beneath intraday data in the Spanish stock market pp. 1056-1066

N Blasco, P Corredor and Sandra Ferreruela

Statistical merging of rating models pp. 1067-1074

S Figini and Paolo Giudici

Multiple lot-sizing decisions in a two-stage production with an interrupted geometric yield and non-rigid demand pp. 1075-1084

Wu M-C, Huang L-C, Hsu H-M and Su T-S

On the use of Monte Carlo simulation, cache and splitting techniques to improve the Clarke and Wright savings heuristics pp. 1085-1097

Angel Juan, J Faulin, J Jorba, D Riera, D Masip and B Barrios

A Bayesian decision model with hurricane forecast updates for emergency supplies inventory management pp. 1098-1108

S Taskin and E J Lodree,

Optimal system design series-network DEA models pp. 1109-1119

Q L Wei and Chang T-S

Genuine representation of brands: a new method of representing unbiased brand-by-attribute perceptions pp. 1120-1127

M Visentin, M Colucci and G Marzocchi

A weighted goal programming approach for replenishment planning and space allocation in a supermarket pp. 1128-1137

M M Lotfi, M Rabbani and S F Ghaderi

Judgement and supply chain dynamics pp. 1138-1158

A A Syntetos, N C Georgantzas, J E Boylan and B C Dangerfield

Survival analysis for technology credit scoring adjusting total perception pp. 1159-1168

T H Moon and S Y Sohn

A statistical analysis of parameter values for the rank-based ant colony optimization algorithm for the traveling salesperson problem pp. 1169-1176

F J Vasko, J D Bobeck, M A Governale, D J Rieksts and J D Keffer

Why the damped trend works pp. 1177-1180

E S Gardner and E McKenzie

Volume 62, issue 5, 2011

Supporting strategy: Contributions from OR pp. 815-816

L A Franco, F O'Brien and P Bell

Extending the use of scenario planning and MCDA for the evaluation of strategic options pp. 817-829

C Ram, G Montibeller and A Morton

Towards the integration of system modelling with scenario planning to support strategy: the case of the UK energy industry pp. 830-839

G Burt

Strategy making with the whole organisation: OR and the art of the possible pp. 840-854

J Bryant, J Darwin and C Booth

Raising the bar: strategic multi-criteria decision analysis pp. 855-867

G Montibeller and L A Franco

Supporting strategic conversations: the significance of a quantitative model building process pp. 868-878

S Howick and C Eden

Facilitated modelling in strategy development: measuring the impact on communication, consensus and commitment pp. 879-887

E A J A Rouwette

Does the Balanced Scorecard make a difference to the strategy development process? pp. 888-899

E Tapinos, R G Dyson and M Meadows

Supporting the strategy process: a survey of UK OR/MS practitioners pp. 900-920

F O'Brien

How OR can contribute to strategy making pp. 921-923

F Ackermann

Supporting strategy from the inside pp. 923-926

J Hough

What is strategy? pp. 926-929

L D Phillips

Does OR have a role in global population growth strategy? pp. 929-932

P R Syms

Volume 62, issue 4, 2011

Survey of cooperative inventory games and extensions pp. 565-580

M Dror and B C Hartman

Collaboration for a two-echelon supply chain in the pulp and paper industry: the use of incentives to increase profit pp. 581-592

N Lehoux, S D'Amours, Y Frein, A Langevin and B Penz

Iterative algorithms for the curfew planning problem pp. 593-607

S Boğ, A K Nemani and R K Ahuja

Technology credit rating system for funding SMEs pp. 608-615

T H Moon, Young-Rae Kim and S Y Sohn

An optimization-based decision support system for strategic planning in a process industry: the case of aluminium company in India pp. 616-626

G Dutta, N Gupta and R Fourer

A multi-period double coverage approach for locating the emergency medical service stations in Istanbul pp. 627-637

A Başar, B Çatay and T Ünlüyurt

Canadian forces global reach support hubs: facility location and aircraft routing models pp. 638-650

A Ghanmi

Reducing workforce turnover in Asian factories using a mixed-mode modelling approach pp. 651-661

J A Eady and M G Nicholls

Estimating a retailer's base stock level: an optimal distribution center order forecast policy pp. 662-666

B D Williams and M A Waller

Mean-variance portfolio rebalancing with transaction costs and funding changes pp. 667-676

J J Glen

Goal programming using multiple objective hybrid metaheuristic algorithm pp. 677-689

S Dhouib, A Kharrat and H Chabchoub

Optimal supplier choice with discounting pp. 690-699

B Goldengorin, J Keane, V Kuzmenko and M K-S Tso

Influence of aggregation and measurement scale on ranking a compromise alternative in AHP pp. 700-710

A Ishizaka, Dieter Balkenborg and Todd Kaplan

An integrated optimization model for managing the global value chain of a chemical commodities manufacturer pp. 711-721

M Kannegiesser and Günther H-O

On the usage of Lagrangean Relaxation for the convoy movement problem pp. 722-728

P N Ram Kumar and T T Narendran

Finding location equilibria for competing firms under delivered pricing pp. 729-741

B Pelegrín-Pelegrín, Pablo Dorta-González and P Fernández-Hernández

Disruption management of the vehicle routing problem with vehicle breakdown pp. 742-749

Q Mu, Z Fu, J Lysgaard and R Eglese

Economic statistical design for x-bar control charts under non-normal distributed data with Weibull in-control time pp. 750-759

F L Chen and C H Yeh

Classification analysis for simulation of the duration of machine breakdowns pp. 760-767

L Lu, C S M Currie, R C H Cheng and J Ladbrook

Single-machine scheduling to minimize total absolute differences in waiting times with deteriorating jobs pp. 768-775

Sun L-H, Sun L-Y and Wang J-B

Measuring dot com efficiency using a combined DEA and GRA approach pp. 776-783

Bruce Ho C-T

After paradim: why mixing-methodology theorising fails and how to make it work again pp. 784-798

Z Zhu

An adaptive routing strategy for freight transportation networks pp. 799-805

N Shi, R K Cheung, H Xu and K K Lai

Mixing methodologies and paradigmatic commensurability pp. 806-809

S A Harwood

Clarification or confusion: response to Harwood pp. 809-811

J Mingers

The multi-methodology debate: a response to Harwood pp. 811-813

M C Jackson

Volume 62, issue 3, 2011

Supply chain forecasting and planning pp. 411-412

A A Syntetos and J E Boylan

Integrating quantitative and qualitative forecasting approaches: organizational learning in an action research case pp. 413-424

F Caniato, M Kalchschmidt and S Ronchi

Modelling high-tech product life cycles with short-term demand information: a case study pp. 425-432

B Aytac and S D Wu

Breadth of range and depth of stock: forecasting and inventory management at Euro Car Parts Ltd pp. 433-441

F R Johnston, E A Shale, S Kapoor, R True and A Sheth

Spare parts logistics and installed base information pp. 442-457

M N Jalil, R A Zuidwijk, M Fleischmann and Jo A E E van Nunen

Demand forecasting and sharing strategies to reduce fluctuations and the bullwhip effect in supply chains pp. 458-473

Y Barlas and B Gunduz

Feasibility principles for Downstream Demand Inference in supply chains pp. 474-482

M M Ali and J E Boylan

Incorporating demand uncertainty and forecast error in supply chain planning models pp. 483-500

R Fildes and B Kingsman

Normative agent-based simulation for supply chain planning pp. 501-514

L Ferreira and D Borenstein

Optimising a value-based performance indicator in mid-term sales and operations planning pp. 515-525

G J Hahn and H Kuhn

Determining supply requirement in the sales-and-operations-planning (S&OP) process under demand uncertainty: a stochastic programming formulation and a spreadsheet implementation pp. 526-536

M S Sodhi and C S Tang

Experts' adjustment to model-based SKU-level forecasts: does the forecast horizon matter? pp. 537-543

Philip Hans Franses and R Legerstee

An aggregate–disaggregate intermittent demand approach (ADIDA) to forecasting: an empirical proposition and analysis pp. 544-554

K Nikolopoulos, A A Syntetos, J E Boylan, F Petropoulos and V Assimakopoulos

Multi-item sales forecasting with total and split exponential smoothing pp. 555-563

J W Taylor

Volume 62, issue 2, 2011

Heuristic optimisation pp. 251-252

Uwe Aickelin and Alistair Clark

Motif detection inspired by immune memory pp. 253-265

W Wilson, P Birkin and U Aickelin

Comparing local search metaheuristics for the maximum diversity problem pp. 266-280

R Aringhieri and R Cordone

Learning agents for the multi-mode project scheduling problem pp. 281-290

T Wauters, K Verbeeck, G Vanden Berghe and P De Causmaecker

Exact and heuristic methods for cell suppression in multi-dimensional linked tables pp. 291-304

S F Roehrig, Rema Padman, R Krishnan and G T Duncan

Revisiting the big valley search space structure in the TSP pp. 305-312

D R Hains, L D Whitley and A E Howe

Solving multi-objective multicast routing problems by evolutionary multi-objective simulated annealing algorithms with variable neighbourhoods pp. 313-325

Y Xu and R Qu

Tabu search with ejection chains for the vehicle routing problem with private fleet and common carrier pp. 326-336

Potvin J-Y and Naud M-A

An advanced tabu search for solving the mixed payload airlift loading problem pp. 337-347

R L Nance, A G Roesener and J T Moore

Hybrid approach for Pareto front expansion in heuristics pp. 348-359

H Yapicioglu, H Liu, A E Smith and G Dozier

Progress control in iterated local search for nurse rostering pp. 360-367

E K Burke, T Curtois, L F van Draat, J-K van Ommeren and G Post

Flexible aircraft fleeting and routing at TunisAir pp. 368-380

F M Zeghal, M Haouari, H D Sherali and N Aissaoui

On the automatic discovery of variants of the NEH procedure for flow shop scheduling using genetic programming pp. 381-396

J A Vázquez-Rodríguez and G Ochoa

Applying GRASP to solve the multi-item three-echelon uncapacitated facility location problem pp. 397-406

J R Montoya-Torres, A Aponte and P Rosas

Volume 62, issue 1, 2011

Editorial pp. 1-2

T Archibald and J Crook

Acting with systems intelligence: integrating complex responsive processes with the systems perspective pp. 3-11

J Luoma, R P Hämäläinen and E Saarinen

An agent-based simulation approach for the new product diffusion of a novel biomass fuel pp. 12-20

M Günther, Christian Stummer, L M Wakolbinger and M Wildpaner

Implementation processes: a Boolean analysis pp. 21-28

C Martin and M Metcalfe

Kalman filtering as a performance monitoring technique for a propensity scorecard pp. 29-37

K Bijak

Space allocation and aisle positioning for an industrial pick-to-belt system pp. 38-49

N Anken, Gagliardi J-P, J Renaud and A Ruiz

Decision conferencing for science prioritisation in the UK public sector: a dual case study pp. 50-59

A Morton, D Bird, A Jones and M White

Incorporating geo-metallurgical information into mine production scheduling pp. 60-68

M Kumral

Stochastic flow shop scheduling model for the Panama Canal pp. 69-80

J Jackman, Z Guerra de Castillo and S Olafsson

A negotiated solution for the Jordan Basin pp. 81-91

M Atwi and J S Chóliz

A hybrid genetic algorithmic approach to the maximally diverse grouping problem pp. 92-99

Z P Fan, Y Chen, J Ma and S Zeng

A cover-based competitive location model pp. 100-113

T Drezner, Z Drezner and P Kalczynski

Transforming part-sequencing problems in a robotic cell into a GTSP pp. 114-123

W Zahrouni and H Kamoun

Maintenance models based on the np control charts with respect to the sampling interval pp. 124-133

W Wang

Optimal defence of single object with imperfect false targets pp. 134-141

R Peng, G Levitin, M Xie and S H Ng

Sensor information monotonicity in disambiguation protocols pp. 142-151

X Ye, D E Fishkind, L Abrams and C E Priebe

Rescheduling unrelated parallel machines with total flow time and total disruption cost criteria pp. 152-164

M Ozlen and M Azizoğlu

Meta-heuristic algorithms for wafer sorting scheduling problems pp. 165-174

Shih-Wei Lin, Zne-Jung Lee, Kuo-Ching Ying and Rong-Ho Lin

A new approach for generating efficient solutions within the goal programming model pp. 175-182

M Larbani and B Aouni

A parallel improved ant colony optimization for multi-depot vehicle routing problem pp. 183-188

B Yu, Yang Z-Z and Xie J-X

An application of reference point techniques to the calculation of synthetic sustainability indicators pp. 189-197

F Ruiz, J M Cabello and M Luque

Robust parameter design optimization of simulation experiments using stochastic perturbation methods pp. 198-205

A K Miranda and E Del Castillo

A note on due-date assignment and single-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs and learning effects pp. 206-210

Kuo W-H and Yang D-L

The effect of oil price on containership speed and fleet size pp. 211-216

D Ronen

A model for timetabling problems with period spread constraints pp. 217-222

P Lara-Velázquez, R López-Bracho, J Ramírez-Rodríguez and J Yáñez

A robust enhancement to the Clarke–Wright savings algorithm pp. 223-231

T Doyuran and B Çatay

New constructive heuristics for the total weighted tardiness problem pp. 232-237

S H Yoon and I S Lee

A note: a due-window assignment problem on parallel identical machines pp. 238-241

G Mosheiov and A Sarig

The relationship between operational research and systems thinking pp. 242-245

R J Ormerod