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Volume 60, issue 12, 2009
- Improving throughput in a wireless LAN with application to the Canadian army's situational awareness system pp. 1613-1620

- W J Hurley, J Brimberg and A Pavlov
- Estimating parameters of proportional hazards model based on expert knowledge and statistical data pp. 1621-1636

- A Zuashkiani, D Banjevic and A K S Jardine
- Combining problem structuring methods to conduct applied research: a mixed methods approach to studying fitness-to-drive in the UK pp. 1637-1648

- G A Hindle and L A Franco
- Optimal project portfolio selection with carryover constraint pp. 1649-1657

- C Gurgur
- A simple and efficient tabu search heuristic for solving the open vehicle routing problem pp. 1658-1669

- U Derigs and K Reuter
- Criteria for a tournament: the World Professional Snooker Championship pp. 1670-1673

- S R Clarke, J M Norman and C B Stride
- Cost of ownership model for spare engines purchase for the Korean navy acquisition program pp. 1674-1682

- S Y Sohn, Y Kim and B T Kim
- The impact of incorporating nurse-specific characteristics in a cyclical scheduling approach pp. 1683-1698

- B Maenhout and Mario Vanhoucke
- Credit scoring with macroeconomic variables using survival analysis pp. 1699-1707

- T Bellotti and J Crook
- Vehicle routing with cross-docking pp. 1708-1718

- M Wen, J Larsen, J Clausen, Cordeau J-F and G Laporte
- An optimization-based conjectured supply function equilibrium model for network constrained electricity markets pp. 1719-1729

- J Barquín, B Vitoriano, E Centeno and F Fernández-Menéndez
- Mixing DEA and FDH models together pp. 1730-1737

- Hervé Leleu
- Multiobjective stochastic programming for feed formulation pp. 1738-1748

- T Peña, P Lara and C Castrodeza
- The Safest Escape problem pp. 1749-1758

- S Opasanon and E Miller-Hooks
- Branch-and-bound and weight-combination search algorithms for the total completion time problem with step-deteriorating jobs pp. 1759-1766

- He C-C, Wu C-C and Lee W-C
- Data envelopment analysis with missing data pp. 1767-1774

- Timo Kuosmanen
- Joint use of DEA and constrained canonical correlation analysis for efficiency valuations involving categorical variables pp. 1775-1785

- K S Park, K W Lee, M S Park and D Kim
- To bat or not to bat: An examination of match outcomes in day-night limited overs cricket pp. 1786-1793

- Peter Dawson, Bruce Morley, David Paton and D Thomas
Volume 60, issue 11, 2009
- Data envelopment analysis: theory and applications pp. 1467-1468

- Ali Emrouznejad, Victor V Podinovski and Emmanuel Thanassoulis
- Exploring the use of DEA for formative evaluation in primary diabetes care: An application to compare English practices pp. 1469-1482

- C A F Amado and R G Dyson
- A DEA analysis of risk, cost, and revenues in insurance pp. 1483-1494

- M M Segovia-Gonzalez, I Contreras and C Mar-Molinero
- Returns to scale pattern and efficient firm size in the public accounting industry: an empirical investigation pp. 1495-1501

- H Chang, C Galantine and A Thevaranjan
- A network-based approach for increasing discrimination in data envelopment analysis pp. 1502-1510

- J S Liu, Lu W-M, C Yang and M Chuang
- The hyperbolic-oriented efficiency measure as a remedy to infeasibility of super efficiency models pp. 1511-1517

- Andrew Johnson and L F McGinnis
- On some generalization of the DEA models pp. 1518-1527

- V E Krivonozhko, O B Utkin, M M Safin and A V Lychev
- A fast algorithm for determining some characteristics in DEA pp. 1528-1534

- M Soleimani-damaneh
- Farrell revisited–Visualizing properties of DEA production frontiers pp. 1535-1545

- Finn Førsund, Sverre Kittelsen and V E Krivonozhko
- A geometrical approach for generalizing the production possibility set in DEA pp. 1546-1555

- J H Dulá
- Multiobjective data envelopment analysis pp. 1556-1566

- Chen Y-W, M Larbani and Chang Y-P
- Nonlinear inputs and diminishing marginal value in DEA pp. 1567-1574

- W D Cook, F Yang and J Zhu
- Supplier selection by the pair of nondiscretionary factors-imprecise data envelopment analysis models pp. 1575-1582

- R Farzipoor Saen
- Does knowledge management matter? Assessing the performance of electricity distribution districts based on slacks-based data envelopment analysis pp. 1583-1593

- Chen L-C, Lu W-M and C Yang
- Estimating indirect allocative inefficiency and productivity change pp. 1594-1608

- Hirofumi Fukuyama and W L Weber
Volume 60, issue 10, 2009
- The costs and benefits of bowel cancer service developments using discrete event simulation pp. 1305-1314

- H Pilgrim, P Tappenden, J Chilcott, M Bending, P Trueman, A Shorthouse and J Tappenden
- Privatization and performance: evidence from telecommunications sector pp. 1315-1321

- Mohamed Ariff, E Cabanda and M Sathye
- Understanding consumer adoption of broadband: an extension of the technology acceptance model pp. 1322-1334

- Z Irani, Y K Dwivedi and M D Williams
- Heuristic and meta-heuristic approaches for multi-period shelf-space optimization: the case of motion picture retailing pp. 1335-1348

- S Raut, S Swami and M P Moholkar
- A hub covering network design problem for cargo applications in Turkey pp. 1349-1359

- S Alumur and B Y Kara
- Natural language and the art and science of problem/opportunity formulation: a transportation planning case analysis pp. 1360-1372

- R Volkema
- Inferring missing links in partially observed social networks pp. 1373-1383

- C J Rhodes and P Jones
- Rethinking tradeoffs and OR/MS methodology pp. 1384-1395

- V J Mabin, J Davies and S Kim
- The sustainability balanced scorecard as a framework for selecting socially responsible investment: an effective MCDM model pp. 1396-1410

- Tsai W-H, Chou W-C and W Hsu
- Evaluation of rejected cases in an acceptance system with data envelopment analysis and goal programming pp. 1411-1420

- C F Leon and F Palacios
- Lanchester models for mixed forces with semi-dynamical target allocation pp. 1421-1427

- N J MacKay
- Opportunity-based age replacement with a one-cycle criterion pp. 1428-1438

- P Coolen-Schrijner, S C Shaw and F P A Coolen
- A cross entropy-based metaheuristic algorithm for large-scale capacitated facility location problems pp. 1439-1448

- M Caserta and E Quiñonez Rico
- The final order problem for repairable spare parts under condemnation pp. 1449-1461

- J P J van Kooten and T Tan
- Locating a metro line in a historical city centre: application to Sevilla pp. 1462-1466

- G Laporte, J A Mesa, F A Ortega and M A Pozo
Volume 60, issue 9, 2009
- Measuring the research contribution of management academics using the Hirsch-index pp. 1143-1153

- J Mingers
- Optimal thresholds for fining speeders for a stationary speed-check operation when the traffic intensity is low pp. 1154-1159

- W J Hurley, J Brimberg and A Pavlov
- Investigating technical and ecological efficiencies in the electricity generation industry: are there win-win opportunities? pp. 1160-1172

- J Sarkis and J J Cordeiro
- A decision support model for establishing an air taxi service: a case study pp. 1173-1182

- K Fagerholt, B A Foss and O J Horgen
- The Use of Markov models as an aid to the evaluation, planning and benchmarking of Doctoral Programs pp. 1183-1190

- M G Nicholls
- Optimization of manufacturing systems using a neural network metamodel with a new training approach pp. 1191-1197

- B Dengiz, C Alabas-Uslu and O Dengiz
- Quantitative problem structuring methods for multi-actor problems: an analysis of reported applications pp. 1198-1206

- T E van der Lei and W A H Thissen
- An alternative tactic to deal with the contingency of driver absenteeism pp. 1207-1220

- M A Haughton
- Predicting consumer preference for fast-food franchises: a data mining approach pp. 1221-1229

- Y Hayashi, Hsieh M-H and R Setiono
- Analysis of algorithms for an online version of the convoy movement problem pp. 1230-1236

- R Gopalan and N S Narayanaswamy
- Revised behavioural models for riskless consumer choice pp. 1237-1243

- Huang J-J
- Determining the reorder point and order-up-to-level in a periodic review system so as to achieve a desired fill rate and a desired average time between replenishments pp. 1244-1253

- E A Silver, H Naseraldin and D P Bischak
- A static-dynamic strategy for spare part inventory systems with nonstationary stochastic demand pp. 1254-1263

- Z Hua, J Yang, F Huang and X Xu
- Algorithms for common due-date assignment and sequencing on a single machine with sequence-dependent setup times pp. 1264-1272

- Kim J-G and Lee D-H
- Hybridizations within a graph-based hyper-heuristic framework for university timetabling problems pp. 1273-1285

- R Qu and E K Burke
- A note on parts inventory and mass customization for a two-stage JIT supply chain with zero-one type of bills of materials pp. 1286-1291

- H Aigbedo
- Erratum: Forecasting both time varying MTBF of fighter aircraft module and expected demand of minor parts pp. 1292-1294

- K B Yoon and S Y Sohn
- Preventive maintenance scheduling of multi-cogeneration plants using integer programming pp. 1295-1297

- B Alidaee and H Wang
- Managing the tensions created by mixing methods: comments for Eden et al from a critical systems perspective pp. 1297-1299

- M Jackson
Volume 60, issue 8, 2009
- Data mining and operational research: techniques and applications pp. 1043-1044

- Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson and Vic J Rayward-Smith
- Near-optimal feature selection for large databases pp. 1045-1055

- J Yang and S Ólafsson
- A hybrid data mining/simulation approach for modelling outpatient no-shows in clinic scheduling pp. 1056-1068

- K J Glowacka, R M Henry and J H May
- An optimization approach to partitional data clustering pp. 1069-1084

- J Kim, J Yang and S Ólafsson
- CL.E.KMODES: a modified k-modes clustering algorithm pp. 1085-1095

- N Mastrogiannis, I Giannikos, B Boutsinas and G Antzoulatos
- Domain knowledge integration in data mining using decision tables: case studies in churn prediction pp. 1096-1106

- E Lima, C Mues and B Baesens
- A two-stage classification procedure for near-infrared spectra based on multi-scale vertical energy wavelet thresholding and SVM-based gradient-recursive feature elimination pp. 1107-1115

- Cho H-W, S H Baek, E Youn, M K Jeong and A Taylor
- Support vector machine learning with an evolutionary engine pp. 1116-1122

- R Stoean, M Preuss, C Stoean, E El-Darzi and D Dumitrescu
- Misclassification cost minimizing fitness functions for genetic algorithm-based artificial neural network classifiers pp. 1123-1134

- P Pendharkar
- Potential use of FP-growth algorithm for identifying competitive suppliers in SCM pp. 1135-1141

- Lin R-H
Volume 60, issue 7, 2009
- Operations research methodology life cycle trend phases as recorded in journal articles pp. 881-894

- M J Schniederjans, A M Schniederjans and D G Schniederjans
- A deterministic linear optimization model for allocating schools to zones pp. 895-905

- I Gac, F Martínez and A Weintraub
- Multi-objective combinatorial optimization for selecting best available techniques (BAT) in the industrial sector: the COMBAT tool pp. 906-920

- George Mavrotas, E Georgopoulou, S Mirasgedis, Y Sarafidis, D Lalas, V Hontou and N Gakis
- Fast and effective algorithms for the liquid crystal display module (LCM) scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup time pp. 921-933

- S H Chung, W L Pearn and Y T Tai
- POPMUSIC for a real-world large-scale vehicle routing problem with time windows pp. 934-943

- A Ostertag, K F Doerner, R F Hartl, E D Taillard and P Waelti
- Forecasting newspaper demand with censored regression pp. 944-951

- M Kiygi Calli and M Weverbergh
- Planning Formula One race strategies using discrete-event simulation pp. 952-961

- J Bekker and W Lotz
- Some effects of aircraft arrival sequence algorithms pp. 962-972

- A R Brentnall and R C H Cheng
- Assigning cooperating UAVs to simultaneous tasks on consecutive targets using genetic algorithms pp. 973-982

- T Shima and C Schumacher
- Measuring the performance of nations at the Olympic Games using DEA models with different preferences pp. 983-990

- D Zhang, X Li, W Meng and W Liu
- Branch-and-bound algorithms for scheduling in permutation flowshops to minimize the sum of weighted flowtime/sum of weighted tardiness/sum of weighted flowtime and weighted tardiness/sum of weighted flowtime, weighted tardiness and weighted earliness of jobs pp. 991-1004

- N Madhushini, C Rajendran and Y Deepa
- Fuzzy measures of supplier evaluation under lean concepts pp. 1005-1011

- W C Tsai
- An ant colony optimization metaheuristic hybridized with tabu search for open vehicle routing problems pp. 1012-1025

- Li X-Y, P Tian and S C H Leung
- A farewell to the use of antithetic variates in Monte Carlo simulation pp. 1026-1035

- E Saliby and R J Paul
- Three new models for preference voting and aggregation pp. 1036-1037

- A Hadi-Vencheh and Mokhtarian M-N
- Improved linear programming models for preference voting and aggregation: Reply to Hadi-Vencheh and Mokhtarian pp. 1037-1038

- Y M Wang
Volume 60, issue 6, 2009
- Response surface methodology with stochastic constraints for expensive simulation pp. 735-746

- Ebru Angun, Jack Kleijnen, D den Hertog and G Gürkan
- The value of information to decision makers: an experimental approach using card-based decision gaming pp. 747-757

- J Medhurst, I M Stanton, H Bird and A Berry
- A multi-methodological approach to the development of a regional solid waste management system pp. 758-770

- E D Adamides, P Mitropoulos, I Giannikos and I Mitropoulos
- Assessing the performance of Canadian bank branches using data envelopment analysis pp. 771-780

- Zhenlin Yang
- Modelling and assessing local area differences in road casualties: a case study in England pp. 781-788

- G A Hindle, T Hindle and S Souli
- Plant residual time modelling based on observed variables in oil samples pp. 789-796

- W Wang and B Hussin
- Operations management of new project development: innovation, efficient, effective aspects pp. 797-809

- A H I Lee, H H Chen and Kang H-Y
- An iterated greedy heuristic for multistage hybrid flowshop scheduling problems with multiprocessor tasks pp. 810-817

- Ying K-C
- Two new heuristics for the GI/G/n/0 queueing loss system with examples based on the two-phase Coxian distribution pp. 818-830

- J B Atkinson
- The capacitated team orienteering and profitable tour problems pp. 831-842

- C Archetti, D Feillet, A Hertz and M G Speranza
- Real R&D options and optimal activation of two-dimensional random controls pp. 843-858

- S H Martzoukos
- Developing an implementation capacity: justifications from prior research pp. 859-868

- C Martin, M Metcalfe and H Harris
- Locating automated external defibrillators in a university community pp. 869-872

- D C Myers and M Mohite
- An algorithm for minimizing flow time and maximum earliness on a single machine pp. 873-877

- Huang R-H and Yang C-L
- JORS referees 2008 pp. 878-880

- T Williams and J Wilson
Volume 60, issue 5, 2009
- Robustness analysis for sustainable community development pp. 587-597

- A A Namen, C T Bornstein and J Rosenhead
- Equipment scheduling problem under disruptions in mail processing and distribution centres pp. 598-610

- X Zhang, A Chakravarthy and Q Gu
- Periodic control of intermittent demand items: theory and empirical analysis pp. 611-618

- A A Syntetos, M Z Babai, Y Dallery and R Teunter
- A linear programming formulation of a semi-Markov model to design pig facilities pp. 619-625

- L M Plà, J Faulín and S V Rodríguez
- OR and language planning: modelling the interaction between unilingual and bilingual populations pp. 626-636

- J Wyburn and J Hayward
- Impact of quality on competitive advantage and organizational performance pp. 637-645

- L Lakhal
- The impact of loyalty and promotion effects on retention rate pp. 646-651

- Tsao H-Y, Lin P-C, L Pitt and C Campbell
- Dynamic modelling of labour assignment flexibility in the French fresh food industry pp. 652-662

- D Thiel
- A mixed integer programming approach for allocating operating room capacity pp. 663-673

- Bowen Zhang, P Murali, M M Dessouky and D Belson
- Optimal location of multi-server congestible facilities operating as M/E r /m/N queues pp. 674-684

- V Marianov, T B Boffey and R D Galvão
- Financial risk forecasting with nonlinear dynamics and support vector regression pp. 685-695

- H K K Tung and Michael Wong
- Analysing steady-state simulation output using vector autoregressive processes with exogenous variables pp. 696-705

- J Martens, R Peeters and F Put
- The symbiosis mechanism for effective knowledge transfer pp. 706-716

- S M Jasimuddin and Z Zhang
- A fuzzy mathematical programming approach for cross-sell optimization in retail banking pp. 717-727

- T Bhaskar, R Sundararajan and P G Krishnan
- A WIN-WIN approach to multiple objective linear programming problems pp. 728-733

- H V Junior and M P E Lins
Volume 60, issue 4, 2009
- The history and ideas of critical rationalism: the philosophy of Karl Popper and its implications for OR pp. 441-460

- R J Ormerod
- Justification for the next generation of maintenance modelling techniques pp. 461-470

- E K Doyle, Lee C-G and D I Cho
- Effects of product postponement on the distribution network: a case study pp. 471-480

- S Kumar, D A Nottestad and E E Murphy
- A patient assignment algorithm for home care services pp. 481-495

- A Hertz and N Lahrichi
- IP-MAGS: an incomplete preference-based multiple attribute group support system pp. 496-505

- S H Choi and B S Ahn
- The cost-effectiveness of surgical instrument management policies to reduce the risk of vCJD transmission to humans pp. 506-518

- M D Stevenson, J E Oakley, S E Chick and K Chalkidou
- Simulation of alternative approaches to relieving congestion at locks in a river transportion system pp. 519-533

- L D Smith, D C Sweeney and J F Campbell
- Agricultural sustainable management: a normative approach based on goal programming pp. 534-543

- S Elfkih, M L Feijoo and C Romero
- A classification of the weighting schemes in reference point procedures for multiobjective programming pp. 544-553

- F Ruiz, M Luque and J M Cabello
- Crossdocking— Just in Time scheduling: an alternative solution approach pp. 554-564

- G A Álvarez-Pérez, J L González-Velarde and J W Fowler
- A practical method of determining project risk contingency budgets pp. 565-571

- D F Cioffi and H Khamooshi
- A branch-and-bound algorithm for a two-machine flowshop scheduling problem with limited waiting time constraints pp. 572-582

- Joo B-J and Kim Y-D
- Single machine scheduling with a time-dependent learning effect and deteriorating jobs pp. 583-586

- Wang J-B
Volume 60, issue 3, 2009
- Editorial pp. 295-295

- John C Ranyard
- Comparing discrete-event simulation and system dynamics: users' perceptions pp. 296-312

- A A Tako and S Robinson
- Buyer–supplier relationship and operational dynamics pp. 313-320

- Rajagopal and A Rajagopal
- Forecasting intermittent demand: a comparative study pp. 321-329

- R H Teunter and L Duncan
- An integrated queuing and multi-objective bed allocation model with application to a hospital in China pp. 330-338

- X Li, P Beullens, D Jones and M Tamiz
- Predicting a house's selling price through inflating its previous selling price pp. 339-347

- A Brint
- Designing new European rail freight services pp. 348-360

- J Andersen and M Christiansen
- Searching optimal resequencing and feature assignment on an automated assembly line pp. 361-371

- A Lim and Z Xu
- Can piracy lead to higher prices in the music and motion picture industries? pp. 372-383

- M Khouja and H K Rajagopalan
- A modified fuzzy clustering for documents retrieval: application to document categorization pp. 384-394

- S Nefti, M Oussalah and Y Rezgui
- A framework for user equilibrium dynamic traffic assignment pp. 395-410

- M Carey
- Estimating advertisers' values for paid search clickthroughs pp. 411-418

- D Laffey, C Hunka, J A Sharp and Z Zeng
- A branch and bound algorithm for disassembly scheduling with assembly product structure pp. 419-430

- Kim H-J, Lee D-H, P Xirouchakis and O K Kwon
- A note on unrelated parallel machine scheduling with time-dependent processing times pp. 431-434

- Kuo W-H, Hsu C-J and Dar-Li Yang
Volume 60, issue 2, 2009
- Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football pp. 147-155

- Babatunde Buraimo, D Forrest and R Simmons
- Multimethodology in series and parallel: strategic planning using hard and soft OR pp. 156-167

- J Pollack
- Using SSM to structure the identification of inputs and outputs in DEA pp. 168-179

- J Mingers, W Liu and W Meng
- Strategic information systems selection with incomplete preferences: a case of a Korean electronics company pp. 180-190

- S H Choi and S M Bae
- Resource-based strategies and problem structuring: using resource maps to manage resource systems pp. 191-199

- M H Kunc and J D W Morecroft
- Modelling handling operations in grocery retail stores: an empirical analysis pp. 200-214

- A Curşeu, T van Woensel, J Fransoo, K van Donselaar and R Broekmeulen
- Regional surveillance of disjoint rectangles: a travelling salesman formulation pp. 215-220

- K Y K Ng and N G F Sancho
- A hybrid evolutionary algorithm for the job shop scheduling problem pp. 221-235

- G I Zobolas, C D Tarantilis and G Ioannou
- An adjusted Duckworth–Lewis target in shortened limited overs cricket matches pp. 236-251

- S E Stern
- A statistical approach to assessing interval scale preferences in discrete choice problems pp. 252-258

- T Kainulainen, P Leskinen, Pekka Korhonen, A Haara and T Hujala
- Parametric enhancements of the Esau–Williams heuristic for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem pp. 259-267

- T Öncan and İ K Altınel
- Behavioural decision theory for multi-criteria decision analysis: a guided tour pp. 268-275

- A Morton and B Fasolo
- A modified super-efficiency DEA model for infeasibility pp. 276-281

- W D Cook, L Liang, Y Zha and J Zhu
- A tabu search algorithm for the training of neural networks pp. 282-291

- B Dengiz, C Alabas-Uslu and O Dengiz
Volume 60, issue 1, 2009
- Milestones in OR pp. S1-S4

- Sally Brailsford, Paul Harper and Duncan Shaw
- Editorial pp. 1-1

- Terry Williams and John Wilson
- Integrating modes of policy analysis and strategic management practice: requisite elements and dilemmas pp. 2-13

- C Eden, F Ackermann, J M Bryson, G P Richardson, D F Andersen and C B Finn
- Reflections on fifty years of operational research pp. S5-S15

- J Rosenhead
- Using simulation modelling to support decisions in hail suppression programmes with airborne means pp. 14-22

- E G Tsagalidis and A C Georgiou
- 50 years of data mining and OR: upcoming trends and challenges pp. S16-S23

- B Baesens, C Mues, D Martens and J Vanthienen
- A genetic algorithm approach to school timetabling pp. 23-42

- G N Beligiannis, C Moschopoulos and S D Likothanassis
- Fifty years of systems thinking for management pp. S24-S32

- M C Jackson
- Fifty years of probabilistic decision analysis: a view from the UK pp. S33-S40

- A Morton and L D Phillips
- Fifty years of scheduling: a survey of milestones pp. S41-S68

- C N Potts and V A Strusevich
- Comparing conventional and distributed approaches to simulation in a complex supply-chain health system pp. 43-51

- K Katsaliaki, N Mustafee, S J E Taylor and S Brailsford
- Spatial mapping of price competition using logit-type market share models and store-level scanner-data pp. 52-62

- Ó González-Benito, María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz and A Molla-Descals
- A mathematical analysis of badminton scoring systems pp. 63-71

- D F Percy
- Simulation modelling is 50! Do we need a reality check? pp. S69-S82

- S J E Taylor, T Eldabi, G Riley, R J Paul and M Pidd
- Linear programming solutions and distance functions under a constant returns to scale technology pp. 72-78

- Jean-Philippe Boussemart, W Briec and Hervé Leleu
- Optimal policies for playing variable wager HI-LO pp. 79-83

- J M Freeman
- Reflections on queue modelling from the last 50 years pp. S83-S92

- D Worthington
- A branch-and-price algorithm for scheduling sport leagues pp. 84-93

- D Briskorn and A Drexl
- A tutorial in irregular shape packing problems pp. S93-S105

- J A Bennell and J F Oliveira
- Two-stage workforce planning under demand fluctuations and uncertainty pp. 94-103

- X Zhu and H D Sherali
- Social efficiency in microfinance institutions pp. 104-119

- Begoña Gutiérrez-Nieto, Carlos Serrano-Cinca and C Mar Molinero
- The rise, current position and future direction of asset management in utility industries pp. S106-S113

- A Brint, J Bridgeman and M Black
- Knowledge management: a review of the field and of OR's contribution pp. S114-S125

- J S Edwards, B Ababneh, M Hall and D Shaw
- Preemptive expediting to improve project due date performance pp. 120-129

- R L Bregman
- Fifty years of operational research and emergency response pp. S126-S139

- N C Simpson and P G Hancock
- Towards improving the utilization of university teaching space pp. 130-143

- C Beyrouthy, E K Burke, D Landa-Silva, B McCollum, P McMullan and A J Parkes
- Locational analysis: highlights of growth to maturity pp. S140-S148

- H K Smith, G Laporte and P R Harper
- Forecasting for inventory planning: a 50-year review pp. S149-S160

- A A Syntetos, J E Boylan and S M Disney
- 50 years of OR in sport pp. S161-S168

- M B Wright
- One hundred years of Operational Research in Health—UK 1948–2048 pp. S169-S179

- G Royston
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