Annals of Operations Research

1997 - 2025

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Volume 78, month 1, 1998

Preface: Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence pp. 0-0

Vijay Desai, Gary Koehler and M.A. Venkataramanan

Genetic learning through simulation: An investigation in shop floor scheduling pp. 1-29

Haldun Aytug, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya and Gary Koehler

Solution approaches to hub location problems pp. 31-50

Sue Abdinnour-Helm and M.A. Venkataramanan

An application of genetic and tabu searches to the freight railroad operating plan problem pp. 51-69

Michael Francis Gorman

A genetic algorithm for discriminant analysis pp. 71-82

Daniel Conway, A. Victor Cabot and M.A. Venkataramanan

A neural network model to predict long-run operating performance of new ventures pp. 83-110

Bharat Jain and Barin Nag

A distributed problem-solving approach for owner-contractor prequalification pp. 111-125

Sang Chan Park, Jeffrey Russell and Mahmoud Taha

A comparison of linear regression and neural network methods for predicting excess returns on large stocks pp. 127-163

Vijay Desai and Rakesh Bharati

The weight decay backpropagation for generalizations with missing values pp. 165-187

Amit Gupta and Monica Lam

Heuristics for efficient classification pp. 189-200

Kathryn Fraughnaugh, Jennifer Ryan, Holly Zullo and Louis Cox

Using tabu search to determine the number of kanbans and lotsizes in a generic kanban system pp. 201-217

Andrew Martin, Te-Min Chang, Yeuhwern Yih and Rex Kincaid

Decision support system for scheduling a Flexible Flow System: Incorporation of feature construction pp. 219-234

Selwyn Piramuthu, Narayan Raman and Michael Shaw

Volume 77, month 1, 1998

Preface: Design and Planning Integration in Cellular Manufacturing Systems pp. 0-0

Robert Graves, Sunderesh Heragu and Charles Malmborg

A methodology for integrating cell formation and production planning in cellular manufacturing pp. 1-21

Jeffrey Schaller, S. Selçuk Erengüç and Asoo Vakharia

A general framework for comparing operating policies in manufacturing cells pp. 23-50

Anand Iyer and Ronald Askin

Process selection and tool assignment in automated cellular manufacturing using Genetic Algorithms pp. 51-78

David Sinriech and Abekasis Meir

An integrated formulation of manufacturing cell formation with capacity planning and multiple routings pp. 79-95

Vishwanath Ramabhatta and Rakesh Nagi

Integrating design and planning considerations in cellular manufacturing pp. 97-107

W.E. Wilhelm, C.C. Chiou and D.B. Chang

A mathematical programming model for system reconfiguration in a dynamic cellular manufacturing environment pp. 109-128

Mingyuan Chen

Intelligent decision support system for flexible manufacturing system design pp. 129-156

Denis Borenstein

A two-phase approach for design of supervisory controllers for robot cells: Model checking and Markov decision models pp. 157-182

Tae-Eog Lee and Jin-Hwan Lee

Locating sets of identical machines in a linear layout pp. 183-207

Bhaba Sarker, Wilbert Wilhelm and Gary Hogg

The application of a tabu search metaheuristic to the assembly line balancing problem pp. 209-227

Wen-Chyuan Chiang

An efficient heuristic for robot acquisition and cell formation pp. 229-252

Bernard Han and Jack Cook

Volume 76, month 1, 1998

Preface: Mathematics of Industrial Systems III pp. 0-0

Rainer Burkard, Toshihide Ibaraki and William Pulleyblank

Cost-efficient network synthesis from leased lines pp. 1-20

Dimitris Alevras, Martin Grötschel and Roland Wessäly

Network configuration and machine layout in fixed-path material handling systems pp. 21-54

Khaled Al-Sultan and Yavuz Bozer

Stowage planning for container ships to reduce the number of shifts pp. 55-71

Mordecai Avriel, Michal Penn, Naomi Shpirer and Smadar Witteboon

Frequency assignment in cellular phone networks pp. 73-93

R. Borndörfer, A. Eisenblätter, M. Grötschel and A. Martin

Matching problems in selective assembly operations pp. 95-107

C.R. Coullard, A.B. Gamble and P.C. Jones

Design and operational issues in AGV-served manufacturing systems pp. 109-154

Tharma Ganesharajah, Nicholas Hall and Chelliah Sriskandarajah

Mathematical models in airline schedule planning: A survey pp. 155-185

Ram Gopalan and Kalyan Talluri

Part selection and tool allocation in discrete parts manufacturing pp. 187-200

Eleftherios Iakovou, Christos Koulamas and Kavindra Malik

Solution methods for material requirement planning with lot-size dependent lead times pp. 201-217

Raj Jagannathan and Lung Juang

Robustness of single machine scheduling problems to earliness and tardiness penalty errors pp. 219-232

R.J.W. James and J.T. Buchanan

Job shop scheduling with group-dependent setups, finite buffers, and long time horizon pp. 233-259

Peter Luh, Ling Gou, Yuanhui Zhang, Takaaki Nagahora, Makoto Tsuji, Kiyoshi Yoneda, Tetsuo Hasegawa, Yuji Kyoya and Toshiyuki Kano

Routing helicopters for crew exchanges on off-shore locations pp. 261-286

Gerard Sierksma and Gert Tijssen

Scheduling large robotic cells without buffers pp. 287-321

Chelliah Sriskandarajah, Nicholas Hall and Hichem Kamoun

Solution procedures for the dynamic facility layout problem pp. 323-342

Timothy Urban

Volume 75, month 1, 1997

Preface pp. 0-0

Robert Blanning and Michael Shaw

A graph-theoretic approach to analyzing knowledge bases containing rules, models and data pp. 3-23

Amit Basu and Robert Blanning

Organizational adaptation pp. 25-47

Kathleen Carley

New directions in genetic algorithm theory pp. 49-68

Gary Koehler

"Go to the ant": Engineering principles from natural multi-agent systems pp. 69-101

H. Van Dyke Parunak

Active training of backpropagation neural networks using the learning by experimentation methodology pp. 105-122

Fu-Ren Lin and Michael Shaw

Representing and reasoning with traceability in model life cycle management pp. 123-145

Balasubramaniam Ramesh

An object-oriented method and language for implementing cooperative distributed problem solving pp. 147-169

Stephen Liddle and James Hansen

A machine learning method for multi-expert decision support pp. 171-188

Clyde Holsapple, Anita Lee and Jim Otto

Learning to recognize (un)promising simulated annealing runs: Efficient search procedures for job shop scheduling and vehicle routing pp. 189-208

Norman Sadeh, Yoichiro Nakakuki and Sam Thangiah

A hybrid approach of linear programming and logic modeling for the market core of sealed bid auctions pp. 209-232

Ho Geun Lee and Ronald Lee

Coordination of multiple agents for production management pp. 235-289

Jyi-Shane Liu and Katia Sycara

Neural network models: Foundations and applications to an audit decision problem pp. 291-301

Rebecca Wu

Optimization of high-mix printed circuit card assembly using genetic algorithms pp. 303-324

Aristides Dikos, Peter Nelson, Thomas Tirpak and Weihsin Wang

Decentralized control in the customer focused enterprise pp. 325-333

Bill Fulkerson and Gilbert Staffend

A stock selection DSS combining AI and technical analysis pp. 335-353

Seng-cho Chou, Hsien-jung Hsu, Chau-chen Yang and Feipei Lai

An intelligent modeling system for generalized network flow problems: With application to planning for multinational firms pp. 355-372

Richard McBride and Daniel O'Leary