Annals of Operations Research

1997 - 2025

Current editor(s): Endre Boros

From Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().

Access Statistics for this journal.
Is something missing from the series or not right? See the RePEc data check for the archive and series.

Volume 185, month 5, 2011

Foreword pp. 1-3

Desheng Wu and David Olson

Object technology software selection: a case study pp. 5-24

Xiaoping Li and Dan Zhu

The three-factor model and artificial neural networks: predicting stock price movement in China pp. 25-44

Qing Cao, Mark Parry and Karyl Leggio

Using equity options to imply credit information pp. 45-73

Angie Elkhodiry, Joseph Paradi and Luis Seco

Stochastic dominance of portfolio insurance strategies pp. 75-103

Rudi Zagst and Julia Kraus

Global investing risk: a case study of knowledge assessment via rough sets pp. 105-138

Salvatore Greco, Benedetto Matarazzo, Roman Slowinski and Stelios Zanakis

Pricing swing options with regime switching pp. 139-160

M. Wahab and Chi-Guhn Lee

Managerial insights from service industry models: a new scenario decomposition method pp. 161-179

E. Borgonovo and L. Peccati

Better management of blood supply-chain with GIS-based analytics pp. 181-193

Dursun Delen, Madhav Erraguntla, Richard Mayer and Chang-Nien Wu

Supply chain DEA: production possibility set and performance evaluation model pp. 195-211

Feng Yang, Dexiang Wu, Liang Liang, Gongbing Bi and Desheng Wu

Portfolio selection using λ mean and hybrid entropy pp. 213-229

Jiuping Xu, Xiaoyang Zhou and Desheng Wu

Volume 184, month 4, 2011

Foreword pp. 1-1

Laurent Perron and Michael Trick

Rapidly computing robust minimum capacity s-t cuts: a case study in solving a sequence of maximum flow problems pp. 3-26

Douglas Altner and Özlem Ergun

New filtering for the cumulative constraint in the context of non-overlapping rectangles pp. 27-50

Nicolas Beldiceanu, Mats Carlsson, Sophie Demassey and Emmanuel Poder

Optimal resource allocation and scheduling for the CELL BE platform pp. 51-77

Luca Benini, Michele Lombardi, Michela Milano and Martino Ruggiero

Domino portrait generation: a fast and scalable approach pp. 79-95

Hadrien Cambazard, John Horan, Eoin O’Mahony and Barry O’Sullivan

A branch-and-bound algorithm for hard multiple knapsack problems pp. 97-119

Alex Fukunaga

Using local search to speed up filtering algorithms for some NP-hard constraints pp. 121-135

Philippe Galinier, Alain Hertz, Sandrine Paroz and Gilles Pesant

Haplotype inference with pseudo-Boolean optimization pp. 137-162

Ana Graça, João Marques-Silva, Inês Lynce and Arlindo Oliveira

A hybrid constraint programming approach to the log-truck scheduling problem pp. 163-178

Nizar El Hachemi, Michel Gendreau and Louis-Martin Rousseau

The weighted Grammar constraint pp. 179-207

George Katsirelos, Nina Narodytska and Toby Walsh

Leveraging belief propagation, backtrack search, and statistics for model counting pp. 209-231

Lukas Kroc, Ashish Sabharwal and Bart Selman

An anytime multistep anticipatory algorithm for online stochastic combinatorial optimization pp. 233-271

Luc Mercier and Pascal Hentenryck

Optimal deployment of eventually-serializable data services pp. 273-294

L. Michel, A. Shvartsman, E. Sonderegger and P. Hentenryck

Global propagation of side constraints for solving over-constrained problems pp. 295-314

Thierry Petit and Emmanuel Poder

Volume 183, month 3, 2011

Preface pp. 1-5

César Rego

Adaptive memory programming for matrix bandwidth minimization pp. 7-23

Vicente Campos, Estefanía Piñana and Rafael Martí

Tabu search approaches for solving the two-group classification problem pp. 25-46

Saïd Hanafi and Nicola Yanev

Integrated exact, hybrid and metaheuristic learning methods for confidentiality protection pp. 47-73

Fred Glover, Lawrence Cox, Rahul Patil and James Kelly

Adaptive memory programming: local search parallel algorithms for phylogenetic tree construction pp. 75-94

Jacek Blazewicz, Piotr Formanowicz, Pawel Kedziora, Pawel Marciniak and Przemyslaw Taront

Hybrid scatter tabu search for unconstrained global optimization pp. 95-123

Abraham Duarte, Rafael Martí, Fred Glover and Francisco Gortazar

Improved convergent heuristics for the 0-1 multidimensional knapsack problem pp. 125-142

Saïd Hanafi and Christophe Wilbaut

A GRASP-based approach for technicians and interventions scheduling for telecommunications pp. 143-161

Hideki Hashimoto, Sylvain Boussier, Michel Vasquez and Christophe Wilbaut

The case for strategic oscillation pp. 163-173

Fred Glover and Jin-Kao Hao

Volume 182, month 1, 2011

Introduction to the special issue on Advances in Manufacturing Systems pp. 1-3

T. Woensel, J. Buzacott, S. Gershwin, G. Liberopoulos, J. MacGregor Smith, S. Meerkov and B. Tan

Modelling and analysis of Markovian continuous flow systems with a finite buffer pp. 5-30

Barış Tan and Stanley Gershwin

Performance evaluation of transfer lines with general repair times and multiple failure modes pp. 31-65

Marcello Colledani and Tullio Tolio

Optimal production control of a failure-prone machine pp. 67-86

Eugene Khmelnitsky, Ernst Presman and Suresh Sethi

Using aggregate fill rate for dynamic scheduling of multi-class systems pp. 87-117

Bora Kat and Zeynep Avṣar

Bernoulli production lines with quality-quantity coupling machines: monotonicity properties and bottlenecks pp. 119-131

Semyon Meerkov and Liang Zhang

An approximation for kanban controlled assembly systems pp. 133-162

Engin Topan and Zeynep Avṣar

Probability masses fitting in the analysis of manufacturing flow lines pp. 163-191

Jean-Sébastien Tancrez, Philippe Chevalier and Pierre Semal

Using linear programming to analyze and optimize stochastic flow lines pp. 193-211

Stefan Helber, Katja Schimmelpfeng, Raik Stolletz and Svenja Lagershausen

Approximate performance analysis of CONWIP disciplines in unreliable non homogeneous transfer lines pp. 213-233

Fatima Mhada and Roland Malhamé

Volume 181, month 12, 2010

IPA derivatives for a discrete model of make-to-stock production-inventory systems with backorders pp. 1-19

Benjamin Melamed, Yihong Fan, Yao Zhao and Yorai Wardi

Variations of maximum-clique transversal sets on graphs pp. 21-66

Chuan-Min Lee

Short-term manpower planning for MRT carriage maintenance under mixed deterministic and stochastic demands pp. 67-88

Chia-Hung Chen, Shangyao Yan and Miawjane Chen

A Boolean satisfiability approach to the resource-constrained project scheduling problem pp. 89-107

Andrei Horbach

Hubbing and routing in postal delivery systems pp. 109-124

Selim Çetiner, Canan Sepil and Haldun Süral

Dynamic pricing and inventory control: robust vs. stochastic uncertainty models—a computational study pp. 125-157

Elodie Adida and Georgia Perakis

Mass transportation and the consistency of the empirical optimal conditional locations pp. 159-170

Florent Bonneu and Abdelaati Daouia

Optimal threshold values of age and two-phase maintenance policy for leased equipments using age reduction method pp. 171-183

Ruey Yeh, Wen Chang and Hui-Chiung Lo

Solving multi-objective optimization formulation for fleet planning in a railway industry pp. 185-197

Hamid Sayarshad, Nikbakhsh Javadian, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam and Nastaran Forghani

Water supply and consumption uncertainty: a conflict-equilibrium pp. 199-217

Konstantin Kogan and Charles Tapiero

Standard sensitivity analysis and additive tolerance approach in MOLP pp. 219-232

Sebastian Sitarz

Integrated location and two-echelon inventory network design under uncertainty pp. 233-247

Jia Shu, Qiang Ma and Sijie Li

Comprehensive approach to student sectioning pp. 249-269

Tomáš Müller and Keith Murray

Facility location for large-scale emergencies pp. 271-286

Rongbing Huang, Seokjin Kim and Mozart Menezes

The dynamics of performance space of Major League Baseball pitchers 1871–2006 pp. 287-302

Wen-Chih Chen and Andrew Johnson

A branch and bound algorithm for scheduling jobs with controllable processing times on a single machine to meet due dates pp. 303-324

Kailiang Xu, Zuren Feng and Liangjun Ke

Kusuoka representation of higher order dual risk measures pp. 325-335

Darinka Dentcheva, Spiridon Penev and Andrzej Ruszczynski

A new mixed integer linear model for a rich vehicle routing problem with docking constraints pp. 337-358

Julia Rieck and Jürgen Zimmermann

Infinite split scheduling: a new lower bound of total weighted completion time on parallel machines with job release dates and unavailability periods pp. 359-375

Rabia Nessah and Chengbin Chu

Influential observations in frontier models, a robust non-oriented approach to the water sector pp. 377-392

Kristof De Witte and Rc Marques

A soft multi-criteria decision analysis model with application to the European Union enlargement pp. 393-421

Madjid Tavana, Mariya Sodenkamp and Leena Suhl

A linearization approach to solve the natural gas cash-out bilevel problem pp. 423-442

Vyacheslav Kalashnikov, Gerardo Pérez and Nataliya Kalashnykova

Solving the Rectangular assignment problem and applications pp. 443-462

J. Bijsterbosch and A. Volgenant

An algorithm for sequential tail value at risk for path-independent payoffs in a binomial tree pp. 463-483

Berend Roorda

A method for solving the general parametric linear complementarity problem pp. 485-501

Zukui Li and Marianthi Ierapetritou

Adjustment of the moments of the project completion times when activity times are exponentially distributed pp. 503-514

Yousry Abdelkader

Proposal of a new distribution in PERT methodology pp. 515-538

Catalina García, José Pérez and Salvador Cruz Rambaud

Near-optimal solution to an employee assignment problem with seniority pp. 539-557

Mehran Hojati

Alternate risk measures for emergency medical service system design pp. 559-589

Nilay Noyan

The subcoalition-perfect core of cooperative games pp. 591-601

J. Drechsel and A. Kimms

Inventory control with an order-time constraint: optimality, uniqueness and significance pp. 603-640

Alain Bensoussan, Lama Moussawi-Haidar and Metin Çakanyıldırım

Transient and asymptotic behavior of synchronization processes in assembly-like queues pp. 641-659

David Alexander, I. Premachandra and Toshikazu Kimura

RAMP for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem pp. 661-681

Cesar Rego, Frank Mathew and Fred Glover

Optimal selection of a portfolio of options under Value-at-Risk constraints: a scenario approach pp. 683-708

M. Schyns, Y. Crama and Georges Hübner

Optimal linear estimator of origin-destination flows with redundant data pp. 709-722

Frédéric Meunier

Optimal age-replacement model with age-dependent type of failure and random lead time based on a cumulative repair-cost limit policy pp. 723-744

Yu-Hung Chien, Chin-Chih Chang and Shey-Huei Sheu

A memetic algorithm based on a NSGAII scheme for the flexible job-shop scheduling problem pp. 745-765

Mariano Frutos, Ana Olivera and Fernando Tohmé

Applied optimization in manufacturing and services (APPOPT-2008) pp. 767-768

Jairo Montoya-Torres and Alejandra Gomez-Padilla

Optimal sensor placement for modal identification of structures using genetic algorithms—a case study: the olympic stadium in Cali, Colombia pp. 769-781

A. Cruz, W. Vélez and P. Thomson

Design of an optimal tuned mass damper for a system with parametric uncertainty pp. 783-793

Claudia Moreno and Peter Thomson

Applications of resource assignment and scheduling with Petri Nets and heuristic search pp. 795-812

Gonzalo Mejía and Carlos Montoya

Modeling the synergy level in a vertical collaborative supply chain through the IMP interaction model and DEA framework pp. 813-827

Edgar Alfonso, Dusko Kalenatic and Cesar López