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Volume 130, month 8, 2004

Foreword pp. 17-18

Narendra Jussien and François Laburthe

Hybrid Modelling for Robust Solving pp. 19-39

Brahim Hnich, Zeynep Kiziltan, Ian Miguel and Toby Walsh

Constraint Programming and Hybrid Formulations for Three Life Designs pp. 41-56

Robert Bosch and Michael Trick

Incomplete Dynamic Backtracking for Linear Pseudo-Boolean Problems pp. 57-73

Steven Prestwich

Preference-Based Search and Multi-Criteria Optimization pp. 75-115

Ulrich Junker

Approximations and Randomization to Boost CSP Techniques pp. 117-141

Carla Gomes and David Shmoys

Amortized Random Backtracking pp. 143-161

Olivier Lhomme

Graph Coloring for Air Traffic Flow Management pp. 163-178

Nicolas Barnier and Pascal Brisset

Efficient Filtering and Tabu Search on a Consistent Neighbourhood for the Frequency Assignment Problem with Polarisation pp. 179-198

Audrey Dupont, Eric Alvernhe and Michel Vasquez

Solving VRPTWs with Constraint Programming Based Column Generation pp. 199-216

Louis-Martin Rousseau, Michel Gendreau, Gilles Pesant and Filippo Focacci

Solving a Network Design Problem pp. 217-239

Alain Chabrier, Emilie Danna, Claude Le Pape and Laurent Perron

Volume 129, month 7, 2004

Introduction pp. 17-19

Philippe Baptiste, Jacques Carlier, Alix Munier and Andreas Schulz

Maximization Problems in Single Machine Scheduling pp. 21-32

Mohamed Aloulou, Mikhail Kovalyov and Marie-Claude Portmann

A Branch and Bound Algorithm to Minimize Total Weighted Tardiness on a Single Processor pp. 33-46

Pascal Babu, Laurent Peridy and Eric Pinson

Scheduling Tasks with Small Communication Delays for Clusters of Processors pp. 47-63

E. Bampis, R. Giroudeau and A. Kononov

Scheduling Malleable Tasks on Parallel Processors to Minimize the Makespan pp. 65-80

Jacek Błażewicz, Maciej Machowiak, Jan Węglarz, Mikhail Kovalyov and Denis Trystram

Complexity Results for Flow-Shop and Open-Shop Scheduling Problems with Transportation Delays pp. 81-106

Peter Brucker, Sigrid Knust, T.C. Cheng and Natalia Shakhlevich

Solving Examination Timetabling Problems through Adaption of Heuristic Orderings pp. 107-134

E.K. Burke and J.P. Newall

Simultaneous Job Scheduling and Resource Allocation on Parallel Machines pp. 135-153

Zhi-Long Chen

Planning Activities in a Network of Logistic Platforms with Shared Resources pp. 155-169

Paolo Dell'Olmo and Guglielmo Lulli

Scheduling Three-Operation Jobs in a Two-Machine Flow Shop to Minimize Makespan pp. 171-185

Jatinder Gupta, Christos Koulamas, George Kyparisis, Chris Potts and Vitaly Strusevich

Lower Bounds for Scheduling on Identical Parallel Machines with Heads and Tails pp. 187-204

Mohamed Haouari and Anis Gharbi

An Almost Optimal Heuristic for Preemptive C max Scheduling of Dependent Tasks on Parallel Identical Machines pp. 205-216

Joanna Józefowska, Marek Mika, Rafał Różycki, Grzegorz Waligóra and Jan Węglarz

Emergency Logistics Planning in Natural Disasters pp. 217-245

Linet Özdamar, Ediz Ekinci and Beste Küçükyazici

A Note on Permutation Flow Shop Problem pp. 247-252

M.I. Sviridenko

Single-Machine Scheduling with Release Times and Tails pp. 253-271

Nodari Vakhania

Volume 128, month 4, 2004

Preface pp. 17-20

Houyuan Jiang, Mohan Krishnamoorthy and David Sier

Scheduler – A System for Staff Planning pp. 21-45

P. Eveborn and M. Rönnqvist

A Comparison of Heuristics for Assigning Individual Employees to Labor Tour Schedules pp. 47-63

John Goodale and Gary Thompson

A Neural Network Application in Personnel Scheduling pp. 65-90

G. Hao, K.K. Lai and M. Tan

An Implicit Tour Scheduling Model with Applications in Healthcare pp. 91-109

Mark Isken

Using Benders Decomposition to Implicitly Model Tour Scheduling pp. 111-133

Monia Rekik, Jean-François Cordeau and François Soumis

An Implicit Goal Programming Model for the Tour Scheduling Problem Considering the Employee Work Preferences pp. 135-158

Seyda Topaloglu and Irem Ozkarahan

Building Better Nurse Scheduling Algorithms pp. 159-177

Uwe Aickelin and Paul White

Solving the Problem of Rerostering Nurse Schedules with Hard Constraints: New Multicommodity Flow Models pp. 179-197

Margarida Moz and Margarida Pato

Mixed Integer Programming to Schedule a Single-Shift Workforce under Annualized Hours pp. 199-215

Carlos Azmat, Tony Hürlimann and Marino Widmer

Planning Annualised Hours with a Finite Set of Weekly Working Hours and Joint Holidays pp. 217-233

Albert Corominas, Amaia Lusa and Rafael Pastor

Australian Sugar Mills Optimise Siding Rosters to Increase Profitability pp. 235-249

Andrew Higgins and Steve Postma

A Quantitative Method for Determining Proper Job Rotation Intervals pp. 251-266

Wipawee Tharmmaphornphilas and Bryan Norman

Volume 127, month 3, 2004

Preface pp. 17-20

Houyuan Jiang, Mohan Krishnamoorthy and David Sier

An Annotated Bibliography of Personnel Scheduling and Rostering pp. 21-144

A.T. Ernst, H. Jiang, M. Krishnamoorthy, B. Owens and D. Sier

Survey, Categorization, and Comparison of Recent Tour Scheduling Literature pp. 145-175

Hesham Alfares

An Exact Algorithm for the Simplified Multiple Depot Crew Scheduling Problem pp. 177-201

M.A. Boschetti, A. Mingozzi and S. Ricciardelli

A Decision Support System for Crew Planning in Passenger Transportation Using a Flexible Branch-and-Price Algorithm pp. 203-222

Richard Freling, Ramon Lentink and Albert Wagelmans

Airline Crew Rostering: Problem Types, Modeling, and Optimization pp. 223-257

Niklas Kohl and Stefan Karisch

A Flexible, Fast, and Optimal Modeling Approach Applied to Crew Rostering at London Underground pp. 259-281

ManMohan Sodhi and Stephen Norris

A Three-Phase Approach to Solving the Bidline Problem pp. 283-308

Jeffery Weir and Ellis Johnson

A Proactive Crew Recovery Decision Support Tool for Commercial Airlines During Irregular Operations pp. 309-331

Ahmed Abdelghany, Goutham Ekollu, Ram Narasimhan and Khaled Abdelghany

Call Center Staffing with Simulation and Cutting Plane Methods pp. 333-358

Júlíus Atlason, Marina Epelman and Shane Henderson

Multi-Skilled Workforce Optimisation pp. 359-372

Guy Eitzen, David Panton and Graham Mills