Journal: Computers & OR

Volume 24, Issue 9

805 -- 817Luis C. Dias, João Paulo Costa, João C. N. Clímaco. Conflicting criteria, cooperating processors - some experiments on implementing a multicriteria decision support method on a parallel computer
819 -- 828Hsiao-Fan Wang, Ching-Chun Fu. A generalization of fuzzy goal programming with preemptive structure
829 -- 847Bernard Gendron, Teodor Gabriel Crainic. A parallel branch-and-bound algorithm for multicommodity location with balancing requirements
849 -- 860Kun-Nyeong Chang, Sehun Kim. Channel allocation in cellular radio networks
861 -- 874Paulo M. França, Vinícius Amaral Armentano, Regina Berretta, Alistair Richard Clark. A heuristic method for lot-sizing in multi-stage systems
875 -- 882Liang-Yuh Ouyang, Kun-Shan Wu. Mixture inventory model involving variable lead time with a service level constraint
883 -- 897Chae Y. Lee, Seok Joo Koh. A design of the minimum cost ring-chain network with dual-homing survivability: A tabu search approach

Volume 24, Issue 8

699 -- 701Brian Borchers, John E. Mitchell. A computational comparison of branch and bound and outer approximation algorithms for 0-1 mixed integer nonlinear programs
703 -- 716P. Patrick Wang. Optimally scheduling ::::N:::: customer arrival times for a single-server system
717 -- 725Jiafu Tang, Dingwei Wang. A nonsymmetric model for fuzzy nonlinear programming problems with penalty coefficients
727 -- 736Mhand Hifi. An improvement of viswanathan and bagchi s exact algorithm for constrained two-dimensional cutting stock
737 -- 748Geon Cho, Dong X. Shaw, Seong-Lyun Kim. An efficient algorithm for a capacitated subtree of a tree problem in local access telecommunication networks
749 -- 755James S. Finan, William J. Hurley. The analytic hierarchy process: Does adjusting a pairwise comparison matrix to improve the consistency ratio help?
757 -- 765Gerard J. Chang, Pei-Hsin Ho. The ß-assignment problem in general graphs
767 -- 773Ravinder Nath, Balaji Rajagopalan, Randy Ryker. Determining the saliency of input variables in neural network classifiers
775 -- 788Bahram Alidaee, Duane Rosa. Scheduling parallel machines to minimize total weighted and unweighted tardiness
789 -- 803Jennifer Xie, Martin J. Fischer, Carl M. Harris. Workload and waiting time in a fixed-time loop system

Volume 24, Issue 7

593 -- 599Kim Fung Lam, Jane W. Moy. An experimental comparison of some recently developed linear programming approaches to the discriminant problem
601 -- 609Norman D. Curet. Applying steepest-edge techniques to a network primal-dual algorithm
611 -- 626Shanling Li, Devanath Tirupati. Impact of product mix flexibility and allocation policies on technology
627 -- 645Armin Scholl, Robert Klein, Christian Jürgens. Bison: A fast hybrid procedure for exactly solving the one-dimensional bin packing problem
647 -- 657Z. Khan, B. Prasad, T. Singh. Machining condition optimization by genetic algorithms and simulated annealing
659 -- 678Alfredo Marín, Blas Pelegrín. A branch-and-bound algorithm for the transportation problem with location of ::::p:::: transshipment points
679 -- 686Anito Joseph, Noel Bryson. Partitioning of sequentially ordered systems using linear programming
687 -- 697Rajani R. Joshi. A new heuristic algorithm for probabilistic optimization

Volume 24, Issue 6

493 -- 504Jesus R. Artalejo. Analysis of an M/G/1 queue with constant repeated attempts and server vacations
521 -- 527Joze Rugelj, Sandi Klavzar. Distributed multicast routing in point-to-point networks
529 -- 538Fikri Karaesmen, Surendra M. Gupta. Duality relations for queues with arrival and service control
539 -- 547Hark Hwang, Seong Whan Shinn. Retailer s pricing and lot sizing policy for exponentially deteriorating products under the condition of permissible delay in payments
549 -- 557Rajendra S. Solanki, Jyothi K. Gorti. Implementation of an integer optimization platform using object oriented programming
559 -- 567H. W. Lee, D. I. Chung, S.-S. Lee, K. C. Chae. Server unavailability reduces mean waiting time in some batch service queuing systems
569 -- 580Soung Hie Kim, Byeong-Seok Ahn, Sang Hyun Choi. An efficient force planning system using multi-objective linear goal programming
581 -- 591Nachimuthu Karunanithi, Tamra Carpenter. Sonet ring sizing with genetic algorithms

Volume 24, Issue 5

387 -- 398Y. Narahari, N. Hemachandra, M. S. Gaur. Transient analysis of multiclass manufacturing systems with priority scheduling
399 -- 411Darryn J. Reid. Enhanced genetic operators for the resolution of discrete constrained optimization problems
413 -- 422Jiafu Tang, Dingwei Wang. An interactive approach based on a genetic algorithm for a type of quadratic programming problems with fuzzy objective and resources
423 -- 433Bay Arinze, Seung-Lae Kim, Murugan Anandarajan. Combining and selecting forecasting models using rule based induction
435 -- 444Linda Salchenberger, Enrique R. Venta, Luz A. Venta. Using neural networks to aid the diagnosis of breast implant rupture
445 -- 452Bruce L. Golden, Gilbert Laporte, Éric D. Taillard. An adaptive memory heuristic for a class of vehicle routing problems with minmax objective
453 -- 472Ajay Singh, J. MacGregor Smith. Buffer allocation for an integer nonlinear network design problem
473 -- 476Frank G. Landram, Bahram Alidaee. Computing orthogonal polynomials
477 -- 491Rudolf Vetschera. A recursive algorithm for volume-based sensitivity analysis of linear decision models

Volume 24, Issue 4

289 -- 300Rahul Simha, Amitava Majumdar. An urn model with applications to database performance evaluation
301 -- 316Huan Li, Yixin Zhu. ::::M::::(::::n::::)/::::G::::/1/::::N:::: queues with generalized vacations
317 -- 333Mohid Khalid, Prakash D. Vyavahare, Hemant B. Kekre. Analysis of an asymmetric polling system
335 -- 351Gündüz Ulusoy, Funda Sivrikaya-Serifoglu, Ümit Bilge. A genetic algorithm approach to the simultaneous scheduling of machines and automated guided vehicles
353 -- 365Ami Arbel. An interior multiobjective primal-dual linear programming algorithm based on approximated gradients and efficient anchoring points
367 -- 377A. M. Flitman. Towards analysing student failures: neural networks compared with regression analysis and multiple discriminant analysis
379 -- 385Gin Hor Chan. Eyeballing heuristics for dynamic lot sizing problems with rolling horizons

Volume 24, Issue 3

199 -- 208R. J. W. James. Using tabu search to solve the common due date early/tardy machine scheduling problem
209 -- 220Andrew J. Higgins, Erhan Kozan, Luis Ferreira. Modelling the number and location of sidings on a single line railway
221 -- 229Chae Y. Lee, Seon G. Chang. Balancing loads on sonet rings with integer demand splitting
231 -- 251Roger Grinde, Tom M. Cavalier. A new algorithm for the two-polygon containment problem
253 -- 258Chris Tofallis. Input efficiency profiling: An application to airlines
259 -- 273Yong Shi, Heeseok Lee. A binary integer linear program with multi-criteria and multi-constraint levels
275 -- 287Ali Amiri, Hasan Pirkul. Routing and capacity assignment in backbone communication networks

Volume 24, Issue 2

97 -- 116Rasaratnam Logendran, Parthasarathi Ramakrishna. A methodology for simultaneously dealing with machine duplication and part subcontracting in cellular manufacturing systems
117 -- 126Zilla Sinuany-Stern, Israel David, Sigal Biran. An efficient heuristic for a partially observable Markov decision process of machine replacement
127 -- 140Alan T. Murray, Richard L. Church. Solving the anti-covering location problem using Lagrangian relaxation
141 -- 145Jay B. Ghosh. Job selection in a heavily loaded shop
147 -- 152Tsiushuang Chen, Xiangtong Qi, Fengsheng Tu. Single machine scheduling to minimize weighted earliness subject to maximum tardiness
153 -- 167Andrew Mason, Mikael Rönnqvist. Solution methods for the balancing of jet turbines
169 -- 178Ching-Jong Liao, Li-Man Liao. Single facility scheduling with major and minor setups
179 -- 191Constantine Loucopoulos, Robert Pavur. Computational characteristics of a new mathematical programming model for the three-group discriminant problem
193 -- 198Chung-Hsing Yeh. A fast finite loading algorithm for job oriented scheduling

Volume 24, Issue 12

1101 -- 1112Soung Hie Kim, Byeong-Seok Ahn. Group decision making procedure considering preference strength under incomplete information
1113 -- 1118Sun Hur. A note on varying the number of states in the arrival process of MR/GI/1 queue
1119 -- 1128D. K. Manna, V. Rajendra Prasad. Pseudopolynomial algorithms for CTV minimization in single machine scheduling
1129 -- 1140Charles M. Macal, Arthur P. Hurter. Dependence of bilevel mathematical programs on irrelevant constraints
1141 -- 1149Parag C. Pendharkar. A fuzzy linear programming model for production planning in coal mines
1151 -- 1168Erik W. Dravnieks, John W. Chinneck. Formulation assistance for global optimization problems
1169 -- 1174Ceyda Oguz, Bertrand M. T. Lin, T. C. Edwin Cheng. Two-stage flowshop scheduling with a common second-stage machine
1175 -- 1186Manuel Laguna, Rafael Martí, Vicente Valls. Arc crossing minimization in hierarchical digraphs with tabu search
1187 -- 1200Linet Özdamar, Hakan Dündar. A flexible heuristic for a multi-mode capital constrained project scheduling problem with probabilistic cash inflows

Volume 24, Issue 11

991 -- 1003Kwun Ik Cho, Soung Hie Kim. An improved interactive hybrid method for the linear multi-objective knapsack problem
1005 -- 1016Siddhartha S. Syam. A model for the capacitated ::::p::::-facility location problem in global environments
1017 -- 1023Ping Ji, W. B. Lee, HongYu Li. A new algorithm for the assignment problem: An alternative to the Hungarian method
1025 -- 1031Jatinder N. D. Gupta, Vitaly A. Strusevich, C. M. Zwaneveld. Two-stage no-wait scheduling models with setup and removal times separated
1033 -- 1041Alok Aurovillian, Hong Zhang, Malgorzata M. Wiecek. A bookkeeping strategy for multiple objective linear programs
1043 -- 1055Meltem Denizel, S. Selçuk Erengüç. Exact solution procedures for certain planning problems in flexible manufacturing systems
1057 -- 1061Gilbert Laporte. Modeling and solving several classes of arc routing problems as traveling salesman problems
1063 -- 1073Paul A. Savory, Gerald T. Mackulak. An aggregation procedure for simulating manufacturing flow line models
1075 -- 1083Moncer Hariga, Ali Al-Alyan. A lot sizing heuristic for deteriorating items with shortages in growing and declining markets
1085 -- 1095Sungyeol Kang, Richard F. Serfozo. Maxima of sojourn times in acyclic Jackson queueing networks
1097 -- 1100Nenad Mladenovic, Pierre Hansen. Variable neighborhood search

Volume 24, Issue 10

899 -- 905Chiang Kao, H. C. Tang. Systematic searches for good multiple recursive random number generators
907 -- 918John T. Buchanan, James Corner. The effects of anchoring in interactive MCDM solution methods
919 -- 935Susan X. Li. Transaction-efficiency analysis of franchising arrangements through chance cross-constrained game theory
937 -- 944Liang-Hsuan Chen. Designing robust products with multiple quality characteristics
945 -- 953Miro Gradisar, Joze Jesenko, Gortan Resinovic. Optimization of roll cutting in clothing industry
955 -- 960Ali Allahverdi. Scheduling in stochastic flowshops with independent setup, processing and removal times
961 -- 967Takeo Yamada, Mayumi Futakawa. Heuristic and reduction algorithms for the knapsack sharing problem
969 -- 979Gin Hor Chan, Kim Suan Chiu. A simple heuristic for multi-product dynamic lot sizing problems
981 -- 990Beyime Tachefine, François Soumis. Maximal closure on a graph with resource constraints

Volume 24, Issue 1

1 -- 16Rainer Leisten. ::::A posteriori:::: error bounds in linear programming aggregation
17 -- 23P. C. Chu, J. E. Beasley. A genetic algorithm for the generalised assignment problem
25 -- 35Rex K. Kincaid. A molecular structure matching problem
37 -- 47V. Daniel R. Guide Jr., Rajesh Srivastava. An evaluation of order release strategies in a remanufacturing environment
49 -- 60Ali Amiri. Solution procedures for the service system design problem
61 -- 71Faruk Güder, James L. Zydiak. Non-stationary ordering policies for multi-item inventory systems subject to a single resource constraint and quantity discounts
73 -- 83Zhimin Huang. Bargaining, risk and franchising coordination
85 -- 95Amy Zhaohui Zeng, Tianming Zhang. A queuing model for designing an optimal three-dimensional maintenance float system