Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 23, Issue 4 (1972)

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Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 23, Issue 4 (1972)

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General Paper

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Leader — December 1972
K.B. H.
Page: 411
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Robustness and Optimality as Criteria for Strategic Decisions
Jonathan Rosenhead, Martin Elton & Shiv K. Gupta
Pages: 413-431
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Case-Oriented Paper

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Vehicle Scheduling — A Case Study
J. J. McDonald
Pages: 433-444
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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The Application of the Automatic Interaction Detector (A.I.D.) Programme and Multiple Regression Techniques to the Assessment of Store Performance and Site Selection
G. I. Heald
Pages: 445-457
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Case Study on the Measurement of Rate of Return on Investment in Joint Products: the Problem of m Products Made out of n Components on f Facilities
J. H. Fairrhurst
Pages: 459-476
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Planning and Control of R & D Activities
E. Ritchie
Pages: 477-490
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Student Paper

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Using the Out-of-Kilter Algorithm to Solve a Complex Assignment Problem
Ray Bentley
Pages: 491-495
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Theoretical Paper

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Product Development Plans†
Bo Sellstedt & Bertil Naslund
Pages: 497-510
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Algorithms for Large-scale Travelling Salesman Problems
Nicos Christofides & Samuel Eilon
Pages: 511-518
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Optimizing Ports through Computer Simulation Sensitivity Analysis of Pertinent Parameters
J. Buhr Hansen
Pages: 519-530
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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The Scheduling of Continuous Flow Prodcution: A Separable Programming Approach
J. S. H. Kornbluth & D. E. Lepage
Pages: 531-548
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Controlling a Production Scheduling System
C. E. Montagnon
Pages: 549-559
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Matching Batch Sizes to Machine Shop Capabilities: An Example in Production Scheduling
C. C. New
Pages: 561-572
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Technical Note

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A Comparison of Two Stock Control Models
F. R. Johnston & D. J. Milne
Pages: 573-577
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Viewpoint

Brief Report
Assigning Projects to Students
Cliff Wilkinson
Pages: 579-580
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Goals and Constraints in Decision-Making
H. Benham
Pages: 580-581
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Reply to Comments by H. Benham
Samuel Eilon
Pages: 582-583
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Depot Siting Problem with Discontinuous Delivery Costs — A Comment
M. H. J. Webb
Pages: 583-587
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Depot Siting Problem — A Rejoinder
C. D. T. Watson-Gandy & S. Eilon
Pages: 587-590
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Letter to the Editor

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Comment on “On the Flow-Shop Sequencing Problem with No Wait in Process”
G. Liesegang & M. Rüger
Page: 591
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Book Selection

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The Geometry of the Environment
P. Macdonald
Pages: 593-594
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Patients, Hospitals and Operational Research
Peter D. Saalmans
Pages: 594-595
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Applications of Queueing Theory
Alan Mercer
Pages: 595-596
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Combinatorial Programming, Spatial Analysis and Planning
Colin Thunhurst
Pages: 596-597
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Matrices in Control Theory
W. D. Ray
Pages: 597-598
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Generalized Inverse of Matrices and its Applications
Alan J. Mayne
Page: 598
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Urban Traffic Simulation
Alan J. Mayne
Pages: 598-599
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Kinetic Theory of Vehicular Traffic
M. R. C. McDowell
Pages: 599-600
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Efficient Road Transport Scheduling
J. C. Wilkinson
Pages: 600-601
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Organization Structuring
Kenneth Knight
Pages: 601-603
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Managing for Profit — The Added Value Concept
W. Mason
Page: 603
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Productivity Bargaining: A Case Study in the Steel Industry
A. S. Harding
Page: 604
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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