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Volume 28, issue 1

General Paper

Article
Subjective Information Modelling
J. Tydeman & R. B. Mitchell
Pages: 1-19
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Case-Oriented Paper

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Goal Programming and Agricultural Planning
B. M. Wheeler & J. R. M. Russell
Pages: 21-32
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Practical Optimisation Technique for a Queueing System
Jean-Marc Rousseau & Gilbert Laporte
Pages: 33-35
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Theoretical Paper

Article
Alternative Models of Salesmen's Response to Financial Incentives
René Y. Darmon
Pages: 37-49
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Decision Networks
Jennifer A. Clark & N. A. J. Hastings
Pages: 51-68
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
A Method for Improving the Solution of an Inventory Problem under Certainty
S. K. Goyal
Pages: 69-78
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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The Numerical Generation of Lead Time Demand Distributions for Inventory Models
R. J. Mumford
Pages: 79-85
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Technical Note

Article
A Note on Forecasting with Adaptive Filtering
Douglas C. Montgomery & L. E. Contreras
Pages: 87-91
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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An Application of Post-Sample Stability Theory to Time-Series Forecasting
Allan Andersen
Pages: 93-98
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Information System Design in a Commercial Bank
S. M. Padwal & R. Bandyopadhyay
Pages: 99-103
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Ideas on Ackoff's “Quality of Life” Paper
K. C. Bowen
Page: 105
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Comment on “Discussion on Control”
R. M. Adelson
Pages: 105-107
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Discussion on Control — Reply to a Comment on my Paper
K. D. Tocher
Pages: 107-109
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Book Selection

Brief Report
“Collected Papers of Jay W. Forrester”
Mark Cantley
Pages: 111-113
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Introduction to Operations Research and Management Science
D. L. Holmes
Pages: 113-114
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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The Practice of Management Science
N. Ghosh
Pages: 114-115
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Guide to Models in Governmental Planning and Operations
Clive Holtham
Pages: 115-116
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Optimization Theory: The Finite Dimensional Case
R. J. Paul
Pages: 116-117
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Inventory Policy (Selected Articles 1956-1972)
Colin Lewis
Pages: 117-118
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Management of Bank Portfolios
Roger Ho
Page: 118
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Organizational Decision Process
Clive Malpas-Sands
Page: 119
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Applied Productivity Analysis for Industry
N. Ghosh
Pages: 119-120
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Using Numbers for Effective Health Service Management
Iain B. Duncan
Pages: 120-121
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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General Paper

Article
Books Received
Page: 123
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Announcement
Page: 124
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Some Implications for Operational Research in the Area of Inflation as It Affects a Company's Profitability and Liquidity
John Sizer
Pages: 125-137
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Case-Oriented Paper

Article
The Cutting Stock Problem for the Stockholder of Steel Reinforcement Bars
R. S. Stainton
Pages: 139-149
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Simulation Model of a Multi-Shuttle System
Haluk Bekiroglu & Keith L. McRoberts
Pages: 151-166
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Hospital Layout as a Quadratic Assignment Problem
Alwalid N. Elshafei
Pages: 167-179
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Theoretical Paper

Article
An Optimal Wage Policy Rule for the Labour Market of Teachers in England and Wales
A. Zabalza
Pages: 181-190
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
A Branch-and-Bound Method for Sequencing Problems with Linear and Exponential Penalty Functions
W. Townsend
Pages: 191-200
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Dealing with Dependence in Risk Simulations
J. C. Hull
Pages: 201-213
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Technical Note

Article
Economic Packaging Frequency of Perishable Jointly Replenished Items
S. K. Goyal
Pages: 215-219
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Article
Correcting Statistics for Delayed Data
Peter Brooker
Pages: 221-223
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Correspondence on “Scoring Rules for Subjective Assessments”
J. N. Morse & J. B. Kidd
Pages: 225-226
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Model of Patient Progress
A. G. McDonald
Pages: 227-228
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Book Selection

Brief Report
World Modeling: A Dialogue
Robert Fildes
Pages: 229-230
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Basic Operational Research
Derek J. Palmer
Pages: 230-231
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Case Studies in Decision Analysis
David Allen
Pages: 231-232
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Applied Mathematical Modelling. Vol. 1, No. 1
Alan J. Mayne
Pages: 232-233
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Forecasting for Business — Methods and Applications
K. B. Haley
Pages: 233-234
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Computer and Statistical Techniques for Planners
Unny Menon
Pages: 234-235
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Lagerhaltungsmodelle fur mehrere Produkte (German Text)
Sateesh B. Lele
Pages: 235-236
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Markov Chains — Theory and Applications
Anthony Unwin
Pages: 236-237
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Graph Theory with Applications
E. Kay
Pages: 237-238
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Operations Management: The Management of Productive Systems
J. M. Rifkin
Pages: 238-239
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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General Paper

Article
Books Received
Pages: 241-242
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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