Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 29, Issue 10 (1978)

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Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 29, Issue 10 (1978)

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General Paper

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Operational Research in the U.K. in 1977: The Causes and Consequences of a Myth?
M. R. Dando & R. G. Sharp
Pages: 939-949
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Theoretical Paper

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A Stochastic Model for Bidding
Charles S. Knode & Lloyd A. Swanson
Pages: 951-957
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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The Derivation of a Measure of Brand Loyalty Using a Markov Brand Switching Model
D. Whitaker
Pages: 959-970
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Non-stationarity in Sugar Prices
Stephen J. Taylor & Brian G. Kingsman
Pages: 971-980
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Using Statistical Models for Mathematical Programming Sensitivity Analysis
Richard G. Richels
Pages: 981-988
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Branch and Bound Algorithm for the p-Median Transportation Problem
Alan W. Neebe
Pages: 989-995
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Facility Location on a Sphere
Z. Drezner & G. O. Wesolowsky
Pages: 997-1004
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Technical Note

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On Computing an Initial Efficient Extreme Point
J. G. Ecker & Nancy S. Hegner
Pages: 1005-1007
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Simple but Effective Transformation for a Class of ILPs
L. G. Proll
Pages: 1009-1011
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Simplification of the Matrix Beta Distribution for Combining Estimators
D. W. Bunn
Pages: 1013-1016
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Comment on Determination of Optimum Production Quantity for a Two-stage Production System
Andrew Z. Szendrovits
Pages: 1017-1020
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Discrete Resource Allocation by a Branch and Bound Method
K. M. Mjelde
Pages: 1021-1023
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Viewpoint

Brief Report
The Reverse Robin Hoods
George J. A. Stern
Pages: 1025-1028
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
O.R. Education for Developing Countries
P. R. Attwood
Pages: 1028-1029
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Comment on a Recent Paper by Sally McClean
D. W. Balmer
Pages: 1029-1030
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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O.R. Education for Developing Countries: Reply
Sally McClean
Pages: 1030-1031
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
O.R. and Science
S. L. Cook
Pages: 1031-1032
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Comment on the Recent Bout between White-Bowen and Johnson
A. M. Lee
Page: 1033
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Book Selection

Brief Report
Prescriptive Models of Organisations
John Banbury
Pages: 1035-1036
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Corporate Models Today — A New Tool for Financial Management
F. de P. Hanika
Page: 1036
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
A Guide to Operational Research (3rd Edn)
C. R. Sergeant
Page: 1037
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Machine Scheduling Problems
T. B. Tate
Pages: 1037-1038
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Transform Methods with Applications to Engineering and Operations Research
M. J. Phillips
Pages: 1038-1039
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
On Numbers and Games
P. Ciaran O'Kane
Page: 1039
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Statistics for Business (+ Solutions Manual)
P. G. Fitzgerald
Pages: 1039-1040
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Modeling and Analysis Using Q-GERT Networks
Antony Unwin
Page: 1040
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Operating Systems — A Systematic View
Norman Holmes
Page: 1040
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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General Paper

Article
Books Received
Page: 1041
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Announcement: Tenth International Symposium on Mathematical Programming: Montreal, August 27-31, 1979
Page: 1042
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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