Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 29, Issue 2 (1978)

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Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 29, Issue 2 (1978)

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General Paper

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Purposeful Control
George W. Tyler
Pages: 97-104
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Case-Oriented Paper

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An Education in Robustness
Jonathan Rosenhead
Pages: 105-111
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Theoretical Paper

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A Structural Mapping Approach to Complex Decision-Making
David Clarke & B. H. Patrick Rivett
Pages: 113-128
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Optimal Control of Some Simple Deterministic Epidemic Models
Suresh P. Sethi & Preston W. Staats
Pages: 129-136
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Operational Research for Strategic Decision-Making: The Role of World-View
A. Berresford & M. R. Dando
Pages: 137-146
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Defining International Market Opportunities via Wishart's Mode Analysis
Peter Doyle & Zeki B. Gidengil
Pages: 147-157
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Robustness of Discrete Decisions to the Worst Case Distribution
Stanley Schenkerman
Pages: 159-165
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Technical Note

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Potential Applications of OR in Developing Countries—A Generalization from Botswana
S. J. McCarthy
Pages: 167-170
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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A Note on Warszawski's Multi-Commodity Location Problem
B. M. Khumawala & A. W. Neebe
Pages: 171-172
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Correspondence on “SOSIPing, or Sophistical Obfuscation of Self-Interest and Prejudice”
Christopher J. L. Yewlett, S. B. Abrahams, A. D. Flowerdew & J. U. M. Smith
Pages: 173-175
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Clarification or Official Obfuscation Language?: Reply
G. J. A. Stern
Pages: 175-177
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Clarification or Official Obfuscation Language?: Response
S. B. Abrahams, A. D. J. Flowerdew & J. U. M. Smith
Pages: 177-179
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Concerning “A Note on the Effect of Initial Conditions on a Simulation Run” by R. C. H. Cheng
O. D Anderson
Page: 179
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Comments on “Notes for Discussion on ‘Control’”
Simon French & K. D Tocher
Pages: 179-182
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Book Selection

Brief Report
Operational Research
Jeremy Lister
Pages: 183-184
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Engineering Investment Decisions — Planning under Uncertainty
L. R. Carter
Page: 184
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Quantitative Analysis for Planning Decisions
Penelope Mullen
Page: 185
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Information Systems for Planning and Control — Concepts and Cases
G. J. Evans
Pages: 185-186
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Contracting Markov Decision Processes
Antony Unwin
Page: 186
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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Dynamic Stochastic Models from Empirical Data
J. F. Rudge
Pages: 186-187
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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An Epistle to Dr. Benjamin Franklin
W. C. Henshaw
Page: 187
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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General Paper

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Books Received
Page: 189
Published online: 19 Dec 2017
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