Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 38, Issue 1 (1987)

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Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 38, Issue 1 (1987)

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General Paper

Article
Fifty Years of Operational Research
Jonathan Rosenhead
Page: 1
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Preliminary Findings of a Survey of OR Society Membership
Michael P. Carter
Pages: 3-16
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Theoretical Paper

Article
Optimal Risk-Sharing When Risk Preferences are Uncertain
Pamela Clark Brown
Pages: 17-29
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Solid-Waste Disposal with Intermediate Transfer Stations: An Application of the Fixed-Charge Location Problem
Arshad M. Khan
Pages: 31-37
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Expert Systems—Rule Induction with Statistical Data
John Mingers
Pages: 39-47
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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A Bayesian Model to Predict Saturation and Logistic Growth
Robert M. Oliver
Pages: 49-56
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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On the Heterogeneous M/G/n Blocking System in a Random Environment
J. Sztrik
Pages: 57-63
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Measuring the Quality of Service: A Note on British Rail's ‘Q-Statistic’
S. D. Trotter
Pages: 65-73
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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The Effects of Demand-Forecast Fluctuations on Customer Service and Inventory Cost When Demand is Lumpy
Richard B. Watson
Pages: 75-82
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Technical Note

Article
A Note on “Economic Order Quantity under Conditions of Permissible Delay in Payments”
Suresh Chand & James Ward
Pages: 83-84
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Software Section

Article
Request for Contributions
Tony Clewett
Page: 85
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Microcomputer Software and Hardware Considerations for OR
William B. Dowsland
Pages: 87-93
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Book Selection

Brief Report
IBM-PCs and Compatibles.
Chris Hall
Page: 95
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Advanced Management Accounting Problems.
R. H. Berry
Pages: 95-96
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Maximum Entropy Condition in Queueing Theory
Ernest Koenigsberg
Pages: 97-98
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Maximum Entropy Condition in Queueing Theory: Response
Silvu Guiasu
Pages: 98-100
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
A Wider Role for Operational Research?: A Reflection on “Operational Research and Evolution”
Tim Smithin
Pages: 100-102
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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A Wider Role for Operational Research?: A Reflection on “Operational Research and Evolution”: Reply
George W. Tyler
Pages: 102-103
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
A Wider Role for Operational Research?: A Reflection on “Operational Research and Evolution”: Comment
Ken Bowen
Page: 103
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Comments on “Investigating Outpatient Departments: Implementable Policies and Qualitative Approaches”
Oliver Anderson & S. K. Goyal
Pages: 104-105
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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General Paper

Article
Announcements
Pages: 107-108
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Erratum

Correction
Erratum: Analyzing the Steady-State Queue G1X/G/1
David D. W. Yao, M. L. Chaudhry & J. G. C. Templeton
Page: 109
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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