Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 52, Issue 2 (2001)

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Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 52, Issue 2 (2001)

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Case-oriented Paper

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A risk management model for improving operation and maintenance activities in electricity transmission networks
V M Rao Tummala & C L Mak
Pages: 125-134
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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The cost of weather in a floating oil production system
J Bowers
Pages: 135-142
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Forecasting practice: organisational issues
M C Hughes
Pages: 143-149
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Evaluating soft OR: some reflections on an apparently ‘unsuccessful’ implementation using a Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) based approach
N A D Connell
Pages: 150-160
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Theoretical Paper

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The availability of unmanned air vehicles: a post-case study
M A J Smith, R Dekker, J Kos & J A M Hontelez
Pages: 161-168
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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An improved branching rule for the symmetric travelling salesman problem
P M E Shutler
Pages: 169-175
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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IDEA (Imprecise Data Envelopment Analysis) with CMDs (Column Maximum Decision Making Units)
W W Cooper, K S Park & G Yu
Pages: 176-181
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Maximal flow network modelling of production bottleneck problems
M D Troutt, G P White & S K Tadisina
Pages: 182-187
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Multi-parameter maintenance optimisation via the marginal cost approach
R Dekker & R P Plasmeijer
Pages: 188-197
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Setting expediting repair policy in a multi-echelon repairable-item inventory system with limited repair capacity
Y Perlman, A Mehrez & M Kaspi
Pages: 198-209
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Technical Note

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New block properties for the permutation flow shop problem with application in tabu search
J Grabowski & J Pempera
Pages: 210-220
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Validating absolute weight bounds in Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models
V V Podinovski
Pages: 221-225
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Stochastic scheduling with optimal customer service
V Portougal & D Trietsch
Pages: 226-233
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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An approximation algorithm for parallel machine scheduling with a common server
Guoqing Wang & T C Edwin Cheng
Pages: 234-237
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
A comment on Chang and Dye (1999): EOQ model for deteriorating items with time-varying demand and partial backlogging
S K Goyal & B C Giri
Pages: 238-239
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Response by Dye
C-Y Dye
Page: 239
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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A Comment on Brimberg and ReVelle (2000): The maximum return-on-investment plant location problem
A Mercer
Pages: 240-241
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Response by Brimberg, ReVelle and Rosing
J Brimberg, C ReVelle & K E Rosing
Pages: 241-242
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Book Selection

Brief Report
The Economic Value of Information
S Kafandaris
Pages: 243-244
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Brief Report
Purchasing in the 21st Century
H W Ittman
Pages: 244-245
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Numerical Optimization
D K Smith
Page: 245
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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Measurement Made Accessible: A Research Approach Using Qualitative, Quantitative and Quality Improvement Methods
M Simpson
Pages: 245-246
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
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