TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 55, Issue 5 (May 2004)

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Editorial

Editorial

Terry Williams and John Wilson

J Oper Res Soc 55: 439; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601728

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Case-oriented Papers

Using OR for diagnosis and facilitation in change programmes: a university application

M G Nicholls, B J Cargill and K S Dhir

J Oper Res Soc 55: 440-452; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601658

Problem structuring methods for large group interventions

D Shaw, M Westcombe, J Hodgkin and G Montibeller

J Oper Res Soc 55: 453-463; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601712

IMGD: an interactive method for multiobjective group decision aid

F B Abdelaziz, J M Martel and A Mselmi

J Oper Res Soc 55: 464-474; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601653

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Theoretical Papers

Inventory strategies for systems with fast remanufacturing

R Teunter, E van der Laan and D Vlachos

J Oper Res Soc 55: 475-484; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601687

A single-stage supply chain system controlled by kanban under just-in-time philosophy

S Wang and B R Sarker

J Oper Res Soc 55: 485-494; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601699

Deterministic economic order quantity models with partial backlogging when demand and cost are fluctuating with time

J-T Teng and H-L Yang

J Oper Res Soc 55: 495-503; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601678

Multiprocessor task scheduling in multistage hybrid flow-shops: a genetic algorithm approach

F Sivrikaya s cedilerifog brevelu and G Ulusoy

J Oper Res Soc 55: 504-512; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601716

A branch-and-cut algorithm for the plant-cycle location problem

M Labbé, I Rodríguez-Martin and J J Salazar-González

J Oper Res Soc 55: 513-520; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601692

Selecting DEA specifications and ranking units via PCA

C Serrano Cinca and C Mar Molinero

J Oper Res Soc 55: 521-528; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601705

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Practice Notes

Population needs assessment and access modelling for cardiac services

P R Harper, J Yates, H Wilderspin, A K Shahani, C Bowie and C Duff

J Oper Res Soc 55: 529-534; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601644

Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing

M F Anjos, R C H Cheng and C S M Currie

J Oper Res Soc 55: 535-541; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601721

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Technical Notes

Improved tabu search algorithm for the handling of route duration constraints in vehicle routing problems with time windows

J-F Cordeau, G Laporte and A Mercier

J Oper Res Soc 55: 542-546; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601707

An improved branch and bound algorithm for a strongly correlated unbounded knapsack problem

Y-J Seong, Y-G G, M-K Kang and C-W Kang

J Oper Res Soc 55: 547-552; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601698

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Viewpoints

Viewpoint

Ken Bowen

J Oper Res Soc 55: 553; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601711

Reply to the comments of Bowen

W Ulrich

J Oper Res Soc 55: 553-554; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601709

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Book Selection

Book Selection

J Oper Res Soc 55: 555-560; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601722