TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 58, Issue 6 (June 2007)

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Case Oriented Papers

An application of Soft Systems Dynamics Methodology (SSDM)

A Paucar-Caceres and R Rodriguez-Ulloa

J Oper Res Soc 58: 701-713; advance online publication, March 29, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602188

Forecasting both time varying MTBF of fighter aircraft module and expected demand of minor parts

K B Yoon and S Y Sohn

J Oper Res Soc 58: 714-719; advance online publication, April 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602198

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Theoretical Papers

Forecasting S-shaped diffusion processes via response modelling methodology

H Shore and D Benson-Karhi

J Oper Res Soc 58: 720-728; advance online publication, March 15, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602187

Flexible facility interior layout: a real options approach

T Zhao and C-L Tseng

J Oper Res Soc 58: 729-739; advance online publication, March 22, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602189

Planar maximal covering location problem under block norm distance measure

H Younies and G O Wesolowsky

J Oper Res Soc 58: 740-750; advance online publication, March 29, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602172

Pareto-optimal contracts for a supply chain with satisficing objectives

C Shi and B Chen

J Oper Res Soc 58: 751-759; advance online publication, March 29, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602186

Assessing the impact of problem structuring methods in multi-organizational settings: an empirical investigation

L A Franco

J Oper Res Soc 58: 760-768; advance online publication, April 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602191

Game theoretic analysis of the bargaining process over a long-term replenishment contract

J S Kim and T C Kwak

J Oper Res Soc 58: 769-778; advance online publication, April 5, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602183

A Bayesian approach for multiple criteria decision making with applications in Design for Six Sigma

R Rajagopal and E del Castillo

J Oper Res Soc 58: 779-790; advance online publication, April 12, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602184

Metaheuristics for meltshop scheduling in the steel industry

P A Huegler and F J Vasko

J Oper Res Soc 58: 791-796; advance online publication, April 12, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602190

Port space allocation with a time dimension

Z Fu, Y Li, A Lim and B Rodrigues

J Oper Res Soc 58: 797-807; advance online publication, April 12, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602192

Effective heuristics for the dynamic demand joint replenishment problem

E P Robinson, A Narayanan and L-L Gao

J Oper Res Soc 58: 808-815; advance online publication, April 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602197

A hybrid optimization algorithm for area traffic control problem

S-W Chiou

J Oper Res Soc 58: 816-823; advance online publication, May 24, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602207

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Technical Notes

A note on parallel-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs

A A K Jeng and B M T Lin

J Oper Res Soc 58: 824-826; advance online publication, April 26, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602208

A lognormal approximation of activity duration in PERT using two time estimates

S Mohan, M Gopalakrishnan, H Balasubramanian and A Chandrashekar

J Oper Res Soc 58: 827-831; advance online publication, May 3, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602204

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Viewpoints

On the history and future of OR

R J Ormerod

J Oper Res Soc 58: 832-835; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602324

Reply to Ormerod

M C Jackson

J Oper Res Soc 58: 835; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602325

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Book Selection

Book Selection

J Oper Res Soc 58: 836-839; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602322