TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 58, Issue 8 (August 2007)

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General Papers

How novices formulate models. Part I: qualitative insights and implications for teaching

S G Powell and T R Willemain

J Oper Res Soc 58: 983-995; advance online publication, July 26, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602275

Technical efficiency, managerial efficiency and objective-setting in the educational system: an international comparison

V Giménez, D Prior and C Thieme

J Oper Res Soc 58: 996-1007; advance online publication, July 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602213

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Case-Oriented Papers

Project advancement and its applications to multi-air-route quality budget allocation

C-C Chang and R-S Chen

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1008-1020; advance online publication, July 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602244

Developing professional judgement with the aid of a 'low-profile' group support system

M Read and T Gear

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1021-1029; advance online publication, July 26, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602254

Weekly staff scheduling with workstation group restrictions

L Wan and J F Bard

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1030-1046; advance online publication, June 21, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602215

Reliability analysis and maintenance decision for railway sleepers using track condition information

J Zhao, A H C Chan and M P N Burrow

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1047-1055; advance online publication, July 5, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602251

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Theoretical Papers

Team syntegrity and democratic group decision making: theory and practice

A Espinosa and R Harnden

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1056-1064; advance online publication, July 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602261

Incorporating the pricing decisions into the dynamic fleet management problem

G J King and H Topaloglu

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1065-1074; advance online publication, July 19, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602232

Tool replacement policy for one-sided processes with low fraction defective

W L Pearn, Y-C Hsu and J-J Horng Shiau

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1075-1083; advance online publication, November 22, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602224

Large-scale data envelopment analysis (DEA) implementation: a strategic performance management approach

A Medina-Borja, K S Pasupathy and K Triantis

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1084-1098; advance online publication, June 14, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602200

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Technical Notes

Complexity results for single-machine scheduling with positional learning effects

B M T Lin

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1099-1102; advance online publication, July 5, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602227

Due-date assignment and parallel-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs

T C E Cheng, L Y Kang and C T Ng

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1103-1108; advance online publication, July 5, 2006; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602225

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Viewpoints

Philosophy for professionals: towards critical pragmatism

W Ulrich

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1109-1113; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602336

The ethics of pragmatism: a response to Werner Ulrich

R J Ormerod

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1113-1117; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602376

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Book Selection

Book Selection

J Oper Res Soc 58: 1118-1121; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602338