TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 59, Issue 2 (February 2008)

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Editorial

Operational Research in Government

Jane Parkin and Hiroko Plant

J Oper Res Soc 59: 147; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602562

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Paper

Government Operational Research Service: Civil OR in UK Central Government

H S Turner

J Oper Res Soc 59: 148-162; advance online publication, October 17, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602452

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Corrigendum

Government Operational Research Service: Civil OR In UK Central Government FREE

H S Turner

J Oper Res Soc 59: 163; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602557

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Papers

Using system dynamics to model the impact of policing activity on performance

I M Newsome

J Oper Res Soc 59: 164-170; advance online publication, July 25, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602454

Improving police control rooms using simulation

M M Günal, S Onggo and M Pidd

J Oper Res Soc 59: 171-181; advance online publication, November 7, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602517

An integer programming approach to optimize Housing Benefit data retrieval

E Rappos and E B Thompson

J Oper Res Soc 59: 182-185; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602558

Evaluating systems thinking in housing

M C Jackson, N Johnston and J Seddon

J Oper Res Soc 59: 186-197; advance online publication, November 21, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602521

Using analysis to influence strategic-decision making: option valuation at ECGD

D I Calvert and R Kaufman

J Oper Res Soc 59: 198-202; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602545

A framework for participatory budget elaboration support

J Rios and D Rios Insua

J Oper Res Soc 59: 203-212; advance online publication, September 19, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602501

System dynamics mapping of acute patient flows

D C Lane and E Husemann

J Oper Res Soc 59: 213-224; advance online publication, September 26, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602498

Changing behaviours in defence acquisition: a game theory approach

T Gardener and J Moffat

J Oper Res Soc 59: 225-230; advance online publication, November 28, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602476

The impact of information technology on organizational efficiency in public services: a DEA-based DT approach

H Seol, H Lee, S Kim and Y Park

J Oper Res Soc 59: 231-238; advance online publication, September 5, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602453

Creating composite indicators with DEA and robustness analysis: the case of the Technology Achievement Index

L Cherchye, W Moesen, N Rogge, T Van Puyenbroeck, M Saisana, A Saltelli, R Liska and S Tarantola

J Oper Res Soc 59: 239-251; advance online publication, June 27, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602445

Assessing quality improvement initiatives when expert judgements are uncertain

E D Hahn and C L Knott

J Oper Res Soc 59: 252-258; advance online publication, September 5, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602484

Simplifying essential competencies for Taiwan civil servants using the rough set approach

I Y-F Huang, W-W Wu and Y-T Lee

J Oper Res Soc 59: 259-265; advance online publication, November 7, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602516