TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 59, Issue 6 (June 2008)

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General Papers

Extending the range of player-performance measures in one-day cricket

A J Lewis

J Oper Res Soc 59: 729-742; advance online publication, March 7, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602379

Scheduling English football fixtures over holiday periods

G Kendall

J Oper Res Soc 59: 743-755; advance online publication, March 7, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602382

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Case-Oriented Papers

Experiences in using a contingency factor-based validation methodology for spreadsheet DSS

L Anastasakis, C W Olphert and J M Wilson

J Oper Res Soc 59: 756-761; advance online publication, March 14, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602391

Enhanced performance measurement using OR: a case study

S P Santos, V Belton and S Howick

J Oper Res Soc 59: 762-775; advance online publication, March 21, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602397

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Theoretical Papers

A perturbation metaheuristic for the vehicle routing problem with private fleet and common carriers

M-C Bolduc, J Renaud, F Boctor and G Laporte

J Oper Res Soc 59: 776-787; advance online publication, March 14, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602390

The directional distance function and measurement of super-efficiency: an application to airlines data

S C Ray

J Oper Res Soc 59: 788-797; advance online publication, March 28, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602392

A comparison between the order and the volume fill rate for a base-stock inventory control system under a compound renewal demand process

C Larsen and A Thorstenson

J Oper Res Soc 59: 798-804; advance online publication, March 28, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602407

The multiple location of transfer points

O Berman, Z Drezner and G O Wesolowsky

J Oper Res Soc 59: 805-811; advance online publication, March 28, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602398

A variable neighbourhood search algorithm for the constrained task allocation problem

A Lusa and C N Potts

J Oper Res Soc 59: 812-822; advance online publication, April 4, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602413

One-dimensional heuristics adapted for two-dimensional rectangular strip packing

G Belov, G Scheithauer and E A Mukhacheva

J Oper Res Soc 59: 823-832; advance online publication, April 4, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602393

A heuristic for vehicle fleet mix problem using tabu search and set partitioning

Y H Lee, J I Kim, K H Kang and K H Kim

J Oper Res Soc 59: 833-841; advance online publication, June 6, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602421

Portfolio selection under DEA-based relative financial strength indicators: case of US industries

N C P Edirisinghe and X Zhang

J Oper Res Soc 59: 842-856; advance online publication, June 20, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602442

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Technical Notes

A note on due-date assignment and single-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs

W-H Kuo and D-L Yang

J Oper Res Soc 59: 857-859; advance online publication, March 21, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602396

Slack-based ranking method: an interpretation to the cross-efficiency method in DEA

C-P Bao, T-H Chen and S-Y Chang

J Oper Res Soc 59: 860-862; advance online publication, April 4, 2007; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602411

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Viewpoints

Economic optimization of off-line inspection procedures with inspection errors

Young H Chun

J Oper Res Soc 59: 863-865; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602547

On a more general formulation of off-line inspection with inspection errors

W Y Wang, S H Sheu, Y C Chen and D J Horng

J Oper Res Soc 59: 865-867; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602546

Comment on 'An ordering policy for deteriorating items with allowable shortage and permissible delay in payment' by Jamal, Sarker and Wang

T P Hsieh, C Y Dye and L-Y Ouyang

J Oper Res Soc 59: 867-870; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602579

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Book Selection

Book Selection

J Oper Res Soc 59: 871-873; doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602541