Thomas L. Magnanti

Editorial
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 2-3. [Abstract] [PDF]  

William J. Horvath and Martin L. Ernst

Philip McCord Morse (1903–1985)—A Remembrance
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 7-9. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Philip M. Morse

The Beginnings of Operations Research in the United States
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 10-17. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ralph L. Keeney, John F. Lathrop, and Alan Sicherman

OR Practice—An Analysis of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Technology Choice
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 18-39. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Leon Lasdon, Paul E. Coffman, Jr., Robert MacDonald, James W. McFarland, and Kamy Sepehrnoori

Optimal Hydrocarbon Reservoir Production Policies
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 40-54. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ward Whitt

Deciding Which Queue to Join: Some Counterexamples
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 55-62. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gabriel R. Bitran and Hirofumi Matsuo

Approximation Formulations for the Single-Product Capacitated Lot Size Problem
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 63-74. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Awi Federgruen, Gregory Prastacos, and Paul H. Zipkin

An Allocation and Distribution Model for Perishable Products
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 75-82. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bruce L. Miller

Scarf's State Reduction Method, Flexibility, and a Dependent Demand Inventory Model
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 83-90. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul H. Zipkin

Models for Design and Control of Stochastic, Multi-Item Batch Production Systems
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 91-104. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David Y. Burman and Donald R. Smith

An Asymptotic Analysis of a Queueing System with Markov-Modulated Arrivals
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 105-119. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chelsea C. White, III and Hany K. El-Deib

Parameter Imprecision in Finite State, Finite Action Dynamic Programs
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 120-129. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Peng-Sheng Ku and Shun-Chen Niu

On Johnson's Two-Machine Flow Shop with Random Processing Times
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 130-136. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Evan L. Porteus

Optimal Lot Sizing, Process Quality Improvement and Setup Cost Reduction
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 137-144. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tony J. Van Roy

A Cross Decomposition Algorithm for Capacitated Facility Location
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 145-163. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David Ronen

Short-Term Scheduling of Vessels for Shipping Bulk or Semi-Bulk Commodities Originating in a Single Area
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 164-173. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ed McKenzie

Technical Note—Renormalization of Seasonals in Winters' Forecasting Systems: Is it Necessary?
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 174-176. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kyle Siegrist

A Debugging Model with Independent Flaws and Random Masking
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 177-178. [Abstract] [PDF]  

David E. Bell and Peter H. Farquhar

OR Forum—Perspectives on Utility Theory
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 179-183. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Linda Green

Errata—Correction to "A Queueing System with General-Use and Limited-Use Servers"
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 184. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Donald S. Szarkowicz and Thomas W. Knowles

Errata—Correction to "Optimal Control of an M/M/S Queueing System"
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1986 34: 184. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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