Morris A. Cohen and Michael J. Magazine

Preface—New Directions for Operations Management Research
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 2-3. [Abstract] [PDF]  

In This Issue
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 4-6. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Anantaram Balakrishnan and Stuart Brown

Process Planning for Aluminum Tubes: An Engineering-Operations Perspective
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 7-20. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John J. Bartholdi, III and Donald D. Eisenstein

A Production Line that Balances Itself
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 21-34. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gabriel R. Bitran and Stephen M. Gilbert

Managing Hotel Reservations with Uncertain Arrivals
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 35-49. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Maria Di Mascolo, Yannick Frein, and Yves Dallery

An Analytical Method for Performance Evaluation of Kanban Controlled Production Systems
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 50-64. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Moshe Eben-Chaime, Craig A. Tovey, and Jane C. Ammons

Circuit Partitioning Via Set Partitioning and Column Generation
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 65-76. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Dennis Epple, Linda Argote, and Kenneth Murphy

An Empirical Investigation of the Microstructure of Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer Through Learning by Doing
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 77-86. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman

Reducing the Cost of Demand Uncertainty Through Accurate Response to Early Sales
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 87-99. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Arnd Huchzermeier and Morris A. Cohen

Valuing Operational Flexibility Under Exchange Rate Risk
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 100-113. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Christopher D. Ittner

Exploratory Evidence on the Behavior of Quality Costs
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 114-130. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Abbas A. Kurawarwala and Hirofumi Matsuo

Forecasting and Inventory Management of Short Life-Cycle Products
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 131-150. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hau L. Lee

Effective Inventory and Service Management Through Product and Process Redesign
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 151-159. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lode Li and Xin Wang

The Service Facility Startup and Capacity Model and its Application to the National Cranberry Case
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 160-172. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mark D. Longtin, Lawrence M. Wein, and Roy E. Welsch

Sequential Screening in Semiconductor Manufacturing, I: Exploiting Spatial Dependence
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 173-195. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jihong Ou and Lawrence M. Wein

Sequential Screening in Semiconductor Manufacturing, II: Exploiting Lot-to-Lot Variability
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 196-205. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carlos Ocaña and Eitan Zemel

Learning from Mistakes: A Note on Just-in-Time Systems
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 206-214. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jing-Sheng Song and Paul H. Zipkin

Managing Inventory with the Prospect of Obsolescence
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 215-222. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Fernando F. Suarez, Michael A. Cusumano, and Charles H. Fine

An Empirical Study of Manufacturing Flexibility in Printed Circuit Board Assembly
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 223-240. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Contributors
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1996 44: 241-243. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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