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OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: ii-iv. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Martin B. Haugh, Leonid Kogan, and Jiang Wang

Evaluating Portfolio Policies: A Duality Approach
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 405-418. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Achal Bassamboo, J. Michael Harrison, and Assaf Zeevi

Design and Control of a Large Call Center: Asymptotic Analysis of an LP-Based Method
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 419-435. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Torbjörn Larsson and Michael Patriksson

Global Optimality Conditions for Discrete and Nonconvex Optimization—With Applications to Lagrangian Heuristics and Column Generation
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 436-453. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Hatem Ben Amor, Jacques Desrosiers, and José Manuel Valério de Carvalho

Dual-Optimal Inequalities for Stabilized Column Generation
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 454-463. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mabel C. Chou, Hui Liu, Maurice Queyranne, and David Simchi-Levi

On the Asymptotic Optimality of a Simple On-Line Algorithm for the Stochastic Single-Machine Weighted Completion Time Problem and Its Extensions
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 464-474. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Seong-Hee Kim and Barry L. Nelson

On the Asymptotic Validity of Fully Sequential Selection Procedures for Steady-State Simulation
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 475-488. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

T. P. I. Ahamed, V. S. Borkar, and S. Juneja

Adaptive Importance Sampling Technique for Markov Chains Using Stochastic Approximation
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 489-504. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Wei-Min Lan and Tava Lennon Olsen

Multiproduct Systems with Both Setup Times and Costs: Fluid Bounds and Schedules
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 505-522. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Serge M. Karalli and A. Dale Flowers

The Multiple-Family ELSP with Safety Stocks
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 523-531. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Gregory A. DeCroix

Optimal Policy for a Multiechelon Inventory System with Remanufacturing
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 532-543. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

T. C. E. Cheng and Y. N. Wu

A Multiproduct, Multicriterion Supply-Demand Network Equilibrium Model
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 544-554. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Zhi-Long Chen and Guruprasad Pundoor

Order Assignment and Scheduling in a Supply Chain
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 555-572. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Jean-François Cordeau

A Branch-and-Cut Algorithm for the Dial-a-Ride Problem
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 573-586. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Edmund Burke, Robert Hellier, Graham Kendall, and Glenn Whitwell

A New Bottom-Left-Fill Heuristic Algorithm for the Two-Dimensional Irregular Packing Problem
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 587-601. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Martin A. Lariviere

A Note on Probability Distributions with Increasing Generalized Failure Rates
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 602-604. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Contributors
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 605-608. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Edwin Romeijn and Stefanos Zenios

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Operations Research in Health Care
OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2006 54: 609. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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