Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
Median predictive cost of error with an asymmetric cost function
Median predictive cost of error with an asymmetric cost function
1989,
The problem of reducing predictive cost is considered in the case when the cost of...
OR as technology: Some issues and implications
OR as technology: Some issues and implications
1989,
There has been a growing acceptance of the view that Operational Research OR can be...
Strategies for backward-area development: A systems approach
Strategies for backward-area development: A systems approach
1989,
India has a number of backward regions, and economic development of these regions...
Mean first-passage times for a k-out-of-n system with repair
Mean first-passage times for a k-out-of-n system with repair
1989,
Consider a k- out-of- n system where the lifetimes of the components are independent...
Dynamic programming in action
Dynamic programming in action
1989,
It is often the case that texts on dynamic programming, while giving excellent...
On the merits and demerits of integer goal programming
On the merits and demerits of integer goal programming
1989,
In a recent paper, it was suggested that the use of integer goal programming is...
Evaluating marginal costs associated with ratio and other constraints in linear programmes
Evaluating marginal costs associated with ratio and other constraints in linear programmes
1989,
In certain applications of linear programming, such as blending problems, there are...
Comments on the willingness of an economic agency to pay for parallel research efforts
Comments on the willingness of an economic agency to pay for parallel research efforts
1989,
An analysis of the willingness of a risk-neutral decision-taker to pay for a parallel...
Scheduling of a two-machine flowshop with processing time linearly dependent on job waiting-time
Scheduling of a two-machine flowshop with processing time linearly dependent on job waiting-time
1989,
This paper deals with the problem of finding the minimum finish-time schedule in a...
Expected performance of a queueing system with ancillary activities
Expected performance of a queueing system with ancillary activities
1989,
Many service organizations follow a scheduling policy whereby employees alternate...
A successful implementation of locating passive cooling facilities: The case of Northern Thailand
A successful implementation of locating passive cooling facilities: The case of Northern Thailand
1989,
This paper reports the actual implementation of a location-allocation study, which is...
A proposed entropy measure for assessing combat degradation
A proposed entropy measure for assessing combat degradation
1989,
This paper describes a method for assessing the combat degradation of an army, based...
Replenishment at sea
Replenishment at sea
1989,
This paper describes a case study on the logistics of replenishing a naval warship...
Simulation, gaming and training in a competitive, multimodal, multicompany intercity passenger-transportation environment
Simulation, gaming and training in a competitive, multimodal, multicompany intercity passenger-transportation environment
1989,
This paper presents a microcomputerized simulation game designed as an analysis,...
The feeder-bus network-design problem
The feeder-bus network-design problem
1989,
The potential for improving the cost-effectiveness of public transport operations by...
A mixed linear programme for short-term irrigation scheduling
A mixed linear programme for short-term irrigation scheduling
1989,
For farmers in the UK who use hosereel-raingun irrigation systems, irrigation...
Effects of centralization on expected costs in a multi-location newsboy problem
Effects of centralization on expected costs in a multi-location newsboy problem
1989,
This is a single-period, single-product inventory model with several individual...
Stocking of prescribed sizes of an item
Stocking of prescribed sizes of an item
1989,
In this paper the authors consider an item that is sold in a number of different...
Interactive high-low search: The case of lost sales
Interactive high-low search: The case of lost sales
1989,
The paper considers the problem of supplying perishable goods to disloyal customers....
Effect of delayed payments (trade credit) on order quantities
Effect of delayed payments (trade credit) on order quantities
1989,
The paper addresses the problem of determining the economic order quantity when the...
On a heuristic inventory-replenishment rule for items with a linearly increasing demand incorporating shortages
On a heuristic inventory-replenishment rule for items with a linearly increasing demand incorporating shortages
1989,
A heuristic decision rule is derived for the replenishment of items with a linearly...
Order quantities with temporary price reductions
Order quantities with temporary price reductions
1989,
The temporary price-change problem is studied, in which the objective is to minimize...
Index funds-Construction and performance measurement
Index funds-Construction and performance measurement
1989,
An index fund is an investment vehicle which mimics a stock-market index and thus...
Giving up ‘The Smoke’: A major institution investigates alternatives to being sited in the city
Giving up ‘The Smoke’: A major institution investigates alternatives to being sited in the city
1989,
The Bank of England recently decided to relocate its Registrar’s Department...
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