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EUROPEAN JOURNAL ’ OF OPERATIONAL a RESEARCH LSEVIER European Journal of Operational Research 94 (1996) 631-633 Contents Volume 94 Coordinated supply chain management (Invited review) D.J. Thomas and P.M. Griffin A two-stage multiobjective scheduling model for [faculty—course—time] assignments MA. Badri The newsstand problem: A capacitated multiple-product single-period inventory problem H.-S. Lau and A.H.-L. Lau Tactical design of rail freight networks. Part II: Local search methods with statistical analysis A. Marin and J. Salmerén An interactive Decision Support System for the Resource Constrained Scheduling Problem M. Norbis and J.M.G. Smith Multicriteria planar location problems H.W. Hamacher and S. Nickel Project selection with discounted returns and multiple constraints G.J. Kyparisis, S.K. Gupta and C.-M. Ip On finding a biconnected spanning planar subgraph with applications to the facilities layout problem O. Goldschmidt, A. Takvorian and G. Yu A new adaptive method for extrapolative forecasting algorithms S.N. Pantazopoulos and C.P. Pappis A ratio model for discriminant analysis using linear programming D.L. Retzlaff-Roberts The coordinated replenishment dynamic lot-sizing problem with quantity discounts C.-S. Chung, S.-H. Hum and O. Kirca Quadratically constrained convex quadratic programmes: faulty feasible regions RJ. Caron and W.T. Obuchowska The maximization of a function over the efficient set via a penalty function approach D.J. White Maximizing a submodular function by integer programming: Polyhedral results for the quadratic case H. Lee, G.L. Nemhauser and Y. Wang Duality and sensitivity in nonconvex quadratic optimization over an ellipsoid O.E. Flippo and B. Jansen Towards economically optimal first-off inspection J. Sheil The number of feasible designs in a compatibility matrix J. Singhal and K. Singhal Generating pseudo-raidom time series with specified marginal distributions W.T. Song, L.-C. Hsiao and Y.-J. Chen A note on the complexity of single-machine scheduling with a common due date, earliness—tardiness, and batch delivery costs J. Yuan OR Software - ORSEP Operations Research Software Exchange Program, Professor H.W. Hamacher (ed.) ACCPM - A library for convex optimization based on an analytic center cutting plane method J. Gondzio, O. du Merle, R. Sarkissian and J.-P. Vial Call for Papers - EURO Best Applied Paper Competition 1997 632 Contents Volume 94 Feature Issue: Scheduling in Computer and Manufacturing Systems 213 Dagstuhl Seminar on ‘‘Scheduling in Computer and Manufacturing Systems”’ J. Btazewicz, K. Ecker and J. Weglarz 215 Scheduling multiprocessor tasks — An overview M. Drozdowski 231 Scheduling multiprocessor tasks with chain constraints J. Btazewicz and Z. Liu 242 Preemptive versus nonpreemptive scheduling of biprocessor tasks on dedicated processors M. Kubale 252 On the complexity of scheduling with large communication delays E. Bampis, A. Giannakos and J.-C. Konig 261 Minimizing the overhead for some tree-scheduling problems E. Bampis, F. Guinand and D. Trystram 271 Scheduling tasks and communications on a virtual distributed system J.-Y. Colin and P. Colin 277 Single machine scheduling with batch deliveries T.C.E. Cheng, V.S. Gordon and M.Y. Kovalyov 284 Single machine scheduling subject to deadlines and resource dependent processing times A. Janiak and M.Y. Kovalyov 292 A decision theory based scheduling procedure for single-machine weighted earliness and tardiness problems V. Sridharan and Z. Zhou 302 Discrete-continuous scheduling problems — Mean completion time results J. Jozefowska and J. Weglarz 310 Total completion time minimization in two-machine job shops with unit-time operations W. Kubiak and V. Timkousky Agricultural product development using multidimensional and multicriteria analyses: The case of wine G. Baourakis, N.F. Matsatsinis and Y. Siskos Tool allocation and machining conditions optimization for CNC machines M.S. Akturk and S. Avci Comparison of iterative improvement techniques for schedule optimization J. Dorn, M. Girsch, G. Skele and W. Slany A robustness approach to uncapacitated network design problems G.J. Gutiérrez, P. Kouvelis and A.A. Kurawarwala A note on ‘*Hierarchical models for multi-project planning and scheduling”’ S. Hartmann and A. Sprecher A low-rank bilinear programming approach for sub-optimal solution of the quadratic assignment problem A. Torki, Y. Yajima and T. Enkawa A genetic algorithm for the set covering problem J.E. Beasley and P.C. Chu PAC-learning a decision tree with pruning H. Kim and G.J. Koehler Book Reviews Imperfect maintenance (Invited Review) H. Pham and H. Wang Assessing the comparative spatial disadvantage (CSD) of regions in the European Union using non-radial data envelopment analysis methods A.D. Athanassopoulos Resource allocation to defensive marketing and manufacturing strategies K.R. Kumar and G.C. Hadjinicola A model for the relative importance of the criteria in the Multiplicative AHP and SMART F A. Lootsma Reducing performance variation in the canning problem F.J. Arcelus and M.A. Rahim Approximate representation of probabilistic data in expert systems S. Sarkar, H. Mendelson and V.C. Storey Contents Volume 94 Combining ranked mean value forecasts M. Mostaghimi A periodic review inventory system with two supply modes C. Chiang and G.J. Gutierrez Staged and constrained two-dimensional guillotine cutting problems: An AND/OR-graph approach R. Morabito and M.N. Arenales Mixed integer programming model formulations for dynamic multi-item multi-level capacitated lotsizing H. Stadtler Multiobjective programming in optimization of interval objective functions — A generalized approach S. Chanas and D. Kuchta Comparing the predictive validity of alternatively assessed multi-attribute preference models when relevant decision attributes are missing P.C. Fry, D.B. Rinks and J.L. Ringuest Kuratowski convergence of the efficient sets in the parametric linear vector semi-infinite optimization M.I. Todorov Evolution program for deterministic and stochastic optimations M. Gen, B. Liu and K. Ida Conditions for government support of private research and development P. Joglekar and M. Hamburg A tree search algorithm for the crew scheduling problem J.E. Beasley and B. Cao Tight linear programming relaxations of uncapacitated p-hub median problems D. Skorin-Kapov, J. Skorin-Kapov and M. O’K elly Contents Volume 94