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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com EUROPEAN science @oinecr JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH www.elsevier.con Contents Volume 168 Single item lot sizing problems N. Brahimi, S. Dauzere-Peres, N.M. Najid and A. Nordli Integration of pricing and capacity allocation for perishable products Y. Feng and B. Xiao rhe relationship between organization strategy, total quality management (TQM), and organization performance—the mediating role of TQM D.I. Prajogo and A.S. Sohal Retailer’s optimal pricing and lot-sizing policies for deteriorating items with partial backlogging H.-J. Chang, J.-T. Teng, L.-Y. Ouvang and C.-Y. Dye Coordination of cooperative advertising in a two-level supply chain when manufacturer offers discount J. Yue, J. Austin, M.-C. Wang and Z. Huang Optimal preventive maintenance of a production system with an intermediate buffer E.G. Kyriakidis and T.D. Dimitrakos A geometric process model for M/M/1 queueing system with a repairable service station Y. Lam, Y.L. Zhang and Q. Liu Joint statistical design of double sampling X and s charts D. He and A. Grigoryan A flexible stochastic differential equation model in distributed development environment Y. Tamura and S. Yamada A two threshold vacation policy in multiserver queueing systems N. Tian and Z.G. Zhang Knowledge acquisition in incomplete information systems: A rough set approach Y. Leung, W.-Z. Wu and W.-X. Zhang Mathematical programming based heuristics for improving LP-generated classifiers for the multi- class supervised classification problem J. Adem and W. Gochet Heuristics for selecting robust database structures with dynamic query patterns 1.N.K. Chen, P.B. Goes, A. Gupta and J.R. Marsden A game-theoretic formulation of joint implementation of environmental projects M. Breton, G. Zaccour and M. Zahaf How real option disinvestment flexibility augments project NP\ 1. Keswani and M.B. Shackletor Do bank mergers have hidden or foregone value? Realized and unrealized operating synergies in one bank merger H.D. Sherman and T.J. Rupert Book Reviews doi:10.1016/S03 Preface: Mathematical Finance and Risk Assessment T. Dohi, S. Osaki and N. Limnios Price limits and capital requirements of futui es clearinghouses L. Shanker and N. Balakrishnan The comparative statics on asset prices based on bull and bear market measur VM. Ohnishi and } Osaki Monte Carlo analysis of convertible bond with reset clauses T. Kimura and T. Shinohara An impulse control of a geometric Brownian motion with quadratic costs M. Ohnishi and M. Tsujimura Bounds for the price of a European-style Asian option in a binary tree model H. Reynaerts, M. Vanmaele, J. Dhaene and G. Deelstra Some results on symmetric duality of multiobjective programmes with generalized (F.p) invexity D B Ojha and R.N Muh her jee \ linear programming framework for free disposal hull technologies anc 1I cost functions: Primal and dual models H Lek ll Posynomial geomettt ric programming with parametric uncertainty S.-T. Liu An evolutionary p| rogramming algorithm for continuous global optimization Y.W. Yang, J. Yu and ¢ K Sol Scheduling orders for multiple produc types with due date related objectives J.Y.-T. Leung H. Li and M. Pined Using tree search bounds to enhance a genetic algorithm approach to two rectangle packing problems t K.A Dowsland 1. Herbert, G. Kenda and | Burke On solving multi type railway line planning problems J.-W. Goossens, § van Hoesel and L. Kroor One-sided elasticities and technical efficiency in multi-output production: A theoretical framework P. Hadjicostas and A.C. Soteriou Allocative efficiency of technically inefficient production units P Boge fort . Fadre and B Obel An inventory model for deteriorating items with stock-dependent consumption rate and shortages under inflation and time discounting K.-L. How The application of prediction capability and adaptive target control to the newspaper business VU Pearson Cost analysis on renewable full-service warranties for multi-component systems J. Bai and H. Pham Dynamic load balancing in parallel queueing systems: Stability and optimal control D.G. Down and M.E. Lewis Quantile and tolerance-interval estimation in simulation E.J. Chen and W.D. Kelton 4 0-shock maintenance model for a deteri oraung system Y.-v. Tang and Y. Lam Rank from comparisons and from ratings in the analytic hierarchy/network processes Tl Saat) A rational approach to handling fuzzy perceptions in route choice T. Arslan and C.J. Khisty Nonessential objective approaches for MCDM I. Gal and T. Han Establish standards of standard costing with the application of convergent gray zone test I Hsiao An efficient linear model and optimisation algorithm for multi-site combined heat and power production 1. Rong, H. Hakonen and R. Lahdelma Passenger grouping under constant threat probability in an airport security system V.L. Lazar Babu, R. Batta and L. Lin lhe impact of energy function structure on solving generalized assignment problem using Hopfield neural network M.A.S. Monfareadn d M. Etemadi Book Reviews Guest editorial: Balancing Assembly and Transfer Lines 1 Do gu State-of-the-art exact and heuristic solution procedures for simple assembly line balancing 1. Scholl and C. Becker \ survey 01 blems and methods in generalized assembly line balancing ( Becker an { Scholl An linear programming based lower bound for the simple assembly line balancing problem VM. Peeters and Z. Degraeve A special case of transfer lines balancing by graph approach {. Doleui, N. Guschinsky and G. Levin Cost-oriented assembly line balancing: Model formulations, solution difficulty, upper and lower bounds VU. Amer An optimal piecewise-linear program for the U-line balancing problem with stochastic task times T_L. Urban and W.-C. Chiang Stability analysis of an optimal balance for an assembly line with fixed cycle time Y.N. Sotskov, A. Dolgui and M.-C. Portmann \ heuristic solution for fuzzy mixed-model line balancing problem V.V. Hop A genetic algorithm for robotic assembly line balancing G. Levitin, J. Rubinovitz and B. Shnits Balancing assembly lines with tabu search S.D. Lapierre, A. Ruiz and P. Soriano An endosymbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the integration of balancing and sequencing mixed-model U-lines Y.K. Kim, J. Y. Kim and Y. Kim Dynamic task assignment for throughput maximization with worksharing R.G. Askin and J. Chen Bucket brigades on in-tree assembly networks J.J. Bartholdi II, D.D. Eisenstein and Y.F. Lim Controlling mixed-model assembly lines in real-time by using distributed systems S. Bock, O. Rosenberg and T. van Brackel Sequencing and loading of products on a flowline S.C. Sarin, M.P. Greco and E.M. Dar-El Optimal allocation of work in assembly lines for lots with homogenous learning Y. Cohen, G. Vitner and S.C. Sarin Generation of assembly graphs by systematic analysis of assembly structures 1.J.D. Lambert Three-dimensional packing of items with limited load bearing strength E.E. Bischoff 967 Cutting plane method for multiple objective stochastic integer linear programming M. Abbas and F. Bellahcene 985 Flexible flow shop scheduling with uniform parallel machines G.J. Kyparisis and C. Koulamas 998 A tandem clustering process for multimodal datasets C. Cho, S. Kim, J. Lee and D.-W. Le 1009 Knowledge discovery using a neural network simultaneous optimization algorithm on a real world classification problem R.S. Sexton, S. McMurtrey and J.D. Cleavengei 1019 Characterizing solutions of rough programming problems E.A. Youness 1030 Branch-and-bound algorithms for solving hard instances of the one-machine sequencing problem Y. Pan and L. Shi 1040 Book Reviews 1047 Contents Volume 168