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omega The International Journal of Management Science Volume 36 (2008) Contents, Author and Keyword Index lot: SO305-048 3(08 )00026- | ELSEVIER omega The International Journal of Management Science @ Editor-in-Chief: Professor BENJAMIN LEV, Department of Management Studies, The University of Michigan-Dearborn, School of Management, 19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn MI 48126-2638, USA (Tel.: + 1-313-593-5124; E-mail: OmegaJournal(@umd.umich.edu) @ Past Editors: Professor SAMUEL EILON, Professor GEORGE MITCHELL, Professor LAWRENCE M. 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Kaplan \dventures in policy modeling! Operations research in the community and beyond T. GOVINDARAJ Characterizing performance in socio-technical systems: A modeling framework in the domain of nuclear power Eva REGNIER Doing something about the weather CuHRISTOS ALEXOPOULOS, Modeling patient arrivals in community clinics Davip GOLDSMAN, JOHN FONTANESI, Davip Kopacp, JAMES R. WILSON General Papers XIAOTING WANG, EVANGELOS Ranking irregularities when evaluating alternatives by TRIANTAPHYLLOL using some ELECTRE methods G. PREMKUMAR, ANOL BHATTACHERIJEI Explaining information technology usage: A_ test of competing models EzGt AKTAR Demirtas, OZDEN Usttn An integrated multiobjective decision making process for supplier selection and order allocation Martin RupBerG, B. MARTIN West Global operations strategy Coordinating manufacturing networks Petros THEODOROL, Manufacturing strategies and financial performance—The GIANNOULA FLOROt effect of advanced information technology: CAD/CAM systems JAYAVEL SOUNDERPANDIAN, 22 Supplies from developing countries: Optimal order SAMEER Prasad, MANU MADAN quantities under loss risks WILLIAM R. KING, Peter V. Marks Jr Motivating knowledge sharing through a knowledge management system A.S. CAMANHO, R.G. Dyson \ generalisation of the Farrell cost efficiency measure applicable to non-fully competitive settings 163. Acknowledgement Number 2 Special Issue on Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning WILLIAM R. KinG, T. RACHEL CHUNG, 167 Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning Mark H. Haney IV Contents of Volume 36 / Omega 36 (2008) III- VIII ANDREA Fosrurt, Josep A. TRIBO 173 Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance CuHIN-CHUN Hsu, ARUN PEREIRA 188 Internationalization and performance: The moderating effects of organizational learning BirGit RENZ1 206 Trust in management and knowledge sharing: The mediating effects of fear and knowledge documentation M.N. RAVISHANKAR, SHAN L. PAN 221 The influence of organizational identification on organizational knowledge management (KM) BYOUNGGU CHOI, SIMON K. Poon, 235 Effects of knowledge management strategy on organizational JosePpH G. Davis performance: A complementarity theory-based approach MOHAMED KHALIFA, VANESSA Lit 252 Semantic network representation of computer-mediated discussions: Conceptual facilitation form and knowledge acquisition At Linc Cuua, SHAN L. PAN 267 Knowledge transfer and organizational learning in IS offshore sourcing ANNEMETTE KJA:RGAARD, 282 A process model of establishing knowledge management: KARLHEINZ KAUTZ Insights from a longitudinal field study SHAO-CHI CHANG, SHENG-SYAN CHEN, 298 The effect of alliance experience and intellectual capital on JunG-Ho Lal the value creation of international strategic alliances General Papers Necm! K. AVKIRAN, TERRY ROWLANDS 317 How to better identify the true managerial performance: State of the art using DEA FaBrizio Erpetta, LUCA RApPUOLI 325. Optimal scale in the Italian gas distribution industry using data envelopment analysis Number 3 Special Issue on Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Engineering MARGARET M. WIECEK, Multiple criteria decision making for engineering MATTHIAS EHRGOTT, GEORGES FADEL, José Rut FIGUEIRA L. BerrAH, G. Mauris, J. MONTMAIN 340 Monitoring the improvement of an overall industrial performance based on a Choquet integral aggregation TomM! TERVONEN, HENRI HAKONEN, 352 Elevator planning with © stochastic multicriteria Risto LAHDELMA acceptability analysis YUH-WEN CHEN, CHI-HWANG WANG, 363 A multi-objective geo graphic information system for route iS SaIn-Ju LIN selection of nuclear waste transport Ye CHEN, D. Marc KiILGour, A case-based distance method for screening in multiple- KEITH W. HIpeEt criteria decision aid Contents of Volume 36 / Omega 36 (2008) Il VIII Matcotm J. BEYNON, PETER WELLS 384 =The lean improvement of the chemical emissions of motor vehicles based on preference ranking: A PROMETHEE uncertainty analysis Carcos F. Simoes Gomes, 395 Multicriteria decision making applied to waste recycling in KATIA R.A. Nunes, Lucia HELENA Brazil XAVIER, ROSANGELA CARDOSO, ROGERIO VALLI RupESH KUMAR Pati, PREM VRAT, 405 A goal programming model for paper recycling system PRADEEP KUMAR DoMINIQUE BOLLINGER, JACQUES PICTET 418 Multiple criteria decision analysis of treatment and land- filling technologies for waste incineration residues NerRUA BANAITIENE, AUDRIUS BANAITIS, 429 Evaluating the life cycle of a building: A multivariant and ARTURAS KAKLAUSKAS, EDMUNDAS multiple criteria approach KAZIMIERAS ZAVADSKAS Carcos A. BANA E CosTa, 442 Prioritization of bridges and tunnels in earthquake risk Carcos S. OLIverRA, VICTOR VIEIRA mitigation using multicriteria decision —_ analysis: Application to Lisbon WIopZIMIERZ OGRYCZAK, 451 A multi-criteria approach to fair and efficient bandwidth ADAM WIERZBICKI, MARCIN MILEWSKI allocation ANA Barcus, GILBERTO MONTIBELLER 464 Supporting the allocation of software development work in distributed teams with multi-criteria decision analysis General Papers MOosHEe GIvon, 477 Using partially observed Markov processes to. select ABRAHAM GROSFELD-NIR optimal termination time of TV shows WILLIAM R. KING, 486 The development of global IT infrastructure PAULO ROBERTO FLOR Number 4 Special Issue on Logistics: New Perspectives and Challenges ANGAPPA GUNASEKARAN, 505. Special Issue On Logistics: New Perspectives and T.C. Epwin CHENG Challenges OzpeEN Ustun, EzGi AKTAR DEMIRTAS 509 An integrated multi-objective decision-making process fot multi-period lot-sizing with supplier selection CHANGSU KIM, KYUNG Hoon YANG, \ strategy for third-party logistics systems: A case analysis JAEKYUNG KIM using the blue ocean strategy SAMIR K. SRIVASTAVA Network design for reverse logistics ANGAPPA GUNASEKARAN, Responsive supply chain: A competitive strategy in a KEE-HUNG Lal, T.C. EDWIN CHENG networked economy Vi Contents of Volume 36 / Omega 36 (2008) III- VIII TsAN-MING CuHol, DUAN LI, 565 Channel coordination in supply chains with agents having HouMIN YAN, CHUN-HUNG CHIL mean-variance objectives QINGHUA ZHU, JOSEPH SARKIS, 577 Firm-level correlates of emergent green supply chain JAMES J. CorDEIRO, KEE-HuNG Lal management practices in the Chinese context P.H. Ketikipis, S.C.L. Kou, 592 The use of information systems for logistics and supply N. Dimitriapis, A. GUNASEKARAN, chain management in South East Europe: Current status M. KEHAJOVA and future direction Jig YANG, JINJUN WANG, 600 Relational stability and alliance performance in supply CHRISTINA W.Y. WonG, KEE-HuNG LAI chain VENKATA REDDY MuppANI (MupPANT), 609 Efficient formation of storage classes for warehouse GAJENDRA KUMAR ADIL storage location assignment: A_ simulated annealing approach MING-JONG YAO, WENG-MING CHI 619 A genetic algorithm for determining optimal replenishment cycles to minimize maximum warehouse space requirements General Papers M. BULENT DURMUSOGLU, 633 A methodology for the design of office cells using OsMAN KULAK axiomatic design principles CHIANG Kao, Hsi-TAt HUNG 653 Efficiency analysis of university departments: An empirical study Number 5 WInG S. CHow, CHrRisTIAN N. Mapu, Supply chain management in the US and Taiwan: An Cuu-Hua Kuel, MIN H. Lu, empirical study CHINHO LIN, HOJUNG TSENG JENNIFER BLACKHURST, TONG (TERESA) A systematic approach for supply chain conflict detection Wu, CHRISTOPHER W. CRAIGHEAD with a hierarchical Petri Net extension ZHONGSHENG Hua, Suit Li Impacts of demand uncertainty on retailer's dominance and manufacturer-retailer supply chain cooperation NicoLce ADLER, ApI RAVEH Presenting DEA graphically Sonia, M.C. Puri Two-stage time minimizing assignment problem TIAOJUN XIAO, XIANGTONG QI Price competition, cost and demand disruptions and coordination of a supply chain with one manufacturer and two competing retailers Monica GarciA MELON, An AHP-based evaluation procedure for Innovative PABLO ARAGONES BELTRAN, Educational Projects: A face-to-face vs. computer- M. CARMEN GONZALEZ CRUZ mediated case study AGIs PAPADOPOULOS, 766 Application of the multi-criteria analysis method Electre AVRAAM KARAGIANNIDIS III for the optimisation of decentralised energy systems Contents of Volun 36 / Omega 36 (2008) HI- VII Vil JiAN Li, SHOUYANG WANG, Analysis of postponement strategy by EPQ-based models T.C. Epwin CHENG with planned backorders DINESH A. MIRCHANDANI, ‘he impact of autonomy on information systems planning ALBERT L. LEDERER effectiveness F.J. ARCELUS, SATYENDRA KUMAR, Evaluating manufacturer's buyback policies in a single- G. SRINIVASAN period two-echelon framework under price-dependent stochastic demand RopNEY McApbam, DENIS LEONARD, A grounded theory research approach to building and JOAN HENDERSON, testing TQM theory in operations management SHIRLEY-ANN HAZLETI DoNG-QING YAO, XIAOHANG YUE, Vertical cost information sharing in a supply chain with JOHN Lit value-adding retailers ZHEJIUN GONG, SUN Ht An economic evaluation model of product mix flexibility DinGc Dino, JIAN CHEN Coordinating a three level supply chain with flexible return policies CHARU CHANDRA, JANIS GRABIS Inventory management with variable lead-time dependent procurement cost JEN-SHIANG CHEN Optimization models for the tool change scheduling problem HaArREL E!Itat, Boaz GOLANY, R&D project evaluation: An integrated DEA and balanced AVRAHAM SHTUB scorecard approach KRZYSZTOF KOWALSKI, BENJAMIN LE\ On step fixed-charge transportation problem Naser NIKANDISH Letter to the edito Number 6 \ Special Issue Dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games JOHN WANG, RUILIANG YAN, A historic review of management science research in China KIMBERLY HOLLISTER, DAN ZHI YONGJUN Li, LianG Lianc, YAO CHEN, Models for measuring and benchmarking olympics HirosHi Morita achievements Bin JIANG, GILLES REINHARDT, BOCOG’s outsourcing contracts: The vendor’s perspective Scott T. YOUNG Wet MENG, Dagun ZHANG, Lt QI. [wo-level DEA approaches in research evaluation WENBIN Lit CHIANG KAo A linear formulation of the two-level DEA model JIANGHUA Wu, XIN ZHAI. Incentives for information sharing in duopoly with ZHIMIN HUANG capacity constraints Vill Contents of Volume 36 / Omega 36 (2008) III- VIII Lixin TANG, GONGSHU WANG 976 Decision support system for the batching problems of steelmaking and continuous-casting production LixIN TANG, YUFANG ZHAO 992 Scheduling a single semi-continuous batching machine MinG-Mtin Yu, Erwin T.J. Lin 1005 Efficiency and effectiveness in railway performance using a multi-activity network DEA model General Papers K.F. Doerner, W.J. GUTJAHR, 1019 Nature-inspired metaheuristics for multiobjective activity R.F. Harti, C. Strauss, C. STUMMER crashing CuI-CHENG HUANG, PiIn-Yu CHu, 1038 <A fuzzy AHP application in government-sponsored R&D Yu-Hsiu CHIANG project selection XIA PAN 1053 Platinum ratio search versus golden ratio search MaNnisH GarG, J. CoLe SMITH 1057. Models and algorithms for the design of survivable multicommodity flow networks with general failure scenarios WeEN-YAU LIANG, CHUN-CHE HUANG 1072. A hybrid approach to constrained evolutionary computing: Case of product synthesis PEj TER BERLING 1086 Real options valuation principle in the multi-period base- stock problem XIAOMING LI, V. SRIDHARAN 1096 Characterizing order processes of using (R, nQ) inventory policies in supply chains ABIRAMI RADHAKRISHNAN, 1105 A_ process-oriented perspective on differential business XINGXING ZU, VARUN GROVER value creation by information technology: An empirical investigation Applications ALBERT CoROMINAS, RAFAEL Pastor, 1126 Balancing assembly line with skilled and unskilled workers JOAN PLANS JING-QuAN Li, DENIS BORENSTEIN, 33. Truck scheduling for solid waste collection in the City of Pitu B. MIRCHANDANI Porto Alegre, Brazil S Volume Contents, Author and Keyword Index