EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH European Journal of Operational Research 137 (2002) 688-690 www.elsevier.com/locate/dsw Contents Volume 137 Multi-objective meta-heuristics: An overview of the current state-of-the-art D.F. Jones, S.K. Mirrazavi and M. Tamiz 10 Impacts of random noise and specification on estimates of capacity derived from data envelopment analysis D.S. Holland and S.T. Lee 22 Dealing with interval scale data in data envelopment analysis M. Halme, T. Joro and M. Koivu 28 Multiobjective programming under d-invexity T. Antczak 37 Preemptive Hybrid Flowshop Scheduling problem of interval orders H. Djellab and K. Djellab 50 Genetic local search for multi-objective combinatorial optimization A. Jaszkiewicz 72 Mathematical programming for network revenue management revisited S.V. de Boer, R. Freling and N. Piersma 93 Fuzzy versions of the covering circle problem L. Li, S.N. Kabadi and K.P.K. Nair 110 Robust estimation of priorities in the AHP S. Lipovetsky and W.M. Conklin 123 Sequential incorporation of imprecise information in multiple criteria decision processes A.M. Marmol, J. Puerto and F.R. Fernandez 134 Group decision making in a multiple criteria environment: A case using the AHP in software selection V.S. Lai, B.K. Wong and W. Cheung 145 Using fuzzy measures and habitual domains to analyze the public attitude and apply to the gas taxi policy T.-Y. Chen, H.-L. Chang and G.-H. Tzeng 162 Salespeople’s management of customer information: Impact on optimal territory and sales force sizes R. Y. Darmon 177 Estimating output allocative efficiency and productivity change: Application to Japanese banks H. Fukuyama and W.L. Weber 191 The allocative efficiency measure by means of a distance function: The case of Spanish public railways J. Banos-Pino, V. Fernandez-Blanco and A. Rodriguez-Alvarez 206 Investment decisions in the theory of finance: Some antinomies and inconsistencies C.A. Magni 218 Benchmark selection: An axiomatic approach J.L. Hougaard and M. Tvede Contents Volume 137 689 Erratum to: ““A continuous model for production—distribution system design problem” [EJOR 129 (2) (2001) 287-298] A. Dasci and V. Verter Editorial: Graphs and Scheduling (ECCO XII) S. Martello and J.-F. Maurras The periodic vehicle routing problem with intermediate facilities E. Angelelli and M.G. Speranza Linear and quadratic algorithms for scheduling chains and opposite chains J. Blaewicz and Z. Liu On the flow cost lowering problem I. Demgensky, H. Noltemeier and H.-C. Wirth One-pass heuristics for large-scale unconstrained binary quadratic problems F. Glover, B. Alidaee, C. Rego and G. Kochenberger Tabu list management methods for a discrete—continuous scheduling problem J. Jozefowska, G. Waligora and J. Weglarz Fast fully polynomial approximation schemes for minimizing completion time variance W. Kubiak, J. Cheng and M_Y. Kovalyov On the linear description of the 3-cycle polytope V.H. Nguyen and J.-F. Maurras Quasi-star-cutsets and some consequences A. Zemirline Hub location at Digital Equipment Corporation: A comprehensive analysis of qualitative and quantitative factors J. Sarkis and R.P. Sundarraj A parametric analysis of heuristics for the vehicle routing problem with side-constraints A. Van Breedam Network cost minimization using threshold-based discounting H. Podnar, J. Skorin-Kapov and D. Skorin-Kapov A note on optimal allocation of work in stochastic assembly systems I. Rekhi, S. Chand and H. Moskowitz A forward recursive algorithm for inventory lot-size models with power-form demand and shortages H.-L. Yang, J.-T. Teng and M.-S. Chern Cell formations in the uni-directional loop material handling environment S.-D. Lee and C.-P. Chiang An assessment of technical efficiency and cross-efficiency in Taiwan’s electricity distribution sector T.-y. Chen Merger effect of two firms under network equilibrium N. Matsubayashi, M. Umezawa, Y. Masuda and H. Nishino Real world performance of choice-based conjoint models M. Natter and M. Feurstein Erratum to: “‘On the statistical foundations of non-linear utility theory: The case of status quo-de- pendent preferences” [European Journal of Operational Research 136 (2) (2002), pp. 449-465] G. Geiger Semidefinite programming C. Helmberg A clone-based graphical modeler and mathematical model generator for optimal production planning in process industries M. Draman, I.K. Altinel, N. Bajgoric, A.T. Unal and B. Birgéren Contents Volume 137 Inventory control of service parts in the final phase R.H. Teunter and W.K. Klein Haneveld Design and implementation of a course scheduling system using Tabu Search R. Alvarez-Valdes, E. Crespo and J.M. Tamarit Markov chain test for time dependence and homogeneity: An analytical and empirical evaluation B. Tan and K. Yilmaz An optimal statistical testing policy for software reliability demonstration of safety-critical systems O. Tal, C. McCollin and A. Bendell Nonlinear stochastic programming by Monte-Carlo estimators L.L. Sakalauskas A bivariate duration model for job mobility of two-earner households J. van Ommeren, P. Rietveld and P. Nijkamp Which four-part partition games are isomorphic to Silverman’s game? G.A. Heuer A two-queue and two-server model with a threshold-based control service policy W. Feng, K. Adachi and M. Kowada Entropy of discrete Choquet capacities J.-L. Marichal Ordinal judgments in multiattribute decision analysis H.M. Moshkovich, AI. Mechitov and D.L. Olson Quality function deployment for the good of soccer F.Y. Partovi and R.A. Corredoira Optimal bidding and contracting strategies for capital-intensive goods D.J. Wu, P.R. Kleindorfer and J.E. Zhang Operational planning of district heating and cooling plants through genetic algorithms for mixed 0-1 linear programming M. Sakawa, K. Kato and S. Ushiro Contents Volume 137