EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH European Journal of Operational Research 142 (2002) 653-655 www.elsevier.com/locate/dsw Contents Volume 142 Dynamic multi-objective heating optimization R.P. Hamalainen and J. Mantysaari Modeling undesirable factors in efficiency evaluation L.M. Seiford and J. Zhu A geometric process equivalent model for a multistate degenerative system Y. Lam, Y.L. Zhang and Y.H. Zheng A solvable queueing network model for railway networks and its validation and applications for the Netherlands T. Huisman, R.J. Boucherie and N.M. van Dijk Single machine earliness—tardiness scheduling with resource-dependent release dates J.A. Ventura, D. Kim and F. Garriga A GRASP heuristic for the mixed Chinese postman problem A. Corberan, R. Marti and J.M. Sanchis Improving supply-chain performance by sharing advance demand information U.W. Thonemann 108 Exploiting structure in adaptive dynamic programming algorithms for a stochastic batch service problem K.P. Papadaki and W.B. Powell An optimization approach to plan for reusable software components R. P. Sundarraj Solving the multiple competitive facilities location problem T. Drezner, Z. Drezner and S. Salhi The development and evaluation of a fuzzy logic expert system for renal transplantation assignment: Is this a useful tool? Y. Yuan, S. Feldhamer, A. Gafni, F. Fyfe and D. Ludwin Evaluating the best main battle tank using fuzzy decision theory with linguistic criteria evaluation C.-H. Cheng and Y. Lin A decision support model for selecting product/service benefit positionings A.M. Krieger and P.E. Green Application of heuristic methods for conformance test selection T. Csondes, B. Kotnyek and J.Z. Szabo Editorial: Graphs and Scheduling (ECCO XIII) G. Improta and S. Martello A penalty function heuristic for the resource constrained shortest path problem P. Avella, M. Boccia and A. Sforza Diversification strategies in local search for a nonbifurcated network loading problem B. Gendron, J.-Y. Potvin and P. Soriano Contents Volume 142 An approximation algorithm for scheduling trees of malleable tasks R. Lepere, G. Mounié and D. Trystram An Ant Colony Optimization algorithm to solve a 2-machine bicriteria flowshop scheduling problem V. T’kindt, N. Monmarché, F. Tercinet and D. Laiigt Combination between global and local methods for solving an optimization problem over the efficient set H.A. Le Thi, D.T. Pham and N.V. Thoai Tabu search for single machine scheduling with distinct due windows and weighted earliness/tardiness penalties G. Wan and B.P.-C. Yen Two models for a family of flowshop sequencing problems E.F. Stafford Jr. and F.T. Tseng Reducing passenger boarding time in airplanes: A simulation based approach H. Van Landeghem and A. Beuselinck A note on minimum makespan assembly plans G. Gallo and M.G. Scutella The impact of forecasting model selection on the value of information sharing in a supply chain X. Zhao, J. Xie and J. Leung Locating a waste treatment facility by using stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis with ordinal criteria R. Lahdelma, P. Salminen and J. Hokkanen A visual interactive tolerance approach to sensitivity analysis in MOLP A.R. Pereira Borges and C. Henggeler Antunes Using neural networks for identifying organizational improvement strategies R. Montagno, R.S. Sexton and B.N. Smith Performance analysis and optimization of web proxy servers and mirror sites N. Gautam Optimisation modelling of industrial energy systems using MIND introducing the effect of material storage M. Heidari Tari and M. Soderstrom Review of properties of different precedence graphs for scheduling problems J. Blazewicz and D. Kobler On generalized semi-infinite optimization and bilevel optimization O. Stein and G. Still 463 On the core of semi-infinite transportation games with divisible goods J. Sanchez-Soriano, N. Llorca, S. Tijs and J. Timmer Output-input ratio analysis and DEA frontier Y. Chen and A.I. Ali Infrastructure development for conversion to environmentally friendly fuel R. Bapna, L.S. Thakur and S.K. Nair Quality improvement and setup reduction in the joint economic lot size model J.F. Affisco, M.J. Paknejad and F. Nasri An integrated approach for planning the adoption of client/server systems A, Amiri Commonality and postponement in multistage assembly systems S. Ma, W. Wang and L. Liu Joint reliability importance of k-out-of-n systems J.S. Hong, H.Y. Koo and C.H. Lie Contents Volume 142 655 A preventive maintenance policy with sequential checking procedure for a Markov deteriorating system S. Bloch- Mercier A recursive method for the N policy G/M/1 queueing system with finite capacity J.-C. Ke and K.-H. Wang Non-uniform random variate generation by the vertical strip method W_K. Pang, Z.H. Yang, S.H. Hou and P.K. Leung Confrontations in health service management: Insights from drama theory J.W. Bryant Three-person multi-objective conflict decision in reservoir flood control C. Chuntian and K.W. Chau The stock market’s reaction to quality certification: Empirical evidence from Spain J.L. Nicolau and R. Sellers Measuring equity of educational outcomes in the presence of inefficiency J. Ruggiero, J. Miner and L. Blanchard