EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL a RATS 45 RESEARCH LSEVIER European Journal of Operational Research 78 (1994) 443-444 Contents Volume 78 A comparison of graphica! techniques for decision analysis P.P. Shenoy Personnel selection using fuzzy MCDM algorithm G.-S. Liang and M.-J.J. Wang Canonical fuzzy bags and bag fuzzy measures as a basis for MADM with mixed non cardinal data A. Rebai Single-shift off-day scheduling of a hierarchical workforce with variable demands R. Hung A column generation approach to job grouping for flexible manufacturing systems Y. Crama and A.G. Oerlemans Dynamic programming formulation of the group interview problem with a general utility function Y.H. Chun, H. Moskowitz and R.D. Plante The most critical path in a PERT network: A heuristic approach H.M. Soroush Minimization of a quadratic pseudo-Boolean function A. Billionnet and A. Sutter A Lagrangean heuristic for the capacitated concave minimum cost network flow problem T. Larsson, A. Migdalas and M. Ronnqvist A bounding scheme for deriving the minimal cycle time of a single-transporter N-stage process with time-window constrairits R. Armstrong, L. Lei and S. Gu Book Reviews, L.F. Gelders (ed.) Modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems, R.G. Askin and C.R. Standridge Organizing innovative manufacturing systems, H. Boer Risk: Analysis, assessment and management, J. Ansell and F. Wharton Annals of Operations Research. Vol. 42. Optimization in chemical engineering, C_A. Floudas (Ed.) Strategic investment decisions, R. Butler, L. Davies, R. Pike and J. Sharp Special Issue on Project Management and Scheduling 145 Editorial L.V. Tavares and C. Vercellis Adjustment of heads and tails for the job-shop problem J. Carlier and E. Pinson Optimal resource leveling using non-serial dynamic programming M. Bandelloni, M. Tucci and R. Rinaldi A multi-project management framework for new product development A. De Maio, R. Verganti and M. Corso Strategic decision processes in matrix organizations R.E. Jones, K.M. Jones and R.F. Deckro Capacity analysis in repetitive assemble-to-order manufacturing systems F. Fumero and C. Vercellis The three-machine flow-shop problem with arbitrary precedence relations C.J. Lim and G.B. McMahon Contents Volume 78 /E uropean Journal of Operational Research 78 (1994) 443-444 Maximizing the value of a space mission N.G. Hall and MJ. Magazine Scheduling project activities in a distributed environment A. Ramudhin, B. Montreuil and P. Lefrancois Real-time piloting of Flexible Manufacturing Systems R. Tawegoum, E. Castelain and J.C. Gentina A stochastic model to control project duration and expenditure L.V. Tavares Constrained multi-project planning problems: A Lagrangean decomposition approach C. Vercellis Optimization by pattern search Y.S. Sherif and B.A. Boice An interactive technique for the cutting stock problem with multiple objectives R.M.S.A. El-Aal The design of optimum component test plans in the demonstration of system reliability LK. Altinel Supplier pricing and lot sizing when demand is price sensitive P.L. Abad A dynamic service quality cost model with word-of-mouth advertising N.P. Archer and G.O. Wesolowsky A multiple-criteria composite index model for quantitative and qualitative data W.D. Cook and M. Kress A fuzzy set theoretic approach to qualitative analysis of causal loops in system dynamics Pankaj, K. Seth and Sushil Single machine scheduling with start time dependent processing times: Some solvable cases P.S. Sundararaghavan and A.§. Kunnathur Necessary and sufficient conditions of unacceptable solutions in NLP discriminant analysis B. Xiao Topology related index for performance comparison of blocking symmetrical networks V. de Nitto Personé Waiting time estimation in a manufacturing system using the number of machine idle periods J. Jang and C.R. Liu Carry on with redundancy in lexicographic goal programming C. Romero Contents Volume 78