"1996103107:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Thursday 07:00-23:45"
"1996103107:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996103107:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Conference Office"
"1996103107:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996103107:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996103107:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996103107:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996103107:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"CONFERENCE OFFICE"
"1996110107:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Friday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110107:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110107:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Conference Office"
"1996110107:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110107:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110107:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110107:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110107:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"CONFERENCE OFFICE"
"1996110120:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Friday 20:00-21:30"
"1996110120:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110120:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Practice Issues Forum Reg/Reception"
"1996110120:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110120:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110120:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110120:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110120:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"TBD"
"1996110207:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Saturday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110207:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Saturday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110207:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Conference Registration"
"1996110207:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Conference Office"
"1996110207:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110207:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"REGISTRATION"
"1996110207:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"CONFERENCE OFFICE"
"1996110208:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Saturday 08:00-18:30"
"1996110208:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110208:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Practice Issues Forum"
"1996110208:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110208:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110208:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110208:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110208:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"CRYSTAL F&G"
"1996110214:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Saturday 14:00-18:30"
"1996110214:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110214:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Executive Comm Mtg"
"1996110214:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110214:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110214:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110214:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110214:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"PRESIDENTS SUITE"
"1996110307:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110307:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110307:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110307:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Roundtable Rendezvous Room"
"1996110307:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Registration"
"1996110307:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Conference Office"
"1996110307:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110307:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"RENDEZVOUS ROOM"
"1996110307:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"REGISTRATION"
"1996110307:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"CONFERENCE OFFICE"
"1996110308:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 08:00-12:00"
"1996110308:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 08:00-19:00"
"1996110308:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Dueling Spreadsheets I Tools for Teachers"
"1996110308:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Organization Dissertation"
"1996110308:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110308:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"EMBASSY ROOM"
"1996110308:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"JACKSON"
"1996110309:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 09:00-17:00"
"1996110309:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110309:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110309:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110309:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110309:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110309:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110309:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"COUNCIL/CABINET"
"1996110313:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-17:00"
"1996110313:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-17:00"
"1996110313:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Dueling Spreadsheets II - Packages for Practitioners"
"1996110313:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"EMBASSY ROOM"
"1996110313:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"HENRY"
"1996110313:00","SC01","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC01","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC01"
"1996110313:00","SC01","C", 0, 0, 0,"Management of Medical Technology: Introduction & Overview"
"1996110313:00","SC01","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC01","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110313:00","SC01","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC01","G", 0, 0, 0,"Management of Medical Technology"
"1996110313:00","SC01","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC01","I", 1, 0, 1,"Eliezer Geisler"
"1996110313:00","SC01","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ of WI, Coll. of Bus. and Econ., Whitewater, WI 53190-1797,"
"1996110313:00","SC01","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC01","J", 1, 0, 1,"Ori Heller"
"1996110313:00","SC01","J", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of PA, Snider Ctr., Wharton Sch. Bus., 402 Vance Hall, 3733 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC01","J", 1, 0, 3,"oheller@sec1.wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 0, 1,"Management of Medical Technology: Introduction & Overview"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 0, 4,"MMT is an area of scholarly pursuit which essentially pertains to¨
all the disciplinary areas of the business curriculum. MMT is based¨
in the business school because the theory and methodologies we¨
utilize in MMT are derived from business disciplines. However, MMT's¨
constituency extends beyond the business school to professionals and¨
students in medicine, pharmacy, nursing and bio-engineering..."
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 1, 1,"Eliezer Geisler"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ of WI, Coll. of Bus. and Econ., Whitewater, WI 53190-1797,"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 2, 1,"Ori Heller"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of PA, Snider Ctr., Wharton Sch. Bus., 402 Vance Hall, 3733 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 1, 2, 3,"oheller@sec1.wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 2, 0, 1,"Innovation in a Managed Care Environment"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 2, 0, 4,"Advances in medical technology occur from incremental improvements¨
which unexpectedly produce new breakthroughs. Incremental¨
improvements require continual experimentation. In an era of cost¨
consciousness and managed care, access to patients may be limited.¨
Payment for usual and customary care may be challenged. Strategies¨
which allow responsible high-quality investigation, access to¨
patients and responsible use of institutional resources are¨
essential..."
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 2, 1, 1,"Kenneth Shine"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 2, 1, 2,"Institute of Medicine, Ntl. Academy of Sci., 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC01","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC02","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC02","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC02"
"1996110313:00","SC02","C", 0, 0, 0,"Planning"
"1996110313:00","SC02","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC02","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC02","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC02","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC02","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC02","I", 1, 0, 1,"Lefteris Iakovou"
"1996110313:00","SC02","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Miami, Dept. of IE, PO Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 33124     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC02","I", 1, 0, 3,"lefteris@eng.miami.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 1, 0, 1,"Making Scenario Planning Creative"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 1, 0, 4,"This presentation examines the creative processes involved in¨
scenario planning. Drawing upon techniques for simulating creative¨
thought derived from behavioral science theory and research, the¨
process of creativity in scenario creation is analyzed and¨
suggestions made for improving creativity in generating scenarios¨
for strategic planning."
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 1, 1, 1,"Ronald N. Taylor"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 1, 1, 2,"Rice Univ., Jones Grad. Sch., PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892,"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 2, 0, 1,"Structural Analysis with Signed Evaluations: A Strategic Pre-Planning Tool"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 2, 0, 4,"This presentation describes the modeling of structural interactions¨
in an economic system, using signed assessments with relative¨
values. This technique is useful in the management context with the¨
aim of simplifying a scenario and ranking the relative importance of¨
technological, market, environmental and regulatory variables."
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 2, 1, 1,"Bartolomeo Sapio"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 2, 1, 2,"Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Via Baldassarre Castiglione 59, Roma,              , Italy 00142"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 2, 1, 3,"bsapio@fub.it"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 0, 1,"Optimal Machining Speed & Tool Inventory Policies in Machining Economic Systems"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 0, 4,"We present an integrated cost model that combines a tooling¨
inventory control policy with a machining economics scheme in¨
single-stage manufacturing systems. An algorithm is proposed for¨
estimating simultaneously tool cutting speed along with tool reader¨
parts and safety levels. Numerical results are presented."
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 1, 1,"Lefteris Iakovou"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of Miami, Dept. of IE, PO Box 248294, Coral Gables, FL 33124     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 1, 3,"lefteris@eng.miami.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 2, 1,"Chi Ip"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 2, 2,"Alamo Rent-A-Car, 110 SE 6th St., PO Box 22776, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 2, 3,"cip@alamo.e-mail.com"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 3, 1,"Christo Koulamas"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 3, 2,"FL Intl. Univ., Dec. Sci. & Info. Systems, Miami, FL 33199     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC02","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC04","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC04","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC04"
"1996110313:00","SC04","C", 0, 0, 0,"Recent Developments in Manufacturing Scheduling"
"1996110313:00","SC04","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC04","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC04","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC04","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC04","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC04","I", 1, 0, 1,"Chung-Yee Lee"
"1996110313:00","SC04","I", 1, 0, 2,"TX A&M Univ., 238 Zachry Bldg., Dept. of IE, College Station, TX 77843     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC04","I", 1, 0, 3,"cylee@acs.tamu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 0, 1,"Flowshops with Multipurpose Machines & Processing Flexibilities"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 0, 4,"We address a 2-stage flowshop problem with processing flexibility¨
across stages and makespan objectives. A job can be either¨
completely processed at 1 of the stages or its processing is split¨
in a prespecified fashion between stages. A stage could consist of 1¨
or more parallel identical machines."
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 1, 1,"George Vairaktarakis"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 1, 2,"Marquette Univ., Coll. of Bus. Admin., Mgmt. Dept., Milwaukee, WI 53233     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 1, 3,"vairaktaraki@vms.csd.mu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 2, 1,"Panagiotis Kouvelis"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 2, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27706     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 1, 2, 3,"pk2@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 0, 1,"Minimizing Total Weighted Tardiness on Single & Parallel Machines with Controllable Processing Times"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 0, 4,"We study the problem of minimizing total weighted tardiness on¨
single and parallel machines with controllable processing times.¨
Assuming that the resource-time tradeoff functions are continuous¨
and convex, the solution of several special cases are reported."
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 1, 1,"Lei Lei"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 1, 2,"Rutgers Univ., 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 1, 3,"llei@andromeda.rutgers.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 2, 1,"Chung-Yee Lee"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 2, 2,"TX A&M Univ., 238 Zachry Bldg., Dept. of IE, College Station, TX 77843     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 2, 2, 3,"cylee@acs.tamu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 3, 0, 1,"Machine Scheduling with Availability Constraints"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 3, 0, 4,"Most literature in scheduling assumes that machines are available¨
simultaneously at all times. However, this availability may not be¨
true in real industry settings. In this presentation, we assume that¨
machines may not always be available. We study the scheduling¨
problem with various performance measures and various machine¨
environments."
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 3, 1, 1,"Chung-Yee Lee"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 3, 1, 2,"TX A&M Univ., 238 Zachry Bldg., Dept. of IE, College Station, TX 77843     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC04","K", 3, 1, 3,"cylee@acs.tamu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC05","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC05","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC05"
"1996110313:00","SC05","C", 0, 0, 0,"Applications of Optimization"
"1996110313:00","SC05","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC05","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC05","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC05","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC05","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC05","I", 1, 0, 1,"Zeger Degraeve"
"1996110313:00","SC05","I", 1, 0, 2,"Catholic Univ. of Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, B-3000 Leuven,              , Belgium"
"1996110313:00","SC05","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 1, 0, 1,"Using Integer Programming to Solve a Real-World Facility Location & Sizing Problem"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 1, 0, 4,"This presentation describes the successful implementation of IP in¨
deciding the locations and long-run sizes of the propane bottling¨
plants of a private-sector marketeer of propane in India. The focus¨
is on the novel and indirect manner in which the IPs are solved."
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jayaram K. Sankaran"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Auckland, MSIS Dept., Private Bag 92019, Auckland,              , New Zealand"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 0, 1,"Mixed Integer Program for Short- & Mid-Term Energy Production Planning"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 0, 4,"A chemical industry produces electricity using hydro and thermal¨
units to supply its own plants and surrounding consumers and peaks¨
are met by purchasing energy subject to power penalties. We present¨
an MIP model and numerical results of a large scale implementation,¨
minimizing overall costs subject to capacity and schedule¨
constraints."
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 1, 1,"Christine B. Luetolf"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 1, 2,"IPFL, DMA-Ecublens, Lausanne Vaud,    1015      , Switzerland"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 1, 3,"luetolf@dma.epfl.ch"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 2, 1,"Alain Prodon"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 2, 2,"EPFL, DMA-Ecublens, Lausanne Vaud,    1015      , Switzerland"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 2, 3,"prodon@dma.dpfl.ch"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 3, 1,"Thomas M. Liebling"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 3, 2,"EPFL, DMA-Ecublens, Lausanne Vaud,    1015      , Switzerland"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 2, 3, 3,"liebling@dma.epfl.ch"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Large Production Planning Model for Harvesting & Milling a Major Australian Grain Crop"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 3, 0, 4,"We discuss a large MIP model that will form part of the system used¨
to plan the harvest and milling of a major Australian crop. The¨
model traces the movement of different varieties of produce from¨
farms to depots and mills and of the final manufactured products to¨
ports."
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 3, 1, 1,"David Sier"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 3, 1, 2,"CSIRO Div. of Math. & Stats., Private Bag 10 Rosebank MDC, Clayton, Melbourne Vic 3169,              , Australia"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 3, 1, 3,"david.sier@dms.csiro.au"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 0, 1,"An MIP Model for Solving a Layout Problem in the Fashion Industry"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 0, 4,"The cutting operation in the high fashion industry is very time¨
consuming, giving raise to high setup costs and waste. We develop an¨
MIP model to determine optimal cutting patterns giving the height of¨
a stock of cloth and the combination of articles to be cut in one¨
operation."
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 1, 1,"Zeger Degraeve"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 1, 2,"Catholic Univ. of Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, B-3000 Leuven,              , Belgium"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 2, 1,"Martina Van debroek"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 2, 2,"Catholic Univ. of Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, B-3000 Leuven,              , Belgium"
"1996110313:00","SC05","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC06","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC06","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC06"
"1996110313:00","SC06","C", 0, 0, 0,"Graph Optimization I"
"1996110313:00","SC06","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC06","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC06","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC06","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC06","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC06","I", 1, 0, 1,"Mark E. Hartmann"
"1996110313:00","SC06","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of NC, Dept. of OR, 210 Smith Bldg., CB 3180, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3180,"
"1996110313:00","SC06","I", 1, 0, 3,"mudville@or.unc.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 0, 1,"Finding K-tree Subgraphs"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 0, 4,"A k-tree is a graph that can be reduced to the k-clique by¨
repeatedly removing degree k vertices with completely connected¨
neighbors. We present a heuristic to identify a 'good' k-tree¨
subgraph of a complete graph. The optimal solution on this subgraph¨
is an approximation of the optimal solution on the complete graph.¨
This problem is motivated by the existence of many polynomial time¨
algorithms..."
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 1, 1,"Elham Ghashghai"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 1, 2,"Purdue Univ., W Lafayette, IN 47906     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 1, 3,"ghashgha@ecn.purdue.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 2, 1,"Ron Rardin"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 2, 2,"Purdue Univ., Dept. of IE, Grissom Hall 234, W Lafayette, IN 47907-1287,"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 0, 1,"Maximum vs. Maximal Planar Subgraphs as Tool for Approximating the Thickness of a Graph"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 0, 4,"The thickness of a graph is the minimum number of planar subgraphs¨
whose union is the original graph. It has applications in the¨
layout of printed circuits. We report on using maximum vs. maximal¨
planar subgraphs in a heuristic for approximating the thickness.¨
Further refinements of the heuristic are discussed."
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 1, 1,"Thomas Odenthal"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 1, 2,"Columbia Univ., IEOR Dept., 331 Mudd, New York, NY 10027     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 1, 3,"odenthal@ieor.columbia edu"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 2, 1,"Petra Mutzel"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 2, 2,"MPI fuer Informatik, Im Stadtwald, 66123 Saarbruecken,              , Germany"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 2, 3,"mutzel@mpi.mpg-sb.de"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 3, 1,"Mark Scharbrodt"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 3, 2,"Kyoto Univ., Res. Inst. for Math. Sci., Kyoto 606,              , Japan"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 2, 3, 3,"scharbro@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 0, 1,"The Construction of Alpha-Valuation of 2-Regular Graph with Three Components Consisting of Two Isomorphic Components"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 0, 4,"We show that the Rosa's condition is sufficient for 2-regular graph¨
with 3 components consisting of 2 isomorphic components by covering¨
all special cases requiring different constructions of the¨
alpha-valuation of the graph under consideration."
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 1, 1,"Kourosh Eshghi"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of IE, 4 Taddlecreek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3G8"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 1, 3,"kourosh@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 2, 1,"Jaromir V. Abrham"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of IE, 4 Taddlecreek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3G8"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 3, 2, 3,"abrham@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 4, 0, 1,"Long Walks, Dynamic Programming & the Max-Algebra"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 4, 0, 4,"Maximum reward walks of a given length arise in discrete dynamic¨
programming and recursive systems in the max-algebra; their¨
structure yields 'almost' stationary optimal policies, an improved¨
bound on the transient via max-balancing the rewards and strongly¨
polynomial algorithms for solving these problems."
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 4, 1, 1,"Mark E. Hartmann"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of NC, Dept. of OR, 210 Smith Bldg., CB 3180, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3180,"
"1996110313:00","SC06","K", 4, 1, 3,"mudville@or.unc.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC07","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC07","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC07"
"1996110313:00","SC07","C", 0, 0, 0,"Scheduling I"
"1996110313:00","SC07","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC07","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ali Allahverdi"
"1996110313:00","SC07","I", 1, 0, 2,"Kuwait Univ., Dept. of MIE, PO Box 5969, Safat,    13060     , Kuwait"
"1996110313:00","SC07","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 1, 0, 1,"Optimal Sequential Assignment of Random Jobs to Processors"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 1, 0, 4,"We investigate a stochastic system in which jobs of varying sizes¨
taken from a given distribution are to be sequentially assigned to¨
processors with different speeds. We determine an assignment¨
strategy minimizing the expected discounted total time required to¨
process all jobs. Some asymptotic results are presented."
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 1, 1, 1,"Dieter Reetz"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of PR, Box 23355, Rio Piedras, PR 00931     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 2, 0, 1,"Genetic & Evolutionary Algorithms for Process Scheduling (R) (P)"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 2, 0, 4,"Process plant scheduling requires the optimization over continuous¨
variables (machine run times) and combinatorial variables¨
(assignment of jobs to machines) with sequence-dependent changeover¨
costs. GAs and evolutionary algorithms are here combined with¨
heuristics to find optimal schedules for inventory management,¨
supply chain planning and manufacturing investment planning."
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 2, 1, 1,"Kenneth F. Reinschmidt"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 2, 1, 2,", 20 Tahattawan Rd., Littleton, MA 01460-1605,"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Genetic Algorithm for Flow Line Scheduling"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 3, 0, 4,"We present a GA for integrating the lotsizing and sequencing¨
decisions in scheduling a flow line involving sequence dependent¨
setups, capacity constraints, limited buffer capacity and due dates.¨
Novel genetic operators are presented for the lotsizing and¨
sequencing parts and the GAs performance is compared to a heuristic¨
approach."
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 3, 1, 1,"Riyaz Sikora"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of MI, 213 FOB, 4901 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn, MI 48128     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 4, 0, 1,"Flowshop Scheduling with No Buffer & Breakdowns"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 4, 0, 4,"The 2-machine flowshop scheduling problem is addressed with the¨
objective of minimizing total flowtime. There is no buffer between¨
the machines and they suffer random breakdowns. A sequence is found¨
to be stochastically optimal under certain conditions. Under other¨
conditions, another sequence is shown to be stochastically optimal."
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 4, 1, 1,"Ali Allahverdi"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 4, 1, 2,"Kuwait Univ., Dept. of MIE, PO Box 5969, Safat,    13060     , Kuwait"
"1996110313:00","SC07","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC08","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC08","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC08"
"1996110313:00","SC08","C", 0, 0, 0,"Stochastic Models & Applications"
"1996110313:00","SC08","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC08","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC08","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC08","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC08","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC08","I", 1, 0, 1,"Dinah Cheng"
"1996110313:00","SC08","I", 1, 0, 2,"NYU, Dept. of Stats & OR, Stern Sch. of Bus., New York, NY 10012-1118,"
"1996110313:00","SC08","I", 1, 0, 3,"dcheng@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 1, 0, 1,"On Inventory Queues"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 1, 0, 4,"Inventory models often ignore production dynamics, such as delay due¨
to contention for resource. Most queueing models, on the other hand,¨
only allow a make-to-order operation. We study queues that¨
incorporate certain inventory replenishment policies and discuss¨
related manufacturing applications."
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 1, 1, 1,"David D. Yao"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 1, 1, 2,"Columbia Univ., IEOR Dept., New York, NY 10027-6699,"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 1, 1, 3,"yao@columbia.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 2, 0, 1,"Centralized Control of Service Parts Inventory"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 2, 0, 4,"An appliance manufacturer maintains service parts inventories at a¨
number of offices. All replenishments are controlled and shipped¨
from a central warehouse based on periodic inventory counts.¨
Stochastic models of the control rules show how office demand¨
fluctuations are magnified and the impact of serial and cross¨
correlation in demand."
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 2, 1, 1,"John A. Buzacott"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 2, 1, 2,"York Univ., Schulich Sch. of Bus., North York, Ontario,              , Canada M3J 1P3"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 2, 1, 3,"jbuzacot@ronserver.mgts.yorku.ca"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 0, 1,"On the Effects of Service Discipline: FIFO vs. LIFO"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 0, 4,"The choice of service discipline in a make-to-order system can¨
impact customer service in different ways. By modeling a¨
make-to-order system as a G/G/c queue, we show that FIFO and LIFO¨
stochastically minimize and maximize, respectively, soujourn times¨
with respect to the stochastic majorization ordering over the class¨
of all work-conserving, non-preemptive scheduling policies. This¨
implies that FIFO minimizes and LIFO maximizes the variance of order¨
fill times..."
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 1, 1,"Dinah Cheng"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 1, 2,"NYU, Dept. of Stats & OR, Stern Sch. of Bus., New York, NY 10012-1118,"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 1, 3,"dcheng@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 2, 1,"Gerry Feigin"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 2, 2,"IBM Corp., PO Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC08","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC09","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC09","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC09"
"1996110313:00","SC09","C", 0, 0, 0,"Forecasting"
"1996110313:00","SC09","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC09","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC09","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC09","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC09","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC09","I", 1, 0, 1,"Duncan K.H. Fong"
"1996110313:00","SC09","I", 1, 0, 2,"PA State Univ., 340 Beam BAB, Dept. of MS/IS, University Park, PA 16802     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC09","I", 1, 0, 3,"i2V@psuvm.psu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 1, 0, 1,"Forecasting Market Shares Using VAR & BVAR Models: A Comparison of Their Forecasting Performance"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 1, 0, 4,"We develop a BVAR model for the leader of the Portuguese car market¨
to forecast the market share. The model includes 6 marketing¨
variables. The Bayesian prior is selected on the basis of the¨
accuracy of the out-of-sample forecasts. We find that BVAR models¨
generally produce more accurate forecasts. The out-of-sample¨
accuracy of the BVAR forecasts is also compared..."
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 1, 1, 1,"Francisco F.R. Ramos"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Porto, Fac. of Econ., 4200 Porto,              , Portugal"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 2, 0, 1,"Aggregation & Proration in Deriving Short-Term Forecasts"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present the results of an empirical investigation of the use of¨
product groups in improving the accuracy of short-term forecasts in¨
multi-item environments. The research investigates the criteria to¨
be used in forming groups and relative accuracy of direct forecasts¨
vs. derived forecasts generated by aggregation and proration."
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 2, 1, 1,"Young H. Kim"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 2, 1, 2,"Clark Atlanta Univ., Sch. of Bus. Admin., 223 Brawlet Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30314     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 0, 1,"Forecasting the Penetration of a New Product: A Bayesian Approach"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 0, 4,"It has been shown in the literature that data on the technological¨
substitution shows a strong correlation over different time periods.¨
Using the information on the existing product, we adopt a Bayesian¨
approch to provide forecasts for a new product. We use an example on¨
black and white and color television sets to illustrate the¨
methodology."
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 1, 1,"Duncan K.H. Fong"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 1, 2,"PA State Univ., 340 Beam BAB, Dept. of MS/IS, University Park, PA 16802     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 1, 3,"i2V@psuvm.psu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 2, 1,"Scott E. Pammer"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 2, 2,"Minitab, Inc., 3081 Enterprise Dr., State College, PA 16801-3008,"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 2, 3,"spammer@minitab.com"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 3, 1,"Steven F. Arnold"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 3, 2,"PA State U, Stats. Dept., 326 Classroom Bldg., University Park, PA 16802     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 3, 3, 3,"sfa@psuvm.psu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 0, 1,"Contextual Information & Feedback Effects on Judgmental Forecasts"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 0, 4,"This research aims to examine the differences in forecasting¨
accuracy that may stem from the differential contextual information¨
and feedback type. Participants were assigned to groups based on the¨
availability of contextual information and feedback. The task¨
required participants to provide probabilistic forecasts for stock¨
prices in 3 sessions."
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 1, 1,"Dilek Onkal"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 1, 2,"Bilkent Univ., Fac. of Bus. Admin., Ankara,    06533     , Turkey"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 1, 3,"onkal@bilkent.edu.tr"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 2, 1,"Serra Dirimtekin"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 2, 2,"Bilkent Univ., Faculty of Bus. Admin., Ankara,    06533     , Turkey"
"1996110313:00","SC09","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC10","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC10","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC10"
"1996110313:00","SC10","C", 0, 0, 0,"Airline Yield Management"
"1996110313:00","SC10","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Aviation Applications"
"1996110313:00","SC10","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC10","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC10","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC10","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC10","I", 1, 0, 1,"Gregory L. Campbell"
"1996110313:00","SC10","I", 1, 0, 2,"Decision Focus Inc., 650 Castro St., Ste. 300, Mountain View, CA 94041-2055,"
"1996110313:00","SC10","I", 1, 0, 3,"gregc@sfi.com"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 1, 0, 1,"Estimation & Incorporation of DRB-Effects in Yield Management Systems"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 1, 0, 4,"Logit-models from discrete choice analysis are used to estimate¨
deviation, recapture, and buy-up effects, with inputs coming from¨
revealed as well as stated preferences. These data, supplemented by¨
different socioeconomic parameters, are assembled and processed to¨
form a picture of the general preferential pattern."
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 1, 1, 1,"Henrik Toksvang"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 1, 1, 2,"Scandinavian Airlines System, Space Control Services, Hedegaardsvej 88, DK 2300 Copenhagen S,              , Denmark"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 2, 0, 1,"Advanced Origin & Destination Revenue Management: A Practical Approach"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 2, 0, 4,"Several researchers in academia, consulting and airlines have¨
suggested approaches that would significantly increase revenue¨
compared to traditional virtual nesting approaches to O&D control.¨
This presentation shows how what seems at first a simple extention¨
of virtual nesting can capture the potential revenue in an¨
implementable system."
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 2, 1, 1,"Glenn Colville"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 2, 1, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHKQB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 2, 1, 3,"gcolville@ual.com"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 0, 1,"Research on Bid Price Dynamics"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 0, 4,"We analyze and compare alternative methods of calculating bid prices¨
that explicitly use the knowledge of the demand pattern, i.e., the¨
distribution of demand by booking class and time before departure,¨
and the fact that bid prices will be recalculated as demand¨
uncertainty resolves as departure approaches."
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 1, 1,"Robert L. Phillips"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 1, 2,"Decision Focus Inc., 650 Castro St., Ste. 300, Mountain View, CA 94041     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 1, 3,"bobp@dfi.com"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 2, 1,"Gregory L. Campbell"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 2, 2,"Decision Focus Inc., 650 Castro St., Ste. 300, Mountain View, CA 94041-2055,"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 2, 3,"gregc@sfi.com"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 3, 1,"Subramanian Janakiram"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 3, 2,"Decision Focus Inc., 650 Castro St., Ste. 300, Mountain View, CA 94041     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC10","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC11","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC11","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC11"
"1996110313:00","SC11","C", 0, 0, 0,"Computational Aspects of Classification & Pattern Recognition"
"1996110313:00","SC11","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS CSTS"
"1996110313:00","SC11","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC11","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC11","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC11","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC11","I", 1, 0, 1,"Peter Beling"
"1996110313:00","SC11","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of VA, Dept. of Systems Eng., Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","I", 1, 0, 3,"beling@virginia.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 0, 1,"Optimal Decision Trees Through Multilinear Programming"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 0, 4,"The classification problem of finding the optimal decision tree with¨
fixed structure is formulated as a nonlinear program with linear¨
constraints. An extreme point tabu search method is used to minimize¨
the classification error of all decisions in the tree¨
simultaneously. Strong computational results are given for data¨
mining applications."
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jennifer A. Blue"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 1, 2,"RPI, Math. Sci. Dept., Troy, NY 12180     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 2, 1,"Kristin P. Bennett"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 2, 2,"RPI, Math. Sci. Dept., Troy, NY 12180     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 1, 2, 3,"bennek@rpi.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 0, 1,"Road Extraction from Satellite Images"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 0, 4,"There is an urgent requirement to exploit satellite imagery to¨
provide current topographic feature data. Among the most important¨
features needed are roads, hence, we require automated procedures to¨
rapidly identify road networks in imagery. We describe the use of¨
learning vector quantization to extract roads from digital imagery¨
and provide results using data from SPOT imagery."
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 1, 1,"Donald Brown"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of VA, Dept. of Sys. Eng., Charlottesville, VA 22903     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 1, 3,"deb@virginia.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 2, 1,"John Marin"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 2, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 0, 1,"Linear Programming-Based Classifiers for Multi-Modal Data"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 0, 4,"Many of the standard tree growing classifiers can perform poorly on¨
multi-modal problems. We consider alternative ways of growing trees¨
for such problems, with emphasis on techniques that use linear¨
programming-based splits. Computational results on speed and¨
accuracy are presented for road extraction problems on large¨
satellite images."
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 1, 1,"Peter Beling"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of VA, Dept. of Systems Eng., Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 1, 3,"beling@virginia.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 2, 1,"Donald Brown"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of VA, Dept. of Sys. Eng., Charlottesville, VA 22903     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 2, 3,"deb@virginia.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 3, 1,"Venkat Chalasani"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 3, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC11","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC12","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC12","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC12"
"1996110313:00","SC12","C", 0, 0, 0,"Knowledge Representation in Decision Analysis"
"1996110313:00","SC12","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Decision Analysis Society"
"1996110313:00","SC12","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC12","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC12","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC12","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC12","I", 1, 0, 1,"Pierre Nidilikilikesha"
"1996110313:00","SC12","I", 1, 0, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708-0120,"
"1996110313:00","SC12","I", 1, 0, 3,"ndili@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 0, 1,"Stochastic Tree Modeling"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 0, 4,"Stochastic trees are graphical tools which marry decision trees and¨
Markov chain transition diagrams. We have used them to model medical¨
treatment decisions. We discuss stochastic tree basics and present¨
STOTREE, a graphical modeling spreadsheet add-on for the formulation¨
and solution of multiple-factor stochastic trees."
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 1, 1,"Gordon B. Hazen"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 1, 2,"Northwestern Univ., IE/MS Dept., Evanston, IL 60208-3119,"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 2, 1,"Jay Sounderpandian"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of WI, Sch. of Bus., Kenosha, WI 53141-2000,"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 3, 1,"James Pellissier"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 3, 2,"Loyola Univ., Sch. of Bus. Admin., Chicago, IL 60611-2196,"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 2, 0, 1,"Application of Chain-Graph Models to Decision Analysis"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 2, 0, 4,"I study chain-graph models involving decision variables. Unlike¨
influence diagrams, chain-graph models contain both directed and¨
undirected arcs. There is a practical need for chain-graph¨
representations in decision analysis because the dependence¨
relations among variable in many decision problems to not fit easily¨
into the influence-diagram representation..."
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 2, 1, 1,"Pierre Nidilikilikesha"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 2, 1, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708-0120,"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 2, 1, 3,"ndili@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Forward Monte Carlo Method for Solving Influence Diagram Using Local Computation"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 0, 4,"We investigate a forward Monte Carlo sampling technique that draws¨
independent and identically distributed observations. Methods that¨
have been proposed in this spirit are sampled from the entire¨
distribution. However, when the number of variables is large, the¨
state space of all variables is exponentially large and the sample¨
size required for good estimates is too large to be practical..."
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 1, 1,"John M. Charnes"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of KS, Sch. of Bus., Summerfield Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-2003,"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 1, 3,"j-charnes@ukans.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 2, 1,"Prakash P. Shenoy"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of KS, Sch. of Bus., Summerfield Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-2003,"
"1996110313:00","SC12","K", 3, 2, 3,"p-shenoy@ukan.seu"
"1996110313:00","SC13","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC13","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC13"
"1996110313:00","SC13","C", 0, 0, 0,"Decision Analysis & Finance"
"1996110313:00","SC13","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Decision Analysis Society"
"1996110313:00","SC13","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC13","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC13","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC13","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC13","I", 1, 0, 1,"James E. Smith"
"1996110313:00","SC13","I", 1, 0, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708-0120,"
"1996110313:00","SC13","I", 1, 0, 3,"jes9@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Market-Based Exponential Utility Function for a Firm"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a market-based exponential utility function for any firm¨
whose equity is publicly traded. Regardless of the number of¨
investment portfolios in the market, this utility function has a¨
parameter that is a function of the sum of all firm investor¨
exponential utility function parameters."
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 1, 1,"Peter C. Anselmo"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 1, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 2, 1,"James S. Dyer"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of TX, CBA 5.202, Dept. of MSIS, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 1, 2, 3,"j.dyer@mail.utexas.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 2, 0, 1,"Portfolio Decision Analysis"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 2, 0, 4,"As commonly applied, decision analysis focuses on the impact of¨
individual decisions. However, finance theory implies that business¨
risk and return (at least for shareholders) should be evaluated at¨
the portfolio level. We describe recent applications extending¨
decision analysis to portfolio problems."
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 2, 1, 1,"Adam Borison"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 2, 1, 2,"Applied Decision Analysis, 2710 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 3, 0, 1,"Investment Under Uncertainty in Incomplete Markets"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 3, 0, 4,"We compare decision analysis and economic analysis when valuing¨
flexible investments, i.e., projects with option value, in¨
incomplete markets. Results in a 2-period analysis are identical¨
when utility functions are exponential but may differ for¨
non-exponential (and non-linear) utility functions. A modification¨
to the decision analysis approach is suggested."
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 3, 1, 1,"Thomas E. Hoff"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 3, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Eng.-Econ. Systems Dept., Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 3, 1, 3,"tomhoff@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 0, 1,"Options in the Real World: Lessons Learned from Oil & Gas Applications"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 0, 4,"We report on some lessons learned in applying option pricing and¨
decision analysis techniques in evaluating real oil and gas¨
investments. In particular, we discuss the impact of assumptions¨
about price uncertainties on the value of various project¨
flexibilities and talk about difficulties encountered in using¨
futures and options markets to price values risks."
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 1, 1,"James E. Smith"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 1, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708-0120,"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 1, 3,"jes9@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 2, 1,"Kevin F. McCardle"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 2, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708-0120,"
"1996110313:00","SC13","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC14","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC14","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC14"
"1996110313:00","SC14","C", 0, 0, 0,"Scheduling Issues in Recoverable Manufacturing"
"1996110313:00","SC14","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC14","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110313:00","SC14","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC14","G", 0, 0, 0,"Recoverable Manufacturing"
"1996110313:00","SC14","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC14","I", 1, 0, 1,"Nagesh Murthy"
"1996110313:00","SC14","I", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110313:00","SC14","I", 1, 0, 3,"nmurth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 0, 1,"Expediting Policies in a Recoverable Manufacturing Environment"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 0, 4,"Expediting has been shown to degrade system performance on various¨
measures. The expediting considered has been reactive. We examine¨
and compare 2 types of proactive expediting in a recoverable¨
manufacturing environment. A parts-based expediting policy, observed¨
in practice, is evaluated and compared with a time-based expediting¨
policy."
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 1, 1,"Rajesh Srivastava"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 1, 2,"AFIT, Dept. of Grad. Logistics Mgmt., 2950 P St., Bldg. 641, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 1, 3,"rsrivast@afit.af.mil"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 2, 1,"V. Daniel R. Guide, Jr."
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 2, 2,"AFIT, Dept. of Grad. Logistics Mgmt., 2950 P St., Bldg. 641, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 1, 2, 3,"dguide@afit.af.mil"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 2, 0, 1,"Master Production Scheduling for Recoverable Manufacturing"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 2, 0, 4,"Recoverable manufacturing is characterized by a highly uncertain¨
environment in terms of material recovery from used products,¨
routings and processing times. The environment is sufficiently¨
different from a traditional manufacturing environment. MPS¨
techniques are developed for this environment and compared for¨
effectiveness against traditional MPS techniques."
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 2, 1, 1,"Nagesh Murthy"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 2, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 2, 1, 3,"nmurth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 0, 1,"Disassembly Release Strategies for Recoverable Manufacturing"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 0, 4,"Used products (cores) are inducted into an RMS to be remanufactured¨
to original specifications or for technical upgrading. The first¨
major activity performed is disassembly of cores into parts for¨
release to the remanufacturing shop. We examine several disassembly¨
release strategies for their overall impact on the system."
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 1, 1,"V. Daniel R. Guide, Jr."
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 1, 2,"AFIT, Dept. of Grad. Logistics Mgmt., 2950 P St., Bldg. 641, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 1, 3,"dguide@afit.af.mil"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 2, 1,"Rajesh Srivastava"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 2, 2,"AFIT, Dept. of Grad. Logistics Mgmt., 2950 P St., Bldg. 641, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110313:00","SC14","K", 3, 2, 3,"rsrivast@afit.af.mil"
"1996110313:00","SC15","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC15","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC15"
"1996110313:00","SC15","C", 0, 0, 0,"Health Applications"
"1996110313:00","SC15","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC15","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC15","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC15","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC15","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC15","I", 1, 0, 1,"Sheldon H. Jacobson"
"1996110313:00","SC15","I", 1, 0, 2,"VA Tech. Univ., Dept. of ISE, 302 Whittemore Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0118,"
"1996110313:00","SC15","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 1, 0, 1,"Hospital Efficiency Using DEA: Administrative vs. Clinical Efficiency"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 1, 0, 4,"Overall hospital efficiency is made up of 2 components:¨
administrative and clinical efficiency. We decompose the overall¨
technical efficiency of a sample of Pennsylvania hospitals into its¨
clinical and administrative components. Some preliminary results are¨
presented."
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 1, 1, 1,"Liam O'Neill"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 1, 1, 2,"PA State Univ., 303 Beam BAB, University Park, PA 16802     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 1, 1, 3,"lx07@psuvm.psu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 0, 1,"Cross-National Comparison of the Pharmaceutical Industry"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 0, 4,"In each country the pharmaceutical industry serves a different¨
health care system with its rules and regulations and operates¨
within that country's industrial policies. This presentation¨
describes the different systems in major industrialized countries¨
and uses a mathematical approach to compare the efficiencies and¨
productivities of the pharmaceutical industry globally.
"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 1, 1,"Arun Kumar"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 1, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 1, 3,"kumara@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 2, 1,"Sung J. Shim"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 2, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 2, 3,"shims@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 3, 1,"Zhongxian Wang"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 3, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of IDS, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 2, 3, 3,"wangj@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Mathematical Model for Assessing the Temporal Association Between Health Disorders & Medical Treatments"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 0, 4,"We develop a probability model that can be used to make statistical¨
inferences about the timing of incidences of a treatment/condition¨
pair. Data from a medical study illustrate the application of this¨
model and its results."
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 1, 1,"Sheldon H. Jacobson"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 1, 2,"VA Tech. Univ., Dept. of ISE, 302 Whittemore Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0118,"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 2, 1,"Douglas J. Morrice"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of MS/IS, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC15","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC16","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC16","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC16"
"1996110313:00","SC16","C", 0, 0, 0,"Hub Location"
"1996110313:00","SC16","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Location Analysis"
"1996110313:00","SC16","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC16","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC16","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC16","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC16","I", 1, 0, 1,"Barbaros C. Tansel"
"1996110313:00","SC16","I", 1, 0, 2,"Bilkent Univ., Dept. of IE, 06533 Bilkent, Ankara,              , Turkey"
"1996110313:00","SC16","I", 1, 0, 3,"barbaros@bilkent.edu.tr"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 0, 1,"Hub & Spoke System Design with Concave Costs"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 0, 4,"We discuss the hub-&-spoke system design problem together with a¨
number of popular networking policies, and effects of continuous¨
scale economies, demand and market domination. Several variations¨
of the problem along with various aspects of air passenger and cargo¨
transportation systems are considered. Computational results will be¨
presented."
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 1, 1,"Turgut Aykin"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 1, 2,"Rutgers Univ., Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 1, 3,"aykin@andeomeda.rutgers.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 2, 1,"Kemal Gursoy"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 2, 2,"Rutgers Univ., Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 2, 0, 1,"Hub Location & Network Design"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 2, 0, 4,"In many transportation and telecommunication networks, flows are¨
concentrated on certain arcs and through certain nodes to take¨
advantage of economies of scale. We explore the design of these¨
networks and the location and role of hub facilities in these¨
networks."
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 2, 1, 1,"James F. Campbell"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of MO, Sch. of Bus. Admin., 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121-4499,"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 2, 1, 3,"campbell@sierra.umsl.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 0, 1,"Modeling Variation in Hub Network Design"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 0, 4,"Hub-&-spoke systems arise when it is advantageous to consolidate¨
flows at certain accumulation points in many-to-many distribution¨
networks. We focus on modeling aspects of the hub network design¨
problem and identify features that lead to alternate forms of¨
analysis."
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 1, 1,"Bahar Yetis Kara"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 1, 2,"Bilkent Univ., Dept. of IE, 06533 Bilkent, Ankara,              , Turkey"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 1, 3,"kara@bilkent.edu.tr"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 2, 1,"Barbaros C. Tansel"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 2, 2,"Bilkent Univ., Dept. of IE, 06533 Bilkent, Ankara,              , Turkey"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 3, 2, 3,"barbaros@bilkent.edu.tr"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 0, 1,"Financial Models for Strategic Location Decisions"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 0, 4,"We describe financial models and the use of those models to support¨
strategic location and sourcing decisions. Models that effectively¨
support strategic decisions include comprehensive considerations of¨
manufacturing, logistics, tax and foreign exchange expenses in the¨
context of enterprise value chain analysis. Model calculations are¨
interpreted in terms of identifying fundamental strategic¨
opportunities..."
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 1, 1,"Robert J. Baseman"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 1, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 1, 3,"baseman@watson.ibm.com"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 2, 1,"William Grey"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 2, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., PO Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC16","K", 4, 2, 3,"grey@watson.ibm.com"
"1996110313:00","SC17","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC17","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC17"
"1996110313:00","SC17","C", 0, 0, 0,"Facility Layout"
"1996110313:00","SC17","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC17","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC17","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC17","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC17","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC17","I", 1, 0, 1,"Thomas Lacksonen"
"1996110313:00","SC17","I", 1, 0, 2,"OH Univ., 273 Stocker Ctr., Athens, OH 45701     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC17","I", 1, 0, 3,"lacksone@boncat.ent.ohiou.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 0, 1,"Some Issues in Capacity Planning & Utilization"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a global analysis of both shop and facility utilization¨
and overload as well as a method of designing a production schedule¨
given a specified overload level. The effect that the accuracy of¨
the variance of the demand function has on the model is examined.¨
Other models developed address subcontracting and minimizing loss."
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 1, 1,"Ken White"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 1, 2,"NC State Univ., Dept. of OR, Box 7913, Raleigh, NC 27695     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 1, 3,"krwhite2@eos.ncsu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 2, 1,"Salah E. Elmaghraby"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 2, 2,"NC State Univ., Campus Box 7913, Raleigh, NC 27695     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 1, 2, 3,"elmaghra@eos.ncsu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Simulated Annealing-Based Heuristic Algorithm to Solve the Huge- Sized Rectilinear Facility Layout Problem"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present an efficient heuristic algorithm for the solution of the¨
facility layout problem with rectangular departments of unequal¨
area. This problem can be formulated as a combinatorial optimization¨
problem to minimize the total cost owing to material flow between¨
departments. Several real data were tested in this algorithm."
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 1, 1,"Takashi Irohara"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 1, 2,"Waseda Univ., Grad. School, 3-4-1 Okubo Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo,              , Japan 169"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 1, 3,"irohara@yoshi.mgmt.waseda.ac.jp"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 2, 1,"Kazuho Yoshimoto"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 2, 2,"Waseda Univ., Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Eng., 3-4-1 Ohkubo Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo,              , Japan 169"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 2, 2, 3,"kazuho@yoshi.mgmt.waseda.ac.jp"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 0, 1,"Exploring Layout Problems & Solutions"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 0, 4,"We provide a framework and tool for evaluating the potential of¨
layout algorithms across the range of flow dominance and problem¨
types for the quadratic layout problem. A database will be created¨
in which solution costs are enumerated. Some test results will be¨
presented."
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 1, 1,"Richard A. Schilhavy"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 1, 2,"Claflin Coll., 700 College Ave. NE, Orangeburg, SC 29115     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 2, 1,"Mary E. Schilhavy"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 2, 2,"Claflin Coll., 700 College Ave. NE, Orangeburg, SC 29115     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 0, 1,"Optimal Material Flow Through Groups of Machines"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 0, 4,"Products are to be produced at a series of work centers containing¨
identical machines. The objective is to assign a specific machine¨
from each work center to each product to minimize the distance¨
traveled for all products, subject to machine capacity constraints.¨
LP and heuristic solutions are demonstrated."
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 1, 1,"Thomas Lacksonen"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 1, 2,"OH Univ., 273 Stocker Ctr., Athens, OH 45701     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 1, 3,"lacksone@boncat.ent.ohiou.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 2, 1,"Jeff Kharoufeh"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 2, 2,"OH Univ., 270 Stocker Ctr., Athens, OH 45701     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC17","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC18","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC18","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC18"
"1996110313:00","SC18","C", 0, 0, 0,"Stochastic & Non-Traditional Models in Manufacturing in Logistics"
"1996110313:00","SC18","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110313:00","SC18","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC18","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC18","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC18","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC18","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ram Akella"
"1996110313:00","SC18","I", 1, 0, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Econ. Systems, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","I", 1, 0, 3,"akella@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 0, 1,"Effects of Combined Production & Maintenance Scheduling on Meeting Customer Due Dates"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 0, 4,"We address the problem of scheduling production and maintenance for¨
a single-machine manufacturing system producing multiple products¨
with stochastically ordered due dates. We find conditions under¨
which intuitively appealing, monotone policies are optimal.¨
Numerical examples illustrate how different parameters of the model¨
affect the optimal policy."
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 1, 1,"Thomas W. Sloan"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of CA, Haas Sch. of Bus., S545 Stud. Serv. Bldg. 1900, Berkeley, CA 94720-1900,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 1, 3,"tsloan@haas.berkeley.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 2, 1,"George Shanthikumar"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of CA, Haas Sch. of Bus., S545 Stud. Serv. Bldg. 1900, Berkeley, CA 94720-1900,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 1, 2, 3,"shanthik@haas.berkeley.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Model for a Multi-Echelon Service Parts Logistics System with Unscheduled & Scheduled Repair Customers"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 0, 4,"We model the operations of a logistics network which provides and¨
repairs service parts for world-wide customers for high technology¨
products. The system is complicated by the interaction of 2¨
customer classes, one with scheduled repairs and 'negative'¨
leadtimes. The model can be used to optimally allocate inventory¨
within the network."
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 1, 1,"Morris A. Cohen"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, Wharton Sch., OPIM Dept., 1300 SH-DH, Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 1, 3,"cohen@opim.wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 2, 1,"Yu-Sheng Zheng"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of PA, OPIM, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 2, 3,"zheng@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 3, 1,"Yunzeng Wang"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of PA, OPIM, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 2, 3, 3,"wang71@opim.wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 0, 1,"Effective Strategy for Inspection Sampling in the Presence of Inter- & Intra-Lot Variations"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 0, 4,"We formulate a model to design inspection sampling strategies based¨
on semiconductor fab-lines. Unlike many traditional models, our¨
model takes into account the lot-to-lot variations as well as the¨
wafer-to-wafer variations and minimizes the lots at risk."
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 1, 1,"D. Chen"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., IEEM Dept., Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 1, 3,"kyle.chen@stanford.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 2, 1,"Ram Akella"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 2, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Econ. Systems, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC18","K", 3, 2, 3,"akella@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC19","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC19","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC19"
"1996110313:00","SC19","C", 0, 0, 0,"International Operations & Logistics"
"1996110313:00","SC19","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110313:00","SC19","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC19","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC19","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC19","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC19","I", 1, 0, 1,"Soumen Ghosh"
"1996110313:00","SC19","I", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","I", 1, 0, 3,"soumen.ghosh@mgt.gatech.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 1, 0, 1,"Global Operations, Business Strategy & Firm Performance"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 1, 0, 4,"This presentation empirically examines the determinants of firm and¨
business performance for large firms in several broadly-defined¨
international industries between 1977 and 1994. The relative effects¨
of business strategy and global operations strategy, firm-level and¨
business level management and industry conditions are estimated."
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 1, 1, 1,"M. Therese Flaherty"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of OPIM, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 1, 1, 3,"flaherty@opim.wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 2, 0, 1,"Neo-Operations Strategy: An Empirical Study of Global Manufacturing Strategies"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 2, 0, 4,"Neo-operations strategy links combinative competitive capabilities¨
and advanced manufacturing technology under the rubric of economies¨
of knowledge. Competitive progression theory is proposed to explain¨
how sustainable competitive capabilities are accumulated. A sample¨
of 1200 manufacturers in North America, Japan and Europe is used to¨
test hypotheses linking progression theory, technology and people."
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 2, 1, 1,"Aleda V. Roth"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of NC, Kenan-Flagler Bus. Sch., Dept. of Op. Mgmt., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 2, 1, 3,"rotha.bsacdl.@mhs.unc.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 3, 0, 1,"Evaluation of Supply Chain Structures Through Modularization & Postponement"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 3, 0, 4,"This presentation introduces a conceptual framework for evaluating¨
different supply chain structures in the context of modularization¨
(linked to inbound logistics through the manufacturing process) and¨
postponement (linked to outbound logistics). The analysis is used to¨
quantify the total cost for utilizing a particular supply chain¨
structure and allows an objective comparison."
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 3, 1, 1,"Ricardo Ernst"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 3, 1, 2,"Georgetown Univ., Bus. Sch., Washington, DC 20057     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 3, 1, 3,"ernstr@gunet.georgetown.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 0, 1,"Operations & Logistics Strategies of Small- & Medium-Sized US Firms"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 0, 4,"We examine ways that small- and medium-sized US firms are expanding¨
into Europe. We investigate the evolution of these firms' operations¨
and logistics strategies as they expand and mature in a global¨
market. These strategies are compared with those of larger firms and¨
multinationals to assess their differences."
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 1, 1,"Markus Biehl"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0520,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 1, 3,"markus.biehl@mgt.gatech.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 2, 1,"Edmund Prater"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 2, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0520,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 3, 1,"Michael Smith"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 3, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0520,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 4, 1,"Soumen Ghosh"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 4, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110313:00","SC19","K", 4, 4, 3,"soumen.ghosh@mgt.gatech.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC20","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC20","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC20"
"1996110313:00","SC20","C", 0, 0, 0,"Oak Ridge Projects: Tactical Command & Control"
"1996110313:00","SC20","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Military Applications Society"
"1996110313:00","SC20","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC20","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC20","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC20","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC20","I", 1, 0, 1,"Dean S. Hartley, III"
"1996110313:00","SC20","I", 1, 0, 2,"Oak Ridge Ntl. Lab., Ctr. Modeling, Sim. & Gaming, 1099 Commerce Park, Oak Ridge, TN 37830     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC20","I", 1, 0, 3,"dhz@ornl.gov"
"1996110313:00","SC20","K", 1, 0, 1,"Video Oriented C3 in the Bosnian Peace Keeping Operation"
"1996110313:00","SC20","K", 1, 0, 4,"Oak Ridge has been involved in developing prototype tactical command¨
and control centers (mobile and transportable) for several years.¨
This system was coopted for use in the Bosnian Peace Keeping¨
Operation because of its simpoicity, completeness and video¨
orientation. Extensive personal experiences will be discussed."
"1996110313:00","SC20","K", 1, 1, 1,"Rich Bell"
"1996110313:00","SC20","K", 1, 1, 2,"Oak Ridge Ntl. Lab., 1099 Commerce Park, Oak Ridge, TN 37830     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC20","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC22","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC22","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC22"
"1996110313:00","SC22","C", 0, 0, 0,"Information Systems I"
"1996110313:00","SC22","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC22","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC22","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC22","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC22","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC22","I", 1, 0, 1,"Yuan-Shyi Chiu"
"1996110313:00","SC22","I", 1, 0, 2,"Chaoyang Inst. of Tech., Dept. of IE & Mgmt., Taichung,              , Taiwan ROC"
"1996110313:00","SC22","I", 1, 0, 3,"ypchiu@dec8.cyit.edu.tw"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 0, 1,"Extent & Prosecution of Computer Crime: A Comparison of Perspectives Between States' Attorneys General & Business Practitioners"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 0, 4,"We surveyed states' attorneys general in the US and business people¨
within the computer industry on their perceptions of the impact,¨
extent and prosecution of computer crimes within the US. An¨
open-ended question asking for the most prevalent crimes was also¨
included. This presentation compares their responses."
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 1, 1,"Nancy Goettel"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 1, 2,"Coastal Carolina Univ., Wall Sch. of Bus., PO Box 1954, Conway, SC 29526     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 2, 1,"Virginia B. Levsen"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 2, 2,"Coastal Carolina Univ., Wall Sch. of Bus., PO Box 1954, Conway, SC 29526     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 1, 2, 3,"hddf37b@prodigy.com/virginia@coastal.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 0, 1,"Development of the Workforce Deviation Systems"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 0, 4,"We use a value chain model to identify areas in human resources¨
where workforce deviation tracking systems can provide control over¨
abusive absence and overtime usage. Upon accomplishment of this¨
management information system, we demonstrate its advantages in¨
workforce planning as well as expenditure saving."
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 1, 1,"Yuan-Shyi Chiu"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 1, 2,"Chaoyang Inst. of Tech., Dept. of IE & Mgmt., Taichung,              , Taiwan ROC"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 1, 3,"ypchiu@dec8.cyit.edu.tw"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 2, 1,"Singa Wang Chiu"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 2, 2,"Chaoyang Inst. of Tech., Dept. of IE & Mgmt., Taichung,              , Taiwan ROC"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 3, 0, 1,"An Information System in Academe: The Case of a Small Southern University"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 3, 0, 4,"Many universities are having difficulty assessing their information¨
systems; in particular their current state of technology,¨
specifically their resources. We examine this dilemma in a small¨
southern university that currently has no specific policy or¨
strategic plan for information system needs but is currently¨
attempting to establish one."
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 3, 1, 1,"Virginia B. Levsen"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 3, 1, 2,"Coastal Carolina Univ., Wall Sch. of Bus., PO Box 1954, Conway, SC 29526     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 3, 1, 3,"hddf37b@prodigy.com/virginia@coastal.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 4, 0, 1,"Inference Guiding in Propositional Knowledge Bases"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 4, 0, 4,"Logical inference in a knowledge-based system is to infer logical¨
conclusion by using the given facts. When the given facts are not¨
sufficient to accomplish inference, more facts are needed. Inference¨
guiding is to select questions about the unknown facts and ask for¨
answers. We discuss the inference guiding..."
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 4, 1, 1,"Jinchang Wang"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 4, 1, 2,"MO Western State Coll., 13001 W 102nd St., Lenexa, KS 66215     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC22","K", 4, 1, 3,"wang@griffon.mwsc.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC23","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC23","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC23"
"1996110313:00","SC23","C", 0, 0, 0,"Routing"
"1996110313:00","SC23","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC23","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC23","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC23","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC23","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC23","I", 1, 0, 1,"Laoucine Kerbache"
"1996110313:00","SC23","I", 1, 0, 2,"Gennes Grad. Sch. of Bus., 2 Rue Robert D'Arbrissel, Rennes,              , France 35065"
"1996110313:00","SC23","I", 1, 0, 3,"laoucine.kerbache@esc.rennes.fr"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 1, 0, 1,"Routing in Practice: Trends & Applications"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 1, 0, 4,"We outline the recent theoretical developments in vehicle routing¨
and propose a typology of available commercial software in France.
"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 1, 1, 1,"Laoucine Kerbache"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 1, 1, 2,"Gennes Grad. Sch. of Bus., 2 Rue Robert D'Arbrissel, Rennes,              , France 35065"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 1, 1, 3,"laoucine.kerbache@esc.rennes.fr"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Purchasing/Routing Propane Gas Logistics Problem"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 0, 4,"We address the wholesale supply chain problem for a midwestern¨
propane gas distributor. This 'best buy' system minimizes the total¨
cost of purchasing gas from various supply terminals and routing to¨
bulk storage terminals. Potential benefits of the system exceed $1¨
million annually."
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 1, 1,"Bob Russell"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of Tulsa, 600 S College Ave., Tulsa, OK 74104-3189,"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 1, 3,"russellra@centum.utulsa.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 2, 1,"Wen-Chyuan Chiang"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Tulsa, 600 S College Ave., Tulsa, OK 74104-3189,"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 2, 2, 3,"qm_wc@centum.utulsa.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Set Covering Approach for Node & Arc Routing Problems with Split Delivery & Time Windows"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 0, 4,"We model time window constraints in arc routing problems and present¨
a transformation of this arc routing setting into an equivalent node¨
routing problem. The solution procedure developed is described with¨
respect to a real life problem from the cattle feed industry where¨
arc time window constraints are present and split delivery is¨
practiced."
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 1, 1,"Paul A. Mullaseril"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of AZ, 3401 N Columbus #31K, Tucson, AZ 85712     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 1, 3,"pabraham@@bpa.arizona.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 2, 1,"Moshe Dror"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of AZ, 430 McClelland Hall, Dept. of MIS, Tucson, AZ 85721     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 2, 3,"mdror@bpa.arizona.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 3, 1,"Janny Leung"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 3, 2,"Univ. of AZ, 430 McClelland Hall, Dept. of IE, Tucson, AZ 85721     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 3, 3, 3,"jleung@bpa.arizona.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 4, 0, 1,"The Application of a Tabu Search to an Examiner Routing Problem"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 4, 0, 4,"A tabu search is constructed to solve a routing problem to direct¨
music examiners through centers during a 1-month examination period.¨
The problem is sufficiently large that B&B techniques are¨
impractical. Since examiners are unequally qualified, the problem¨
has less structure than traditional vehicle routing problems."
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 4, 1, 1,"Gordon N. McKinley"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, 105 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3E6"
"1996110313:00","SC23","K", 4, 1, 3,"mckinley@fmgmt.mgmt.utoronto.ca"
"1996110313:00","SC24","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC24","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC24"
"1996110313:00","SC24","C", 0, 0, 0,"RASIG Roundtable"
"1996110313:00","SC24","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Railroad Applications SIG"
"1996110313:00","SC24","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC24","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC24","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC24","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC25","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC25","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC25"
"1996110313:00","SC25","C", 0, 0, 0,"Evolutionary Perspectives on Technological Change"
"1996110313:00","SC25","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Technology Management"
"1996110313:00","SC25","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC25","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC25","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC25","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC25","I", 1, 0, 1,"Mary Tripsas"
"1996110313:00","SC25","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of Mgmt., The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6370,"
"1996110313:00","SC25","I", 1, 0, 3,"tripsas@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 1, 0, 1,"Generational Technological Change & the Evolution of Competition"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 1, 0, 4,"Many technologies evolve through a series of generations which are¨
backward compatible. Generational technological change poses unusual¨
challenges to firms, balancing emphasis on new models against¨
established positions with the previous leading-edge technologies.¨
Firms which succeed in sales of the new generation typically do so¨
at the expense of the old."
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 1, 1, 1,"Philip C. Anderson"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 1, 1, 2,"Dartmouth Coll., Tuck Sch., 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-9001,"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 1, 1, 3,"philip.c.anderson@dartmouth.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 2, 0, 1,"Coevolution of Interorganizational Networks & Technology"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 2, 0, 4,"Interorganizational networks composed of formal and informal¨
relationships structure knowledge flows and shape technological¨
evolution, particularly for systemic products. At the same time,¨
technological evolution either elaborates or re-forms the structure¨
of these networks, also termed 'technological communities.' Examples¨
of this phenemenon are explored and compared from multiple¨
industries."
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 2, 1, 1,"Lori Rosenkopf"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, THe Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6370,"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 3, 0, 1,"Strategic Choice or Environmental Determinism: A Technological Evolution Perspective"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 3, 0, 4,"What is the right balance between environmental determinism and firm¨
discretionary choices? This presentation explores how a firm can,¨
through strategic decisions taken early in the life of the¨
technology that undertakes its low cost or product differentiation,¨
better manage subsequent environmental changes such as technological¨
discontinuities."
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 3, 1, 1,"Allan Afuah"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ of MI, School of Bus., 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234,"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 3, 1, 3,"afuah@umich.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 4, 0, 1,"Path Dependence & the Evolution of Technology"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 4, 0, 4,"During periods of technological ferment, selection among competing¨
technologies is often a path dependent process. This presentation¨
explores the implications of path dependency for competitive¨
strategy in industries with emerging technologies."
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 4, 1, 1,"Mary Tripsas"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of Mgmt., The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6370,"
"1996110313:00","SC25","K", 4, 1, 3,"tripsas@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC26","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC26","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC26"
"1996110313:00","SC26","C", 0, 0, 0,"Large-Scale Transportation Problems (Column Generation & Branch & Bound)"
"1996110313:00","SC26","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Transportation Science Section"
"1996110313:00","SC26","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC26","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","G", 0, 0, 0,"Vehicle Routing Special Interest Group"
"1996110313:00","SC26","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","I", 1, 0, 1,"Irina Ioachim"
"1996110313:00","SC26","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Laval, Fac. of Sci. Admin., Quebec, Quebec,              , Canada G1K 7P4"
"1996110313:00","SC26","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 0, 1,"Dynamic Selection of Duties for the Crew Scheduling Problem"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 0, 4,"The airline crew pairing problem is usually solved by using a column¨
generation technique with a constrained shortest path as a¨
subproblem. The underlying network might contain as many as a¨
million feasible duties represented by arcs. We will present¨
numerical results conducted by using dynamic pricing out and¨
selection procedures of these duties."
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jacques Desrosiers"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 1, 2,"GERAD & HEC, 5255 Decelles, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3T 1V6"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 2, 1,"Wael Hamdar"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 2, 2,"Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 3, 1,"Marius Solomon"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 3, 2,"Northeastern Univ., MS Dept., 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 1, 3, 3,"solomon@neu.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 0, 1,"An Adaptive Labeling Algorithm for the Vehicle Scheduling Problem"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 0, 4,"The vehicle scheduling problem can be solved with column generation¨
methods, which can be very slow for many problem instances, or with¨
local improvement heuristics. We draw from the principles of¨
Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition to develop a novel dynamic¨
programming-based algorithm to provide an approximate solution to¨
the vehicle scheduling problem."
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 1, 1,"Sheraz Sheres"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 1, 2,"Princeton Univ., CASTLE Lab., Dept. of Civil Eng. & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 2, 1,"Warren B. Powell"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 2, 2,"Princeton Univ., Dept. of CE & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 2, 2, 3,"powell@princeton.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 0, 1,"Multi-Depot Vehicle Scheduling Problem with Time Windows & Waiting Costs"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 0, 4,"A column generation approach embedded in a B&B algorithm is used to¨
solve the MDVSP with time windows and waiting costs. Computational¨
results on randomly generated urban bus scheduling and freight¨
transportation problems are reported. These results permit us to¨
compare the solutions obtained when minimal waiting is penalized¨
with those obtained when real waiting is penalized."
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 1, 1,"Guy Desaulniers"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 1, 2,"GERAD/Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 1, 3,"guyd@crt.umontreal.ca"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 2, 1,"Daniel Villeneuve"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 2, 2,"GERAD/Ecole de Polytech. de Montreal, ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 3, 1,"June Lavigne"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 3, 2,"GERAD/Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 4, 1,"Francois Soumis"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 4, 2,"GERAD/Ecole de Polytech. de Montreal, ,              ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 3, 4, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 0, 1,"Large-Scale Transportation Service Design"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 0, 4,"We describe a new model and B&P solution approach for the design of¨
intermodal express shipment service. Express shipment service¨
involves the combined problems of network design and minimum cost¨
multicommodity flows. We determine simultaneously (near-) optimal¨
routes and schedules for vehicles (of different modes) and for¨
shipments."
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 1, 1,"Cynthia Barnhart"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 1, 2,"MIT, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Pierce Lab., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 1, 3,"cbarnhart@mit.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 2, 1,"Daeki Kim"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 2, 2,"MIT, Ctr. for Transport. Studies, Rm. 1-229, Cambridge, MA 02139     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC26","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC27","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC27","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC27"
"1996110313:00","SC27","C", 0, 0, 0,"PANEL: Gaining Credibility & Respect as a Professional Woman"
"1996110313:00","SC27","D", 0, 0, 0,"Women in OR/MS Forum"
"1996110313:00","SC27","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC27","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC27","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC27","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC27","I", 1, 0, 1,"Sharon A. Johnson"
"1996110313:00","SC27","I", 1, 0, 2,"Worcester Polytech. Inst., Dept. of Mgmt., 100 Institute Rd., Worcester, MA 01609-2280,"
"1996110313:00","SC27","I", 1, 0, 3,"sharon@wpi.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC27","K", 1, 0, 1,"PANEL: Gaining Credibility & Respect as a Professional Woman"
"1996110313:00","SC27","K", 1, 0, 4,"This session will explore obstacles that women face in the¨
workplace, such as potentially different communication styles, dual¨
career stresses and the attitude that a woman's succes is due¨
primarily to her being a woman. Two panelists working in the field¨
will present followed by a Q&A forum."
"1996110313:00","SC27","K", 1, 1, 1,"Sharon A. Johnson"
"1996110313:00","SC27","K", 1, 1, 2,"Worcester Polytech. Inst., Dept. of Mgmt., 100 Institute Rd., Worcester, MA 01609-2280,"
"1996110313:00","SC27","K", 1, 1, 3,"sharon@wpi.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC28","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC28","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC28"
"1996110313:00","SC28","C", 0, 0, 0,"Telecommunications Network Design"
"1996110313:00","SC28","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC28","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110313:00","SC28","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC28","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC28","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC28","I", 1, 0, 1,"Indranil Bose"
"1996110313:00","SC28","I", 1, 0, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47906     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","I", 1, 0, 3,"bosei@vm.cc.purdue.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 0, 1,"Analysis of the Random Polling System with Correlated Input Process & Single Buffers"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 0, 4,"We introduce a simple approach for modeling and analyzing the¨
asymmetric RPS with single buffers and correlated input process. Our¨
analysis allows us to compute the expected delay observed by the¨
customer, loss probability and throughput. For the symmetric RPS, we¨
obtained explicit expressions for these performance measures.

"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 1, 1,"Thomas Y.S. Lee"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, 601 S Morgan St., MC 294, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 2, 1,"Jan Sunjaya"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of IL, 601 S Morgan St., MC 294, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 0, 1,"Multi-Product Capacity Expansion in Networks Under Reliability Constraints"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present a broader version of the problem of designing capacity¨
expansion on a communications network. Based on existing work on¨
single-period capacity expansion design for multicommodity¨
survivable networks, we explore the multi-period version of the¨
problem under reliability constraints. Model formulation and¨
preliminary computational results will be presented."
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 1, 1,"Fernando Beltran"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. de los Andes, Calle 19 #1-37 W415, Bogota,              , Colombia SA"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 1, 3,"hbeltran@cdcnet.uniandes.edu.co"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 2, 1,"Julian E. Pachon"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. de los Andes, Av 9, #127 A54, Bogota,              , Colombia SA"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 2, 2, 3,"ju-pacho@argos.uniandes.edu.co"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 0, 1,"Reliability Analysis of a Distributed Telecommunication Management System"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 0, 4,"The configuration for a distributed telecommunications management¨
system has been studied. The hardware reliability analysis focused¨
on the overall system reliability and component costs. The software¨
reliability analysis emphasized in the software faults found during¨
the system development and testing period to project on its field¨
performance."
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 1, 1,"Keh-Wei Lih"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 1, 2,"Bellcore, 331 Newman Springs Rd., Red Bank, NJ 07701     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 1, 3,"k.lih@cc.bellcore.com"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 2, 1,"Michael G. Ketcham"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 2, 2,"Bellcore, 331 Newman Springs Rd., Red Bank, NJ 07701     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 3, 2, 3,"mketcham@notes.cc.bellcore.com"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 0, 1,"Average Waiting Time of Customers in a Priority M/D/k Queue with Applications in Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 0, 4,"A multiserver M/D/k queue with nonpreemptive head-of-the-line¨
priority discipline is analyzed. This type of parallel queue occurs¨
in ATM networks for transmission of video, voice and data. An¨
analytical expression for mean waiting time of customers is derived¨
and extensive numerical results relating waiting time to system¨
parameters are reported."
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 1, 1,"Indranil Bose"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 1, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47906     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 1, 3,"bosei@vm.cc.purdue.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 2, 1,"Raktim Pal"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 2, 2,"Purdue Univ., Sch. of Civil Eng., W Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 2, 3,"pal@ecn.purdue.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 3, 1,"Kemal Altinkemer"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 3, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC28","K", 4, 3, 3,"kemal@mgmt.purdue.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC29","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110313:00","SC29","B", 0, 0, 0,"SC29"
"1996110313:00","SC29","C", 0, 0, 0,"Simulation Methodology"
"1996110313:00","SC29","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Simulation"
"1996110313:00","SC29","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110313:00","SC29","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC29","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC29","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110313:00","SC29","I", 1, 0, 1,"Peter W. Glynn"
"1996110313:00","SC29","I", 1, 0, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of OR, Stanford, CA 94305-4022,"
"1996110313:00","SC29","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Study of the Almost Regenerative Method of Simulation Output Analysis"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 0, 4,"The almost regenerative method is sometimes used to simulate¨
stochastic processes that are either regenerative with long¨
regenerative cycles or not regenerative. We study the asymptotic¨
behavior of this method as the 'almost regenerative' return set gets¨
successively smaller (as is typically needed in order for such¨
cycles to be almost regenerative)."
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 1, 1,"Sigrun Andradottir"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 1, 3,"sa@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 2, 1,"Peter W. Glynn"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 2, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of OR, Stanford, CA 94305-4022,"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 0, 1,"Counterexamples in Importance Sampling for Rare-Event Simulation"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 0, 4,"A guiding principle in the efficient estimation of rare-event¨
probabilities is that importance sampling based on a large¨
deviations change of measure can dramatically reduce variance. We¨
give examples, however, in which this approach leads to estimators¨
with provably poor performance, including infinite variance. We¨
provide alternative asymptotically optimal estimators."
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 1, 1,"Paul Glasserman"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 1, 2,"Columbia Univ., Columbia Bus. Sch., New York, NY 10027     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 1, 3,"pglasser@research.gsb.columbia.edu"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 2, 1,"Yashan Wang"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 2, 2,"Columbia Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., New York, NY 10027     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 3, 0, 1,"Variance Reduction via an Approximating Markov Process"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 3, 0, 4,"Many stochastic processes in applied probability can be approximated¨
by another, mathematically more tractable process; for example,¨
through heavy traffic theorems in queueing theory. We incorporate¨
these analytical approximations into simulation to reduce variance.¨
Examples are given illustrating this general technique where the¨
reduction is of several orders of magnitude."
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 3, 1, 1,"Shane Henderson"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 3, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., PO Box 7772, Stanford, CA 94309     ,"
"1996110313:00","SC29","K", 3, 1, 3,"shaneh@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:30","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:30-14:45"
"1996110314:30","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:30","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Coffee Break"
"1996110314:30","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:30","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:30","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:30","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:30","","H", 0, 0, 0,"Coffee Breaks"
"1996110314:45","SD01","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD01","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD01"
"1996110314:45","SD01","C", 0, 0, 0,"Operations Management in MMT"
"1996110314:45","SD01","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110314:45","SD01","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","G", 0, 0, 0,"Management of Medical Technology"
"1996110314:45","SD01","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","I", 1, 0, 1,"Uday S. Karmarkar"
"1996110314:45","SD01","I", 1, 0, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch., Box 951481, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","I", 1, 0, 3,"uday.karmarkar@anderson.ucla.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 1, 0, 1,"Neo-Operations Strategy in Health Care"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 1, 0, 4,"Health care organizations need new strategic approaches to¨
operations that can be used to meet the challenges of an¨
increasingly intense and structurally changing competitive¨
environment. I propose that new rules of competition require neo-¨
operations strategies. Accordingly, this presentation redefines¨
operations strategy in health care..."
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 1, 1, 1,"Aleda V. Roth"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of NC, Kenan-Flagler Bus. Sch., Dept. of Op. Mgmt., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 1, 1, 3,"rotha.bsacdl.@mhs.unc.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 0, 1,"Technology, Process Structure & Performance of Health Care Systems: The Case of Diagnostic Imaging"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 0, 4,"Increasing competition and the advent of managed care are causing¨
more emphasis to be placed on the performance of health care systems¨
in terms of costs and quality of patient care. Furthermore,¨
technological developments are causing changes in the structure of¨
delivery systems and processes. We develop models for the analysis¨
of technology choice, process economics and performance using¨
diagnostic imaging as an example..."
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 1, 1,"Uday S. Karmarkar"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 1, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch., Box 951481, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 1, 3,"uday.karmarkar@anderson.ucla.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 2, 1,"Sriram Dasu"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 2, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch., Box 951481, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 0, 1,"Production & Information Technology in the Patient Care Delivery Process"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 0, 4,"Technology will become an ever-increasing component of the patient¨
care delivery process as the cost-effectiveness of information and¨
communication technologies significantly improve over the next few¨
years. We present the results of an exploratory study that examines¨
how production and IT are being used as critical enablers for¨
redesign of the patient care delivery process."
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 1, 1,"Vicki Smith-Daniels"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 1, 2,"AZ State Univ., DIS Dept., Tempe, AZ 85287-4206,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 1, 3,"iacvls@asuvm.inre.asu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 2, 1,"Sharon Schweikhart"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 2, 2,"OH State Univ., 1583 Perry St., Columbus, OH 43210     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 0, 1,"Strategic Directions in Health Care: Application of Group Process Support Systems"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 0, 4,"Frequently, with diminishing resources, strategic directions in the¨
health care industry are determined by political trade-offs among¨
different stakeholders rather than strategic planning. GPSS allows¨
groups to work rapidly and in parallel to allocate resources and¨
determine strategic ne without politics. The process allows remote¨
access by participants."
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 1, 1,"Corey Schou"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 1, 2,"ID State Univ., Comp. Info. Systems, Pocatello, ID 83209     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 2, 1,"David Beard"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 2, 2,"ID State Univ., Coll. of Bus., Pocatello, ID 83209     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 3, 1,"James Frost"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 3, 2,"ID State Univ., Coll. of Pharmacy, Pocatello, ID 83209     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 4, 1,"Nathan Wingert"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 4, 2,"ID State Univ., Ctr. for Dec. Support, , ID           ,"
"1996110314:45","SD01","K", 4, 4, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD02","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD02"
"1996110314:45","SD02","C", 0, 0, 0,"Balancing & Loading"
"1996110314:45","SD02","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD02","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","I", 1, 0, 1,"Wen-Chyuan Chiang"
"1996110314:45","SD02","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Tulsa, 600 S College Ave., Tulsa, OK 74104-3189,"
"1996110314:45","SD02","I", 1, 0, 3,"qm_wc@centum.utulsa.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 1, 0, 1,"Economic Resource Balancing in Plant Design, Plant Expansion or Improvement Projects"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 1, 0, 4,"Using a generalized newsboy approach and LP, we show that in an¨
ideally designed plant, the probability that a resource will limit¨
the throughput should be roughly proportional to the marginal cost¨
of expanding it. We also develop bounds for the optimal expansion of¨
resources and present an easy heuristic."
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 1, 1, 1,"Dan Trietsch"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Auckland, MSIS Dept., Private Bag 92019, Auckland,              , New Zealand"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 0, 1,"An Expert System for the Parallel-Machine Scheduling Problem"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 0, 4,"We have developed an expert system dealing with parallel-machine¨
scheduling. The system recommends the solution methods that best fit¨
characteristics of the problem under analysis. Problem configuration¨
includes job processing time, due-date requirement, preemptive jobs,¨
precedence requirements and performance criteria. Implementation¨
details and typical recommendations are provided."
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 1, 1,"Renato Vairo Belhot"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 1, 2,"Escola de Eng. de Sao Carlos - USP, CP 359, Sao Carlos,              , SP - Brazil"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 2, 1,"Marcos Aurelio Betioli"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 2, 2,", CP 359, Sao Carlos,              , SP - Brazil"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 3, 0, 1,"Shop Loading with Volume Dependent Parameters"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 3, 0, 4,"Common procedures to the shop loading problem assume the per unit¨
cost of allocating jobs to facilities to be fixed. We assume that¨
cost is to be a function of the size of the job to be performed and¨
suggest an approach for optimum results."
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 3, 1, 1,"John Moussourakis"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 3, 1, 2,"Rider Univ., 2083 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099,"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 0, 1,"A Simple & Efficient Algorithm for Solving Assembly Line Balancing Problems"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 0, 4,"We describe a simple, fast and effective heuristic for the solution¨
of the assembly line balancing problem. Reassignment conditions are¨
discussed. A 'first fit' method is used to generate an initial¨
feasible solution. Four other procedures are used to improve the¨
solution according to basic reassignment conditions. Numerical¨
results indicate that the heuristic generates high-quality solutions¨
in neglible time on a PC."
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 1, 1,"Wen-Chyuan Chiang"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Tulsa, 600 S College Ave., Tulsa, OK 74104-3189,"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 1, 3,"qm_wc@centum.utulsa.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 2, 1,"Panagiotis Kouvelis"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 2, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27706     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD02","K", 4, 2, 3,"pk2@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD04","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD04","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD04"
"1996110314:45","SD04","C", 0, 0, 0,"Decision Making in Sports"
"1996110314:45","SD04","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD04","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110314:45","SD04","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD04","G", 0, 0, 0,"OR/MS & Sports"
"1996110314:45","SD04","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD04","I", 1, 0, 1,"William Hurley"
"1996110314:45","SD04","I", 1, 0, 2,"Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Dept. Political/Economic Sci., Kingston, Ontario,              , Canada K7K 5LO"
"1996110314:45","SD04","I", 1, 0, 3,"hurley_w@rmc.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 0, 1,"Optimal Triple Jump Policy"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 0, 4,"A decision model is formulated to determine the relation between¨
total jump length and choice of intermediate landing points. The¨
optimal landing points are obtained by dynamic programming.¨
Sensitivity to model assumptions is investigated."
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jack Brimberg"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 1, 2,"Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Dept. of Bus. Admin., Kingston, Ontario,              , Canada K7K 5L0"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 2, 1,"William Hurley"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 2, 2,"Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Dept. Political/Economic Sci., Kingston, Ontario,              , Canada K7K 5LO"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 1, 2, 3,"hurley_w@rmc.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 0, 1,"The Turnover Puzzle in American Football"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 0, 4,"Most football coaches, commentators and fans understand the¨
importance of turnovers in determining the outcome of a football¨
game. What is puzzling is the strength of the correlation. We¨
describe the actuarial nature of turnovers and attempt to reconcile¨
the puzzle."
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 1, 1,"William Hurley"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 1, 2,"Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Dept. Political/Economic Sci., Kingston, Ontario,              , Canada K7K 5LO"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 1, 3,"hurley_w@rmc.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 2, 1,"Jack Brimberg"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 2, 2,"Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Dept. of Bus. Admin., Kingston, Ontario,              , Canada K7K 5L0"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Comparison & Review of Ranking Approaches for College Football"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 3, 0, 4,"We examine the different approaches that have been proposed for¨
ranking college football teams. The approaches studied include the¨
minimum violations criteria, team strength estimation techniques,¨
neural networks and others. Similarities, strengths and weaknesses¨
of these approaches will be studied using the results of previous¨
seasons."
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 3, 1, 1,"Rick L. Wilson"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 3, 1, 2,"OK State Univ., Coll. of Bus., Stillwater, OK 74078-0555,"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 3, 1, 3,"rlwilson@okway.okstate.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 0, 1,"When to Attempt a Field Goal: Fourth Down Decisions in Professional Football"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 0, 4,"We consider the decision of whether to attempt a field goal or a¨
first down in a fourth down with short yardage situation. Our model¨
maximizes the probability of winning the game and considers crucial¨
parameters - current relative scores, relative strengths of the¨
teams and time remaining in the game."
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 1, 1,"Margaret K. Schaefer"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 1, 2,"Coll. of William & Mary, Dept. of Math., Williamsburg, VA 23187     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 2, 1,"Elmer J. Schaefer"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 2, 2,"Coll. of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe Sch. of Law, Williamsburg, VA 23187     , USA"
"1996110314:45","SD04","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD05","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD05","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD05"
"1996110314:45","SD05","C", 0, 0, 0,"The Traveling Salesman Problem"
"1996110314:45","SD05","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD05","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD05","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD05","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD05","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD05","I", 1, 0, 1,"William R. Stewart, Jr."
"1996110314:45","SD05","I", 1, 0, 2,"Coll. of William & Mary, Sch. of Bus., PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","I", 1, 0, 3,"wrstew@dogwood.tyler.wm.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 1, 0, 1,"200 Point Rectilinear Steiner Minimal Trees"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 1, 0, 4,"An improved version of the Salowe-Warme algorithm for rectilinear¨
Steiner minimal trees is presented. Using an IP/LP formulation, this¨
method has obtained optimal solutions to problems with up to 200¨
points. The previous algorithm handled problems up to 35 points and¨
was empirically the fastest known."
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 1, 1, 1,"David M. Warme"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 1, 1, 2,"System Simulation Solutions, Inc., 1700 Diagonal Rd., Ste. 310, Alexandria, VA 22314     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 1, 1, 3,"s3i@interramp.com"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 0, 1,"Applications of the Intelligent Multi-Agent System in the Traveling Salesman Problem"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 0, 4,"This research compares parallel applications of several new search¨
techniques for the TSP. Included techniques are tabu search, space¨
smoothing, noising method and a variation of GAs known as random¨
keys. Parallel and serial implementations of these algorithms on¨
personal and local area networks will be reported."
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 1, 1,"Chen-Pei Hwang"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of MS, Dept. of Mgmt. & Mktg., University, MS 38677     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 2, 1,"Bahram Alidaee"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of MS, Dept. of Mgmt. & Mktg., University, MS 38677     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 2, 3,"alidaee@bus.olemiss.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 3, 1,"John Johnson"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of MS, Dept. of Mgmt. & Mktg., University, MS 38677     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 0, 1,"An Improved Elastic Net Method for the Solution of TSP (P)"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 0, 4,"Neural net approaches are currently being investigated for solving¨
the TSP. One such approach is the elastic net method. We present an¨
improved version of the elastic net method and present computational¨
results. Also, statistical comparison with the original method will¨
be discussed."
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 1, 1,"Rahman Ghamasaee"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of AZ, Program in Applied Math., Tucson, AZ 85721     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 1, 3,"ghama@math.arizona.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 2, 1,"Jeffry B. Goldberg"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of AZ, Dept. of SIE, Tucson, AZ 85721     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 3, 2, 3,"jeff@sie.arizona.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 4, 0, 1,"Solving Euclidean Traveling Salesman Problems Using Delaunay Triangulations"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 4, 0, 4,"This presentation examines the relationship between the optimal¨
solutions to TSPs on the Euclidean graph and on the Delaunay¨
triangulation. It then suggests heuristic solution techniques using¨
the Delaunay triangulation and its unique data structure that work¨
very quickly."
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 4, 1, 1,"William R. Stewart, Jr."
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 4, 1, 2,"Coll. of William & Mary, Sch. of Bus., PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795,"
"1996110314:45","SD05","K", 4, 1, 3,"wrstew@dogwood.tyler.wm.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD06","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD06"
"1996110314:45","SD06","C", 0, 0, 0,"Graph Optimization II"
"1996110314:45","SD06","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD06","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD06","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD06","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD06","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD06","I", 1, 0, 1,"Jue Xue"
"1996110314:45","SD06","I", 1, 0, 2,"City Univ. of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Ave., Howloon,              , Hong Kong"
"1996110314:45","SD06","I", 1, 0, 3,"me@arspc02.cityu.edu.hk"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 0, 1,"A TS/GA Hybrid Heuristic for the Multi-Resource Generalized Assignment Problem"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 0, 4,"The MRGAP is an NP-complete problem. We present a hybrid of GA¨
approach and tabu search method to solve this problem. Computational¨
results are presented on the solution quality and efficiency."
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 1, 1,"Mohammad M. Amini"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Memphis, MIS/DS Dept., Coll. of Bus. & Econ., Memphis, TN 38152     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 1, 3,"aminim@cc.memphis.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 2, 1,"Michael Racer"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Memphis, Ind. & Systems Eng., Coll. of Eng., Memphis, TN 38152     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 2, 3,"racerm@cc.memphis.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 3, 1,"Lawrence Schmitt"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 3, 2,"Christian Brothers Univ., Info. Tech. Mgmt. Dept., Memphis, TN 38104     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 1, 3, 3,"ischmitt@bucs.cbu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 0, 1,"Candidate List Strategies for the 0-1 Equicut Problem"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 0, 4,"On the 0-1 equicut problem, we study different candidate list¨
strategies, including the size of the candidate list, measures for¨
candidates and rules (probabilistic or deterministic) for selection,¨
etc. The strategies are applied to each of the constructive and¨
improvement phases of a general heuristic procedure."
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 1, 1,"Fan T. Tseng"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of AL, Coll. of Admin. Sci., Admin. Sci. Bldg., Huntsville, AL 35899     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 1, 3,"tsengf@email.uah.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 2, 1,"Fred Glover"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of CO, Sch. of Bus., CP 419, Boulder, CO 80309-0419,"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 2, 2, 3,"fred.glover@colorado.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 0, 1,"Delta-Wye Approximation for Stochastic (s,t)-Flow"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 0, 4,"Consider a capacitated planar network where the arc capacities are¨
independent discrete random variables. Given a positive integer k,¨
we use series-parallel reductions and delta-wye transformations to¨
approximate the probability that at least k units of flow can be¨
sent between two pre-specified nodes."
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 1, 1,"Farah S. Marasigan"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of NC, CB 3180, 210 Smith Bldg., Chapel Hill, NC 27599     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 1, 3,"farah@or.unc.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 2, 1,"J. Scott Provan"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of NC, CB 3180, 210 Smith Bldg., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3180,"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 3, 2, 3,"scott_provan@unc.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 4, 0, 1,"A Heuristic for Min-Weighted Integer Coloring Based on Network Flows"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 4, 0, 4,"We introduce a heuristic method for the min weighted integer¨
coloring problem that uses network flow algorithm to find optimal¨
solutions on subgraphs. Computational results will be presented to¨
assess its merit."
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 4, 1, 1,"Jue Xue"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 4, 1, 2,"City Univ. of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Ave., Howloon,              , Hong Kong"
"1996110314:45","SD06","K", 4, 1, 3,"me@arspc02.cityu.edu.hk"
"1996110314:45","SD07","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD07","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD07"
"1996110314:45","SD07","C", 0, 0, 0,"Sequencing & Scheduling"
"1996110314:45","SD07","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD07","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD07","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD07","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD07","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD07","I", 1, 0, 1,"Mohan Gopalakrishnan"
"1996110314:45","SD07","I", 1, 0, 2,"Concordia Univ., Dept. of Dec. Sci. & MIS, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3G 1M8"
"1996110314:45","SD07","I", 1, 0, 3,"mogopal@vax2.concordia ca"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 0, 1,"Parallel Machine Scheduling Algorithms"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 0, 4,"From make-to-order production in a fiberoptic cable plant arises a¨
deterministic scheduling problem on non-identical parallel machines,¨
constrained by time windows. Management goals are on-time production¨
as well as efficient use of material. The plant's current expert¨
system approach is evaluated against basic heuristics, advanced¨
heuristics (SA and tabu search) and exact algorithms from¨
optimization."
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 1, 1,"Markus E. Puttlitz"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., 350731 Georgia Tech. Station, Atlanta, GA 30332-1745,"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 1, 3,"markus@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 2, 1,"George L. Nemhauser"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 2, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 0, 1,"Beam Search Methods for Scheduling"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present a study of beam search as a search methodology in¨
scheduling and its sensitivity to various parameters and design¨
features."
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 1, 1,"Tamminh Tran"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 1, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 1, 3,"tran+@cmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 2, 1,"Thomas E. Morton"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 2, 2,"Parsifal Systems, 311 Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 3, 1,"Prasad Ramnath"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 3, 2,"Parsifal Systems, 311 Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 0, 1,"Sequencing Mixed-Model Assembly Lines to Reduce Part Usage Variation"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 0, 4,"The problem of sequencing mixed-model assembly lines to reduce¨
part-usage variation is considered. The conditions of Toyota's¨
Goal-Chasing II method for minimizing 1-stage variation are relaxed¨
and 2 efficient methods developed. Computation results and issues of¨
selecting sequencing methods are presented."
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 1, 1,"Fong-Yuen Ding"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 1, 2,"ND State Univ., Dept. of IE & Mgmt., Fargo, ND 58105     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 1, 3,"fding@plains.nodak.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 2, 1,"Jin Zhu"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 2, 2,"ND State Univ., Dept. of IE & Mgmt., Fargo, ND 58105     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 3, 2, 3,"jizhuWpraire.nodak.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 4, 0, 1,"A Tabu Search-Based Solution Procedure for Part-Timer Scheduling"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 4, 0, 4,"We provide a mathematical model and a solution procedure based on¨
tabu search for part-timer scheduling. Design issues such as¨
neighborhood structures, contents and length of tabu list, etc., are¨
dealt with in detail. We also discuss the performance of the¨
heuristic on different problem sizes."
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 4, 1, 1,"Mohan Gopalakrishnan"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 4, 1, 2,"Concordia Univ., Dept. of Dec. Sci. & MIS, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3G 1M8"
"1996110314:45","SD07","K", 4, 1, 3,"mogopal@vax2.concordia ca"
"1996110314:45","SD08","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD08","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD08"
"1996110314:45","SD08","C", 0, 0, 0,"Queueing I"
"1996110314:45","SD08","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD08","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD08","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD08","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD08","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD08","I", 1, 0, 1,"Marc R. Lambrecht"
"1996110314:45","SD08","I", 1, 0, 2,"KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, Leuven,              , Belgium 3000"
"1996110314:45","SD08","I", 1, 0, 3,"marc.lambrecht@econ.kuleuven.ac.be"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Impact of Lot Sizing on Queueing Delays: A Multi-Product, Multi-Machine Model"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 0, 4,"We developed a new queueing network where all parameters are¨
expressed as a function of the lot size. This allows us to find¨
optimal lot sizes (minimizing average lead times) using a non-linear¨
objective function subject to non-linear constraints. We expose a¨
solution methodology and results from a practical application."
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 1, 1,"Nico Vandaele"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 1, 2,"KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, Leuven,              , Belgium 3000"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 1, 3,"nico.vandaele@econ.kuleuven.ac.be"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 2, 1,"Philip L. Ivens"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 2, 2,"KU Leuven, Nammsestraat 69, Leuven,              , Belgium 3000"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 2, 3,"philip.ivens@econ.kuleuven.ac.be"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 3, 1,"Marc R. Lambrecht"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 3, 2,"KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, Leuven,              , Belgium 3000"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 1, 3, 3,"marc.lambrecht@econ.kuleuven.ac.be"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 2, 0, 1,"Simulating Queueing Systems: The Subsystem Production"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 2, 1, 1,"Marialuisa Ceprini"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 2, 1, 2,"MIT, Sloan Sch. of Bus., 50 Memorial Dr., E52-442, Cambridge, MA 02142-4307,"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 2, 1, 3,"mceprini@mit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 0, 1,"Control of a Single Server in an N-Stage Tandem Queue with Batch Arrivals"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 0, 4,"We consider an N-stage tandem queue attended by a moving server with¨
batch arrivals at the first stage. Two heuristics are presented to¨
approximate the optimal policy which minimizes the total average¨
holding and switching cost. Numerical results show that our¨
heuristics are efficient and accurate."
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 1, 1,"Seyed M.R. Iravani"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of IE, 4 Taddle Creek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3G8"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 1, 3,"iravani@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 2, 1,"Morton J. M. Posner"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of IE, 4 Taddle Creek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3G8"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 2, 3,"mposner@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 3, 1,"John A. Buzacott"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 3, 2,"York Univ., Schulich Sch. of Bus., North York, Ontario,              , Canada M3J 1P3"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 3, 3, 3,"jbuzacot@ronserver.mgts.yorku.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 0, 1,"Analysis of a Two-Finite Queue M/M/1 Polling Model Under Exhaustive Policy"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 0, 4,"Multiple customer 1-stage queueing models are known as polling¨
models. A 2-customer 1-server M/M/1 polling model under exhaustive¨
service policy is analyzed to obtain some key performance measures.¨
We propose 3 methods for this purpose. The presentation will¨
conclude with numerical results and possible future extentions."
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 1, 1,"M. Cemali Dincer"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 1, 2,"Bilkent Univ., Dept. of IE, Ankara,    06533     , Turkey"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 1, 3,"dincer@bilkent.edu.tr"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 2, 1,"Abdullah Dasci"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 2, 2,"Bilkent Univ., Dept. of IE, Ankara,    06533     , Turkey"
"1996110314:45","SD08","K", 4, 2, 3,"dasci@bilkent.edu.tr"
"1996110314:45","SD09","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD09","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD09"
"1996110314:45","SD09","C", 0, 0, 0,"Applications of Forecasting"
"1996110314:45","SD09","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD09","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110314:45","SD09","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD09","G", 0, 0, 0,"Forecasting"
"1996110314:45","SD09","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD09","I", 1, 0, 1,"Kenneth D. Lawrence"
"1996110314:45","SD09","I", 1, 0, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","I", 1, 0, 3,"lawrence@tesla.njit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 0, 1,"Forecasting the Demand for Water on a State by State Basis"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 0, 4,"This research seeks to develop a state-by-state model for non-¨
agricultural demand for water in the US. Water demand for each state¨
will be related to series of socio-economic land use and¨
climatological variables in order to develop an appropriate demand¨
model of water use."
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 1, 1,"Kenneth D. Lawrence"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 1, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 1, 3,"lawrence@tesla.njit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 2, 1,"Robert Hordon"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 2, 2,"Rutgers Univ., Dept. of Geography, New Brunswick, NJ 08903     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 3, 1,"Sheila M. Lawrence"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 3, 2,"Rutgers Univ., Fac. of Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 0, 1,"Forecasting Accident Occurrences on a Major Toll Road"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 0, 4,"This research seeks to forecast the number of fatalities or fatal¨
accidents that will occur on a major US toll road. The predictive¨
model used will be a Poisson regression model. The explanatory¨
variables will consist of a set of data typically associated with¨
vehicular traffic."
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 1, 1,"Michael Bartolacci"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 1, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 1, 3,"bartolac@hertz.njit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 2, 1,"Kenneth D. Lawrence"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 2, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 2, 2, 3,"lawrence@tesla.njit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 0, 1,"Forecasting the Demand for Electric Power on a Disaggregated Basis"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 0, 4,"We focus on the development of a substate demand model for electric¨
power usage. The use of this disaggregated model is to develop an¨
efficient localized distribution system for electric power."
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 1, 1,"Zhabo Wang"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 1, 2,"Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., Stillman Sch. of Bus., Madison, NJ 0740      ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 2, 1,"Kenneth D. Lawrence"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 2, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD09","K", 3, 2, 3,"lawrence@tesla.njit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD10","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD10","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD10"
"1996110314:45","SD10","C", 0, 0, 0,"Airline Forecasting & Market Research"
"1996110314:45","SD10","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Aviation Applications"
"1996110314:45","SD10","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD10","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD10","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD10","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD10","I", 1, 0, 1,"John D. Quillinan"
"1996110314:45","SD10","I", 1, 0, 2,"Delta Air Lines, Inc., Dept. 017, PO Box 20706, 1030 Delta Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30320-6001,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","I", 1, 0, 3,"john.quillinan@mailport.delta-air.com"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 0, 1,"Marketing Research & Econometric Analysis of Air Traveler Demand by Carrier, Flight & Fare Class"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 0, 4,"Modeling and predicting air travel demand by carrier, flight and¨
fare class is important to understanding the relative importance of¨
competitive forces that influence each carrier's market position.¨
This presentation develops a conceptual framework for analyzing air¨
travel demand in a competitive context and applies that framework to¨
study air traveler's choice behavior.


"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 1, 1,"Frank S. Koppelman"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 1, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Dept. of Civil Eng., Evanston, IL 60208-3109,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 1, 3,"f-koppelman@nwu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 2, 1,"Kimon Proussaloglou"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 2, 2,"Cambridge Systematics, Inc., 150 Cambridge Park Dr., Cambridge, MA 02140     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 2, 0, 1,"Market Share Forecasting Models: Airline Time-of-Day Passenger Segmentation"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 2, 0, 4,"Market share forecasting in the airline industry cannot rely solely¨
on the attractiveness of an itinerary measured only using schedule¨
attributes. Consideration must be placed upon the segmentation of¨
passengers by location, travel purpose and point of origin, and¨
subsequently each passenger's preference in departure and arrival¨
times. This presentation will expand the basic demand share¨
forecasting model..."
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 2, 1, 1,"Bill Walsh"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 2, 1, 2,"SABRE Decision Tech., PO Box 619616, MD 4331 HDQ, DFW Airport, TX 75261-9616,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 2, 1, 3,"bill_walsh@sdt.com"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 0, 1,"Route Development at Delta Air Lines"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 1, 1,"Roy Marsten"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 1, 2,"Cutting Edge Optimization, 3446 Habersham Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 2, 1,"Luana Gibbons"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 2, 2,"Cutting Edge Optimization, 3446 Habersham Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 3, 1,"Radhika Subramanian"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 3, 2,"Cutting Edge Optimization, 3446 Habersham Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 4, 0, 1,"Tests of a General O/D Demand Estimation Model"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 4, 0, 4,"We report a comparison/calibration of a conditional gravity demand¨
estimation model to DOT DB1A data."
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 4, 1, 1,"Craig A. Hopperstad"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 4, 1, 2,"Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, PO Box 3707, MS 75-14, Seattle, WA 98124-2207,"
"1996110314:45","SD10","K", 4, 1, 3,"psgcah@bsmc.bems.boeing.com"
"1996110314:45","SD11","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD11","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD11"
"1996110314:45","SD11","C", 0, 0, 0,"Neural Networks & Optimization: Connections"
"1996110314:45","SD11","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS CSTS"
"1996110314:45","SD11","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD11","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","I", 1, 0, 1,"Bruce L. Golden"
"1996110314:45","SD11","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of MD, Coll. of Bus. & Mgmt., College Park, MD 20742     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Neural Net Algorithm for Combinatorial Optimization with Adaptive Randomization"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 0, 4,"A stochastic neural net algorithm for combinatorial optimization was¨
studied earlier. The neuron selected to flip its state was chosen¨
with probability proportional to the decrease in energy that would¨
result. In current work we replace this linear distribution with an¨
exponential one. At one extreme of the distribution parameter, the¨
algorithm exhibits greedy behavior..."
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 1, 1,"Arun Jagota"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of North TX, Dept. of Comp. Sci., ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 2, 1,"Bruce Rosen"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of Comp. Sci., San Antonio, TX           ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 0, 1,"An Artificial Neural Network Approach to Knapsack Problems"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 0, 4,"Mean field neural networks are shown to find good approximate¨
solutions to discrete optimization problems with inequality¨
constraints, e.g., knapsack problems. The basic procedure is to map¨
the problems onto a set of neurons with an appropriate energy¨
function.  The system is then relaxed using mean field theory¨
techniques..."
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 1, 1,"Mattias Ohlsson"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of Lund, Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Solvegatan 14A, S-22362 Lund,              , Sweden"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 2, 1,"Hong Pi"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Portland, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Eng., PO Box 91000, Portland, OR 97006-1000,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 3, 1,"Carsten Peterson"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of Lund, Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Solvegatan 14A, S-22362 Lund,              , Sweden"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 4, 1,"Bo Soderberg"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 4, 2,"Univ. of Lund, Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Solvegatan 14A, S-22362 Lund,              , Sweden"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 2, 4, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 0, 1,"Optimization for Airline Seat Allocation in Revenue Management"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 0, 4,"The objective of RM is to sell the right seat to the right passenger¨
at the right price at the right time. It involves the practice of¨
systematically reviewing future flights and adjusting inventories in¨
order to fill as many seats as possible with the highest fare for¨
each seat. There are 2 major components in RM: forecasting and¨
optimization. We present the OMNI  system which is in daily use at¨
Icelandair...
"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 1, 1,"Xiaoyun Sun"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 1, 2,"BehavHeuristics, Inc., 7240 Parkway Dr., Ste. 170, Hanover, MD 21076     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 2, 1,"Paul Keefer"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 2, 2,"BehavHeuristics, Inc., 7240 Parkway Dr., Ste. 170, Hanover, MD 21076     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 3, 1,"Bruce Lombardi"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 3, 2,"BehavHeuristics, Inc., 7240 Parkway Dr., Ste. 170, Hanover, MD 21076     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 0, 1,"A Fine-Tuned Learning Approach to Optimization"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 0, 4,"Neural networks have been very successful when applied to problems¨
of prediction and classification. They have, typically, not¨
performed as well when used to solve optimization problems. We focus¨
on some connections between neural networks and optimization. In¨
addition, we point out several neural network algorithms that are¨
competitive with more traditional OR approaches to optimization¨
problems."
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 1, 1,"Steven P. Coy"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of MD, Coll. of Bus. & Mgmt., College Park, MD 20742     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 2, 1,"Bruce L. Golden"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of MD, Coll. of Bus. & Mgmt., College Park, MD 20742     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 3, 1,"George Runger"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 3, 2,"Univ. of MD, Coll. of Bus. & Mgmt., College Park, MD 20742     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 4, 1,"Edward Wasil"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 4, 2,"American Univ., Kogod Coll. of Bus. Admin., Washington, DC 20016     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD11","K", 4, 4, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD12","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD12"
"1996110314:45","SD12","C", 0, 0, 0,"Large Scale Elicitation"
"1996110314:45","SD12","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Decision Analysis Society"
"1996110314:45","SD12","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD12","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","I", 1, 0, 1,"Bruce D. Abramson"
"1996110314:45","SD12","I", 1, 0, 2,"Cambridge Research Assoc., Inc., 1430 Spring Hill Rd., Ste. 200, McLean, VA 22102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 1, 0, 1,"Some Elicitation Issues in the Design of a Normative System"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 1, 0, 4,"Domain models that underly intelligent systems are often orders of¨
magnitude larger than traditional decision models. This shift in¨
scale raises a variety of issues about the construction of both a¨
domain's structure and its probability model. New elicitation¨
techniques are necessary to address these issues."
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 1, 1, 1,"Bruce D. Abramson"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 1, 1, 2,"Cambridge Research Assoc., Inc., 1430 Spring Hill Rd., Ste. 200, McLean, VA 22102     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 2, 0, 1,"An Elicitee's Perspective on Large-Scale Elicitation"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 2, 0, 4,"Hailfinder is a Bayesian system that combines meteorological data¨
and models with expert judgment to forecast severe summer weather¨
in NE Colorado. Hailfinder's design required the domain expert to¨
provide the system designers with both a complex relational¨
structure and several thousand probabilities."
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 2, 1, 1,"John Brown"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 2, 1, 2,"Ntl. Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin., 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 3, 0, 1,"Tools to Guide Elicitation in Large Belief Networks"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 3, 0, 4,"The elicitation of conditional probability matrices of a belief¨
network is probably the most expensive aspect of building belief¨
networks. We present sensitivity analysis tools to help identify the¨
most influential numbers for the decisions at hand. These tools can¨
be used to guide the elicitation process for belief networks."
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 3, 1, 1,"Jayant Kalagnanam"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 3, 1, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Public Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 0, 1,"Bayesian Network Engineering"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 0, 4,"Constructing large Bayesian networks is a system engineering task¨
for which supporting tools are vital. While decomposition makes the¨
network 'understandable' to elicitor and expert alike, identifying¨
commonalities among the variables and parameters is the key to¨
reducing the KE burden. Verification proceeds from local level tests¨
through systems level tests as the network is integrated."
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 1, 1,"Suzanne Mahoney"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 1, 2,"Info. Extraction & Transport. Inc., PO Box 808, East Setauket, NY 11733     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 2, 1,"Jonathan Weiss"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 2, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 3, 1,"Anne Martin"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 3, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 4, 1,"Kathryn B. Laskey"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 4, 2,"George Mason Univ., Dept. of Sys. Eng., 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 4, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 5, 1,"Tod Levitt"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 5, 2,", PO Box 808, E Setauket, NY 11733     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD12","K", 4, 5, 3,"levitt@iet.com"
"1996110314:45","SD13","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD13","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD13"
"1996110314:45","SD13","C", 0, 0, 0,"The Decision Analysis Arcade"
"1996110314:45","SD13","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Decision Analysis Society"
"1996110314:45","SD13","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD13","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD13","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD13","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD13","I", 1, 0, 1,"Dana R. Clyman"
"1996110314:45","SD13","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of VA, The Darden Sch., PO Box 6550, Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550,"
"1996110314:45","SD13","I", 1, 0, 3,"dana@virginia.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 0, 1,"An Internet Experiment on Multiattribute Weighting"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 0, 4,"Each subject uses 5 methods (variants of AHP, direct weighing,¨
SMART, SWING and Tradeoff weighting) to assess attribute weights.¨
New features of the experiment were that subjects could define the¨
test task individually, then evaluate the results interactively.¨
We analyze conditions under which the methods yield consistent¨
results."
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 1, 1,"Mari Poyhonen"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 1, 2,"Helsinki Univ. of Tech., Systems Analysis Lab., Itakaari 1 M, 02150 Espoo,              , Finland"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 1, 3,"mari.poyhonen@hut.fi"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 2, 1,"Raimo P. Hamalainen"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 2, 2,"Helsinki Univ. of Tech., Systems Analysis Lab., Otakaari 1M, 02150 Espoo,              , Finland"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 1, 2, 3,"raimo@hut.fi"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 2, 0, 1,"Generalized Utility Theory, the Finite Difference Calculus & Quantum Mechanics"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 2, 0, 4,"Previous physics work showed that replacing the standard calculus in¨
Newtonian physics by the finite difference calculus led to quantum¨
physics. This presentation similarly develops a probability theory¨
based on finite-difference integration, not calculus-based¨
integration. We examine how the resulting probability theory¨
accomodates the anomalies of expected utility theory."
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 2, 1, 1,"Robert F. Bordley"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 2, 1, 2,"General Motors Research, 12th & Mound St., Warren, MI 48090-9055,"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 2, 1, 3,"rbordley@cmsa.gmr.com"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Dependence-Assessment Approach to Decision Analysis"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 0, 4,"The standard decision analysis paradigm proceeds from formulation of¨
a deterministic model through sensitivity analysis, construction of¨
a probablistic model and analysis. We show how this process can¨
incorporate operational assessments of dependence in the¨
sensitivity-analysis phase and use the results of that analysis to¨
construct a copula-based probabilistic model."
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 1, 1,"Robert T. Clemen"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 1, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 1, 3,"clemen@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 2, 1,"Terry Reilly"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of OR, Lundquist Coll. of Bus., Eugene, OR 97403-1208,"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 3, 2, 3,"reilly@euclid.uoregon.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 4, 0, 1,"Irrational Values, Confounded Measures, Unobservable Outcomes & Unanswerable Questions"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 4, 0, 4,"Measures of negotiator performance used by experimenters can give¨
negotiators implicit incentives to act against their own¨
self-interest. Alternatively, performance measures can be confounded¨
by not knowing what additional values negotiators include in their¨
utility functions. In some instances, issues of interpersonal¨
comparison and self-reference may make utility functions ill¨
defined..."
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 4, 1, 1,"Dana R. Clyman"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of VA, The Darden Sch., PO Box 6550, Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550,"
"1996110314:45","SD13","K", 4, 1, 3,"dana@virginia.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD14","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD14","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD14"
"1996110314:45","SD14","C", 0, 0, 0,"Modeling of Recoverable Manufacturing Systems"
"1996110314:45","SD14","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD14","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110314:45","SD14","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD14","G", 0, 0, 0,"Recoverable Manufacturing"
"1996110314:45","SD14","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD14","I", 1, 0, 1,"Geraldo Ferrer"
"1996110314:45","SD14","I", 1, 0, 2,"INSEAD, Blvd. de Constance, 77305 Fontainbleau,              , France"
"1996110314:45","SD14","I", 1, 0, 3,"ferrer@insead.fr"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 0, 1,"An Innovative Production Planning & Scheduling Tool for Manufacturing"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 0, 4,"A computerized model to support production planning and scheduling¨
of a complex manufacturing system is described. The model integrates¨
2 different production processes utilizing common facilities and¨
personnel and reflects the interactions of scheduling constraints,¨
material flow constraints, resource availability and material¨
tracking and recovery. Geographic information system capabilities¨
are included."
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 1, 1,"Mark A. Turnquist"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 1, 2,"Cornell Univ., CEE, 309 Hollister Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 1, 3,"mat14@cornell.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 2, 1,"George F. List"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 2, 2,"RPI, 4044 Jonsson Eng. Ctr., Troy, NY 12181     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 2, 3,"listg@rpi.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 3, 1,"Edwin A. Kjeldgaard"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 3, 2,"Sandia Ntl. Labs., MS 0718, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0718,"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 3, 3,"eakjeld@sandia.gov"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 4, 1,"Dean Jones"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 4, 2,"Ogden Environ. & Energy, 7301 Indian School Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 1, 4, 3,"ogdenab@rt66.com"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Generalized Manufacturing Model for Recoverable Manufacturing"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 2, 0, 4,"The G-MAN is a data driven computer simulation model for use in¨
evaluating the effectiveness of various priority schema in a mixed¨
remanufacturing/repair environment. G-MAN includes a disassembly¨
module, a remanufacturing/repair module with 10 work stations and a¨
reassembly module."
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 2, 1, 1,"Mark E. Kraus"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 2, 1, 2,"AFIT, Grad. Sch. of Eng., 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 0, 1,"On the Remanufacturability of a Widget"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 0, 4,"Many firms have implemented take back schemes, only to discover that¨
products designed for optimal marketing are not necessarily good¨
candidates for remanufacturing. We discuss some of the problems¨
faced by product recovery operations in Europe and suggest the¨
characteristics desired in a widget to be effectively¨
remanufactured."
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 1, 1,"Robert U. Ayres"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 1, 2,"INSEAD, Blvd. de Constance, 77305 Fontainbleau,              , France"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 2, 1,"Geraldo Ferrer"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 2, 2,"INSEAD, Blvd. de Constance, 77305 Fontainbleau,              , France"
"1996110314:45","SD14","K", 3, 2, 3,"ferrer@insead.fr"
"1996110314:45","SD15","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD15","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD15"
"1996110314:45","SD15","C", 0, 0, 0,"Modeling for Efficiency in Health Services"
"1996110314:45","SD15","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Health Applications"
"1996110314:45","SD15","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD15","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD15","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD15","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD15","I", 1, 0, 1,"Stefanos Zenios"
"1996110314:45","SD15","I", 1, 0, 2,"Stanford Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD15","I", 1, 0, 3,"zenios@mit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 0, 1,"Allocation of Kidneys to Patients on the Transplant Waiting List"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 0, 4,"We develop a kidney transplant simulation model, which we calibrate¨
and validate on data from more than 40,000 transplants. We use the¨
model to compare several allocation policies, including the policy¨
used by the Untied Network of Organ Sharing and an analytically¨
derived index policy. Results from the simulation study are¨
discussed."
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 1, 1,"Stefanos Zenios"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 1, 3,"zenios@mit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 2, 1,"Lawrence M. Wein"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 2, 2,"MIT, Sloan Sch. of Mgmt., Rm. E53-343, Cambridge, MA 02139     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 0, 1,"Efficiency Analysis of Organ Procurement Organizations"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 0, 4,"This paper summarizes the findings of an efficiency analysis of¨
organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United STates,¨
utilizing DEA. Technical and scale efficiencies are calculated in a¨
two output, four discretionary and one non-discretionary input¨
model. Measures of inefficiency suggest different strategies to¨
improve performance for smaller and larger OPOs."
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 1, 1,"Yasar A. Ozcan"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 1, 2,"VA Commonwealth Univ., Dept. of Health Admin., PO Box 980203, Richmond, VA 23298-0203,"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 1, 3,"ozcan@gems.vcu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 2, 1,"James W. Begun"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 2, 2,"VA Commonwealth Univ., Dept. of Health Admin., PO Box 980203, Richmond, VA 23298-0203,"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 2, 3,"begun@gems.vcu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 3, 1,"Martha McKinney"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of KY, Div. of Health Admin., Lexington, KY 40536     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 2, 3, 3,"mmckin@pop.uky.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 3, 0, 1,"The Location of Breast Cancer Screening Centers"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 3, 0, 4,"We consider the location problem for breast cancer screening¨
centers. The problem consists of selecting a subset of centers from¨
among n potential sites such that teh number of forecasted customers¨
is large enough to satisfy health care accreditation criteria. We¨
illustrate the application of our models to centres in the Montreal¨
area."
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 3, 1, 1,"Sophie Lapierre"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 3, 1, 2,"GERAD/Ecole Polytech., Dept. of Math. & IE, CP 6079, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3A7"
"1996110314:45","SD15","K", 3, 1, 3,"sophiel@crt.umontreal.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD16","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD16","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD16"
"1996110314:45","SD16","C", 0, 0, 0,"Location Models & Algorithms"
"1996110314:45","SD16","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Location Analysis"
"1996110314:45","SD16","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD16","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","I", 1, 0, 1,"Gilbert Laporte"
"1996110314:45","SD16","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, CRT, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110314:45","SD16","I", 1, 0, 3,"gilbert@crt.umontreal.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 0, 1,"Sequential Locations of a Detection Device"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 0, 4,"We investigate the processing of information derived from a¨
detection device regarding the unknown location of an object. In¨
the highly probable case of nondetection, sequential locations are¨
determined so as to maximize the likelihood of ultimate detection. A¨
number of versions of the problem are investigated."
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 1, 1,"H. A. Eiselt"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of New Brunswick, Fac. of Admin., Fredericton, NB,              , Canada E3B 5A3"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 2, 1,"Carl Louis Sandblom"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 2, 2,"Tech. Univ. of Nova Scotia, Dept. of IE, PO Box 1000, Halifax, Nova Scotia,              , Canada B3J 2X4"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 0, 1,"Recent Results for a Joint Location Routing Model for Distributing Perishable Commodities"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 0, 4,"The distribution of perishable commodities, i.e., newspapers and¨
express mail packages, depends on the location of depots and the¨
routing of vehicles from depots. A set partitioning model is¨
formulated to represent the combined location and routing problem.¨
Recent computational procedures and results are discussed."
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 1, 1,"Rosemary Berger"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 1, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Dept. of IE/MS, Evanston, IL 60208     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 1, 3,"rberger@fido.iems.nwu.edcu"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 2, 1,"Collette Coullard"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 2, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Dept. of IE/MS, Evanston, IL 60208     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 2, 3,"coullar@nwu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 3, 1,"Mark S. Daskin"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 3, 2,"Northwestern Univ., IE/MS Dept., Evanston, IL 60208     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 2, 3, 3,"msdaskin@casbah.acns.nwu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 0, 1,"Experiments with Aggregation Methods in Location Modeling"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 0, 4,"We report on experiments with aggregation methods for rectilinear¨
distance location modeling. For the p-median and p-center problems,¨
we present comparisons using real network data of row-column¨
aggregation procedure with more traditional aggregation methods used¨
by geographers."
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 1, 1,"Richard L. Francis"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of FL, Dept. of IE, Gainesville, FL 32611     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 1, 3,"francis@ise.ufl.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 2, 1,"Tim Lowe"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of IA, Dept. of MS, Coll. of Bus. Admin., Iowa City, IA 52242     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 3, 1,"B. Rayco"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 3, 2,"Univ. of FL, Ctr. for Appl. Opt., 303 Weil Hall, ISE Dept., Gainesville, FL 32611     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 4, 1,"A. Ruggles"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 4, 2,"Univ. of IA, Dept. of Geography, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 4, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 5, 1,"Gerard Rushton"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 5, 2,"Univ. of IA, Dept. of Geography, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316,"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 3, 5, 3,"grushton@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 0, 1,"Aggregation Error in Location-Allocation Modeling: The Case of Edmonton, Canada"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 0, 4,"We consider the aggregation of demand data from census enumeration¨
areas to census tracts in Edmonton. We isolate and measure the¨
source A, B and C aggregation errors and also identify, isolate and¨
measure a further, yet undocumented, type of aggregation error for¨
which we coin the source D aggregation error."
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 1, 1,"John Hodgson"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Alberta, Dept. Earth/Atmospheric Sci., Edmonton, Alberta,              , Canada TG6 2H4"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 1, 3,"john.hodgson@ualberta.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 2, 1,"Felix Shmulevitz"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of Alberta, Dept. Earth/Atmospheric Sci., Edmonton, Alberta,              , Canada T6G 2H4"
"1996110314:45","SD16","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD17","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD17"
"1996110314:45","SD17","C", 0, 0, 0,"Marketing Science I"
"1996110314:45","SD17","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD17","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","I", 1, 0, 1,"Durriya Z. Khairullah"
"1996110314:45","SD17","I", 1, 0, 2,"St. Bonaventure Univ., Sch. of Bus. Admin., St. Bonaventure, NY 14778     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD17","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 0, 1,"Relationships Between Acculturation & Demographic Variables for Asian-Indian Immigrants"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 0, 4,"The measurement of acculturation is discussed and the scale¨
developed by Szapocznik et al (Interamerican Journal of Psychology,¨
1978) is used in the study. The relationships between the level of¨
acculturation of first generation Asian-Indian immigrants and¨
demographic characteristics are analyzed. Demographic variables¨
include income, education, marital status..."
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 1, 1,"Durriya Z. Khairullah"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 1, 2,"St. Bonaventure Univ., Sch. of Bus. Admin., St. Bonaventure, NY 14778     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 2, 1,"Zahid Y. Khairullah"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 2, 2,"St. Bonaventure Univ., Sch. of Bus. Admin., St. Bonaventure, NY 14778     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 2, 0, 1,"Prediction of Timing of Customer Transactions Using the Residual Lifetime Distribution"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 2, 0, 4,"Marketers use detailed customer databases to forecast transactions¨
based on past history. We use the distribution of residual lifetime¨
(time until the next transaction) conditional on recency (elapsed¨
time since last transaction) to develop such predictions.¨
Applications employ both simulated and panel purchase data."
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 2, 1, 1,"Demetrios Vakratsas"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 2, 1, 2,"London Bus. Sch., Sussex Pl., Regent's Park, London NW1 4SA,              , UK"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 2, 1, 3,"dvakratsas@lbs.lon.ac.uk"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 0, 1,"Towards a 2-Tier Heuristic on Information Search"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 0, 4,"In the field of information search, consumers typically spend little¨
effort toward information search for low involvement goods and¨
invest considerable effort in information search for high¨
involvement goods. It is shown that as the level of expenditure¨
increases, the level of commercial recall increases for all levels¨
of involvement. The difference between high or low involvement will¨
determine media selection..."
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 1, 1,"Chaim M. Ehrman"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 1, 2,"Loyola Univ., 820 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 2, 1,"Yehoshua Liebermann"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 2, 2,"Bar Ilau Univ., ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD17","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD18","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD18","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD18"
"1996110314:45","SD18","C", 0, 0, 0,"Yield Management & Learning in Semiconductor Manufacturing"
"1996110314:45","SD18","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110314:45","SD18","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD18","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD18","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD18","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD18","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ram Akella"
"1996110314:45","SD18","I", 1, 0, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Econ. Systems, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","I", 1, 0, 3,"akella@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 0, 1,"Effective Strategy for Multi-Stage Inspection Planning in Semi- Conductor Fab-Lines"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 0, 4,"We formulate a multi-stage inspection planning model based on setups¨
in real fab-lines, taking into account capacity constraints and¨
queueing effects. Employing a mixed FCFS-LCFS policy, we approximate¨
the queueing delays in the 'time-to-signal' for process shifts. We¨
further develop algorithms to obtain optimal/near-optimal policies¨
for scheduling inspections."
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 1, 1,"D. Chen"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., IEEM Dept., Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 1, 3,"kyle.chen@stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 2, 1,"Ram Akella"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 2, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Econ. Systems, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 1, 2, 3,"akella@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 0, 1,"Adaptive Sampling for Yield Management in Semiconductor Manufacturing"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 0, 4,"We describe new models for describing adaptive sampling for¨
excursion monitoring in semiconductor manufacturing, characterized¨
by units described in terms of lots and wafers. We describe the¨
initial results including the sufficient statistics, policy¨
structures and results for a typical fab."
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 1, 1,"William Kuo"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of CA, Dept. of IE/OR, Berkeley, CA 94720     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 1, 3,"wkuo@macsmtp.kla.com wykuo@cimsim.berkeley.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 2, 1,"George Shanthikumar"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of CA, Haas Sch. of Bus., S545 Stud. Serv. Bldg. 1900, Berkeley, CA 94720-1900,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 2, 3,"shanthik@haas.berkeley.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 3, 1,"Ram Akella"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 3, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Econ. Systems, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 2, 3, 3,"akella@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 0, 1,"Optimal Wafer Inspection Strategy with Learning Effects"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 0, 4,"Traditional static SPC models cannot capture the continuous learning¨
phenomena that characterize the wafer fabrication process,¨
particularly during the ramp-up phase. As part of the CSM focus¨
study, we have developed a dynamic cost-based model that extends the¨
classic economic design of SPC strategy to incorporate learning¨
effects..."
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 1, 1,"Eric H. Wang"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of EES, Terman Engineering Ctr. 311, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 1, 3,"ericwang@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 2, 1,"Ram Akella"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 2, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Econ. Systems, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 3, 2, 3,"akella@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 0, 1,"Financial Justification for Equipment Purchases in Semiconductor Fabs"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 0, 4,"We describe the way the semiconductor manufacturing industry is¨
currently evaluating purchases of new production and inspection¨
equipment. A preliminary evaluation model, taking into account how¨
flexibility in decisions should be evaluated, is described. The¨
limitations of CAPM and the value of dynamic financial theory in the¨
financial justification and investment evaluationn analysis are also¨
discussed."
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 1, 1,"Marius Holton"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of EES, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 1, 3,"marius@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 2, 1,"Ram Akella"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 2, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Eng. & Econ. Systems, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD18","K", 4, 2, 3,"akella@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD19","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD19","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD19"
"1996110314:45","SD19","C", 0, 0, 0,"Improvement in Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management"
"1996110314:45","SD19","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110314:45","SD19","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD19","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD19","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD19","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD19","I", 1, 0, 1,"Scott T. Webster"
"1996110314:45","SD19","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of WI, 975 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","I", 1, 0, 3,"swebster@bus.wisc.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD19","J", 1, 0, 1,"Z. Kevin Weng"
"1996110314:45","SD19","J", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0520,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","J", 1, 0, 3,"kevin.weng@mgt.gatech.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 0, 1,"Continuous Review Inventory Models Where Random Lead Times Depend on Lot Size & Reserved Capacity"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 0, 4,"The processing time of a lot is stochastically proportional to its¨
size, or to some function thereof. In the latter case, we obtain¨
closed-form solutions (no iterations required). We also consider the¨
case where a customer can secure shorter processing times by¨
reserving capacity at the manufacturer's facility."
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 1, 1,"Yigal Gerchak"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of MS, Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 3G1"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 2, 1,"James H. Bookbinder"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of MS, Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 3G1"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 2, 3,"jbookbinder@mansci.watstar.uwaterloo.ca"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 3, 1,"Metin Cakanyildirim"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 3, 2,"Cornell Univ., Sch. of OR/IE, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 0, 1,"The Economic Bottleneck in Complex Production Settings"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 0, 4,"In previous work, we have explored the concept of the economic¨
bottleneck in serial production systems. Here, we extend the concept¨
to assembly systems, distribution systems and network systems, and¨
demonstrate how production control policies affect the management of¨
economic bottlenecks."
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 1, 1,"Arnold Buss"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 1, 2,"Naval Postgrad. Sch., OR Dept., Glasgow Hall, Monterey, CA 93943-5000,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 2, 1,"Stephen R. Lawrence"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of CO, Coll. of Bus. Admin., CB 419, Boulder, CO 80303-0419,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 2, 2, 3,"stephen.lawrence@colorado.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 3, 0, 1,"Modeling the Benefits of Supply Chain Improvement in Practice"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 3, 0, 4,"A multinational chemical company has undertaken various efforts,¨
e.g., SKU rationalization and closer coordination with customers, to¨
impove the structure of its supply chain. True costs and benefits of¨
these improvements, and where in the supply chain they accrue, are¨
unclear. We develop a supply chain model for this company to better¨
understand the impact of these changes and the nature of the¨
trade-offs involved."
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 3, 1, 1,"Charles Corbett"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 3, 1, 2,"Vanderbilt Univ., Owen Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., Nashville, TN 37203     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 3, 1, 3,"corbetcj@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 0, 1,"Price & Reliability in Supplier Relations: A Newsboy Analysis"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 0, 4,"We develop the optimal policy for a firm that purchases its product¨
from some subset of unreliable suppliers. We then analyze how a¨
given supplier's per-unit price and delivery reliability affects its¨
competitiveness. We find that the price 'qualifies' the supplier,¨
while reliability 'wins' a qualifying supplier its market share.
"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 1, 1,"Nicholas C. Petruzzi"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, 350 Commerce W Bldg., 1206 S 6th St., Champaign, IL 61820     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 1, 3,"petruzzn@mgmt.purdue.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 2, 1,"Maqbool Dada"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 2, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47907-1310,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 2, 3,"dada@mgmt.purdue.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 3, 1,"Leroy B. Schwarz"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 3, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD19","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD20","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD20","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD20"
"1996110314:45","SD20","C", 0, 0, 0,"Integrated Enterprise Modeling Status"
"1996110314:45","SD20","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Military Applications Society"
"1996110314:45","SD20","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD20","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD20","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD20","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD20","I", 1, 0, 1,"Murat Tarimcilar"
"1996110314:45","SD20","I", 1, 0, 2,"George Mason Univ., Inst. of Public Policy, 10640 Page Ave., Ste. 400, Fairfax, VA 22030-4000,"
"1996110314:45","SD20","I", 1, 0, 3,"mtarimci@ecrc.gmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 1, 0, 1,"Integrated Enterprise Modeling"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 1, 0, 4,"Integrated Enterprise Modeling is a new approach strategically¨
focused for modeling complex organizations. It identifies different¨
views of an organization and integrates them into a cohesive¨
structure. This allows the organization to evaluate and restructure¨
itself from the highest to the lowest level of activity. This model¨
encompasses strategic planning and strategic modeling..."
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 1, 1, 1,"Thomas R. Gulledge"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 1, 1, 2,"George Mason Univ., Inst. of Public Policy, 10640 Page Ave., Ste. 400, Fairfax, VA 22030-4000,"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 1, 1, 3,"gulledge@gmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 2, 0, 1,"Activity & Data Views in Integrated Enterprise Modeling"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 2, 0, 4,"Integrated Enterprise Modeling is predicated on the identification,¨
analysis and modeling of 3 separate process views: organizational,¨
functional/activity and data. Most organizations are familiar with¨
only functional and data views due to the methodologies available   ¨
which could develop such models. Integrated Enterprise Modeling¨
identifies all the views and integrates them with the control¨
view..."
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 2, 1, 1,"Rainer Sommer"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 2, 1, 2,"George Mason Univ., Inst. of Public Policy, 10640 Page Ave., Ste. 400, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444,"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 2, 1, 3,"rsommer@gmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 3, 0, 1,"Organizational & Control Views in Integrated Enterprise Modeling"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 3, 0, 4,"This last presentation of the session concentrates on the remaining¨
views of the Integrated Enterprise Modeling. These 2 views, the¨
organizational and the control view, are the most distinguishing¨
elements of the model. While organizational view helps the high¨
level planning, the control view integrates all the other views into¨
a cohesive structure that guides the critical organizational¨
planning process."
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 3, 1, 1,"Murat Tarimcilar"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 3, 1, 2,"George Mason Univ., Inst. of Public Policy, 10640 Page Ave., Ste. 400, Fairfax, VA 22030-4000,"
"1996110314:45","SD20","K", 3, 1, 3,"mtarimci@ecrc.gmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD21","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD21","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD21"
"1996110314:45","SD21","C", 0, 0, 0,"Organizations & IT Technology"
"1996110314:45","SD21","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD21","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD21","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD21","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD21","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD21","I", 1, 0, 1,"Robert J. Miller"
"1996110314:45","SD21","I", 1, 0, 2,"Northern MI Univ., 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855-5325,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","I", 1, 0, 3,"rjmiller@nmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 0, 1,"Information Technology & Economic Performance of Public Companies in South Korea (P)"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 0, 4,"An underlying premise of investments in IT is that IT investments¨
add value to the enterprise. We examine the relationship between the¨
effectiveness of IT and economic performance of publicly traded¨
companies in South Korea. IT effectiveness is measured through a¨
survey administered to 868 publicly traded companies. Economics¨
performance indicators include both security returns and financial¨
statement fundamentals..."
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 1, 1,"Thomas G. Calderon"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4802,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 2, 1,"Sooduk Seo"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 2, 2,"Kyungsung Univ., c/o Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4802,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 0, 1,"Status & Review of Research in the Relationship Between Information Technology & Supply Chain Management"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 0, 4,"IT plays a critical role in the development of effective SCM. We¨
look at research within the topic of IT and SCM. Particularly, IT is¨
presented as an interorganizational information system such as¨
electronic data interchange. Outstanding research questions will be¨
discussed."
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 1, 1,"Craig Hill"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 1, 2,"Vanderbilt Univ., Owen Grad. Sch. of Bus., 417 Hiawatha Ct., Nashville, TN 37221     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 1, 3,"hillca@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 2, 1,"Gary D. Scudder"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 2, 2,"Vanderbilt Univ., Owen Grad. Sch. of Bus., 401 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37203     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 2, 2, 3,"scuddergd@ctrvas.vanderbilt.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 0, 1,"Patterns In & Around Organizations: Are They Natural or Contrived?"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 0, 4,"Some natural sources of patterns and ways in which actions of¨
entities behind the scenes may produce contrived patterns that¨
appear natural are explored. The implications of these observations¨
for organizational theory are developed."
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 1, 1,"Robert J. Miller"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 1, 2,"Northern MI Univ., 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855-5325,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 1, 3,"rjmiller@nmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 2, 1,"Ramachandran Bharath"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 2, 2,"Northern MI Univ., 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855-5325,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 3, 2, 3,"rbharath@nmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 4, 0, 1,"A Discriminant Classification of the Level of Manufacturing Technology Based on Organizational Characteristics"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 4, 0, 4,"The level of technology of firms responding to a 1994 survey will be¨
classified based on the level of integration implied by the¨
responding firm's implemented technology. Linear discriminant¨
analysis will then be employed to develop a discriminant function¨
attempting to classify firms into these groups based on¨
organizational characteristics."
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 4, 1, 1,"Alan A. Brandyberry"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 4, 1, 2,"Grand Canyon Univ., Coll. of Bus., 3300 W Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85017     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD21","K", 4, 1, 3,"aab@asu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD22","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD22","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD22"
"1996110314:45","SD22","C", 0, 0, 0,"Evaluating Information Systems"
"1996110314:45","SD22","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD22","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD22","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD22","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD22","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD22","I", 1, 0, 1,"Kweku Ewusi-Mensah"
"1996110314:45","SD22","I", 1, 0, 2,"Loyola Marymount Univ., Coll. of Bus. Admin., 7900 Loyola Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045-8385,"
"1996110314:45","SD22","I", 1, 0, 3,"kewusi@lmumail.lmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 0, 1,"Pricing for Market Segmentation in Data Networks"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 0, 4,"We study pricing schemes for market segmentation in congestion prone¨
data networks with multiple message classes. In particular, we¨
compare pricing schemes under best-effort and priority service in¨
terms of their effect on network usage levels, provider profits and¨
consumer surplus in the various market segments and in aggregate."
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 1, 1,"Philipp Afeche"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Star Rte. 2, Box 350, La Honda, CA 94020     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 1, 3,"pafeche@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 2, 1,"Haim Mendelson"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 2, 2,"Stanford Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Stanford, CA 94305-5015,"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 1, 2, 3,"haim@haim.stanford.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 2, 0, 1,"Evaluating Investments in Information Technology"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 2, 0, 4,"How do organizations make decisions to invest in IT projects?¨
Dimension of IT project evaluations include the project's strategic¨
and/or competitive value, economic value and its organizational¨
impact on the company. The evaluations and measures used to¨
determine them help assess the fit of the product to the¨
organization."
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 2, 1, 1,"Kweku Ewusi-Mensah"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 2, 1, 2,"Loyola Marymount Univ., Coll. of Bus. Admin., 7900 Loyola Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045-8385,"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 2, 1, 3,"kewusi@lmumail.lmu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Cost Model for Determining Database Audit Timing for Data Quality Maintenance"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 0, 4,"Poor quality data can cause immediate economic harm and have more¨
indirect, subtle effects. However, over time, even in the best¨
maintained systems, errors in the stored data will develop through¨
various causes. These errors need to be found and corrected¨
periodically to maintain the data quality at a satisfactory level...¨
                                                                    ¨
"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 1, 1,"Kisu Kim"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 1, 2,"Yeungnam Univ., Coll. of Education, 214-1 Dae-Dong, Gyongsan,              , Korea 712-749"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 1, 3,"kskim@unucc.yeungnam.ac.kr"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 2, 1,"Andrew F. Seila"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of GA, Terry Coll. of Bus., Athens, GA 30602-6255,"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 3, 2, 3,"aseila@cbacc.cba.uga.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 0, 1,"Modeling The Effects of Information Systems in Marketing Channels"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 0, 4,"This work models the effects of the introduction of¨
interorganizational systems on marketing channel profit and its¨
allocation among channel members. The interorganizational linkage¨
causes adoption costs being incurred by the channel members but¨
leads to a reduction in transaction costs."
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 1, 1,"Manoj Chandra"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., 601 S Morgan, MC 294, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 1, 3,"u58531@uicvm.cc.uic.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 2, 1,"Aditya N. Saharia"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of IL, Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., 601 S Morgan, MC 294, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD22","K", 4, 2, 3,"saharia@uic.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD23","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD23","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD23"
"1996110314:45","SD23","C", 0, 0, 0,"Dispatching & Routing"
"1996110314:45","SD23","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD23","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD23","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD23","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD23","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD23","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ulrich Derigs"
"1996110314:45","SD23","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Cologne, WI & OR, Pohligstrabe 1D, 50969 Koln,              , Germany"
"1996110314:45","SD23","I", 1, 0, 3,"derigs@informatik.uni-koeln.de"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Decision Support System for Optimal Ship Routing in the Maritime Cargo Industry"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 0, 4,"A DSS called NEPTUNO solves a series of MIPs in order to help the¨
planning staff select the most profitable subset of ports from a¨
bigger set of possible candidates, route the ships through selected¨
ports and design operational routes, taking into account balance of¨
containerized movements between ports."
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 1, 1,"Andres L. Medaglia"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 1, 2,"NC State Univ., 2514-202 Avent Ferry Rd., Raleigh, NC 27606     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 1, 3,"almedagl@eos.ncsu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 2, 1,"Edgar E. Blanco"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. de los Andes, Cra 1A 18 A-70, Bogota DC,              , Colombia"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 1, 2, 3,"eblanco@cdcnet.uniandes.edu.co"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 0, 1,"Modeling a Barge Lightering Problem"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 0, 4,"We study tradeoffs between capacity and operating policies for a¨
barge lightering operation which provides loading/unloading services¨
from port to anchorage where deepwater seaports are infeasible.¨
Queueing models are used to analyze the problem when penalties¨
(demurrage) are assessed for missed due dates. Data from a current¨
operating system is used to validate our model."
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 1, 1,"Mark Cutler"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of WA, Dept. of MS, Box 353200, Seattle, WA 98195-3200,"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 2, 1,"Ted Klastorin"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of WA, Dept. of MS, Box 353200, Seattle, WA 98195-3200,"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 2, 2, 3,"tedk@u.washington.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 0, 1,"Dispatching Trucks with Unreliable Transit Times"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 0, 4,"We consider a situation with a single product with deterministic¨
demands in multiple periods. Transmit times are affected by random,¨
non-controllable factors. We study the problem of how many trucks to¨
dispatch in each period to minimize the total expected cost of¨
procurement, inventory holding, shortage and salvaging excess¨
inventory costs.
"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 1, 1,"Nesim Erkip"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 1, 2,"Middle East Tech. Univ., IE Dept., 06531 Ankara,              , Turkey"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 1, 3,"erkipn@rorqual.cc.metu.edu.tr"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 2, 1,"Candace Arai Yano"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of CA, Dept. of IE/OR, 4135 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley, CA 64720-1777,"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 3, 2, 3,"yano@ieor.berkeley.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 0, 1,"Decision Support for Air Cargo Route Planning"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 0, 4,"The problem of designing a network and schedule for a cargo airline¨
is significantly different from routing and scheduling problems for¨
passage airlines. We present first results for adaquate modeling¨
and effective and efficient methods for a DSS which supports the¨
strategic as well as operational level."
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 1, 1,"Ulrich Derigs"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Cologne, WI & OR, Pohligstrabe 1D, 50969 Koln,              , Germany"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 1, 3,"derigs@informatik.uni-koeln.de"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 2, 1,"Jurgen Antes"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of Cologne, WI & OR, Pohligstrabe 1D, 50969 Koln,              , Germany"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 3, 1,"Markus Zils"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 3, 2,"Univ. of Cologne, WI & OR, Pohligstrabe 1D, 50969 Koln,              , Germany"
"1996110314:45","SD23","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD24","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD24","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD24"
"1996110314:45","SD24","C", 0, 0, 0,"RASIG Roundtable"
"1996110314:45","SD24","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Railroad Applications SIG"
"1996110314:45","SD24","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD24","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD24","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD24","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD25","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD25"
"1996110314:45","SD25","C", 0, 0, 0,"What's New About Reverse Logistics I"
"1996110314:45","SD25","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Technology Management"
"1996110314:45","SD25","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD25","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","I", 1, 0, 1,"Andrew King"
"1996110314:45","SD25","I", 1, 0, 2,"NYU, Stern School of Bus., 40 West 4th St. Suite. 707, New York, NY 10012-1118,"
"1996110314:45","SD25","I", 1, 0, 3,"aking@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 1, 0, 1,"Reverse Logistics & Industrial Ecology"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 1, 0, 4,"Reverse logistics represents one facet in the larger framework of¨
industrial ecology. Central to industrial ecology is the notion of¨
symbiosis: the mutually beneficial exchange of products and¨
byproducts amongst economic actors. Reverse logistics is concerned¨
with one part of symbiosis: coordination of exchange at the end of¨
product life."
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 1, 1, 1,"Michael Lenox"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 1, 1, 2,"MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 0, 1,"The Environmental Audit & Report: How to Incorporate Reverse Logistics Issues into the Business Planning Process"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 0, 4,"Accounting can play a critical role in helping firms understand the¨
impact of reverse logistics issues. We address the role of audits,¨
international standards for processes, e.g., ISO 14000, and the use¨
of control information in business decision making. The role of¨
cross-functional collaboration between accounting and operations¨
will be stressed."
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 1, 1,"Robert Picard"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 1, 2,"ID State Univ., Pocatello, ID 83209     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 2, 1,"Stephen C. Dunn"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 2, 2,"ID State Univ., Campus Box 8020, Pocatello, ID 83209-8020,"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 0, 1,"The Role of Intermediaries in Residual Disposal"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 0, 4,"Intermediaries often play an important role in reverse logistics,¨
providing a specialized service through their expertise in handling,¨
transporting, processing, inventorying and marketing of materials.¨
We explore the role of intermediaries in residual disposition and¨
the impact of volume using a single residual, ferrous scrap."
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 1, 1,"P. Fraser Johnson"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 1, 2,"Western Business School, ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 2, 1,"Michiel Leenders"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 2, 2,"Western Business School, ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD25","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD26","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD26","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD26"
"1996110314:45","SD26","C", 0, 0, 0,"Resource Scheduling in Transportation"
"1996110314:45","SD26","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Transportation Science Section"
"1996110314:45","SD26","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD26","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD26","G", 0, 0, 0,"Vehicle Routing Special Interest Group"
"1996110314:45","SD26","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD26","I", 1, 0, 1,"Cynthia Barnhart"
"1996110314:45","SD26","I", 1, 0, 2,"MIT, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Pierce Lab., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307,"
"1996110314:45","SD26","I", 1, 0, 3,"cbarnhart@mit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 0, 1,"Locomotive Assignment & Train Schedules"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 0, 4,"The assignment of locomotives to fixed time-tabled trains is¨
sometimes infeasible due to an insufficient number of available¨
units at the right place and time. This presentation will focus on¨
some issues to overcome this difficulty by allowing time flexibility¨
to train departures."
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 1, 1,"Francois Soumis"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 1, 2,"GERAD/Ecole de Polytech. de Montreal, ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 2, 1,"Koorush Ziarati"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 2, 2,"Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, ,              ,"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 3, 1,"Jacques Desrosiers"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 3, 2,"GERAD & HEC, 5255 Decelles, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3T 1V6"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 0, 1,"Dynamic Control of Complex Resource Scheduling Problems"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 0, 4,"We consider the problem of managing complex, non-homogeneous¨
resources, such as drivers, locomotive or freight aircraft, over¨
time under dynamic conditions. We present an iterative, control-¨
theoretic approach that works in a real-time setting. The system is¨
applied to a real-time linehaul planning system used for managing¨
more than 5,000 drivers over time."
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 1, 1,"Joel Shapiro"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 1, 2,"Princeton Univ., CASTLE Lab., Dept. of Civil Eng. & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 2, 1,"Warren B. Powell"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 2, 2,"Princeton Univ., Dept. of CE & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 2, 2, 3,"powell@princeton.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 0, 1,"Real-Time Optimization of Transportation Systems"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 0, 4,"We study the problem of real-time control of large-scale, stochastic¨
transportation systems. We describe our modeling approach that¨
extends column generation models to include stochastic problem¨
elements. We also describe our solution approach that embeds¨
heuristics within an optimization framework."
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 1, 1,"Cynthia Barnhart"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 1, 2,"MIT, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Pierce Lab., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307,"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 1, 3,"cbarnhart@mit.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 2, 1,"Francisco Jauffred"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 2, 2,"MIT, Ctr. for Transport. Studies, Rm. 1-229, Cambridge, MA 02139     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD26","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD27","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD27","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD27"
"1996110314:45","SD27","C", 0, 0, 0,"PANEL: Different Strokes for Different Folks - Alternative Visions of of MS in Management Education"
"1996110314:45","SD27","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Forum on Education"
"1996110314:45","SD27","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD27","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD27","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD27","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD27","I", 1, 0, 1,"Patrick S. Noonan"
"1996110314:45","SD27","I", 1, 0, 2,"Emory Univ., Goizueta Bus. Sch., Atlanta, GA 30322     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD27","I", 1, 0, 3,"patrick_noonan@bus.emory.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 0, 1,"PANEL: Different Strokes for Different Folks - Alternative Visions of MS in Management Education"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 0, 4,"How much of the wide variation in approaches to MS in management¨
education can be explained by individuals' tastes and biases, how¨
much can be justified by institutional needs and contexts and how¨
much is just noise? The major institutions in the Atlanta area are a¨
microcosm of the diverse world of MBA education and the panelists¨
representing each will compare and contrast their approaches."
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 1, 1,"Patrick S. Noonan"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 1, 2,"Emory Univ., Goizueta Bus. Sch., Atlanta, GA 30322     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 1, 3,"patrick_noonan@bus.emory.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 2, 1,"Harvey J. Brightman"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 2, 2,"GA State Univ., Atlanta, GA 30303     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 3, 1,"Ralph E. Steuer"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. of GA, Brooks Hall, Fac. of MS, Athens, GA 30602-6255,"
"1996110314:45","SD27","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD28","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD28"
"1996110314:45","SD28","C", 0, 0, 0,"Telecommunications II"
"1996110314:45","SD28","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110314:45","SD28","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","I", 1, 0, 1,"John G. Klincewicz"
"1996110314:45","SD28","I", 1, 0, 2,"AT&T Labs., 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733-3030,"
"1996110314:45","SD28","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Network Redesign Problem for Access Telecommunications Networks"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a model (and an efficient heuristic) for an access¨
network redesign problem that not only considers using spare¨
capacity on existing network facilities and deploying new¨
facilities, but also allows for the rearrangement of the demand¨
units routed on the existing network facilities. Computational¨
results are reported."
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 1, 1,"Linos F. Frantzeskakis"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 1, 2,"AT&T Labs., 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Rm. 3K-320, Holmdel, NJ 07733     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 2, 1,"Hanan Luss"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 2, 2,"AT&T Labs., 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Rm. 3K-321, Holmdel, NJ 07733     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 0, 1,"The Design of Local Networks with Self-Healing Rings"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 0, 4,"We consider the problem of designing local networks with SHRs where¨
the hub is equipped with a DCS. We need to satisfy the traffic¨
demand between each pair of COs using unidirectional SHRs at minimum¨
cost. We present an algorithm based on decomposition and column¨
generation. Computational results are reported."
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 1, 1,"Sungsoo Park"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 1, 2,"KAIST, Dept. of IE, 373-1 Gusong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon,              , Korea 305-701"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 1, 3,"sspark@cais.kaist.ac.kr"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 2, 1,"Donghan Kang"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 2, 2,"KAIST, Dept. of IE, 373-1 Gusong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon,              , Korea 305-701"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 3, 1,"Kyungsik Lee"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 3, 2,"KAIST, Dept. of IE, 373-1 Gusong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon,              , Korea 305-701"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 4, 1,"Kyungchul Park"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 4, 2,"KAIST, Dept. of IE, 373-1 Gusong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon,              , Korea 305-701"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 2, 4, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 3, 0, 1,"Hub Location in Backbone-Tributary Networks"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 3, 0, 4,"Communications networks often use a backbone network to interconnect¨
several tributary networks. The location of the hub nodes, which¨
appear on both backbone and tributary, can affect overall cost and¨
performance. We discuss capacity and reliability issues in the¨
design of such networks and review previous work in hub location."
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 3, 1, 1,"John G. Klincewicz"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 3, 1, 2,"AT&T Labs., 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel, NJ 07733-3030,"
"1996110314:45","SD28","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110314:45","SD29","B", 0, 0, 0,"SD29"
"1996110314:45","SD29","C", 0, 0, 0,"Experimental-Design Techniques for Simulation"
"1996110314:45","SD29","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Simulation"
"1996110314:45","SD29","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110314:45","SD29","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","I", 1, 0, 1,"James R. Wilson"
"1996110314:45","SD29","I", 1, 0, 2,"NC State Univ., Dept. of IE, Raleigh, NC 27695-7906,"
"1996110314:45","SD29","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 1, 0, 1,"An Evaluation of Experimental Design Plans for Simulation Metamodeling Studies"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 1, 0, 4,"We evaluate experimental design strategies that can be used for¨
fitting polynomial metamodels to simulated response data. Classical¨
experimental design plans, in conjunction with a variety of¨
correlation induction strategies, are considered. The performance¨
criterial for comparing the different design strategies is the¨
prediction error of the estimated metamodels."
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 1, 1, 1,"Joan Donohue"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of SC, Coll. of Bus. Admin., Columbia, SC 29208     ,"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 0, 1,"Correlation-Induction Techniques for Estimating Quantiles in Simulation Experiments"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 0, 4,"For finite-horizon simulations, we show that 2 popular quantile¨
estimators based on Latin Hypercube Sampling are asymptotically¨
normal and unbiased with smaller variance than comparable direct-¨
simulation estimators based on independent replications. Monte Carlo¨
results indicate that LHS-based procedures yield significant¨
reductions in bias and variance when estimating quantiles of the¨
completion time of a stochastic activity network."
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 1, 1,"Athanassios N. Avramidis"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 1, 2,"SABRE Decision Technologies, Paris,              , France"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 2, 1,"James R. Wilson"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 2, 2,"NC State Univ., Dept. of IE, Raleigh, NC 27695-7906,"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 0, 1,"Parametric Jackknife-After-Bootstrapping"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 0, 4,"We investigate the problem of deriving precision estimates for¨
parametric bootstrap quantities. The parametric jackknife-after-
bootstrap is a simple approach that only uses the information in the¨
original bootstrapping samples via the importance sampling¨
technique, with no further resampling required."
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 1, 1,"Jin Wang"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 1, 2,"Valdosta State Univ., Dept. of Math & CS, Valdosta, GA 31698-0040,"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 1, 3,"jwang@grits.valdosta.peachnet.edu"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 2, 1,"David R. Gibson"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 2, 2,"Valdosta State Univ., Dept. of Math & CS, Valdosta, GA 31698-0040,"
"1996110314:45","SD29","K", 3, 2, 3,"dgibson@grits.valdosta.peachnet.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE01","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE01","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE01"
"1996110316:30","SE01","C", 0, 0, 0,"MIS in MMT I: Research Topics"
"1996110316:30","SE01","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110316:30","SE01","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","G", 0, 0, 0,"Management of Medical Technology"
"1996110316:30","SE01","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","I", 1, 0, 1,"John C. Henderson"
"1996110316:30","SE01","I", 1, 0, 2,"Boston Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., 704 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE01","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 0, 1,"Assessing the Productivity & Efficiency of Information Technology in the Health Care Industry"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 0, 4,"We examine the IT paradox from a theoretical basis, a measurement¨
basis and the potential inefficiency in IT management. Two key¨
objectives are to develop an integrated microeconomic framework for¨
IT productivity and efficiency assessment and to apply the framework¨
to a database in the health care industry to gain evidence regarding¨
IT contribution."
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 1, 1,"Nirup M. Menon"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of AZ, MIS Dept., Coll. of Bus. & Pub. Admin., Tucson, AZ 85741-2592,"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 2, 1,"Byung Tae Lee"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of AZ, MIS Dept., Coll. of Bus. & Pub. Admin., Tucson, AZ 85721     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 2, 0, 1,"Adoption & Diffusion of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations: Some Theoretical & Empirical Findings"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 2, 0, 4,"The diffusion rate of IT in health care organizations has not been¨
as fast as the diffusion rate of more medical related technologies.¨
One reason for this can be how the physicians and other professional¨
groups view their roles and what kind of relative advantages they¨
get from the IT-application."
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 2, 1, 1,"Henrik Linderoth"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 2, 1, 2,"Umea Bus. Sch., ,              , Sweden"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 3, 0, 1,"Information Technology & Hospital Performance"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 3, 0, 4,"As the price of IT declines and the power of these technologies¨
increases, IT will play a major role in health care management. We¨
focus on the relationships among the extent of computerization, the¨
degree of IT integration, IT performance and hospital performance."
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 3, 1, 1,"Nancy W. Davidson"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 3, 1, 2,"Auburn Univ., 1033 D Stonegate Dr., Auburn, AL 36830     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 0, 1,"RCSS: Resource Coordination Systems for Surgical Services Using Distributed Communications"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 0, 4,"We designed and developed a computer-based surgical services¨
management system, RCSS, to address the communication, utilization¨
review, quality assurance and resource coordination needs of a¨
modern medical center. The scheduling portion required real time¨
information collected by its patients tracking component as well as¨
accurate estimates of procedures durations..."
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 1, 1,"David Strum"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. Anesthia/Critical Care, Pittsburgh, PA 15260     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 2, 1,"Luis G. Vargas"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of Pittsburgh, Katz. Grad. Sch. of Bus., Pittsburgh, PA 15260     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE01","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE02","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE02","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE02"
"1996110316:30","SE02","C", 0, 0, 0,"Planning & Control"
"1996110316:30","SE02","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE02","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE02","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE02","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE02","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE02","I", 1, 0, 1,"Zhongxian Wang"
"1996110316:30","SE02","I", 1, 0, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of IDS, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE02","I", 1, 0, 3,"wangj@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 1, 0, 1,"Emergent Planning & Control in Manufacturing"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 1, 0, 4,"A framework for emergent planning and control in manufacturing is¨
described. Objects in the manufacturing system, e.g., parts and¨
machines, are represented by agents. Agents seek to maximize the¨
expected utility of the objects they represent by interacting with¨
other agents. The net result is an efficient global-level plan."
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 1, 1, 1,"Michael Brydon"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of British Columbia, Fac. of Commerce & Bus. Admin., 2053 Main Mall, Rm. 459, Vancouver, BC,              , Canada V6T 1Z2"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 1, 1, 3,"brydon@unixg.ubc.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 0, 1,"Inter-Factory Production Control System Through Information Networks: The Case of a Japanese Milk Company"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 0, 4,"Japanese milk companies require freshness of products and quick¨
delivery by large chain grocery stores. We discuss the case of¨
inter-factory production management systems in Meiji Milk Products¨
Co., Ltd. We think this system is the step for 'virtual factory,'¨
which is the in-company version of 'virtual corporation.'
"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 1, 1,"Takayuki Asada"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 1, 2,"Osaka Univ., 1-7 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560,              , Japan"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 1, 3,"asada@econ.osaka-u.ac.jp"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 2, 1,"Masaru Nakagawa"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 2, 2,"Matsuyama Univ., 4-2 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790,              , Japan"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 2, 2, 3,"mnakagaw@cc.matsuyama-u.ac.jp"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 3, 0, 1,"Optimal Timing Policy for the  Single Consumer Good Production Cycle"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 3, 0, 4,"This research considers a single item production system with known¨
rate of production, demand and deterioration, and with item¨
shortage. The optimal stopping and restarting times are determined¨
based on minimum unit cost and can be uniquely found with¨
conditions. Special cases with infinite production rate or without¨
shortage are discussed."
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 3, 1, 1,"Hong Yan"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 3, 1, 2,"Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Dept. of Mgmt., Kowloon,              , Hong Kong"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 3, 1, 3,"mshyan@polyu.edu.hk"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 0, 1,"An Application of Generalized Predictive Control"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 0, 4,"Relying on the process of step response only, we can still achieve a¨
good control result and fine robust as long as we choose the¨
predictive range and controlling range properly. In this way, some¨
possible disorders which might be caused by wrong identification can¨
be avoided."
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 1, 1,"Zhongxian Wang"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 1, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of IDS, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 1, 3,"wangj@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 2, 1,"Arun Kumar"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 2, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 2, 3,"kumara@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 3, 1,"Sung J. Shim"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 3, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE02","K", 4, 3, 3,"shims@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE03","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE03","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE03"
"1996110316:30","SE03","C", 0, 0, 0,"Game Theory"
"1996110316:30","SE03","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE03","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE03","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE03","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE03","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE03","I", 1, 0, 1,"Dorothy E. Klotz"
"1996110316:30","SE03","I", 1, 0, 2,"Fordam Univ., 251 Varsity Ave., Princeton, NJ 08540     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE03","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 0, 1,"Modeling the Organization of Generic Advertising Campaigns"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 0, 4,"Generic advertising, e.g. 'Beef...It's What's for Dinner,' expands¨
the market benefiting all the firms in them. Such advertising is¨
funded either by a voluntary contribution mechanism or by a mandated¨
contribution program. The key problem in the former case is ensuring¨
participation in the latter, eliminating strategic revelation of¨
parameters. ..."
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 1, 1,"Sandeep Krishnamurthy"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of AZ, Dept. of Mktg., 320 McClelland Hall, Tucson, AZ 85719     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 1, 3,"sandeep@u.arizona.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 2, 1,"Ambar G. Rao"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Rotman Ctr., 105 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 1, 2, 3,"arao@fmgmt.mgmt.utoronto.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 2, 0, 1,"Committee Decisions & Contracting"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 2, 1, 1,"Dorothy E. Klotz"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 2, 1, 2,"Fordam Univ., 251 Varsity Ave., Princeton, NJ 08540     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 2, 2, 1,"James Dearden"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 2, 2, 2,"Lehigh Univ., Dept. of Econ. Rauch Bus. Ctr., 621 Taylor St., Bethlehem, PA 18015     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE03","K", 2, 2, 3,"jad8@lehigh.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE04","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE04","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE04"
"1996110316:30","SE04","C", 0, 0, 0,"Scheduling in Sports"
"1996110316:30","SE04","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE04","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110316:30","SE04","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE04","G", 0, 0, 0,"OR/MS & Sports"
"1996110316:30","SE04","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE04","I", 1, 0, 1,"Michael J. Magazine"
"1996110316:30","SE04","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45226     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE04","I", 1, 0, 3,"mike.magazine@uc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Multiple Criteria Approach to Scheduling the Texas League"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 1, 0, 4,"We address the problem of devising an effective schedule for the¨
Texas Baseball League. A multiple criteria approach is developed¨
which focuses on minimization of travel costs, balance and number of¨
week-end home games. Barriers to implementation are discussed."
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 1, 1, 1,"Bob Russell"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Tulsa, 600 S College Ave., Tulsa, OK 74104-3189,"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 1, 1, 3,"russellra@centum.utulsa.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 0, 1,"Scheduling the Great Valley Basketball Conference"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 0, 4,"The Great Lakes Valley Basketball Conference consists of 12 Division¨
II schools that play conference games and Thursdays and Saturdays to¨
minimize travel time. The resulting scheduling problem is a large¨
combinatorial problem with both 'hard' and 'soft' constraints. IP¨
models, algorithms and solutions will be presented."
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 1, 1,"Tom Kearns"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 1, 2,"Northern KY Univ., Highland Heights, OK           ,"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 2, 1,"Susan Norman"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Cincinnati, Coll. of Bus. Admin., PO Box 210130, Cincinnati, OH 45221     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 3, 1,"Michael J. Magazine"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45226     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 2, 3, 3,"mike.magazine@uc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 3, 0, 1,"Scheduling Major League Baseball"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 3, 0, 4,"In 1997, Major League Baseball is considering a radical change in¨
their schedule: interleague play. We discuss integer programming and¨
matching techniques for finding reasonable interleague schedules."
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 3, 1, 1,"Michael Trick"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 3, 1, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Grad. Sch. of Ind. Admin., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE04","K", 3, 1, 3,"trick+@andrew.cmu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE05","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE05","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE05"
"1996110316:30","SE05","C", 0, 0, 0,"Dynamic Programming"
"1996110316:30","SE05","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE05","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE05","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE05","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE05","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE05","I", 1, 0, 1,"Patrick Hagelauer"
"1996110316:30","SE05","I", 1, 0, 2,"LAAS du CNRS Aerospatiale, 7 Ave. du Colonel Roche, Toulouse 31077,              , France"
"1996110316:30","SE05","I", 1, 0, 3,"patrick.hagelauer@avions.aerospatiale.fr"
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 0, 1,"On-Line Aircraft 4D Trajectory Optimization by Soft Dynamic Programming"
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a soft dynamic programming method to generate optimal 4D¨
aircraft trajectories in the presence of multiple time constraints.¨
Soft computing techniques are introduced to improve the dynamic¨
programming optimization process by on-line selection of the search¨
space and by reducing computation time in repetitive performance¨
evaluations."
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 1, 1,"Patrick Hagelauer"
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 1, 2,"LAAS du CNRS Aerospatiale, 7 Ave. du Colonel Roche, Toulouse 31077,              , France"
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 1, 3,"patrick.hagelauer@avions.aerospatiale.fr"
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 2, 1,"Felix Mora-Camino"
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 2, 2,"LAAS du CNRS, ENAC, 7 Ave. du Colonel Roche, Toulouse 31077,              , France"
"1996110316:30","SE05","K", 1, 2, 3,"mora@laas.fr"
"1996110316:30","SE06","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE06","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE06"
"1996110316:30","SE06","C", 0, 0, 0,"Activities in Networks & Discrete Probability at DIMACS"
"1996110316:30","SE06","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE06","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110316:30","SE06","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE06","G", 0, 0, 0,"Network Optimization/Combinatorial Optimization"
"1996110316:30","SE06","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE06","I", 1, 0, 1,"Fred S. Roberts"
"1996110316:30","SE06","I", 1, 0, 2,"Rutgers Univ., DIMACS Ctr., Core Bldg., Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ 08855     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE06","I", 1, 0, 3,"froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 1, 0, 1,"Activities in Networks & Discrete Probability at the Center for Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 1, 0, 4,"DIMACS, the Center for Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer¨
Science, is running a special year in networks, a special focus¨
activity in discrete probability and a series of algoritm¨
implementation challenges. This presentation will give an overview¨
and a sample of these and other activities at DIMACS, the research¨
questions and results involved and opportunities for participation."
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 1, 1, 1,"Fred S. Roberts"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 1, 1, 2,"Rutgers Univ., DIMACS Ctr., Core Bldg., Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ 08855     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 1, 1, 3,"froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 2, 0, 1,"The 1996-97 DIMACS Special Year on Networks"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 2, 0, 4,"DIMACS is concentrating many of its efforts during the 1996-97¨
academic year on the topic of networks, including issues of design¨
and control as well as applications such as electronic commerce on¨
the Internet and distributed computing. This presentation will¨
highlight some of the ongoing and upcoming activities."
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 2, 1, 1,"David Johnson"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 2, 1, 2,"AT&T Research, 600 Mountain Ave., Murray Hill, NJ 07974     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 2, 1, 3,"dsj@research.att.com"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 3, 0, 1,"DIMACS Implementation Challenges"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 3, 0, 4,"Since 1990, DIMACS has sponsored a series of 5 'implementation¨
challenges' on topics ranging from network flows to DNA sequencing¨
to fundamental data structures. This presentation will describe the¨
past challenges and what has been learned, both about algorithms and¨
experimental methodology. A preview of the 1996-97 challenge will¨
also be presented."
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 3, 1, 1,"Catherine C. McGeoch"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 3, 1, 2,"Amherst Coll., Dept. of Math. & Comp. Sci., Amherst, MA 01002     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 3, 1, 3,"ccm@ms.amherst.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 4, 0, 1,"The Use of Multivariate Binomial Moments for Bounding Network Reliability"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 4, 0, 4,"This presentation will exhibit results at the interface between the¨
DIMACS special focus on discrete probability and the special year on¨
networks. Binomial moments proved to be efficient tools to obtain¨
tight bounds for communication network reliability. We improve on¨
this methodology by using the novel technique of bounding by the use¨
of multivariate binomial moments..."
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 4, 1, 1,"Andras Prekopa"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 4, 1, 2,"Rutgers Univ., RUTCOR, PO Box 5062, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5062,"
"1996110316:30","SE06","K", 4, 1, 3,"prekopa@rutcor.rutgers.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE07","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE07","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE07"
"1996110316:30","SE07","C", 0, 0, 0,"Scheduling II"
"1996110316:30","SE07","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE07","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","I", 1, 0, 1,"Rodney D. Traub"
"1996110316:30","SE07","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of IA, 108 Pappajohn Bus. Adm. Bldg., Iowa City, IA 52240     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE07","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 1, 0, 1,"Case Reasoning in Planning & Scheduling: A Theoretical Model & Some Experimental Results"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 1, 0, 4,"The use of CBR in planning and scheduling is reviewed and a¨
theoretical model proposed. Experimental results from a simulation¨
study are presented and discussed. The areas of greatest potential¨
and the weakness of CBR in planning and scheduling are discussed in¨
the context of the model."
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 1, 1, 1,"Bartholomew MacCarthy"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Nottingham, Dept. of Mfg. Eng. & Op. Mgmt., University Park, Nottingham,    NG7 2RD   , UK"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 0, 1,"Performance Measures for Time-Based Competition"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present a lot-sizing model which compares 2 lead time performance¨
measures, order lead time and manufacturing lead time, for firms¨
that use time as a dimension of competition. Heuristics for¨
minimizing mean and variance of customer lead time as well as cost¨
implication under each measure will be discussed."
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 1, 1,"Kilsun Kim"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, 339 Commerce West, 1206 6th St., Champaign, IL 61820     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 1, 3,"kkim2@students.uiuc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 2, 1,"Dilip Chhajed"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of IL, 339 Commerce West, 1206 6th St., Champaign, IL 61820     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 0, 1,"Minimizing Average Inventory Holding Time in Mixed-Model Production Systems with Significant Setups"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 0, 4,"A mixed-model system often sequences production to match daily¨
demand. However, when setups occur, such a sequence may not be¨
feasible. We address the problem of finding a feasible sequence at¨
these workcenters that minimizes inventory costs. We provide¨
alternative approaches for solving the problem and provide¨
computational results."
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 1, 1,"Rodney D. Traub"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of IA, 108 Pappajohn Bus. Adm. Bldg., Iowa City, IA 52240     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 2, 1,"Renato de Matta"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of IA, 108 Pappajohn Bus. Adm. Bldg., Iowa City, IA 52242     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 3, 2, 3,"rdematta@scout-po.biz.uiowa.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 4, 0, 1,"Stable Routing in a Queueing Network"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 4, 0, 4,"We address the problem of developing a stable routing scheme in a¨
class of queueing networks that arise when modeling some¨
manufacturing and communication problems. We show that the problem¨
of finding a stable routing scheme can be modeled as a quadratic¨
programming problem over a polymatroid that can be solved¨
efficiently."
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 4, 1, 1,"Murali Kodialam"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 4, 1, 2,"AT&T Labs, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Rm. 3K-328, Holmdel, NJ 07733-3030,"
"1996110316:30","SE07","K", 4, 1, 3,"muralidharan.kodialam@att.com"
"1996110316:30","SE08","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE08","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE08"
"1996110316:30","SE08","C", 0, 0, 0,"Queueing II"
"1996110316:30","SE08","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE08","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE08","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE08","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE08","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE08","I", 1, 0, 1,"John E. Kobza"
"1996110316:30","SE08","I", 1, 0, 2,"VA Tech. Univ., Dept. of ISE, 302 Whittemore Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0118,"
"1996110316:30","SE08","I", 1, 0, 3,"jkobza@vt.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Waiting Time Distribution of Single Server Tandem Queues with Blocking"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 0, 4,"We use the matrix analytic method to study a discrete time, 2-stage¨
tandem queue with single servers at each stage. We obtain the¨
waiting time distribution using an absorbing Markov chain approach.¨
This method is less cumbersome to implement than that of Langaris¨
& Conolly, which uses transformers."
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 1, 1,"Michelle Schamber"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Manitoba, Dept. of Mech. & IE, Winnipeg, Manitoba,              , Canada R3T 5V6"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 1, 3,"umboiss0@cc.umanitoba.cs"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 2, 1,"Attahiru Sule Alfa"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Manitoba, Dept. of Mech. & IE, Winnipeg, Manitoba,              , Canada R3T 2N2"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 1, 2, 3,"alfa@cc.umanitoba.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 2, 0, 1,"Asymptotic Distribution of the Production Rate of Continuous Materials Flow Production Systems"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 2, 0, 4,"Continuous materials flow production lines with no interstation¨
buffers that can be modeled as continuous time Markov chains are¨
considered. A general result that gives the limiting expectation and¨
covariance of total sojourn time for a recurrent Markovian system is¨
used to obtain a closed-form expression for the asymptotic¨
distribution of the production rate."
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 2, 1, 1,"Baris Tan"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 2, 1, 2,"Koc Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Istanbul 80860,              , Turkey"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 0, 1,"On the Timing of the Peak Mean & Variance for the Number of Customers in an M(t)/M(t)/1 Queueing System"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 0, 4,"We examine the timing lag between a peak in system utilization and¨
corresponding peaks in the mean and variance for the number of¨
customers in an M(t)/M(t)/1 system. We establish a necessary¨
condition for times when local extremes in the mean will be¨
achieved. In cases when system utilization exceeds 1 during some¨
period, we show the local peak in the mean induced by this period of¨
oversaturation occurs strictly after the end of the period."
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 1, 1,"Kerry M. Malone"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 1, 2,"European Am. Ctr. for Policy Analysis/RAND, p/a TU Delft Landbergstraat 6, Delft,    2628 CE   , The Netherlands"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 1, 3,"kerry_malone@rand.org"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 2, 1,"Armann Ingolfsson"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of Alberta, 1603-11135 83 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta,              , Canada T6G 2C6"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 4, 0, 1,"Transient Cycle-Time Distribution & Output Process for Closed Customers in a Queue with Mixed Traffic"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 4, 0, 4,"An M/M/1 queue with mixed traffic is examined. After completing¨
service, open customers leave the system, whereas closed customers¨
rejoin the queue. Cycle-time and output-process results are¨
presented for the system with M closed customers, which can be¨
viewed as the 'interleaving' of M single-closed-customer systems."
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 4, 1, 1,"John E. Kobza"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 4, 1, 2,"VA Tech. Univ., Dept. of ISE, 302 Whittemore Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0118,"
"1996110316:30","SE08","K", 4, 1, 3,"jkobza@vt.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE09","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE09","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE09"
"1996110316:30","SE09","C", 0, 0, 0,"Forecasting in the Airline Industry"
"1996110316:30","SE09","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE09","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110316:30","SE09","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE09","G", 0, 0, 0,"Forecasting"
"1996110316:30","SE09","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE09","I", 1, 0, 1,"Kenneth D. Lawrence"
"1996110316:30","SE09","I", 1, 0, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","I", 1, 0, 3,"lawrence@tesla.njit.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 0, 1,"Predicting the Level of Domestic Passengers at Major US Airports"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 0, 4,"We focus on the development of a forecasting of domestic commercial¨
passenger traffic from major airports within the US. This prediction¨
model will be based on both socio-economic and transportation¨
variables within the region and from other regions into this region."
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 1, 1,"Richard Zeni"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 1, 2,"Rutgers Univ., Dept. of Econ., New Brunswick, NJ 08903     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 2, 1,"Kenneth D. Lawrence"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 2, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 1, 2, 3,"lawrence@tesla.njit.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Disaggregation Method for Obtaining Flight Level Origin/Destination Forecasts of Demand from Higher Level Demand Forecasts"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 2, 0, 4,"Most forecasting techniques analyze the input data at the level at¨
which the forecasting is done. For airlines, O&D demand forecasting¨
level of data has very small numbers and leads to unreliable¨
forecasts. We present a method that takes advantage of the stability¨
of demand at higher levels and comes up with multilevel forecasts¨
that are consistent across levels."
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 2, 1, 1,"Vibhu K. Kaylan"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 2, 1, 2,"US Air, 799 Hanes Mall Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27103     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 0, 1,"Forecasting the Flow of Domestic Passengers Between Major US Airports"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 0, 4,"This research focuses on the development of a demand forecasting¨
model for the flow of passengers between major US cities. The flow¨
of passengers will be based on an extended gravity model which¨
includes significant socio-economic and transportation variables."
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 1, 1,"Kenneth D. Lawrence"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 1, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 1, 3,"lawrence@tesla.njit.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 2, 1,"H. Joseph Wen"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 2, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 3, 1,"Sheila M. Lawrence"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 3, 2,"Rutgers Univ., Fac. of Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 4, 1,"Gary R. Reeves"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 4, 2,"Univ. of SC, Dept. of MS, Columbia, SC 29208     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE09","K", 3, 4, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE10","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE10"
"1996110316:30","SE10","C", 0, 0, 0,"Crew Planning & Management"
"1996110316:30","SE10","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Aviation Applications"
"1996110316:30","SE10","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE10","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","I", 1, 0, 1,"Eric Gellman"
"1996110316:30","SE10","I", 1, 0, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 0, 1,"Pairing Generation Approaches for Crew Scheduling"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 0, 4,"We discuss our experience with 2 network-based approaches for¨
generating candidate pairings for crew scheduling problems. The¨
first approach uses a network with arcs representing the flights in¨
the schedule, while the second uses a network of arcs representing¨
potential duty periods. Computational results for a test set of¨
industrial problems are presented.


"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 1, 1,"Cynthia Barnhart"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 1, 2,"MIT, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Pierce Lab., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 1, 3,"cbarnhart@mit.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 2, 1,"Pamela Vance"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 2, 2,"Auburn Univ., Dept. of IE, Auburn, AL 36849-5346,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 2, 3,"pvance@eng.euburn.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 3, 1,"Ellis L. Johnson"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 3, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 4, 1,"George L. Nemhauser"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 4, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 4, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 5, 1,"Alper Atamturk"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 5, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 1, 5, 3,"atamturk@akula.isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 0, 1,"Manpower Planning at United"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 0, 4,"Accurately forecasting and meeting airline crew needs is a complex¨
process involving a variety of techniques and methodologies.¨
Estimating and tracking available crew utilizes time series¨
forecasting and Markovian modeling. Hiring, training and promotional¨
decisions are made based on LP optimization models. The model¨
considers costs, pilot availability and proposed flight schedules."
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 1, 1,"Daryl Hultquist"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 1, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 2, 1,"Steve Querido"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 2, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 3, 1,"Franklin Young"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 3, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 3, 0, 1,"Large-Scale North American Crew Scheduling System"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 3, 0, 4,"Over the past 2 years, IBM TJ Watson Research Center and SABRE¨
Decision Technologies worked a large scale crew scheduling system.¨
In this presentation, we will present computational experience for a¨
number of 'real' airline schedules."
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 3, 1, 1,"Ranga Anbil"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 3, 1, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Res. Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 0, 1,"A New Crew Scheduling System at United"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 0, 4,"Significant performance enhancements have been made in the new crew¨
scheduling and optimization system ACRUZAR. ACRUZAR was developed at¨
United and installed in production in 1995. Since then, the¨
production system has been modified and enhanced. Enhancements to¨
the column generation strategy and customized b&B procedure used in¨
ACRUZAR resulted in imporved run times and better 'quality'¨
solutions..."
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 1, 1,"Eric Gellman"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 1, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 2, 1,"Krishna Alamuru"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 2, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 3, 1,"Ranjit Rebello"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 3, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE10","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE11","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE11","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE11"
"1996110316:30","SE11","C", 0, 0, 0,"Optimization-Based Machine Learning"
"1996110316:30","SE11","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS CSTS"
"1996110316:30","SE11","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE11","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE11","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE11","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE11","I", 1, 0, 1,"Richard S. Barr"
"1996110316:30","SE11","I", 1, 0, 2,"SMU, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Eng., Dallas, TX 75275     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE11","I", 1, 0, 3,"barr@seas.smu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 0, 1,"Medical Prognosis via Mathematical Programming"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 0, 4,"Mathematical programming is used to predict recurrence time of¨
breast cancer, utilizing censored follow-up data, that is data for¨
patients some of whom have remained disease-free. This new approach¨
optimizes both accuracy of individual prognosis and correlation of¨
predicted recurrence rates with observed disease-free Kaplan-Meier¨
survival curve."
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 1, 1,"Olvi L. Mangasarian"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of WI, Comp. Sci. Dept., 1210 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 1, 3,"olvi@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 2, 1,"W. Nick Street"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of WI, Comp. Sci. Dept., 1210 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 1, 2, 3,"street@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 2, 0, 1,"Associative Memory Training Using Linear Programming"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 2, 0, 4,"No abstract supplied."
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 2, 1, 1,"Asim Roy"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 2, 1, 2,"AZ State Univ., Coll. of Bus., Dept. of Dec. & Info. Systems, Tempe, AZ 85287     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 2, 1, 3,"ataxr@asuvm.inre.asu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 0, 1,"Signal Modulation Recognition via Optimization-Based Machine Learning"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 0, 4,"When a 'smart' modem is attached  to a channel, its first processing¨
task is to recognize the incoming signal's modulation. We ¨
demonstrate that this n-group discrimination problem can be¨
effectively addressed using an adaptive LP algorithm."
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 1, 1,"Richard S. Barr"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 1, 2,"SMU, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Eng., Dallas, TX 75275     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 1, 3,"barr@seas.smu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 2, 1,"Fred Glover"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of CO, Sch. of Bus., CP 419, Boulder, CO 80309-0419,"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 2, 3,"fred.glover@colorado.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 3, 1,"Darrell L. Young"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 3, 2,"SMU, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Eng., PO Box 750122, Dallas, TX 75275-0122,"
"1996110316:30","SE11","K", 3, 3, 3,"dly@seas.smu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE12","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE12","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE12"
"1996110316:30","SE12","C", 0, 0, 0,"Probability Elicitation & Application"
"1996110316:30","SE12","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Decision Analysis Society"
"1996110316:30","SE12","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE12","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE12","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE12","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE12","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ralph F. Miles, Jr."
"1996110316:30","SE12","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Southern CA, Inst. Safety/Systems Mgmt., Los Angeles, CA 90089-0021,"
"1996110316:30","SE12","I", 1, 0, 3,"rmiles@mizar.usc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 0, 1,"Constructing Probability Distributions from Multiple Experts"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 0, 4,"Two types of dependency must be considered when constructing¨
probability distributions from multiple experts for continuous¨
random variables decomposed as a sum of component variables:¨
cross-expert and within-expert component correlations. Project cost¨
and schedule examples from recent DoE tritium supply decision¨
analysis will be presented."
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 1, 1,"Richard S. John"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Southern CA, Inst. of Safety/Systems Mgmt., MC 0021, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0021,"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 1, 3,"rjohn@mizar.usc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 2, 1,"Detlof von Winterfeldt"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Southern CA, Inst. of Safety/Systems Mgmt., Los Angeles, CA 90089-0021,"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 1, 2, 3,"detlof@aol.com"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 0, 1,"Approximations to Facilitate Using Judgmental Probabilities"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 0, 4,"A variety of methods are available for approximating a continuous¨
probability distribution based on judgmentally assessed data. We¨
present several such approximations and compare their use in¨
different problem contexts.
"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 1, 1,"Donald L. Keefer"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 1, 2,"AZ State Univ., Dept. of Mgmt., Tempe, AZ 85287-4006,"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 1, 3,"don.keefer@asu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 2, 1,"Craig W. Kirkwood"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 2, 2,"AZ State Univ., Dept. of Mgmt., Tempe, AZ 85287-4006,"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 2, 2, 3,"iaccwk@asuvm.inre.asu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 3, 0, 1,"Eliciting Prior Distributions the Predictive Way"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 3, 0, 4,"I will review my currently available methods for eliciting expert¨
opinion in the form of a prior distribution for a statistical model¨
based on assessing quantiles of the prior predictive distribution.¨
The experience of using the normal-linear model, the beta-binomial¨
model and a simple exponential-gamma model will be discussed using¨
case studies."
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 3, 1, 1,"Lara J. Wolfson"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of Stats. & Act. Sci., Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 1W6"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 3, 1, 3,"lfwolfson@setosa.uwaterloo.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 4, 0, 1,"Making Money from Groups with Dutch Books & Filling Your Gas Tank with Subjective Probabilities"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 4, 0, 4,"Even with a group whose individual probabilities are coherent, it¨
will be shown how to make money with certainty from bets that are¨
perceived as fair. Also, a procedure for students to learn to assess¨
subjective probabilities when filling their gas tanks is presented."
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 4, 1, 1,"Ralph F. Miles, Jr."
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Southern CA, Inst. Safety/Systems Mgmt., Los Angeles, CA 90089-0021,"
"1996110316:30","SE12","K", 4, 1, 3,"rmiles@mizar.usc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE13","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE13","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE13"
"1996110316:30","SE13","C", 0, 0, 0,"Decision Analysis"
"1996110316:30","SE13","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE13","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","I", 1, 0, 1,"Bernhard F.J. Borges"
"1996110316:30","SE13","I", 1, 0, 2,"Simon Fraser Univ., Fac. of Bus. Admin., Burnaby, BC,              , Canada V5A 1S6"
"1996110316:30","SE13","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Dynamic Programming Model for a Three-State Process with Incomplete Information"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 0, 4,"We investigate the problem of detecting process change in multi-¨
state deteriorating systems when observations are related¨
probabilistically to the state of the process. Our goal is to¨
develop a policy wherein the information provided by monitoring is¨
used to assist the decision maker in selecting maintenance and¨
replacement actions."
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 1, 1,"Julie Simmons"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of MI, Dept. of IOE, 1205 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117,"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 2, 1,"Stephen M. Pollock"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of MI, Dept. of IOE, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117,"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 1, 2, 3,"pollock@umich.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 0, 1,"Decision Analysis of Future Air Force Concepts & Technologies"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 0, 4,"The Air Force initiated the 2025 study to identify concepts and¨
technologies that the US will require to remain the dominant air and¨
space force of the 21st century. We present the decision analysis¨
performed to help senior decision makers select the most promising¨
concepts and technologies for further R&D."
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 1, 1,"Greg Parnell"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 1, 2,"VA Commonwealth Univ., Dept. of Math. Sci., Oliver Hall, 1015 W Main St., Richmond, VA 23284-2014,"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 2, 1,"Jack A. Jackson"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 2, 2,"AFIT/ENS, 2950 P St., Bldg. 640, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 2, 3,"jjackson@afit.af.mil"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 3, 1,"Lee Lehmkuhl"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 3, 2,"AFIT/ENS, 2950 P St., Bldg. 640, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 3, 0, 1,"Integrating Business Strategy & Financial Theory: A DA Approach"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 3, 0, 4,"Modern financial theory views capital markets as the fundamental¨
mechanism for spreading business risks and managers should therefore¨
only be concerned with non-diversifiable or 'market' risk. However,¨
corporations appear to take business risk management seriously. We¨
examine this dilemma from an empirical/theoretical perspective and¨
discuss an alternative DA approach."
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 3, 1, 1,"Michael R. Walls"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 3, 1, 2,"CO Sch. of Mines, Div. of Econ. & Bus., 816 15th St., Golden, CO 80401     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 3, 1, 3,"mwalls@mines.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 0, 1,"Choosing Investments: NPV, Loss Aversion, Payback & House Money Effect"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 0, 4,"Results of empirical tests of formal decision processes in the¨
context of choosing between alternative investments are reported.¨
Because of greater weight of losses, subjects were willing to¨
sacrifice significant foregone earnings to avoid loss of original¨
investments. Many prefer shorter payback to greater NPV, even with¨
equal or greater risks."
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 1, 1,"Jack L. Knetsch"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 1, 2,"Simon Fraser Univ., Sch. of Res. & Envir. Mgmt., Burnaby, BC,              , Canada V5A 1S6"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 1, 3,"knetsch@sfu.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 2, 1,"Bernhard F.J. Borges"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 2, 2,"Simon Fraser Univ., Fac. of Bus. Admin., Burnaby, BC,              , Canada V5A 1S6"
"1996110316:30","SE13","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE14","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE14","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE14"
"1996110316:30","SE14","C", 0, 0, 0,"Issues in Remanufacturing"
"1996110316:30","SE14","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE14","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110316:30","SE14","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE14","G", 0, 0, 0,"Recoverable Manufacturing"
"1996110316:30","SE14","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE14","I", 1, 0, 1,"Vaidyanathan Jayaraman"
"1996110316:30","SE14","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Southern MS, Div. of Bus. Admin., 730 E Beach Blvd., Long Beach, MS 39560     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE14","I", 1, 0, 3,"jyaramn@medea.gp.usm.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 1, 0, 1,"Inventory Policies in Multi-Echelon Remanufacturing Sites"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a 2-echelon remanufacturing site subject to constant¨
demand where the disassembly echelon and the repair echelon observe¨
stochastic yield. We compare intuitive scheduling policies and check¨
their robustness under other environments."
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 1, 1, 1,"Geraldo Ferrer"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 1, 1, 2,"INSEAD, Blvd. de Constance, 77305 Fontainbleau,              , France"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 1, 1, 3,"ferrer@insead.fr"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Reverse Logistics & Supply Chain Management Model within a Remanufacturing Environment"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 2, 0, 4,"The study of reverse logistics and supply chain and the role of¨
remanufacturing 'core competence' plays a significant role in¨
materials management. To successfully plan distribution of materials¨
means having the right parts (new or reman) available to the¨
customer when needed. This presentation provides a model within a¨
remanufacturing environment."
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 2, 1, 1,"Vaidyanathan Jayaraman"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of Southern MS, Div. of Bus. Admin., 730 E Beach Blvd., Long Beach, MS 39560     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 2, 1, 3,"jyaramn@medea.gp.usm.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 3, 0, 1,"Paradigms in Conflict? Environmental & Economic Ohjectives in Assessing Remanufacturing"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 3, 0, 4,"The overall research question proposed seeks to discover what the¨
critical determinants are in making remanufacturing systems a viable¨
and profitable option for consumer goods manufacturers. The economic¨
and technological conditions under which a manufacturing process¨
should be designed/redesigned for remanufacturing are examined."
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 3, 1, 1,"Steve Swartz"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 3, 1, 2,"MI State Univ., Dept. of Mgmt., E Lansing, MI 48824-1121,"
"1996110316:30","SE14","K", 3, 1, 3,"swartzst@pilot.msu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE15","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE15","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE15"
"1996110316:30","SE15","C", 0, 0, 0,"Modeling HIV Incidence, Prevalence & Prevention"
"1996110316:30","SE15","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Health Applications"
"1996110316:30","SE15","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE15","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE15","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE15","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE15","I", 1, 0, 1,"Stefanos Zenios"
"1996110316:30","SE15","I", 1, 0, 2,"Stanford Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE15","I", 1, 0, 3,"zenios@mit.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 1, 0, 1,"Estimating the Prevalence of HIV in the US"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 1, 0, 4,"HIV prevalence can be estimated from three methods:¨
back-calculation, a national HIV seroprevalence survey of¨
childbearing women, and a national household survey of health¨
status. Estimates from each method must be adjusted for the¨
population not covered. Biases and sources of uncertainty must be¨
evaluated. A reliable estimate of..."
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 1, 1, 1,"John M. Karon"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 1, 1, 2,"Ctrs. for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA           ,"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 0, 1,"Snapshot Sample Estimates of Recent HIV Incidence"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 0, 4,"We propose a method for estimating recent HIV incidence is a¨
population via a single sample at a single point in time. This¨
method relies on understanding the progression of certain markers¨
such as CD4 counts following infection. We present two applications¨
of this approach."
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 1, 1,"Edward H. Kaplan"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 1, 2,"Yale Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., Box 208200, New Haven, CT 06520     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 2, 1,"Ron Brookmeyer"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 2, 2,"Johns Hopkins Univ., Sch. of Hygiene & Pub. Health, Baltimore, MD           ,"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 0, 1,"Resource Allocation for HIV Prevention"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 0, 4,"We consider the problem of optimally allocating a budget for¨
controlling the spread of HIV among competing prevention programs.¨
We show that the problem is nonconvex and highly nonlinear. We¨
present and apply different approximations, and compare the¨
resulting solution with the optimal solution."
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 1, 1,"Margaret L. Brandeau"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., IE-EM Dept., Stanford, CA 94305-4024,"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 2, 1,"Anke Richter"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 2, 2,"Stanford Univ., OR Dept., Stanford, CA 94305-4022,"
"1996110316:30","SE15","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE16","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE16","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE16"
"1996110316:30","SE16","C", 0, 0, 0,"International Facility Location & Logistics"
"1996110316:30","SE16","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Location Analysis"
"1996110316:30","SE16","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE16","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE16","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE16","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE16","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ricardo Ernst"
"1996110316:30","SE16","I", 1, 0, 2,"Georgetown Univ., Bus. Sch., Washington, DC 20057     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE16","I", 1, 0, 3,"ernstr@gunet.georgetown.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE16","J", 1, 0, 1,"Vedat Verter"
"1996110316:30","SE16","J", 1, 0, 2,"McGill Univ., Fac. of Mgmt., Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada T6G 2R6"
"1996110316:30","SE16","J", 1, 0, 3,"verter@management.mcgill.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 0, 1,"Global Manufacturing Strategy Analysis Under Risk"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 0, 4,"We analyze the option value of operational flexibility in the¨
context of a multi-country supply chain network. In addition to¨
locational decisions, the firm can redeploy products contingent on¨
price/exchange rate scenaios and demand realizations. The analysis¨
utilizes data from a global manufacturer of computer products."
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 1, 1,"Morris A. Cohen"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, Wharton Sch., OPIM Dept., 1300 SH-DH, Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 1, 3,"cohen@opim.wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 2, 1,"Arnd H. Huchzermeier"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 2, 2,"WHU, Otto-Beisheim-Hochschule, Burgplatz 2, 56179 Vallendar,              , Germany"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 1, 2, 3,"ah@whu-koblenz.de"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 2, 0, 1,"Plant Location & Technology Acquisition: An Integrated Approach"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 2, 0, 4,"This presentation covers a family of analytical models that¨
integrate the technology acquisition decisions with the decisions¨
ragarding the location of manufacturing facilities. Given the¨
interdependencies between these decisions within the international¨
context, our models are particularly relevant for the manufacturing¨
facility design decisions in global firms. The basic model captures¨
location, sizing and technology selection decisions in a single¨
commodity environment..."
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 2, 1, 1,"Vedat Verter"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 2, 1, 2,"McGill Univ., Fac. of Mgmt., Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada T6G 2R6"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 2, 1, 3,"verter@management.mcgill.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 0, 1,"Multiproduct Operations: An Operating Options Model of Flexibility"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 0, 4,"In most manufacturing environments, uncertain variations in price,¨
time or quantity typify operating risks. Supposing that operating¨
risks are fully characterized by price uncertainty, we develop 2¨
classes of models addressing operational concerns in production¨
control and supplier selection problems."
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 1, 1,"Bardia Kamrad"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 1, 2,"Georgetown Univ., Bus. Sch., Washington, DC 20057     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 1, 3,"kamradb@gunet.georgetown.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 2, 1,"Ricardo Ernst"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 2, 2,"Georgetown Univ., Bus. Sch., Washington, DC 20057     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 3, 2, 3,"ernstr@gunet.georgetown.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 0, 1,"Global Manufacturing, Operating Risk & Switching Options: A Simulated Approach to Flexibility Analysis"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 0, 4,"Market instabilities, increased need for operating flexibility and¨
an intense global competition reflect a few principal factors¨
complicating risk characterization in global operations. We consider¨
these dynamics through modeling and simulating the operations of a¨
multinational as a network of global activities. The model is¨
characterized by capacity and other resource constraints and¨
typified by market uncertainties such as demand or exchange rates..."
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 1, 1,"Ricardo Ernst"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 1, 2,"Georgetown Univ., Bus. Sch., Washington, DC 20057     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 1, 3,"ernstr@gunet.georgetown.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 2, 1,"Bardia Kamrad"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 2, 2,"Georgetown Univ., Bus. Sch., Washington, DC 20057     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE16","K", 4, 2, 3,"kamradb@gunet.georgetown.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE17","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE17","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE17"
"1996110316:30","SE17","C", 0, 0, 0,"Marketing Science II"
"1996110316:30","SE17","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE17","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE17","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE17","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE17","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE17","I", 1, 0, 1,"Patrick S. Noonan"
"1996110316:30","SE17","I", 1, 0, 2,"Emory Univ., Goizueta Bus. Sch., Atlanta, GA 30322     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE17","I", 1, 0, 3,"patrick_noonan@bus.emory.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 0, 1,"Managing Software Piracy: Platform Switching & Strategic Copy Protection"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 0, 4,"We investigate the strategic role of software copy protection. While¨
illegal copy (piracy) reduces revenue, it also exerts a positive¨
network externally. We model a dominant software company facing a¨
potential entrant and ask 'How much protection is optimal?' and 'How¨
does protection influence entry and post-entry competition?'"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 1, 1,"Il-Horn Hann"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of OPIM, Wharton Sch., 1300 SH-DH, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6366,"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 1, 3,"hann36@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 2, 1,"David C. Croson"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of OPIM, Wharton Sch., 1316 SH-DH, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6366,"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 1, 2, 3,"crosond@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 2, 0, 1,"The Operational & Strategic Value of Substitution"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 2, 0, 4,"When companies offer an array of products or purchase locations,¨
consumers can substitute when their preferred choice has stocked¨
out. How does substitution change optimal stocking policies? What is¨
the value of incorporating knowledge about substitution preferences,¨
or altering the market structure, i.e., number of offerings,¨
consumers' propensities to substitute, etc.?"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 2, 1, 1,"Patrick S. Noonan"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 2, 1, 2,"Emory Univ., Goizueta Bus. Sch., Atlanta, GA 30322     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE17","K", 2, 1, 3,"patrick_noonan@bus.emory.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE18","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE18","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE18"
"1996110316:30","SE18","C", 0, 0, 0,"Operations Management I"
"1996110316:30","SE18","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE18","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE18","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE18","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE18","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE18","I", 1, 0, 1,"Bhaba R. Sarker"
"1996110316:30","SE18","I", 1, 0, 2,"LA State Univ., Dept. of IE, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6409,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 0, 1,"Computational Testing for the Capacitated Coordinated Replenishment Problem"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 0, 4,"The capacitated coordinated replenishment problem occurs commonly in¨
production and distribution networks. The problem is NP-complete,¨
justifying heuristic algorithms to achieve near optimal solutions.¨
We present results on the performance of state-of-the-art near¨
optimal solutions, a new 'tight' formulation and suggest Lagrangean¨
heuristics for its solution."
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 1, 1,"F. Barry Lawrence"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 1, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Bus. Analysis, College Station, TX 78843-4217,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 1, 3,"fb13281@tamvial.tamu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 2, 1,"E. Powell Robinson"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 2, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Bus. Analysis, College Station, TX 77843-4217,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 1, 2, 3,"robinso@tamvml.tamu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 0, 1,"Just-in-Time Inventory System for a Multi-Stage Production System"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 0, 4,"A model is considered with lumpy demand of manufactured or WIP¨
inventory at a fixed-interval of time. Optimal ordering policy is¨
established to minimize the total cost of the inventory system.¨
Results are demonstrated for an instance."
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 1, 1,"Gyana Parija"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 1, 2,"IBM Corp., OR Software Development Group, 522 South Rd., MS P963, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 1, 3,"parija@kgn.ibm.com"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 2, 1,"Bhaba R. Sarker"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 2, 2,"LA State Univ., Dept. of IE, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6409,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 0, 1,"The Fit Between JIT Managerial Practice & Plant Infrastructure: Effect on Performance"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 0, 4,"While many JIT managerial practice implementations have been¨
successful, some have failed. In this study, we posit that these¨
failures may be attributed to a lack of fit between plants¨
infrastructure and JIT practices. Results from an empirical test of¨
fit in 110 plants are reported."
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 1, 1,"Sohel Ahmad"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of MN, 332 Mgmt. & Econ. Bldg., 271 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 1, 3,"sahmad@csom.umn.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 2, 1,"Roger Schroeder"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of MN, 332 Mgmt. & Econ. Bldg., 271 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 3, 2, 3,"rschroeder@scsom.umn.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 4, 0, 1,"Continuing Diversification of Japanese Manufacturing in the US (R)"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 4, 0, 4,"We report the findings from the third series of studies of the¨
progressive geographical and industrial dispersion of Japanese¨
manufacturing operation in the US. The first focused on the¨
production of steel, automobile parts and television sets in the¨
Midwest, the second analyzed an array of West Coast plants¨
producing semiconductor, ASICs, computers and advanced television¨
sets..."
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 4, 1, 1,"Bela Gold"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 4, 1, 2,"Claremont Grad. Sch., Drucker Grad. Mgmt. Ctr., 925 N Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, CA 91711-6184,"
"1996110316:30","SE18","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE19","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE19"
"1996110316:30","SE19","C", 0, 0, 0,"Managing Manufacturing Systems"
"1996110316:30","SE19","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110316:30","SE19","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE19","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","I", 1, 0, 1,"Scott T. Webster"
"1996110316:30","SE19","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of WI, 975 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","I", 1, 0, 3,"swebster@bus.wisc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE19","J", 1, 0, 1,"Z. Kevin Weng"
"1996110316:30","SE19","J", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332-0520,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","J", 1, 0, 3,"kevin.weng@mgt.gatech.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 1, 0, 1,"New Paradigms for Responding to Requests for Quotations in Electronic Commerce"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 1, 0, 4,"The ability to respond quickly to RFQs can provide manufacturing¨
companies with a significant competitive advantage. We present¨
industry applications and underlying concepts of fundamentally new¨
approaches that can reduce the RFQ processing lead time from days to¨
seconds."
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 1, 1, 1,"Raj Veeramani"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of WI, 1513 University Ave., Dept. of IE, Madison, WI 53706-1572,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 1, 1, 3,"raj@ie.engr.wisc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 2, 0, 1,"An Analytical Framework for the Flexibility of Mixed-Model Assembly Lines"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 2, 0, 4,"This presentation concentrates on the relationship between the¨
general architecture of an assembly line, the complexity of the¨
environment in which it is operated and its performance. In¨
particular, we focus on the comparison of the relative ability of¨
different assembly line architectures to operate in the context of¨
various levels of environment complexity."
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 2, 1, 1,"Begue Christophe"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 2, 1, 2,"Phillips Corp., ,              ,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 3, 0, 1,"Managing an Automated Assembly System with Deteriorating Machines"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 3, 0, 4,"We address a problem that arises when products are processed by a¨
series of machines, each of which deteriorates over time. We¨
describe and model a situation where interchangeable assembly¨
machines are selected and set up for a job, and no adjustments can¨
be made during processing. We then incorporate opportunities to¨
continuously monitor and adjust machines during processing."
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 3, 1, 1,"Stephen M. Gilbert"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 3, 1, 2,"Case Western Reserve Univ., Weatherhead Sch. of Mgmt., 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106-7235,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 3, 1, 3,"gilberts@pyrite.som.cwru.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 0, 1,"Productivity & Quality in Low-Inventory, Lean Production Systems"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 0, 4,"Everyone 'knows' that JIT systems improve productivity and quality,¨
but why AND how? This research investigates low-inventory production¨
systems experimentally to discover what effect different work¨
organizations and inventory control rules have on both productivity¨
and quality. Personality variables, team-building methods and¨
buffer-control rules are studied..."
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 1, 1,"John W. Boudreau"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 1, 2,"Cornell Univ., Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 2, 1,"David Juran"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 2, 2,"Cornell Univ., Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 3, 1,"John McClain"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 3, 2,"Cornell Univ., Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 4, 1,"Kenneth Schultz"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 4, 2,"Cornell Univ., Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 4, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 5, 1,"Joseph Thomas"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 5, 2,"Cornell Univ., Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110316:30","SE19","K", 4, 5, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE20","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE20","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE20"
"1996110316:30","SE20","C", 0, 0, 0,"Survivability Analysis"
"1996110316:30","SE20","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Military Applications Society"
"1996110316:30","SE20","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE20","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE20","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE20","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE20","I", 1, 0, 1,"Hugh Griffis"
"1996110316:30","SE20","I", 1, 0, 2,"Teledyne Brown Eng., 300 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, AL 35808     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE20","I", 1, 0, 3,"hugh_griffis@pobox.tbe.com"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 0, 1,"Survivability Analysis of Combat Engineer Vehicles"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present the results of an analysis of the survivability effects¨
of signature management applied to combat engineer vehicles in the¨
context of a brigade level combat action. The methodology and¨
results of this analysis provide the reader valuable insights into¨
the analysis of signature management issues."
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 1, 1,"Hugh Griffis"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 1, 2,"Teledyne Brown Eng., 300 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, AL 35808     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 1, 3,"hugh_griffis@pobox.tbe.com"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 2, 1,"Phil Janicki"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 2, 2,"TRW, Inc., Warren, MI           ,"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 1, 2, 3,"phil.janicki@trw.com"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 2, 0, 1,"The One-on-One Aspects of Survivability Analysis"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 2, 0, 4,"We discuss some ideas on the analysis of survivability¨
countermeasures. If physics-based models predict excellent¨
performance, then what factors mitigate performance in the force¨
level models? We present 1 method to shape the investigators'¨
expectations of the modeling results using a 1-on-1 expected¨
lethality measure."
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 2, 1, 1,"Hugh Griffis"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 2, 1, 2,"Teledyne Brown Eng., 300 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, AL 35808     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE20","K", 2, 1, 3,"hugh_griffis@pobox.tbe.com"
"1996110316:30","SE21","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE21","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE21"
"1996110316:30","SE21","C", 0, 0, 0,"DEA Evaluated Against Practice-Based Results"
"1996110316:30","SE21","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE21","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE21","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE21","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE21","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE21","I", 1, 0, 1,"Joseph C. Paradi"
"1996110316:30","SE21","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Ctr. for Mgmt. Tech. & Entr., 4 Taddle Creek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 1A4"
"1996110316:30","SE21","I", 1, 0, 3,"paradi@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 0, 1,"Using DEA for Project Selection with Resource Constraints"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 0, 4,"The problem of choosing a finite subset of R&D projects to be¨
undertaken from a given set of proposals has received wide attention¨
in the literature. We look at how DEA ideas can be used to select¨
projects when restrictions are imposed on some of the inputs. The¨
resulting non-linear mixed integer programming formulation is shown¨
to be equivalent to the generalized knapsack problem."
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 1, 1,"Wade D. Cook"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 1, 2,"York Univ., Fac. of Admin. Studies, North York, Ontario,              , Canada M3J 1P3"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 2, 1,"Rodney H. Green"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 2, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 0, 1,"Best-Practice Analysis of Bank Branches at a Large Canadian Bank: DEA Scores & the Banks' Ratings"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 0, 4,"Results of a DEA analysis of branch staff are compared with the¨
bank's internal performance assessments. Some insights which were¨
previously not available to the bank are discussed. In particular,¨
we show how DEA can be used to assess some aspects of the bank's¨
evaluation system."
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 1, 1,"Claire Schaffnit"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Ctr. for Mgmt. of Tech./Entr., Fac. of Applied Sci. & Eng., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3G9"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 1, 3,"schaffn@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 2, 1,"Joseph C. Paradi"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Ctr. for Mgmt. Tech. & Entr., 4 Taddle Creek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 1A4"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 2, 2, 3,"paradi@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 0, 1,"Temporal Study of the Canadian Banking System Compared with Effects of Economic & Management Changes During the Past 15 Years"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 0, 4,"The Canadian banking community consists of 6 very large indigenous¨
banks and some 50 foreign banks. This study compares the DEA results¨
from a temporal study of 15 years of progress with the economic and¨
people events of this study. We show a high degree of concurrence¨
with the financial results shown by DEA and the relative performance¨
of the big 6 banks as compared to the banking environment in Canada."
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 1, 1,"Joseph C. Paradi"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Ctr. for Mgmt. Tech. & Entr., 4 Taddle Creek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 1A4"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 1, 3,"paradi@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 2, 1,"Vanita Aggarwal"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, GMTE, 4 Taddle Creek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 1A4"
"1996110316:30","SE21","K", 3, 2, 3,"vanita@ie.utoronto.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE22","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE22","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE22"
"1996110316:30","SE22","C", 0, 0, 0,"Information Systems II"
"1996110316:30","SE22","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE22","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE22","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE22","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE22","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE22","I", 1, 0, 1,"Paul Zipkin"
"1996110316:30","SE22","I", 1, 0, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE22","I", 1, 0, 3,"zipkin@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Case Study in Enterprise-Wide Database Modeling"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 1, 0, 4,"We describe a case study of combining, in a novel way, the long-¨
established IBM's business systems planning methodology with the¨
newly-discovered business process reengineering approach to identify¨
organizational information systems application portfolios."
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 1, 1, 1,"Mohammad Dadashzadeh"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 1, 1, 2,"Wichita State Univ., Wichita, KS 67260-0077,"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 1, 1, 3,"dadashza@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 0, 1,"Expert Systems Adoption: Current Status & Associated Organizational Factors"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 0, 4,"We examine the present extent of expert systems adoption and¨
introduce several organizational factors associated with the¨
adoption. It uses the results of cross-sectional mail survey of¨
information systems professionals. The findings provide interesting¨
insights on the adoption of expert systems in organizations."
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 1, 1,"Sung J. Shim"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 1, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 1, 3,"shims@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 2, 1,"Arun Kumar"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 2, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 2, 3,"kumara@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 3, 1,"John Wang"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 3, 2,"Montclair State Univ., Dept. of Info. & Dec. Sci., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 2, 3, 3,"wang@saturn.montclair.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 0, 1,"Multi-Agent Integration of Information Gathering & Decision Support"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 0, 4,"We are investigating techniques for developing distributed and¨
adaptive collections of information software agents that coordinate¨
to retrieve, filter and fuse information relevent to the user, task¨
and situation. In our system of agents, information gathering is¨
seamlessly integrated with decision support."
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 1, 1,"Dajun Zeng"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 1, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., The Robotics Inst., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 1, 3,"dajun.zeng@cs.cmu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 2, 1,"Katia P. Sycara"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 2, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., The Robotics Inst., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE22","K", 3, 2, 3,"katia@cs.cmu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE23","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE23","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE23"
"1996110316:30","SE23","C", 0, 0, 0,"Public Sector Applications"
"1996110316:30","SE23","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE23","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","I", 1, 0, 1,"Liming Liu"
"1996110316:30","SE23","I", 1, 0, 2,"Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Dept. of IEEM, Kowloon,              , Hong Kong"
"1996110316:30","SE23","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Flexible Block Appointment System for Outpatient Clinics with Multiple Random Arriving Doctors"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 0, 4,"We discuss a flexible outpatient appointment system base on the¨
following assumptions which are different from those made in¨
existing literature: multiple statistically identical doctors;¨
random doctors' arriving times; and variable patients' no-show¨
probabilities."
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 1, 1,"Liming Liu"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 1, 2,"Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Dept. of IEEM, Kowloon,              , Hong Kong"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 2, 1,"Xiaoming Liu"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 2, 2,"Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Dept. of IE, Clear Water Bay,              , Hong Kong"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 2, 0, 1,"Assessing the Performance of Emergency Service Systems with Distinct Server Types"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 2, 0, 4,"Many emergency service systems include 2 different server types. For¨
many contexts, the computational demands of extending the hypercube¨
queueing model to such systems are prohibitive. We examine several¨
approximation procedures for assessing the performance of emergency¨
systems with 2 different server types."
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 2, 1, 1,"Marvin B. Mandell"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 2, 1, 2,"UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21228     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 2, 1, 3,"mandell@umbc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 3, 0, 1,"An Animated Simulation Model for Analyzing On-Street Parking Issues"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 3, 0, 4,"We describe an animated simulation model that can be used to¨
identify how to increase a driver's chances of finding a convenient¨
short-term on-street parking space. The model can also gauge the¨
impacts of increased time-limit enforcement on turnover and of newer¨
meter technologies on parking revenues."
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 3, 1, 1,"Robert M. Saltzman"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 3, 1, 2,"San Francisco State Univ., 1600 Holloway Ave., Coll. of Bus., San Francisco, CA 94132     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 4, 0, 1,"Modeling & Simulation of a Software Development Process"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 4, 0, 4,"Despite increased emphasis in the area of software process¨
improvement, the software development process can still be¨
characterized as 'ad-hoc' for the majority of the software industry.¨
In trying to better understand this complex process, Motorola's RISC¨
software department applied a modeling approach based on simulation¨
techniques. We present and discuss some of the findings."
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 4, 1, 1,"Alexis Takvorian"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 4, 1, 2,"Motorola, Inc., 6501 William Cannon Dr. W, Austin, TX 78735     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE23","K", 4, 1, 3,"atak@risc.sps.mot.com"
"1996110316:30","SE24","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE24","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE24"
"1996110316:30","SE24","C", 0, 0, 0,"RASIG Roundtable"
"1996110316:30","SE24","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Railroad Applications SIG"
"1996110316:30","SE24","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE24","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE24","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE24","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE25","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE25"
"1996110316:30","SE25","C", 0, 0, 0,"What's New About Reverse Logistics II"
"1996110316:30","SE25","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Technology Management"
"1996110316:30","SE25","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE25","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","I", 1, 0, 1,"Andrew King"
"1996110316:30","SE25","I", 1, 0, 2,"NYU, Stern School of Bus., 40 West 4th St. Suite. 707, New York, NY 10012-1118,"
"1996110316:30","SE25","I", 1, 0, 3,"aking@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 1, 0, 1,"Reverse Logistics: Relearning Some Lessons from Forward Flows"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 1, 0, 4,"Forward logistics systems possess robust information channels¨
paralleling physical flows of products and materials. Reverse¨
logistics suffers from a paucity of information on the quality,¨
quantity, value and location of physical flows, thereby confounding¨
decisions to recycle, reuse, dispose or avoid/reduce. Adaption of¨
forward channels consequently appears to hold merit."
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 1, 1, 1,"Richard Young"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 1, 1, 2,"PA State Univ., , PA           , USA"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 2, 0, 1,"Managing Inter-Firm Exchange of Byproducts for Efficiency, Reliability & Improvement"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 2, 0, 4,"Relationships between waste producers and recclers may require novel¨
inter-firm linkages and contracts to ensure the transfer of cost¨
saving information and to guard against surreptitious disposal. I¨
use game theory to evaluate potential contracts between waste¨
producers and recyclers."
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 2, 1, 1,"Andrew King"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 2, 1, 2,"NYU, Stern School of Bus., 40 West 4th St. Suite. 707, New York, NY 10012-1118,"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 2, 1, 3,"aking@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 0, 1,"PANEL: What's New About Reverse Logistics?"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 0, 4,"The 5 participants in these sessions will conduct a panel discussion¨
of issues raised by the presentations. Audience participation will¨
be invited."
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 1, 1,"Andrew King"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 1, 2,"NYU, Stern School of Bus., 40 West 4th St. Suite. 707, New York, NY 10012-1118,"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 1, 3,"aking@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 2, 1,"Michael Lenox"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 2, 2,"MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 3, 1,"Robert Picard"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 3, 2,"ID State Univ., Pocatello, ID 83209     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 4, 1,"P. Fraser Johnson"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 4, 2,"Western Business School, ,              ,"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 4, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 5, 1,"Richard Young"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 5, 2,"PA State Univ., , PA           , USA"
"1996110316:30","SE25","K", 3, 5, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE26","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE26","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE26"
"1996110316:30","SE26","C", 0, 0, 0,"Classic OR Problems Applied in Transportation"
"1996110316:30","SE26","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Transportation Science Section"
"1996110316:30","SE26","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE26","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE26","G", 0, 0, 0,"Vehicle Routing Special Interest Group"
"1996110316:30","SE26","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE26","I", 1, 0, 1,"Gilbert Laporte"
"1996110316:30","SE26","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, CRT, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110316:30","SE26","I", 1, 0, 3,"gilbert@crt.umontreal.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Solvable Case of the Rural Postman Problem"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 0, 4,"We propose a polynomial time algorithm for the mixed rural postman¨
problem on a tree structure. This problem has applications in¨
transportation, network maintenance and manufacturing."
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 1, 1,"Shoshana Anily"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 1, 2,"Tel Aviv Univ., Fac. of Mgmt., Campus PO Box 3901, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv,              , Israel 69978"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 1, 3,"anily@taunivm.tau.ac.il"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 2, 1,"Michel Gendreau"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, CRT, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 3, 1,"Gilbert Laporte"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, CRT, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 1, 3, 3,"gilbert@crt.umontreal.ca"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 0, 1,"Heuristics for the Symmetric Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present 4 composite heuristics for solving the generalized TSP.¨
Each of the proposed heuristics is composed of a tour construction¨
phase and a solution improvement phase. We provide some performance¨
evaluation measurements based on 36 TSPLIB problems which have been¨
solved to optimality by other researchers."
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 1, 1,"Jacques Renaud"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. du Quebec, Quebec, Quebec,              , Canada G1S 4W2"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 2, 1,"Fayez F. Boctor"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Laval, Fac. de Sci. Admin., Quebec,              , Canada G1K 7P4"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 0, 1,"The Stochastic, Dynamic Resource Allocation Problem"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 0, 4,"The dynamic resource allocation problem arises in the context of¨
managing large fleets of vehicles over time. We present a stochastic¨
formulation and a new solution algorithm that combines an¨
approximation of the expected recourse function with stochastic¨
gradient information. The new approach is easily applied to very¨
large problems. Numerical results will be presented."
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 1, 1,"Greg Godfrey"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 1, 2,"Princeton Univ., CASTLE Lab., Dept. of Civil Eng. & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 2, 1,"Warren B. Powell"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 2, 2,"Princeton Univ., Dept. of CE & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 3, 2, 3,"powell@princeton.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 4, 0, 1,"Computational Experiences of Vehicle Routing for Korea Telecom"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 4, 0, 4,"In 1995, Korea Telecom (KT) designed a new physical distribution¨
network. The whole process consisted of solving several OR problems¨
such as location, shortest route and vehicle routing problems. In¨
reality, these problems are heavily interconnected. This¨
presentation deals with real computational experiences with a focus¨
on vehicle routing."
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 4, 1, 1,"Dong-Kwon Min"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 4, 1, 2,"Korea Telecom Research Labs., Seocho-Gu Woomyun-Dong 17, Seoul,              , Korea"
"1996110316:30","SE26","K", 4, 1, 3,"mindong@rcunix.kotel.co.kr"
"1996110316:30","SE27","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE27","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE27"
"1996110316:30","SE27","C", 0, 0, 0,"Teaching OM"
"1996110316:30","SE27","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE27","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE27","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE27","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE27","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE27","I", 1, 0, 1,"Todd Schultz"
"1996110316:30","SE27","I", 1, 0, 2,"Augusta Coll., Sch. of Bus., Augusta, GA 30904-2200,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","I", 1, 0, 3,"tschultz@ac.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 1, 0, 1,"Teaching Integrated Topics in Production & Operations Management"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a framework to facilitate delivery of integrated concepts¨
to students in a classroom emphasizing team approach. The session¨
will include presentation of a coordinated effort to create and¨
utilize simple computer-based tools to teach integrated concepts in¨
production planning of a manufacturing process."
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 1, 1, 1,"Emmanuel S. Eneyo"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 1, 1, 2,"Southern IL Univ., Dept. of Mech. & IE, Edwardsville, IL 62026-4805,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 1, 1, 3,"eeneyo@siue.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 0, 1,"Enhancing the MBA Operations Curriculum: Teaching Yield Management"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 0, 4,"Recent academic literature and successful applications in airlines,¨
hotel, automobile rentals, etc., highlight the importance of YM for¨
perishable commodities. We share our experience with incorporating a¨
YM module in MBA electives. We present background materials,¨
including an HBS airlines case for teaching both analytical and¨
simulation methodologies for YM."
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 1, 1,"Prakash Mirchandani"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of Pittsburgh, Katz Grad. Sch. of Bus., Pittsburgh, PA 15260     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 1, 3,"pmirchan@vms.cis.pitt.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 2, 1,"Ajay Mishra"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Pittsburgh, Katz Grad. Sch. of Bus., Pittsburgh, PA 15260     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 2, 2, 3,"mishra+@pitt.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 3, 0, 1,"Journals Used in Operations Management Research: The Relative Importance Based on a Citation Analysis"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 3, 0, 4,"Journal rankings are important for a variety of reasons, most¨
importantly as the basis of academic tenure and promotion decisions.¨
A common approach in other fields is the citations methodology which¨
is used in this study to determine the relative importance of¨
various journals used in OMR."
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 3, 1, 1,"Robert J. Vokurka"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 3, 1, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Bus. Analysis, College Station, TX 77843-4217,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 3, 1, 3,"r-vokurka@tamu.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 4, 0, 1,"Does OR Have a Practical Perspective?"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 4, 0, 4,"Operations management courses may provide little of what industry¨
wants and needs. We report the results of a regional, 3-year study¨
which suggests that OM 'principles' do not prepare students for OM¨
positions and leads employers to question the value of an OR¨
approach."
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 4, 1, 1,"Todd Schultz"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 4, 1, 2,"Augusta Coll., Sch. of Bus., Augusta, GA 30904-2200,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 4, 1, 3,"tschultz@ac.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 0, 1,"The Impact of Satellite Altitude on LEOS Communication System Performance"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 0, 4,"Indesign of LEOS systems, the choice of satellite altitude is an¨
important consideration, which has a significant impact on system¨
performance. We analyze the effects of satellite altitude on system¨
capacity. A choice of low altitude has a positive impact on power¨
system requirements and on overall system capacity."
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 1, 1,"Joakim Kalvenes"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 1, 2,"Vanderbilt Univ., Owen Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., Nashville, TN 37203     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 1, 3,"kalvenj@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 2, 1,"Bezalel Gavish"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 2, 2,"Vanderbilt Univ., Owen Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., Nashville, TN 37203     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE27","K", 5, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE28","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE28"
"1996110316:30","SE28","C", 0, 0, 0,"Communication Networks"
"1996110316:30","SE28","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","E", 0, 0, 0,"Contributed"
"1996110316:30","SE28","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","I", 1, 0, 1,"Fernando Beltran"
"1996110316:30","SE28","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. de los Andes, Calle 19 #1-37 W415, Bogota,              , Colombia SA"
"1996110316:30","SE28","I", 1, 0, 3,"hbeltran@cdcnet.uniandes.edu.co"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 0, 1,"Design Considerations of High Performance Fast Ethernet Controllers"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 0, 4,"The recent development of 100 Mbps Ethernet Network and improved¨
host processing speeds place new performance considerations on the¨
network controllers. We outline the various issues that affect the¨
network controllers' performance and, in particular, the resource¨
requirements as a function of varying conditions and traffic."
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 1, 1,"Shashank Merchant"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 1, 2,"Advanced Micro Devices, One AMD Place, MS 45, Sunnyvale, CA 94088     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 2, 1,"Bob Williams"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 2, 2,"Advanced Micro Devices, One AMD Place, MS 45, Sunnyvale, CA 94088     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 3, 1,"Mohan Kalkunte"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 3, 2,"Advanced Micro Devices, One AMD Pl., MS 45, Sunnyvale, CA 94088     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 0, 1,"Multi-Product Capacity Expansion in Networks Under Reliability Constraints"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present a broader version of the problem of designing capacity¨
expansion on a communications network. Based on existing work on¨
single-period capacity expansion design for multicommodity¨
survivable networks, we explore the multi-period version of the¨
problem under reliability constraints. Model formulation and¨
preliminary computational results will be presented."
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 1, 1,"Fernando Beltran"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. de los Andes, Calle 19 #1-37 W415, Bogota,              , Colombia SA"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 1, 3,"hbeltran@cdcnet.uniandes.edu.co"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 2, 1,"Julian E. Pachon"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. de los Andes, Av 9, #127 A54, Bogota,              , Colombia SA"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 2, 2, 3,"ju-pacho@argos.uniandes.edu.co"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Simulation Model for LAN Design Using Marginal Cost Analysis: A DSS Tool for Managers"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 0, 4,"We present a DSS to help managers choose among different LAN¨
configurations, based on the projected growth of user demand on the¨
network. Using a maximum allowable delay to compare LAN performance¨
and satisfy user requirements under various load scenarios and¨
different configurations, the manager can decide to implement a¨
particular configuration based on the concept of marginal cost per¨
user request, while maintaining minimum allowable performance¨
levels..."
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 1, 1,"Sudip Bhattacharjee"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 1, 2,"SUNY, 310H Jacobs Mgmt. Ctr., Buffalo, NY 14260     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 1, 3,"bhats@acsu.buffalo.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 2, 1,"A. F. Salam"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 2, 2,", 100 Winspear Ave., Buffalo, NY 14214     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 3, 1,"H. R. Rao"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 3, 2,"SUNY, Jacobs Mgmt. Ctr., Buffalo, NY 14260     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 0, 1,"Telecommunications Service Area Topology & Location Problem"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 0, 4,"The service areas of a new telecommunications service are determined¨
to assist in the deployment planning. The problem is modeled as a¨
classic network flow optimization problem."
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 1, 1,"P.-C. Alice Chen"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 1, 2,"AT&T Labs., 379 Campus Dr., Somerset, NJ 08873     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 1, 3,"pcchen@attmail.com"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 2, 1,"Tony Brigandi"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 2, 2,"AT&T Labs., 379 Campus Dr., Somerset, NJ 08873     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE28","K", 4, 2, 3,"brigandi@attmail.com"
"1996110316:30","SE29","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 16:30-18:00"
"1996110316:30","SE29","B", 0, 0, 0,"SE29"
"1996110316:30","SE29","C", 0, 0, 0,"Simulation Optimization Techniques"
"1996110316:30","SE29","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Simulation"
"1996110316:30","SE29","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110316:30","SE29","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE29","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE29","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110316:30","SE29","I", 1, 0, 1,"Alexander Shapiro"
"1996110316:30","SE29","I", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE29","I", 1, 0, 3,"shapiro@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Simulated Annealing Algorithm with Constant Temperature for Discrete Stochastic Optimization"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 0, 4,"We propose a method for discrete stochastic optimization that¨
resembles an SA algorithm with constant temperature. We use the¨
number of visits to every state to estimate the solution. We prove¨
that this method converges almost surely to a global optimal¨
solution and provide some encouraging numerical results."
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 1, 1,"Mahmoud H. Alrefaei"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of WI, Dept. of IE, 1513 Univ. Ave., Madison, WI           ,"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 1, 3,"alrefaei@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 2, 1,"Sigrun Andradottir"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 2, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 1, 2, 3,"sa@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 0, 1,"Sample-Path Optimization Using Gradients"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 0, 4,"We broaden the application area of a simulation-based optimization¨
method, sample-path optimization, by developing a new set of¨
sufficient conditions (most on the gradient of the function to be¨
optimized) for the method's convergence."
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 1, 1,"A. Yonca Ozge"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ.of WI, 1513 University Ave., IE Dept., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 1, 3,"ozge@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 2, 1,"Gul Gurkan"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 2, 2,"Tilburg Univ., Ctr. for Econ. Research, 5000 LE Tilburg,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 2, 3,"ggurkan@cs.eisc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 3, 1,"Stephen M. Robinson"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of WI, IE Dept., 1513 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 2, 3, 3,"smr@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Simulation-Based Approach to Stochastic Programming"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 0, 4,"We study an algorithm to solve SP problems based on the stochastic¨
counterpart method, which consists of applying deterministic¨
techniques of nonlinear programming to a sample-approximation of the¨
expected value function. We also address the problem of deciding¨
whether a given point is a good approximation of the true optimal¨
solution..."
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 1, 1,"Tito Homem-de-Mello"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 1, 3,"tito@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 2, 1,"Alexander Shapiro"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 2, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110316:30","SE29","K", 3, 2, 3,"shapiro@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110317:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 17:00-18:15"
"1996110317:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"ADAMS"
"1996110317:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 17:15-23:45"
"1996110317:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Teachers Program Set Up"
"1996110317:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110317:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,"EMBASEY2"
"1996110318:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Info Systems Businesss Mtg"
"1996110318:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Location Analysis Business Mtg"
"1996110318:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Logistics Business Mtg"
"1996110318:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Mgt Control Systems Business Mtg"
"1996110318:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Mgt of Prod & Tech Business Mtg"
"1996110318:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Railroad Appl Section Business Mtg"
"1996110318:15","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Telecommunications Business Mtg"
"1996110318:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","SK33","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 18:15-19:15"
"1996110318:15","SK33","B", 0, 0, 0,"SK33"
"1996110318:15","SK33","C", 0, 0, 0,"Guns or Butter: Decision Support for Determining the Size & Shape of the South African National Defense Force"
"1996110318:15","SK33","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","SK33","E", 0, 0, 0,"Keynote"
"1996110318:15","SK33","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","SK33","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","SK33","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110318:15","SK33","I", 1, 0, 1,"Howard Finkelberg"
"1996110318:15","SK33","I", 1, 0, 2,"BBDO Inc., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019     ,"
"1996110318:15","SK33","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110318:15","SK33","K", 1, 0, 1,"Keynote Address: Guns or Butter - Decision Support for Determining the Size & Shape of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF)"
"1996110318:15","SK33","K", 1, 1, 1,"Marius Oelschig"
"1996110318:15","SK33","K", 1, 1, 2,"South African Ntl. Defense Force, ,              ,"
"1996110318:15","SK33","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110318:15","SK33","K", 1, 2, 1,"Gys G.J. Wessels"
"1996110318:15","SK33","K", 1, 2, 2,"Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, PO Box 11007 Hatfield, Pretoria,    0028      , South Africa"
"1996110318:15","SK33","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110319:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 19:00-22:00"
"1996110319:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"BOARD"
"1996110319:30","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 19:30-21:00"
"1996110319:30","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Sunday 19:30-21:00"
"1996110319:30","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","C", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","C", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110319:30","","H", 0, 0, 0,"CRYSTAL G"
"1996110319:30","","H", 0, 0, 0,"BALLROOM D"
"1996110407:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 07:00-08:00"
"1996110407:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 07:00-17:00"
"1996110407:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110407:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 07:00-23:45"
"1996110407:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Board/Editors/Comm Chairs Bkfst"
"1996110407:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Registration"
"1996110407:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Roundtable Rendezvous Room"
"1996110407:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Conference Office"
"1996110407:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110407:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"BALLROOM D"
"1996110407:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"REGISTRATION"
"1996110407:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"RENDEZVOUS ROOM"
"1996110407:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"CONFERENCE OFFICE"
"1996110408:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-16:00"
"1996110408:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-17:00"
"1996110408:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Teachers Program"
"1996110408:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Roundtable Meeting/Lunch"
"1996110408:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"EMBASSY ROOM"
"1996110408:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"JACKSON"
"1996110408:00","MA01","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA01","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA01"
"1996110408:00","MA01","C", 0, 0, 0,"MIS in MMT II: Emerging Research Issues"
"1996110408:00","MA01","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA01","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA01","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA01","G", 0, 0, 0,"Management of Medical Technology"
"1996110408:00","MA01","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA01","I", 1, 0, 1,"John C. Henderson"
"1996110408:00","MA01","I", 1, 0, 2,"Boston Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., 704 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA01","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 1, 0, 1,"Managing the Development & Implementation of Health Care Information Systems"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 1, 0, 4,"There is a rich tradition of research on systems implementation in¨
the IT field. This presentation describes current research on the¨
implementation of clinical information systems in 3 hospitals.¨
Results will be used to explore emerging issues fyr systems¨
implementation in the health care field."
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 1, 1, 1,"Joyce Elam"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 1, 1, 2,"FL Intl. Univ., Dec. Sci. & Info. Systems, Coll. of Bus. Admin., Miami, FL 33199     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 2, 0, 1,"Electronic Commerce & Health Care"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 2, 0, 4,"The emergence of easily accessible communication infrastructures¨
such as the World Wide Web has resulted in a rush of applications¨
relating to electronic commerce. This presentation will explore¨
recent trends in this area and identify research issues that will¨
shed light as to how this technology will impact health care."
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 2, 1, 1,"Benn Konsynski"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 2, 1, 2,"Emory Univ., Dec. & Info. Analysis, Goizueta Bus. Sch., Atlanta, GA 30322     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 2, 1, 3,"konsynski@bus.emory.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 3, 0, 1,"Managing Strategic Alliances in the Health Care Industry"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 3, 0, 4,"The number of alliances and partnerships that have been formed in¨
the health care industry continues to grow. The use of outsourcing¨
as a way to leverage assets and acquire competencies is also growing¨
rapidly. We explore a model of the relationship management that¨
views the ability to develop and manage alliances as a portfolio¨
that is critical to the strategy of most health care providers..."
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 3, 1, 1,"John C. Henderson"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 3, 1, 2,"Boston Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., 704 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA01","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA02","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA02","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA02"
"1996110408:00","MA02","C", 0, 0, 0,"TUTORIAL: Global Optimization Algorithms & Software"
"1996110408:00","MA02","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA02","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA02","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA02","G", 0, 0, 0,"Global Optimization"
"1996110408:00","MA02","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA02","I", 1, 0, 1,"Panagiotis M. Pardalos"
"1996110408:00","MA02","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of FL, Ctr. of Appl. Opt., Ind. & Systems Eng., Gainesville, FL 32611     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA02","I", 1, 0, 3,"pardalos@deming.ise.ufl.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA02","K", 1, 0, 1,"TUTORIAL: Global Optimization Algorithms & Software"
"1996110408:00","MA02","K", 1, 0, 4,"No abstract supplied."
"1996110408:00","MA02","K", 1, 1, 1,"Panagiotis M. Pardalos"
"1996110408:00","MA02","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of FL, Ctr. of Appl. Opt., Ind. & Systems Eng., Gainesville, FL 32611     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA02","K", 1, 1, 3,"pardalos@deming.ise.ufl.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA03","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA03","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA03"
"1996110408:00","MA03","C", 0, 0, 0,"Interior Point Methods"
"1996110408:00","MA03","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA03","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA03","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA03","G", 0, 0, 0,"Linear Programming"
"1996110408:00","MA03","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA03","I", 1, 0, 1,"Tamas Terlaky"
"1996110408:00","MA03","I", 1, 0, 2,"Tech. Univ. of Delft, Dept. of Tech. Math. & Info., Delft 2628 CD,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA03","I", 1, 0, 3,"t.terlaky@twi.tudelft.nl"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Simplified Layered-Step Interior-Point Algorithm for Linear Programming"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 0, 4,"The layered-step interior-point algorithm, proposed by Vavasis & Ye,¨
accelerates the path following interior-point algorithm. The main¨
drawback of the algorithm is the use of an unknown big constant. We¨
propose a simplified layered-step interior-point algorithm which¨
does not use such a big constant."
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 1, 1,"Shinji Mizuno"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 1, 2,"Inst. of Statistical Math., 4-6-7 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106,              , Japan"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 1, 3,"mizuno@ism.ac.jp"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 2, 1,"Takashi Tsuchiya"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 2, 2,"Inst. of Statistical Math., 4-6-7 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106,              , Japan"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 2, 3,"tsuchiya@sun312.ism.ac.jp"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 3, 1,"Nimrod Megiddo"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 3, 2,"IBM Research Division, Almaden Res. Ctr., 650 Harry Rd., San Jose, CA 95120     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 1, 3, 3,"megiddo@almaden.ibm.com"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 0, 1,"Initialization in Semi-Definite Programming via Self-Dual Skew- Symmetric Embedding"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 0, 4,"Many interior point methods for LP have bew been extended to semi-¨
definite programming. We show that the initialization strategy of¨
embedding the problem in a self-dual skew-symmetric problem can also¨
be generalized to the semi-definite case."
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 1, 1,"Tamas Terlaky"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 1, 2,"Tech. Univ. of Delft, Dept. of Tech. Math. & Info., Delft 2628 CD,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 1, 3,"t.terlaky@twi.tudelft.nl"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 2, 1,"Etienne de Klerk"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 2, 2,"Tech. Univ. of Delft, Dept. of Meth. & Comp. Sci., PO Box 5031, Delft 5628 CD,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 2, 3,"e.deklerk@twi.tudelft.nl"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 3, 1,"Cornelis Roos"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 3, 2,"Tech. Univ. of Delft, Dept. of Tech. Math. & Info., Delft 2628 CD,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 2, 3, 3,"c.roos@twi.tudelft.nl"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Simple Interior Point Method for Linear Optimization Yielding an Exact Solution in Polynomial Time"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 0, 4,"We deal with a self-dual linear optimization problem. Every linear¨
optimization problem has a natural embedding in such a problem. We¨
present a simple interior point method which yields an exact¨
solution in polynomial time. The running time depends on the optimal¨
partition of the problem."
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 1, 1,"Cornelis Roos"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 1, 2,"Tech. Univ. of Delft, Dept. of Tech. Math. & Info., Delft 2628 CD,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 1, 3,"c.roos@twi.tudelft.nl"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 2, 1,"Tamas Terlaky"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 2, 2,"Tech. Univ. of Delft, Dept. of Tech. Math. & Info., Delft 2628 CD,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA03","K", 3, 2, 3,"t.terlaky@twi.tudelft.nl"
"1996110408:00","MA04","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA04","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA04"
"1996110408:00","MA04","C", 0, 0, 0,"Optimization & the Use of Approximation Models in Engineering"
"1996110408:00","MA04","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA04","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA04","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA04","G", 0, 0, 0,"Nonlinear Programming"
"1996110408:00","MA04","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA04","I", 1, 0, 1,"Virginia Torczon"
"1996110408:00","MA04","I", 1, 0, 2,"Coll. of William & Mary, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795,"
"1996110408:00","MA04","I", 1, 0, 3,"va@cs.wm.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 1, 0, 1,"Managing the Use of Approximation Models in Engineering Optimization"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 1, 0, 4,"Engineers often use approximation models in place of expensive¨
simulations to drive an optimal design process. Using notions from¨
the literature on trust-region methods and a global convergence¨
theory for pattern search methods, we can manage the optimization¨
process to insure convergence to a solution of the original design¨
problem."
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 1, 1, 1,"J. E. Dennis"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 1, 1, 2,"Rice Univ., Dept. of Comp. & Appl. Math., Houston, TX 77251-1982,"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 1, 1, 3,"dennis@caam.rice.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Pattern Search Approach to Managing Approximation Models in Engineering Optimization"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 2, 0, 4,"Pattern search methods neither require nor explicitly approximate¨
derivative information to drive a search procedure, yet form a¨
provably robust class of algorithms. Their global convergence theory¨
suggests robust management strategies for modeling techniques that¨
require only that the function value and the model value at the¨
current iterate match."
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 2, 1, 1,"Virginia Torczon"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 2, 1, 2,"Coll. of William & Mary, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795,"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 2, 1, 3,"va@cs.wm.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Trust Region Approach to Managing Approximation Models in Engineering Optimization"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 3, 0, 4,"We discuss a trust region approach to managing approximation models¨
in engineering optimization when sensitivities are available.¨
Approximation models are non-quadratic models of objectives and¨
constraints derived from problem-specific knowledge. Such models are¨
good approximations over larger regions than those based on Taylor's¨
series while having low computational cost."
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 3, 1, 1,"Robert Michael Lewis"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 3, 1, 2,"NASA Langley Res. Ctr., Comp. Appl. in Sci. & Eng., MS 132C, Hampton, VA 23681-0001,"
"1996110408:00","MA04","K", 3, 1, 3,"buckaroo@icase.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA05","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA05","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA05"
"1996110408:00","MA05","C", 0, 0, 0,"Computation & Complementarity Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA05","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA05","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA05","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA05","G", 0, 0, 0,"Complementarity Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA05","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA05","I", 1, 0, 1,"Michael C. Ferris"
"1996110408:00","MA05","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of WI, Comp. Sci. Dept., 1210 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA05","I", 1, 0, 3,"ferris@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 1, 0, 1,"Techniques for Improving the Robustness of Solvers for Complementarity Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 1, 0, 4,"This presentation examines several techniques that have¨
significantly improved the robustness of recent algorithms for¨
solving complementarity problems. Such techniques as nonmonotone¨
line search, watchdog strategies, proximal perturbations and¨
smoothing will be discussed and their relative effectiveness¨
compared."
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 1, 1, 1,"Stephen C. Billups"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of CO, Dept. of Math., CB 170, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364,"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 1, 1, 3,"sbillups@carbon.cudenver.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 0, 1,"The NEOS Server for Nonlinear Complementarity Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 0, 4,"We describe current work on the NEOS Server for complementarity¨
problems. This Server communicates with users through the network by¨
e-mail, the Web or the NEOS-submit tool. Users supply a problem¨
description to the Server, which solves the problem on the computing¨
facilities of the Optimization Technology Center and participating¨
hosts."
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 1, 1,"Jorge J. More"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 1, 2,"Argonne Ntl Lab., Math. & Comp. Sci. Div., 9700 S Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 1, 3,"more@mcs.argonne.gov"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 2, 1,"Michael C. Ferris"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of WI, Comp. Sci. Dept., 1210 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 2, 2, 3,"ferris@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Nonsmooth Newton Method for Mixed Complementarity Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 3, 0, 4,"We present a semismooth Newton-type algorithm for the solution of¨
mixed complementarity problems. The method combines and inherits all¨
the advantages of 2 recent equation-based methods. Very strong¨
global and local convergence results are proved. The method is¨
Q-quadratically convergent with no nondegenerate assumption; it¨
terminates finitely for linear problems..."
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 3, 1, 1,"Christian Kanzow"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of Hamburg, Inst. of Appl. Math., Bundesstrasse 55, D-20146 Hamburg,              , Germany"
"1996110408:00","MA05","K", 3, 1, 3,"kanzow@math.uni-hamburg.de"
"1996110408:00","MA06","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA06","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA06"
"1996110408:00","MA06","C", 0, 0, 0,"Test Sets in Integer Programming"
"1996110408:00","MA06","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA06","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA06","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA06","G", 0, 0, 0,"Integer Programming"
"1996110408:00","MA06","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA06","I", 1, 0, 1,"Rekha Thomas"
"1996110408:00","MA06","I", 1, 0, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Math, Milner Hall, College Station, TX 77843     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA06","I", 1, 0, 3,"rekha@math.tamu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 1, 0, 1,"Implementing Groebner Bases Methods for Integer Programming"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 1, 0, 4,"The combinatorial theory of toric ideals together with computational¨
methods drawn from commutative algebra has introduced algebraic¨
methods for solving integer programs. GRIN is an implementation that¨
focuses on computing the test sets efficiently by exploiting the¨
structure of the underlying toric ideal."
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 1, 1, 1,"Serkan Hosten"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 1, 1, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Math., Milner Hall, College Station, TX 77843-3368,"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 1, 1, 3,"rekha@math.tamu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 2, 0, 1,"Test Set Oracles"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 2, 0, 4,"We show that the following 4 problems (oracles) are strongly¨
polynomial time equivalent for $0/1$ integer programming: the¨
optimization problem, the augmentation problem, the irreducible¨
augmentation problem and the verification problem."
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 2, 1, 1,"Robert Weismantel"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 2, 1, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Math., Milner Hall, College Station, TX 77843     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 3, 0, 1,"Test Set Under Graph Operations"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 3, 0, 4,"Let ${P} (G)$ be a combinatorial optimization problem defined on a¨
graph $G$. A test set ${T} (G)$ for ${P} (G)$ is a set of integral¨
vectors such that for every non-optimal solution $S(G)$ of ${P}¨
(G)$, there exists an element $t in {T} (G)$ such that $^{S(G)} +t$¨
is feasible for ${P} (G)$ has an improved objective function value¨
as compared to $S(G)$. We will show how operations on a graph change¨
the corresponding test sets..."
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 3, 1, 1,"Regina Urbaniak"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 3, 1, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110408:00","MA06","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA07","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA07"
"1996110408:00","MA07","C", 0, 0, 0,"Scheduling in Practice I"
"1996110408:00","MA07","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA07","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","G", 0, 0, 0,"Sequencing & Scheduling"
"1996110408:00","MA07","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","I", 1, 0, 1,"Lei Lei"
"1996110408:00","MA07","I", 1, 0, 2,"Rutgers Univ., 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA07","I", 1, 0, 3,"llei@andromeda.rutgers.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 1, 0, 1,"Scheduling Parent-Teacher Conferences"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 1, 0, 4,"Every year schools face a problem of scheduling each parent's¨
individual conferences with several teachers under restricted time¨
constraint and uneven time demand. We present such a problem and¨
propose a solution based on solving an iterative sequence of relaxed¨
problems."
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 1, 1, 1,"Anna Olecka"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 1, 1, 2,"Rutgers Univ., RUTCOR, New Brunswick, NJ 08903     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 0, 1,"Single Stage Economic Lot-Sizing & Scheduling of Multiple Products on Multiple, Non-Identical Machines"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 0, 4,"In the deterministic ELSP environment, we consider the problem of¨
apportioning item production to distinct manufacturing lines with¨
different costs and capabilities (production rates). We develop a¨
concave minimization model, generate heuristic solutions and lower¨
bounding methods and present computational results. We also explore¨
a discrete time, dynamic version of the problem."
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 1, 1,"Ramesh Bollapragada"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 1, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Grad. Sch. of Ind. Admin., Pittsburgh, PA           ,"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 2, 1,"Uday Rao"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 2, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Grad. Sch. of Ind. Admin., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 2, 2, 3,"irao@andrew.cmu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 0, 1,"Single Machine Scheduling with Controllable Processing Times & Crashing Costs"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 0, 4,"We consider a machine scheduling problem with controllable¨
processing times. We first consider a special case and develop a¨
0(n^2) algorithm to solve the case, then a general case is¨
discussed. Analytical and computational results are presented."
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 1, 1,"Shanling Li"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 1, 2,"McGill Univ., Fac. of Mgmt., 1001 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal Quebec,              , Canada H3A 1G5"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 2, 1,"Wendy Huang"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 2, 2,"Lakehead Univ., Dept. of Math. & Stats., Sch. of Math. Sci., Thunder Bay, Ontario,              , Canada P7B 5E1"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 3, 1,"Guochun Tang"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 3, 2,"Shanghai Second Polytech. Univ., Dept. of Mgmt., Shanghai,              , PRC 200041"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 0, 1,"Cyclic Hoist Scheduling: The Multiple-Product Case"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 0, 4,"We consider the problem of cyclic scheduling a material handling¨
hoist in a chemical process involving multiple products. Existing¨
approaches related to the single-product problems do not directly¨
apply to this one. Both efficient algorithms for the special cases¨
and approaches to the general cases are reported."
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 1, 1,"Lei Lei"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 1, 2,"Rutgers Univ., 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 1, 3,"llei@andromeda.rutgers.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 2, 1,"Eugene Levner"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 2, 2,"Tel-Aviv Univ., Holon Ctr. for Tech. Education, 52 Golomb St., PO Box 305, Holon 58102,              , Israel"
"1996110408:00","MA07","K", 4, 2, 3,"msengen@pluto.mscc.juhi.ac.il"
"1996110408:00","MA08","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA08","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA08"
"1996110408:00","MA08","C", 0, 0, 0,"Analysis & Control of Manufacturing Systems"
"1996110408:00","MA08","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA08","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","G", 0, 0, 0,"Processing Networks"
"1996110408:00","MA08","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","I", 1, 0, 1,"Hayriye Ayhan"
"1996110408:00","MA08","I", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110408:00","MA08","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 0, 1,"Scheduling Job Families with Set-Up Times & Due Dates"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 0, 4,"A single server is scheduled on a number of jobs, each belonging to¨
a family which requires a set-up time and possessing random service¨
times and due dates. We derive conditions under which simple¨
sequencing rules are optimal for problems of minimizing expected¨
weighted flow time, expected maximum lateness and total weighted¨
tardiness with emphasis on the group technology assumption."
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 1, 1,"Mark P. Van Oyen"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 1, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Dept. of IE/MS, Evanston, IL 60208-3119,"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 1, 3,"vanoyen@iems.nwu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 2, 1,"Izak Duenyas"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of MI, Dept. of IOE, 1205 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 2, 0, 1,"Necessary Conditions for Global Stability of Multiclass Queueing Networks"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 2, 0, 4,"We derive necessary conditions for the global stability of a¨
d-station multiclass queueing network. The conditions are given¨
explicitly in terms of the average service and arrival rates of the¨
network. Such conditions can be used, for example, to determine an¨
upper bound on the capacity of a system operating under an arbitrary¨
non-idling discipline..."
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 2, 1, 1,"John J. Hasenbein"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 2, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Real Time Job Release Policy for Assembly Operations"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 0, 4,"We focus on the development of a real time job release strategy for¨
a class of assembly systems. The objective of this strategy is to¨
increase the number of jobs produced before a certain time while¨
keeping the job cycle times to within an acceptable range with a¨
pre-specified probability. The performance of this new release¨
strategy is compared to that of CONWIP."
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 1, 1,"Hayriye Ayhan"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 2, 1,"Martin A. Wortman"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 2, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of IE, College Station, TX 77843     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 4, 0, 1,"Optimal Manufacturing Flow Controllers: 0-Inventory Policies & Control Switching Sets"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 4, 0, 4,"A continuous flow control model of a single workstation with¨
multiple failure modes and part types is considered. Conditions are¨
found under which unreliability does not affect the optimal policy¨
and no inventory is held, analogous to the single part type result¨
of Bielecki & Kumar. The optimal policy is characterized using¨
switching sets."
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 4, 1, 1,"Michael Veatch"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 4, 1, 2,"Gordon Coll., Dept. of Math., Wenham, MA 01984     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA08","K", 4, 1, 3,"veatch@gordonc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA09","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA09","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA09"
"1996110408:00","MA09","C", 0, 0, 0,"Stochastic Models of Communication Networks"
"1996110408:00","MA09","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Applied Probabilities"
"1996110408:00","MA09","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA09","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","I", 1, 0, 1,"R. Srikant"
"1996110408:00","MA09","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of IL, Coord. Sci. Lab., Urbana, IL 61801     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA09","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Structure of Tail Asymptotics in Some Polling Models"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 1, 0, 4,"For some polling models, the moment generating functions for¨
quantities such as waiting times are expressed as a sum along¨
trajectories of an associated dynamical system whose critical¨
behavior is then used to identify exponents of tail distributions¨
and to explore their dependence on the model parameters."
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 1, 1, 1,"N. G. Duffield"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 1, 1, 2,"AT&T Res., 600 Mountain Ave., Murray Hill, NJ 07974     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 2, 0, 1,"Rational Interpolation for Rare Event Probabilities in Communication Networks"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 2, 0, 4,"We propose to use rational interpolants to compute cell loss¨
probabilities in ATM multiplexers. This approach involves asymptotic¨
analysis of the rare-event probability as a function of the system¨
size, convergence analysis of rational interpolants and quasi-Monte¨
Carlo analysis of discrete-event simulation."
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 2, 1, 1,"Wei-Bo Gong"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of MA, Dept. of Elec. & Comp. Eng., Amherst, MA 01003     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 0, 1,"Fast Simulation of Loss Models of Communication Networks"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 0, 4,"We propose a new estimator for blocking probabilities in loss¨
models. It is a convex combination of the natural estimator (ratio¨
of losses to arrivals) and an indirect estimator based on average¨
occupancy. We justify this estimator by establishing a covariance¨
inequality and by showing significant variance reduction in¨
examples."
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 1, 1,"R. Srikant"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, Coord. Sci. Lab., Urbana, IL 61801     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 2, 1,"Ward Whitt"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 2, 2,"AT&T Research, 500 Mountain Ave., Rm. 2C-178, Murray Hill, NJ 97974-0636,"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 0, 1,"Fluid Limit for a Multicarrier CDMA Queueing Model with Partial Load Balancing"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 0, 4,"Each carrier is an N-channel loss system. Input 'handoff' requests¨
are randomly assigned to 1 of the carriers. 'New calls' choose the¨
least loaded carrier. We derive asymptotics of the system behavior¨
as the number of carriers goes to infinity while handoff and new¨
call rates per carrier remain constant."
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 1, 1,"Alexander L. Stolyar"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 1, 2,"Motorola Inc., Arlington Heights, IL 60004     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 2, 1,"P. J. Fleming"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 2, 2,"Motorola Inc., Arlington Heights, IL 60004     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA09","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA10","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA10","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA10"
"1996110408:00","MA10","C", 0, 0, 0,"Airline Scheduling"
"1996110408:00","MA10","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Aviation Applications"
"1996110408:00","MA10","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA10","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA10","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA10","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA10","I", 1, 0, 1,"Rolf J. Steenge"
"1996110408:00","MA10","I", 1, 0, 2,"KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Dept. of Dec. Support, AMS/QO Mgmt. Services Box 7700, Schiphol Airport,    1117 ZL   , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA10","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 1, 0, 1,"An Optimization-Based Model for Passenger Demand Allocation"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 1, 0, 4,"A flow model is proposed for determining passenger loads in¨
frequency-based planning tools. Passenger allocation is formulated¨
as an optimization problem where the objective function captures the¨
interplay between the competing forces of passenger preferences and¨
airline yield management systems. Solution techniques are discussed¨
and sample results shown."
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 1, 1, 1,"Nicholas J. Walker"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 1, 1, 2,"Boeing Info. & Support Services, PO Box 3707, MS 7L-20, Seattle, WA 98124-2207,"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 1, 1, 3,"walkern@espresso.rt.cs.boeing.com"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 2, 0, 1,"Bank System Development at KLM"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 2, 0, 4,"Capacity constraints at Amsterdam Schiphol forces KLM to proceed¨
from its current 3-bank schedule to a system with more connection¨
banks. Development of such a system involves decisions concerning¨
the number, timing and size of the banks. Scheduling of both¨
intercontinental and European flights with the new structure raises¨
several interesting optimization issues."
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 2, 1, 1,"Pieter Bootsma"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 2, 1, 2,"KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Dept. of Dec. Support, AMS/QO Mgmt. Serv., Box 7700, 1117 ZL Schiphol AP,              , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 3, 0, 1,"Long- & Short-Term Tailor Assignment"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 3, 0, 4,"Tailor assignment is the activity of assigning aircraft to¨
individual flights. A model is presented which can handle the¨
different long term (6 weeks) and short term constraints. The model¨
is being used successfully by various departments at KLM."
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 3, 1, 1,"Rolf J. Steenge"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 3, 1, 2,"KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Dept. of Dec. Support, AMS/QO Mgmt. Services Box 7700, Schiphol Airport,    1117 ZL   , The Netherlands"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 4, 0, 1,"Schedule Balancer: An Automated Tool for Highest Profitability Schedule Rebalancing Alternatives"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 4, 0, 4,"Throughout the airline schedule development process, minor changes¨
may drive a schedule out of balance. The Schedule Balancer is an¨
automated tool that makes such perturbed schedules operationally¨
feasible without causing a significant disruption to the core¨
schedule. This tool incorporates constraints on station balance,¨
fleet size, maintenance facility..."
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 4, 1, 1,"Rajiv C. Lochan"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 4, 1, 2,"USAir OR Group, 2345 Crystal Dr., Crystal Park 4 DCA/H700, Arlington, VA 22227     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA10","K", 4, 1, 3,"ususajxv@ibmmail.com"
"1996110408:00","MA11","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA11","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA11"
"1996110408:00","MA11","C", 0, 0, 0,"Network Optimization & Applications"
"1996110408:00","MA11","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS CSTS"
"1996110408:00","MA11","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA11","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA11","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA11","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA11","I", 1, 0, 1,"Richard S. Barr"
"1996110408:00","MA11","I", 1, 0, 2,"SMU, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Eng., Dallas, TX 75275     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA11","I", 1, 0, 3,"barr@seas.smu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Generalized Network Problem: Primal & Dual Optimizers"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 0, 4,"An LP in which each column has at most 2 non-0 entries is called a¨
generalized network. We present the latest computational experience¨
with our generalized network optimizer, RAMSES. In empirical tests¨
with problems having 100K arcs, RAMSES was found to be approximately¨
20 times faster than CPLEX 3.0."
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jeffery L. Kennington"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 1, 2,"SMU, CSE Dept., PO Box 750122, Dallas, TX 75275-0122,"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 1, 3,"jlk@seas.smu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 2, 1,"Riad Mohamed"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 2, 2,"SABRE Decision Tech., PO Box 619616, DFW Airport, TX 75261     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 2, 0, 1,"Sole Sourcing with EMNET Using EmSys"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 2, 0, 4,"In the last few years, great progress has been made in solving¨
multicommodity flow problems. Since we can now efficiently solve¨
large multicommodity flow problems, we can now turn our attention to¨
the sole sourcing problem. We discuss our experience in solving the¨
sole sourcing problem and how we can integrate it into the new¨
modeling system, EmSys."
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 2, 1, 1,"Richard McBride"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of Southern CA, Sch. of Bus., Los Angeles, CA 90089-1421,"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 2, 1, 3,"rmcbride@sba.usc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 0, 1,"Solving Interval Flow Network Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 0, 4,"The interval-flow network model is a disjunctive-processing problem¨
in which the flow on some or all of the arcs is restricted to be¨
either within a specified range or 0. We present new solution¨
approaches to and applications for this important class of networks."
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 1, 1,"Aruna Apte"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 1, 2,"SMU, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Eng., Dallas, TX 75275-0122,"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 1, 3,"aapte@seas.smu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 2, 1,"Richard S. Barr"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 2, 2,"SMU, Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Eng., Dallas, TX 75275     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA11","K", 3, 2, 3,"barr@seas.smu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA12","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA12","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA12"
"1996110408:00","MA12","C", 0, 0, 0,"Decision Analysis in Operations Management"
"1996110408:00","MA12","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Decision Analysis Society"
"1996110408:00","MA12","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA12","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA12","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA12","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA12","I", 1, 0, 1,"Rakesh K. Sarin"
"1996110408:00","MA12","I", 1, 0, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch. of Mgmt., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110408:00","MA12","I", 1, 0, 3,"rsarin@anderson.ucla.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 0, 1,"Does Every Day Low Price Lower Demand Fluctuations?"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 0, 4,"Many grocery stores adopt the so-called EDLP strategy in order to¨
smooth demand fluctuation. Using panel data of 85,000 shopping¨
trips, we know this can be false: EDLP can actually increase demand¨
fluctuation. We develop a game theoretic model to explain how this¨
can happen."
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 1, 1,"David Bell"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 1, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch. of Mgmt., 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 2, 1,"Teck-Hua Ho"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 2, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 3, 1,"Christopher S. Tang"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 3, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 0, 1,"Impact of Unauthorized Products on Supply Chain Management"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 0, 4,"This presentation takes a game theory approach to study unauthorized¨
product flows that rival against existing autorized distribution¨
channels. Parallel imports, software piracy and product counterfeits¨
are examined and their largely ignored strategic value is revealed,¨
contrary to the general belief that they threaten profits and¨
deteriorate supply chain partnerships."
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 1, 1,"Rachel Yang"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 1, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 1, 3,"byang@agsm.ucla.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 2, 1,"Reza H. Ahmadi"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 2, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024-1481,"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 3, 0, 1,"Teams: Lions & Humans"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 3, 0, 4,"Teams have been touted as a major advance in organizing production.¨
Using a game theoretic framework, animal and human studies will be¨
reviewed to analyze why and when teams work or break down."
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 3, 1, 1,"Rakesh K. Sarin"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 3, 1, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch. of Mgmt., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110408:00","MA12","K", 3, 1, 3,"rsarin@anderson.ucla.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA13","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA13","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA13"
"1996110408:00","MA13","C", 0, 0, 0,"Artificial Intelligence for Management Science I"
"1996110408:00","MA13","D", 0, 0, 0,"College on Artificial Intelligence"
"1996110408:00","MA13","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA13","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","I", 1, 0, 1,"Michael J. Shaw"
"1996110408:00","MA13","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of IL, 350 Commerce W, MC 706, Champaign, IL 61820     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA13","I", 1, 0, 3,"mshaw@lucky.im.ntu.edu."
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 1, 0, 1,"Shake-Up in Genetic Algorithm Theory"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 1, 0, 4,"Recently, several basic GA principles have been challenged -¨
including the fundamental theorem of GAs and the principle of¨
minimal alphabets. In addition, the recent no free lunch theorems¨
raise additional concerns. We review these issues and offer some new¨
directions for GA users."
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 1, 1, 1,"Gary J. Koehler"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of FL, Dec. & Info. Sci., BUS 351, Coll. of Bus. Admin., Gainesville, FL 32611     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 1, 1, 3,"koehler@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 0, 1,"Feature Subset Selection Using Nonlinear Correlation Analysis"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 0, 4,"We present a new hybrid approach, FSSNCA, to feature subset¨
selections that combines both the filter and the wrapper approaches.¨
The first stage applies a filter based on a measure of non-linear¨
correlation analysis. The remaining set of features is passed to a¨
search algorithm where the search indices are designed to reduce¨
computational effort and customize the selected set of features to a¨
prticular model fitting algorithm...

"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 1, 1,"Chun-Chung Chen"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 1, 2,"Purdue Univ., Sch. of IE, W Lafayette, IN 47907-1287,"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 2, 1,"Yuehwern Yih"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 2, 2,"Purdue Univ., Sch. of IE, 1287 Grissom Hall, W Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Stock Ranking System Using Artificial Intelligence"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 0, 4,"Stock ranking systems play an important role in portfolio selection,¨
providing important information for investors on selecting stocks¨
for investment. The literature reveals that most stock ranking¨
systems were built upon financial analysis, multivariate analysis,¨
and technical analysis. This study focuses on the use of AI¨
techniques to build a stock ranking system for the Taiwan stock¨
market..."
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 1, 1,"Seng-cho Chou"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 1, 2,"Ntl. Taiwan Univ., Dept. of Info. Mgmt., Taipei,              , Taiwan"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 2, 1,"J-H. Wu"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 2, 2,"Ntl. Taiwan Univ., Dept. of Info. Mgmt., Taipei,              , Taiwan"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 3, 1,"Chau-chen Yang"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 3, 2,"Nlt. Taiwan Univ., Dept. of Info. Mgmt., Taipei,              , Taiwan"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 4, 0, 1,"Feature Selection & Classification Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 4, 0, 4,"Feature selection has not been given much consideration by¨
researchers dealing with classification problems. We study recent¨
developments in feature selection, primraily in the machine learning¨
literature. Several different learning algorithms are used to¨
evaluate the effects of feature selection methods."
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 4, 1, 1,"Selwyn Piramuthu"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of FL, Dec. & Info. Sci., BUS 351, Coll. of Bus. Admin., Gainesville, FL 32611-2017,"
"1996110408:00","MA13","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA14","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA14","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA14"
"1996110408:00","MA14","C", 0, 0, 0,"System Dynamic Approaches in Environmental Effects Analysis"
"1996110408:00","MA14","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on ENRE"
"1996110408:00","MA14","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA14","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA14","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA14","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA14","I", 1, 0, 1,"Michael L. Shelley"
"1996110408:00","MA14","I", 1, 0, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","I", 1, 0, 3,"mshelley@afit.af.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Dynamic Physiologically-Based Model for Evaluating Chemical Exposure with Regard to Gender Differences"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 0, 4,"Using physiologically based system dynamics modeling, benzene¨
exposure scenarios are due to simulated for adult men and women.¨
This research identifies differences in internal exposure¨
physiological and biochemical gender differences. Results suggest¨
that exposure standards based on data from male subjects may not be¨
protective for the female population."
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 1, 1,"Elizabeth A. Brown"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 1, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 2, 1,"Michael L. Shelley"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 2, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 2, 3,"mshelley@afit.af.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 3, 1,"Jeffrey W. Fisher"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 3, 2,"AL/OET, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Chemical Risk Assessment Using System Dynamics Coupled with a Monte Carlo Analysis of Parameter Uncertainty"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 0, 4,"A Monte Carlo simulation is incorporated into a risk assessment for¨
trichloroethylene using physiologically based system dynamics¨
modeling coupled with the linearized multistage model to derive¨
human carcinogenic risk extrapolations. The method produced a range¨
of human exposure concentrations producing a one-in-a-million excess¨
lifetime cancer risk."
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 1, 1,"William J. Cronin"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 1, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 1, 3,"wcronin@afit.af.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 2, 1,"Michael L. Shelley"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 2, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 2, 3,"mshelley@afit.af.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 3, 1,"Jeffrey W. Fisher"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 3, 2,"AL/OET, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 0, 1,"A System Dynamics Approach to Modeling Waste Treatment Using a Constructed Wetland"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 0, 4,"A system dynamics model is used to aid environmental managers in¨
identifying key design parameters for a constructed wetland system¨
to treat storm water runoff. Removal efficiency of biochemical¨
oxygen demand is addressed in terms of hydraulic retention time,¨
organic loading rate and length to width ratio of cultivated area."
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 1, 1,"Leslie A. Mudgett"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 1, 2,"Civil Engineers, Fairchild AFB, WA           ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 1, 3,"mshelley@afit.af.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 2, 1,"Michael L. Shelley"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 2, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 2, 3,"mshelley@afit.af.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 3, 1,"Jack A. Jackson"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 3, 2,"AFIT/ENS, 2950 P St., Bldg. 640, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110408:00","MA14","K", 3, 3, 3,"jjackson@afit.af.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA15","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA15","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA15"
"1996110408:00","MA15","C", 0, 0, 0,"Planning & Policy Modeling in Health Services"
"1996110408:00","MA15","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Health Applications"
"1996110408:00","MA15","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA15","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA15","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA15","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA15","I", 1, 0, 1,"Yasar A. Ozcan"
"1996110408:00","MA15","I", 1, 0, 2,"VA Commonwealth Univ., Dept. of Health Admin., PO Box 980203, Richmond, VA 23298-0203,"
"1996110408:00","MA15","I", 1, 0, 3,"ozcan@gems.vcu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Model for Planning Capacity in Health Care Systems"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a general model and solution methodology for planning¨
resource requirements, i.e., capacity, in health care systems. To¨
determine resource requirements, we develop an optimization/queueing¨
network model that minimizes capacity costs while controlling¨
customer service by enforcing a set of performance constraints,¨
i.e., time in the system."
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 1, 1,"Murray J. Cote"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 1, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Bus. Analysis & Res., College Station, TX 77843-4217,"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 1, 3,"mjcote@tamu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 2, 1,"Kurt M. Bretthauer"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 2, 2,"TX A&M Univ., Dept. of Bus. Analysis & Res., College Station, TX 77843-4217,"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 1, 2, 3,"k-bretthauer@tamu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 0, 1,"A System Dynamics Approach to Analyzing National Health Service Waiting Times"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 0, 4,"This paper builds on econometric work on the modelling of waiting¨
times for elective surgery, using comprehensive data for 1991-92. We¨
add a dynamic dimension, using a system dynamics approach. Further¨
work will include a more detailed model of the demand and supply¨
sides, including referral patterns."
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 1, 1,"Ann Van Ackere"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 1, 2,"London Bus. Sch., Sussex Place, London,    NW1 4SA   , UK"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 2, 1,"Peter C. Smith"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of St. Andrews, YORK   YO1 5DD,    Y01 SDD   , UK"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 2, 2, 3,"pcs1@mailer.york.ac.uk"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 0, 1,"Cost-Effectiveness of Nutrition Investments in Developing Countries"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 0, 4,"PROFILES computer program estimates and graphically displays¨
cost-effectiveness of nutrition investments in developing countries,¨
including effects on mortality, morbidity, fertility, intellectual¨
performance, government expenditures and economic production.¨
Successfully applied as policy analysis and advocacy tool with¨
UNICEF, USAID, World Bank in Bangladesh, Philippines, Senegal,¨
Uganda. Paper will demonstrate applications."
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 1, 1,"Barton R. Burkhalter"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 1, 2,", 10310 Gary Rd., Potomac, MD 20854     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 1, 3,"bburkhal@basics.org"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 2, 1,"Jay Ross"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 2, 2,"AED, 1255 23rd St. NW, Washington, DC           ,"
"1996110408:00","MA15","K", 3, 2, 3,"jross@aed.org"
"1996110408:00","MA16","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA16","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA16"
"1996110408:00","MA16","C", 0, 0, 0,"Continuous Location Problems"
"1996110408:00","MA16","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Location Analysis"
"1996110408:00","MA16","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA16","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA16","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA16","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA16","I", 1, 0, 1,"Zvi Drezner"
"1996110408:00","MA16","I", 1, 0, 2,"CA State Univ., Dept. of MS/IS, Fullerton, CA 92634     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA16","I", 1, 0, 3,"drezner@fullerton.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 0, 1,"Locating a Repair Center on a Network of Unreliable Facilities"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 0, 4,"We discuss the problem of finding the optimal location of a repair¨
center on a network of unreliable facilities (machines). Whenever a¨
machine fails, a service unit will travel to the failed facility and¨
provide the service. We distinghish between the 2 situations where¨
the service units can or cannot be dispatched for service upon¨
completion of service without returning first to the service¨
facility..."
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 1, 1,"Oded Berman"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Fac. of Mgmt., 105 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3E6"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 1, 3,"berman@fmgmt.mgmt.utoronto.ca"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 2, 1,"Alexander Kreinin"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 2, 2,"Algorithmics, Inc., 822 Richmond St., Toronton, Ontario,              , Canada"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 1, 2, 3,"kreinin@algorithmics.com"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 0, 1,"Location of a Loop Path for Automated Guided Vehicles"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 0, 4,"We consider the problem of locating a loop path for automated¨
vehicles in a factory. We first show how to formulate the problem as¨
a generalized TSP, then present an alternative formulation and¨
outline its properties. Computational results are reported."
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 1, 1,"Gilbert Laporte"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, CRT, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 1, 3,"gilbert@crt.umontreal.ca"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 2, 1,"Ardavan Asef-Vaziri"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of IE, Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 1A4"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 3, 1,"Chelliah Sriskandarajah"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of IE, 4 Taddle Creek Rd., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 1A4"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 0, 1,"Comparison Between Various Approaches for the Calculation of Market Share"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 0, 4,"There are 4 main approaches for assessing the market share attracted¨
by a facility. Two methods assume in their calculations that all¨
customers associated with a demand point patronize the same¨
facility. Two other approaches are probabilistic in nature and in¨
their calculations customers associated with the same demand point¨
are divided among the facilities. The differences between the market¨
share calculated by these methods are investigated."
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 1, 1,"Tammy Drezner"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 1, 2,"CA State Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., Carson, CA 90747     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 2, 1,"Zvi Drezner"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 2, 2,"CA State Univ., Dept. of MS/IS, Fullerton, CA 92634     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA16","K", 3, 2, 3,"drezner@fullerton.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA17","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA17","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA17"
"1996110408:00","MA17","C", 0, 0, 0,"Market Entry/New Product Strategy"
"1996110408:00","MA17","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Marketing"
"1996110408:00","MA17","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA17","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA17","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA17","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA17","I", 1, 0, 1,"Venkatesh Shankar"
"1996110408:00","MA17","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of MD, 3450 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","I", 1, 0, 3,"vshankar@bmgtmail.umd.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 0, 1,"Who Are Long-Term Leaders? When & How Do They Enter?"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 0, 4,"Some research suggests that early entry is critical to establish¨
long-term leadership, while other research raises doubts about this¨
finding. We address this controversy by determining characteristics¨
of long-term leaders, entry timing relative to product category¨
evolution, pattern in successful entry strategies and 40¨
differential effects across categories."
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 1, 1,"Peter Golder"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 1, 2,"NYU, Stern Sch. of Mgmt., New York, NY 10027     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 1, 3,"pgolder@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 2, 1,"Gerard J. Tellis"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Southern CA, Dept. of Mktg., Los Angeles, CA 90089-1421,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 1, 2, 3,"gtellis@sba.usc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 0, 1,"Competitive Entry & Pricing Responses to Product Innovation"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 0, 4,"We consider the dynamic interaction between a 'defender,' a firm¨
with a first generation product and an 'attacker,' a firm with a¨
second product. The second generation product entry decision of the¨
defender, as well as pricing decisions for both firms are analyzed¨
by studying the Nash equilibrium policies in a finite-period game...
"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 1, 1,"Barry L. Bayus"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of NC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 1, 3,"bayusb.bsacd1@mhs.unc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 2, 1,"Pradeep Chintagunta"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Chicago, 1101 E 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 0, 1,"How Sustainable is Competitive Advantage Based on Innovation?"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 0, 4,"In markets such as those for high-tech products, entertainment items¨
and other electronic goods, many firms have gained competitive¨
advantage through frequent innovations. We study the creation and¨
substance of such advantage through a longitudinal empirical¨
analysis of the video games industry. We derive implications for¨
sustainability of competitive advantage gained through frequent¨
product innovations."
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 1, 1,"Venkatesh Shankar"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of MD, 3450 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 1, 3,"vshankar@bmgtmail.umd.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 2, 1,"Barry L. Bayus"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of NC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 3, 2, 3,"bayusb.bsacd1@mhs.unc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 4, 0, 1,"Process Design: Model, Calibration & the Product-Process Interface"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 4, 0, 4,"Addressing the need to integrate marketing and manufacturing for a¨
better quality and more timely product delivery, the author provides¨
a framework for studying the process design that underlies product¨
formulation. The Taguchi robust design model is presented and¨
calibrated with data from the capillary drawing process of a leading¨
semi-conductor firm..."
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 4, 1, 1,"Gurumurthy Kalyanaram"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of TX, Richardson, TX 75083     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA17","K", 4, 1, 3,"mjz1@utdallas.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA18","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA18","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA18"
"1996110408:00","MA18","C", 0, 0, 0,"Practical Inventory Models"
"1996110408:00","MA18","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110408:00","MA18","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA18","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA18","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA18","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA18","I", 1, 0, 1,"Rachel Q. Zhang"
"1996110408:00","MA18","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of MI, Dept. of IOE, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117,"
"1996110408:00","MA18","I", 1, 0, 3,"rzhang@engin.umich.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 0, 1,"Order Fulfillment Windows in an Assemble-to-Order System with Stochastic Leadtimes"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 0, 4,"We study a multi-item production and inventory system in which¨
individual items are made to stock but final products are customized¨
and assembled quickly to customer orders. Each item is controlled by¨
an independent base-stock policy and the replemishment leadtimes are¨
stochastic. For any given policy, we derive the key performance¨
measures..."
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jing-Sheng Song"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of CA, Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., Irvine, CA 92717     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 1, 3,"jssong@uci.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 2, 1,"Susan H. Xu"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 2, 2,"PA State Univ., 303 Beam BAB, University Park, PA 16802     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 3, 1,"Bin Liu"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 3, 2,"Chinese Academy of Sciences, Inst. of Appl. Math., ,              ,"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 0, 1,"Bounds & Heuristics for Distribution Systems"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 0, 4,"We develop simple bounds and heuristics for the 1-warehouse¨
multi-retailer system with random demands. These results provide¨
insight into where to position stock and the drivers of system¨
performance."
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 1, 1,"Guillermo Gallego"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 1, 2,"Columbia Univ., Dept. of IE/OR, 312 Mudd Bldg., 500 W 120th St., New York, NY 10027     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 1, 3,"gmg15@cunixa.columbia.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 2, 1,"Paul Zipkin"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 2, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27708     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 2, 2, 3,"zipkin@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 3, 0, 1,"Time Delay Measure in a Multi-Item Production/Inventory System"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 3, 0, 4,"We consider a multi-item production/inventory system where a¨
customer order may require several different spare parts and¨
customer satisfaction is measured by the down time seen by customers¨
who have service contracts with the system. We derive the expression¨
for the down time and compare it with when items are treated¨
independently. A series of bounds are developed and some¨
optimization issues discussed."
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 3, 1, 1,"Rachel Q. Zhang"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of MI, Dept. of IOE, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117,"
"1996110408:00","MA18","K", 3, 1, 3,"rzhang@engin.umich.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA19","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA19"
"1996110408:00","MA19","C", 0, 0, 0,"Marketing/Manufacturing Interface Issues"
"1996110408:00","MA19","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110408:00","MA19","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA19","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA19","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA19","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA19","I", 1, 0, 1,"Leslie Olin Morgan"
"1996110408:00","MA19","I", 1, 0, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Chapel Hill, NC 27514     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","I", 1, 0, 3,"lso@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 0, 1,"Approaches for Identifying Customer Preferences in Quality Function Deployment"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 0, 4,"QFD is a structured approach for integrating customer preferences¨
into the product design and development process. We present a¨
comparative analysis of different approaches for identifying¨
customer preferences in QFD. Empirical data collected for a¨
recreational product demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of the¨
approaches."
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 1, 1,"Rohit Verma"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 1, 2,"DePaul Univ., Dept. of Mgmt., Chicago, IL 60604     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 1, 3,"rverma@wppost.depaul.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 2, 1,"Madeleine Pullman"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of UT, Eccles Sch. of Bus., Salt Lake City, UT 84112     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 1, 2, 3,"phdmgt-mep@business.utah.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 0, 1,"Intra-Firm Coordination Through Irrational Markets"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 0, 4,"Many activities within a firm are carried out by self-interested¨
agents who may take actions that are not optimal for the firm as a¨
whole. We examine coordinating actions through transfer prices¨
implemented via an internal market that operates at a loss.¨
Applications to the marketing-manufacturing interface are¨
considered."
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 1, 1,"Martin A. Lariviere"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 1, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Box 90120, Durham, NC 27708     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 1, 3,"larivier@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 2, 1,"Panagiotis Kouvelis"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 2, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Durham, NC 27706     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 2, 2, 3,"pk2@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 3, 0, 1,"Inside the Fuzzy Front End: An Empirical Investigation of Project Objectives in Product Development Projects"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 3, 0, 4,"Setting appropriate project objectives is an important but little¨
understood aspect of the 'front end' of successful product¨
development projects. Findings on the objectives-setting process and¨
characteristics of appropriate objectives are presented, based on¨
in-depth case studies and a large-scale survey of product¨
development projects."
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 3, 1, 1,"Mohan V. Tatikonda"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of NC, Kenan-Flagler Bus. Sch., CB 3490, Carroll Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 3, 1, 3,"mohan_tatikonda@unc.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 0, 1,"An Empirical Test: The Impact of Market Requirements Focus on Manufacturing Focus & Performance"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 0, 4,"This study evaluates the impact of an inconsistent market on¨
manufacturing performance and infrastructure. In an empirical test¨
of a model from Bozarth (1993), we show that the negative or¨
positive impact of market requirements focus on manufacturing¨
performance is mediated by the relationship between market¨
requirements focus and manufacturing characteristics focus."
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 1, 1,"Cecil Bozarth"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 1, 2,"NC State Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., Raleigh, NC 27695     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 1, 3,"cecil_bozarth@ncsu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 2, 1,"Steve Edwards"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 2, 2,"NC State Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., Raleigh, NC 27695     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA19","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA20","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA20","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA20"
"1996110408:00","MA20","C", 0, 0, 0,"Horizontal Integration"
"1996110408:00","MA20","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Military Applications Society"
"1996110408:00","MA20","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA20","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA20","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA20","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA20","I", 1, 0, 1,"Donald R. Peterson"
"1996110408:00","MA20","I", 1, 0, 2,"US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA20","I", 1, 0, 3,"peterson-rd-ac@micmac.redstone.army.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 1, 0, 1,"Horizontal Requirements Integration"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 1, 0, 4,"Battlefield requirements have developed by a 'stovepipe' process,¨
centered on the Army branches. The mentality is changed by¨
incorporation of battlefield functional areas, TRADOC battle lab¨
processes and integration of requirements. We discuss changes in¨
requirements process and issues of redundancy and complementary¨
capability between the battle areas."
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 1, 1, 1,"Bob Dodd"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 1, 1, 2,"HQ US Army Training & Doctrine Command, ,              ,"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 1, 1, 3,"doddr@monroe-emh6.army.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 2, 0, 1,"Horizontal Technology Integration"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 2, 0, 4,"HTI has been practiced within the Army. The HTI process has not been¨
a critical driver in guiding military technology developments until¨
recently. The Army has chartered an HTI taskforce to ascertain high¨
payoff HTI candidates. We discuss why HTI makes good business sense,¨
potential savings and present HTI candidates for DA prioritization."
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 2, 1, 1,"David Stenberg"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 2, 1, 2,"US Army Materiel Command Smart Weapons Mgmt. Office, ,              ,"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 2, 1, 3,"stenberg-sw@micmac.redstone.army.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 3, 0, 1,"Red Teaming the Digitized Force"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 3, 0, 4,"The digitization effort is a vital part of redesigning the Army to¨
meet the challenges of the 21st century. We present a real world¨
example of integrating horizontal requirements and horizontal¨
technology efforts through the establishment of an Army digitization¨
focus."
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 3, 1, 1,"Mike Balough"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 3, 1, 2,"Army Digitization Office, ,              ,"
"1996110408:00","MA20","K", 3, 1, 3,"baloughm@ado.army.mil"
"1996110408:00","MA21","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA21","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA21"
"1996110408:00","MA21","C", 0, 0, 0,"DEA & MCDM: An Unholy Alliance?"
"1996110408:00","MA21","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA21","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110408:00","MA21","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA21","G", 0, 0, 0,"Data Envelopment Analysis"
"1996110408:00","MA21","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA21","I", 1, 0, 1,"Pekka Korhonen"
"1996110408:00","MA21","I", 1, 0, 2,"Helsinki Sch. of Econ., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Finland,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","I", 1, 0, 3,"korhonen@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","J", 1, 0, 1,"Tarja Joro"
"1996110408:00","MA21","J", 1, 0, 2,"Helsinki Sch. of Econ., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","J", 1, 0, 3,"joro@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 0, 1,"On Efficiency Differences of Finnish Senior Secondary Schools: An Application of DEA"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 0, 4,"We measure the efficiency of Finnish senior secondary schools by DEA¨
using 3 models which include different sets of student achievement¨
and school resource variables. The results showed that by ranking¨
schools according to their efficiency scores, schools in the topmost¨
and lowest quartiles tended to maintain their ranking."
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 1, 1,"Heikki A. Loikkanen"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Tampere, Dept. of Local Govmt. Studies, ETLA Lonrotinkatu 4 B, Helsinki,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 1, 3,"hal@etla.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 2, 1,"Tanja Kirjavainen"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Tampere, Helsinki Sch. Econ/Bus Admin., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 1, 2, 3,"kirjavai@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 2, 0, 1,"Evaluating the Efficiency & Intensifying the Activities in a Finnish Hypermarket Chain"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 2, 0, 4,"In this real life application, we operate in interaction with¨
DM in measuring efficiency and mixing resources. DM is an essential¨
part of the solution method and gives his/her affection to the¨
importance of the goals. We have measured the efficiency of 1¨
Finnish hypermarket chain."
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 2, 1, 1,"Aapo Siljamaki"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 2, 1, 2,"Helsinki Sch. of Econ. & Bus. Admin., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 2, 1, 3,"siljamak@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 0, 1,"Structural Comparison of Data Envelopment Analysis & Multiple Objective Linear Programming"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 0, 4,"The concept of efficiency plays an important role both in DEA and¨
MOLP. Despite this and other apparent similarities, DEA and MOLP¨
research has developed separately. Structurally the DEA formulation¨
to identify efficiency units is quite similar to the MOLP model¨
based on the reference point approach."
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 1, 1,"Pekka Korhonen"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 1, 2,"Helsinki Sch. of Econ., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Finland,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 1, 3,"korhonen@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 2, 1,"Tarja Joro"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 2, 2,"Helsinki Sch. of Econ., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 2, 3,"joro@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 3, 1,"Jyrki Wallenius"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 3, 2,"Helsinki Sch. of Econ., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 3, 3, 3,"wallwniu@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 4, 0, 1,"Incorporating Preference Information in Data Envelopment Analysis"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 4, 0, 4,"The traditional way to incorporate preference information in DEA is¨
to restrict the weight flexibility. However, in some cases, this may¨
be problematic. We present a method that instead of defining weights¨
gives a new interpretation to efficiency based on the preference¨
information of the DM."
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 4, 1, 1,"Tarja Joro"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 4, 1, 2,"Helsinki Sch. of Econ., Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki,    00100     , Finland"
"1996110408:00","MA21","K", 4, 1, 3,"joro@hkkk.fi"
"1996110408:00","MA22","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA22","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA22"
"1996110408:00","MA22","C", 0, 0, 0,"Field Studies of Organizational Complexity"
"1996110408:00","MA22","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Organization Science"
"1996110408:00","MA22","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA22","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA22","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA22","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA22","I", 1, 0, 1,"Philip C. Anderson"
"1996110408:00","MA22","I", 1, 0, 2,"Dartmouth Coll., Tuck Sch., 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-9001,"
"1996110408:00","MA22","I", 1, 0, 3,"philip.c.anderson@dartmouth.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 0, 1,"Path Creation & Dependence in the Danish Wind Turbine Field"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 0, 4,"What processes are associated with the emergence of technological¨
fields when competences are built up via learning by using and¨
doing? Employing observations from the wind turbine field in¨
Denmark, this presentation explicates path dependence and creation¨
processes as a set of local feedback loops that results in global¨
adaptation."
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 1, 1,"Raghu Garud"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 1, 2,"NYU, Stern Sch. of Bus., Tisch Hall, Mgmt. Dept., 40 W 4th St., New York, NY 10012     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 1, 3,"rgarud@stern.nyu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 2, 1,"Peter Karnoe"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 2, 2,"Inst. of Org. & Industrial Sociology, Blaagaardsgade 23B, DK 2200 Copenhagen N,              , Denmark"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 1, 2, 3,"karnq/ioa@cbs.dk"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 0, 1,"The Nonlinear Dynamics of Innovation"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 0, 4,"Complex dynamics arise from interactions among a network of¨
semi-autonomous agents. Two biomedical innovations are tracked over¨
time and analyzed with linear and nonlinear parametric time series¨
models and algorithms developed to detect chaotic conditions in¨
small sample sizes."
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 1, 1,"Kevin Dooley"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of MN, 125 Mechanical Eng., Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 1, 3,"kdooley@maroon.tc.umn.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 2, 1,"Andrew H. Van de Ven"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of MN, Sch. of Mgmt., 271 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 3, 0, 1,"Management Logic in a Complex System: The Case of Public Funding for Independent Theatre Companies"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 3, 0, 4,"How is a social system composed of interdependent actors pursuing¨
differing - even contradictory - goals regulated? A longitudinal¨
study of drama companies funded by the French government examines¨
how contradictory and complementary logics of action undermine¨
attempts to regulate complex systems through normative rules."
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 3, 1, 1,"Laure Langrand-Escure"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 3, 1, 2,", 52 rue du Chemin vert, 75011 Paris,              , France"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 0, 1,"The Poised Organization"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 0, 4,"A 'poised organization' is living, knowing and 'complex adaptive.'¨
Combining complex adaptive systems theory, autopoiesis theory and¨
organizational epistemology, we describe poised organizations and¨
illustrate their properties through case studies of a US-based¨
manufacturing company and a Swedish insurance firm."
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 1, 1,"Johan Roos"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 1, 2,"Inst. for Mgmt. Development, Chemin de Bellerive 23, PO Box 915, CH1001 Lausanne,              , Switzerland"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 1, 3,"roos@imd.ch"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 2, 1,"David Oliver"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 2, 2,"Intl. Inst. for Mgmt. Development, Chemin de Bellerive 23, PO Box 915, CH 1001 Lausanne,              , Switzerland"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 4, 2, 3,"oliver@imd.ch"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 5, 0, 1,"Cooperating at the Edge: A Complexity Theory Analysis of Alliance Instability"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 5, 0, 4,"Many strategic alliances can usefully be conceptualized as¨
relationship systems that are non-linear and far from equilibrium.¨
Field studies of 12 new business and new product alliances are used¨
to contrast the evolutionary feedback loops characteristic of¨
successful alliances with those characteristics of unsuccessful¨
alliances."
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 5, 1, 1,"Yves L. Doz"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 5, 1, 2,"INSEAD, Blvd. de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau,              , France"
"1996110408:00","MA22","K", 5, 1, 3,"102540.3020@compuserve.com"
"1996110408:00","MA23","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA23","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA23"
"1996110408:00","MA23","C", 0, 0, 0,"Networks Modeling"
"1996110408:00","MA23","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Public Programs & Processes"
"1996110408:00","MA23","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA23","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA23","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA23","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA23","I", 1, 0, 1,"Mary E. Helander"
"1996110408:00","MA23","I", 1, 0, 2,"Linkoping Univ., Dept of Mech. Eng., Linkoping,    S-581 83  , Sweden"
"1996110408:00","MA23","I", 1, 0, 3,"maryh@ikp.liu.se"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 0, 1,"Competition, Niche & Isomorphism: Network Modeling of the World Interorganizational Network"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 0, 4,"The world economic system can be seen as a network of organizations¨
that buy and sell from each other. We develop a graph-theoretic¨
model which enables the formal development of such notions as¨
competition and niche and provide a framework for evaluating¨
questions of structural esomorphism and competitive advantage."
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 1, 1,"Stephen P. Borgatti"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of SC, Columbia, SC 29205     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 1, 3,"steve borgatti@msn.com"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 2, 1,"Martin G. Everett"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Greenwich, ,              ,"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 2, 0, 1,"Network Reliability Measurements for Discrete Population Epidemic Models"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 2, 0, 4,"We introduce probabilistic network measurements borrowed from¨
systems reliability theory for describing epidemic transmission¨
dynamics within a discrete population. Complexity issues,¨
polynomially computable bounds, implications of aggregated bounds¨
and applications to the study of HIV and other STDs are discussed."
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 2, 1, 1,"Mary E. Helander"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 2, 1, 2,"Linkoping Univ., Dept of Mech. Eng., Linkoping,    S-581 83  , Sweden"
"1996110408:00","MA23","K", 2, 1, 3,"maryh@ikp.liu.se"
"1996110408:00","MA24","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA24","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA24"
"1996110408:00","MA24","C", 0, 0, 0,"Recent OR Applications in Rail/Truck Freight Transportation"
"1996110408:00","MA24","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Railroad Applications"
"1996110408:00","MA24","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA24","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA24","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA24","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA24","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ajith B. Wijeratne"
"1996110408:00","MA24","I", 1, 0, 2,"Norfolk Southern Corp., 125 Spring St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA24","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Impact of Real-Time Optimization for Intermodal Drayage Operations"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 1, 0, 4,"The drayage component of intermodal transportation is a complex¨
operational problem that substantially affects the service delivered¨
to intermodal customers. We discuss the impact that a successful¨
real-time optimization model has had on a company's operations,¨
dirvers, employees and customers."
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 1, 1, 1,"Derek Gittoes"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 1, 1, 2,"Transport Dynamics, Inc., 103 Carnegie Ctr., Princeton, NJ 08540     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 1, 1, 3,"gittoes@transdynamics.com"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 0, 1,"Implementation of an Intermodal Train Capacity Management Model"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 0, 4,"High service sensitivity and relatively high volume volatility¨
characterize intermodal rail shipments. Optimization-based planning¨
has a significant potential both to increase on-time performance and¨
to improve train capacity utilization by balacing shipment flows¨
across the available capacity and by predicting the need for extra¨
trains or opportunities for train annulments..."
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 1, 1,"Dejan Jovanovic"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 1, 2,"Transport Dynamics, Inc., 103 Carnegie Ctr., Princeton, NJ 08540     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 1, 3,"dejan@transdynamics.com"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 2, 1,"Fred Scheifele"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 2, 2,"Princeton Consultants, Inc., 2 Research Way, Princeton, NJ 08540     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 2, 2, 3,"fscheifele@princeton.com"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 3, 0, 1,"Use of Operations Research by Truckload Carriers to Improve Service & Reduce Costs"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 3, 0, 4,"Truckload carriers regularly achieve a level of service much higher¨
than that expected for rail. Over the past 10 years, most of the¨
largest truckload carriers have started using OR-based DSSs to¨
improve their operations. We discuss this usage and how it has come¨
about."
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 3, 1, 1,"Scott B. Smith"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 3, 1, 2,"PTCG, Inc., 22 Third Ave., Burlington, MA 01803     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA24","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA25","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA25","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA25"
"1996110408:00","MA25","C", 0, 0, 0,"R&D: International Perspectives"
"1996110408:00","MA25","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Technology Management"
"1996110408:00","MA25","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA25","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA25","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA25","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA25","I", 1, 0, 1,"John C. Papageorgiou"
"1996110408:00","MA25","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of MA, MSIS Dept., 100 Morrisey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393,"
"1996110408:00","MA25","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 1, 0, 1,"Designing R&D Structures for Coping with the Flight of Manufacturing to Asia: A Knowledge Infusion Perspective"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 1, 0, 4,"Several multinational firms are increasingly relocating their¨
manufacturing plants to emerging Asian countries. We treat R&D as a¨
process of knowledge infusion into manufacturing and product¨
development, to create competitive advantages.We develop a¨
theoretical framework to understand effectiveness of decentralized¨
vs. centralized R&D structures."
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 1, 1, 1,"Bhatt Vadlamani"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of MA, Dept. of Mgmt., Boston, MA 02124-3393,"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 1, 1, 3,"vadlamani@umbsky.cc.umb.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 2, 0, 1,"R&D in the Asian Region"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 2, 0, 4,"The R&D potential of a country can be estimated by several direct¨
and indirect indicators. Some of these indicators for some Asian¨
region countries are discussed and extrapolated into the future.¨
Conclusions regarding the relative position of these countries in¨
the future will be attempted."
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 2, 1, 1,"John C. Papageorgiou"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of MA, MSIS Dept., 100 Morrisey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393,"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 0, 1,"Approaches to International R&D Benchmarking"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 0, 4,"We discuss general approaches to global-scale benchmarking of R&D¨
organizations, using examples to illstrate main points. The¨
advantages, limitations and problems of international R&D¨
benchmarking are presented, along with comments on how it can be¨
done cost-effectively. Benchmarking objectives, scope, participant¨
relationships, data collection, analysis and presentation of results¨
are discussed."
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 1, 1,"W. Bradford Ashton"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 1, 2,"Battelle Northwest Labs, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20024-2115,"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 2, 1,"James J. Dooley"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 2, 2,"Battelle Northwest Laboratories, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, Washington, DC 20024     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA25","K", 3, 2, 3,"jj dooleyy@pn1.gov"
"1996110408:00","MA26","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA26","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA26"
"1996110408:00","MA26","C", 0, 0, 0,"Transportation Network Models"
"1996110408:00","MA26","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Transportation Science Society"
"1996110408:00","MA26","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA26","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","G", 0, 0, 0,"Transportation Planning Interest Group"
"1996110408:00","MA26","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","I", 1, 0, 1,"Patrice Marcotte"
"1996110408:00","MA26","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, DIRO, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110408:00","MA26","I", 1, 0, 3,"marcotte@iro.umontreal.ca"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 0, 1,"New Advances in the Continuous Dynamic Network Loading Problem"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 0, 4,"The continuous dynamic network loading problem aims to find, on a¨
congested network temporal network flows (densities), arc travel¨
times and path travel times, given time-dependent path flow rates¨
for a given time period. This problem may be considered as a¨
subproblem of a dynamic traffic assignment problem..."
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 1, 1,"Y. W. Xu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Montreal, Ctr. for Res. on Transport., CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 2, 1,"J. H. Wu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Montreal, Ctr. for Res. on Transport., CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 3, 1,"Michael Florian"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, Ctre. de Recherche Transport., CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J9"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 4, 1,"D. Zhu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 4, 2,"Univ. of Montreal, Ctr. for Res. on Transport., CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 4, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 5, 1,"Patrice Marcotte"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 5, 2,"Univ. de Montreal, DIRO, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3C 3J7"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 1, 5, 3,"marcotte@iro.umontreal.ca"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 0, 1,"Solution Properties of Route Choice Models: Some Comparisons"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 0, 4,"Variations in link travel times due to external factors, e.g.,¨
signals, weather, etc., and differences in personal attributes¨
result in different perceptions. These perceived travel times and¨
combination of other factors determine the final route choice. There¨
are several deterministic and stochastic route choice models¨
currently formulated - our investigation is of the solution¨
properties of some of these models."
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 1, 1,"Maya Tatineni"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, Urban Transport. Ctr., 1033 W Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 1, 3,"maya@voyager.utc.uic.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 2, 1,"David E. Boyce"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of IL, Urban Transport. Ctr., 1033 W Van Buren, Ste. 700 S, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 2, 2, 3,"u33203@uicvm.uic.edu  dboyce@uic.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 0, 1,"Estimation of Travel Times on Signalized Arterials"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 0, 4,"We propose models to estimate travel times on signalized roadways¨
given information on vehicle travel times, signal information and¨
road detector data. These data were collected from a specially¨
designed experiment in surburban Chicago. In real life situations¨
involving dynamic vehicle route guidance, such detailed data are not¨
likely to be available. We discuss the effects on quality of link¨
travel time estimates when there is lack of such detail in the data."
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 1, 1,"Piyushimita Thakuriah"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 1, 2,"Ntl. Inst. of Stat. Sci., PO Box 14162, Research Triangle Pk, NC 27709-4163,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 1, 3,"vonu@niss.rti.org"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 2, 1,"Ashish Sen"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of IL, Urban Transport. Ctr., 1033 W Van Buren, Ste. 700S, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 3, 2, 3,"ashish@uic.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 0, 1,"Performance Study of a Parallel Shortest Path Algorithm"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 0, 4,"Traffic equilibrium analyses are generally very large and¨
computationally intensive. Because the shortest path solution is the¨
major component of these equilibrium algorithms, we focus developing¨
an efficient parallel algorithm to solve this problem. We¨
investigate in detail how 3 factors, computation, communication and¨
idle time, affect the performance of these algorithms..."
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 1, 1,"Michelle Hribar"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 1, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Dept. of Elec. Eng./Comp. Sci., Evanston, IL 60208     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 2, 1,"Valerie Taylor"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 2, 2,"Northwestern Univ., EECS Dept., 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-3118,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 2, 3,"taylor@eecs.nwu.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 3, 1,"David E. Boyce"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 3, 2,"Univ. of IL, Urban Transport. Ctr., 1033 W Van Buren, Ste. 700 S, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 4, 3, 3,"u33203@uicvm.uic.edu  dboyce@uic.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 0, 1,"A Variational Inequality Model for Dynamic User-Optimal Route Choice Problem"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 0, 4,"A link-time-based variational inequality model for the dynamic¨
user-optimal route choice problem is proposed. This model is solved¨
using a diagonalization algorithm. Realistic traffic engineering-¨
based delay functions are adopted. Unexpected capacity reducing¨
events that cause non-recurrent traffic congestion are analyzed with¨
the model. The proposed model is implemented using the ADVANCE¨
network..."
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 1, 1,"Der-Horng Lee"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, Urban Transport. Ctr., 1033 W Van Buren St., Ste. 700, Chicago, IL 60607-2919,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 2, 1,"David E. Boyce"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 2, 2,"Univ. of IL, Urban Transport. Ctr., 1033 W Van Buren, Ste. 700 S, Chicago, IL 60607     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 2, 3,"u33203@uicvm.uic.edu  dboyce@uic.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 3, 1,"Bruce N. Janson"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 3, 2,"Univ. of CO, Dept. of Civil Eng., Denver, CO 80217-3364,"
"1996110408:00","MA26","K", 5, 3, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA27","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA27","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA27"
"1996110408:00","MA27","C", 0, 0, 0,"Education & the World Wide Web"
"1996110408:00","MA27","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Forum on Education"
"1996110408:00","MA27","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA27","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA27","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA27","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA27","I", 1, 0, 1,"Margaret K. Mayer"
"1996110408:00","MA27","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of VA, Systems Eng., Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22901     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA27","I", 1, 0, 3,"mkm6n@virginia.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 1, 0, 1,"The World Wide Web: An Overview"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 1, 0, 4,"The basics of the WWW will be presented. This presentation will¨
cover how to get started with the WWW, how to navigate and how to¨
make WWW files using the hypertext markup language, HTML."
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 1, 1, 1,"Margaret K. Mayer"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of VA, Systems Eng., Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22901     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 1, 1, 3,"mkm6n@virginia.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 2, 0, 1,"Integration of WWW & Teaching: A Work in Progress"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 2, 0, 4,"Thw WWW can be used as a teaching aid, providing students with¨
around the clock access to syllabi, homework assignments and answer¨
keys. In addition, the WWW can be used as reference by students to¨
look up information on different course topics. Results of¨
implementing a web page for MIS courses at NJIT will be presented."
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 2, 1, 1,"Michael Bartolacci"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 2, 1, 2,"NJIT & State Univ., Sch. of Ind. Mgmt., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 2, 1, 3,"bartolac@hertz.njit.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 0, 1,"A System Requirements Prototype for a World Wide Web Learning Environment"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 0, 4,"WWW-based learning environments support remote, self-guided¨
instruction as well as facilitate interactive collaborative¨
learning. The goal is to increase the productivity and the reach of¨
educational resources by automating routine and non-interactive¨
tasks and re-deploying human resources toward other activities. An¨
overview of the concept, system requirements and system development¨
status will be presented."
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 1, 1,"Manuel D. Rossetti"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of VA, Dept. of Syst. Eng., Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22901     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 1, 3,"mr2m@virginia.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 2, 1,"Stephen G. Strickland"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 2, 2,"U of VA, Dept. of Systems Eng., Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 2, 3,"sgs8r@virginia.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 3, 1,"Peter Beling"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 3, 2,"Univ. of VA, Dept. of Systems Eng., Thornton Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 3, 3, 3,"beling@virginia.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 4, 0, 1,"The Web is Great: But How Do I Use it in My Courses?"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 4, 0, 4,"Faculty at Ashland University use the WWW to tap world-wide experts,¨
'advertise' unique student projects, communicate with off-campus¨
students, etc. We will examine the issues from the perspective of a¨
private mid-sized comprehensive university. The discussion will¨
explore several applications of the WWW in the classroom. Successes¨
(and not-quite-successes) will be highlighted. Implementation of¨
ideas will be discussed."
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 4, 1, 1,"Christy L. Crute"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 4, 1, 2,"Ashland Univ., Academic Computing, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Ashland, OH 44805     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA27","K", 4, 1, 3,"ccrute@ashland.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA28","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA28","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA28"
"1996110408:00","MA28","C", 0, 0, 0,"Network Optimization in Telecommunications"
"1996110408:00","MA28","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Telecommunications"
"1996110408:00","MA28","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA28","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","I", 1, 0, 1,"Jennifer Ryan"
"1996110408:00","MA28","I", 1, 0, 2,"U.S. West Technologies, Applied Research, 4001 Discovery Dr., Boulder, CO 80303     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","I", 1, 0, 3,"jryan@advtech.uswest.com"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Mathematical Model for Transit Network Design"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 0, 4,"We consider the problem of designing an optimal transit network for¨
foreign countries based on the population of each city and the¨
distances between cities. An integer programming formulation and a¨
heuristic procedure based on shortest path and minimum spanning tree¨
will be presented."
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 1, 1,"Xiaorong Sun"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 1, 2,"AT&T Bell Labs., 101 Crawfords Corner Rd., Rm. 2L308, Holmdel, NJ 07733     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 2, 1,"Steve Y. Chiu"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 2, 2,"US West Advanced Tech., 4001 Discovery Dr., Suite 280, Boulder, CO 80303     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 0, 1,"Network Design with Column Generation"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 0, 4,"We consider the design of telecommunication networks using links¨
with differing capabilities. The design is based on origin-¨
destination paths. The paths are derived by a shortest path column¨
generation procedure. We present cutting planes, branching¨
strategies and computational results for the path-based model and¨
the more familiar link-based model."
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 1, 1,"Lloyd Clarke"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, 765 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 2, 1,"Panjing Gong"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 2, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 0, 1,"Maintenance Spare Clustering"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 0, 4,"Maintenance spare clustering is a concept in which maintenance¨
spares for a collection of locations is held in a few locations to¨
minimize total investment. We present models/procedures/results for¨
optimal location of (cluster) sites, assignment of locations to¨
sites and number of spares at each site."
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 1, 1,"Nellisery R. Natraj"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 1, 2,"U.S. West Advanced Technologies, 4001 Discovery Dr., Suite 280, Boulder, CO 80303     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 2, 1,"Anuj Mehrotra"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of Miami, Dept. of MS, Sch. of Bus. Admin., Coral Gables, FL 33124-8237,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 3, 2, 3,"anuj@umiami.ir.miami.edu"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 4, 0, 1,"The Shared Pair Problem"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 4, 0, 4,"The installation of new copper cable (when/where) to meet increased¨
demands in the local loop is expensive. An alternative is to install¨
'shared pair' equipment which allows 2 or more separate circuits to¨
share the same twisted pair. An optimization model and solution¨
methods are presented."
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 4, 1, 1,"Jennifer Ryan"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 4, 1, 2,"U.S. West Technologies, Applied Research, 4001 Discovery Dr., Boulder, CO 80303     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA28","K", 4, 1, 3,"jryan@advtech.uswest.com"
"1996110408:00","MA29","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA29","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA29"
"1996110408:00","MA29","C", 0, 0, 0,"SOFTWARE TUTORIAL: ExpertFit Input Modeling"
"1996110408:00","MA29","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Simulation"
"1996110408:00","MA29","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110408:00","MA29","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA29","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA29","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA29","I", 1, 0, 1,"Averill M. Law"
"1996110408:00","MA29","I", 1, 0, 2,"Averill M. Law & Assoc., Box 40996, Tucson, AZ 85717     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA29","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA29","K", 1, 0, 1,"ExpertFit Tutorial"
"1996110408:00","MA29","K", 1, 1, 1,"Averill M. Law"
"1996110408:00","MA29","K", 1, 1, 2,"Averill M. Law & Assoc., Box 40996, Tucson, AZ 85717     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA29","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA30","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA30","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA30"
"1996110408:00","MA30","C", 0, 0, 0,"SOFTWARE TUTORIAL: The Role of Model Management Software in Achieving Practical Applications Systems"
"1996110408:00","MA30","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA30","E", 0, 0, 0,"Tutorial"
"1996110408:00","MA30","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA30","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA30","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA30","I", 1, 0, 1,"Larry Haverly"
"1996110408:00","MA30","I", 1, 0, 2,"Haverly Systems, 12 Hinchman Ave., Box 1110, Denville, NJ 07834     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA30","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA30","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Role of Model Management Software in Achieving Practical Application Systems"
"1996110408:00","MA30","K", 1, 1, 1,"Larry Haverly"
"1996110408:00","MA30","K", 1, 1, 2,"Haverly Systems, 12 Hinchman Ave., Box 1110, Denville, NJ 07834     ,"
"1996110408:00","MA30","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA31","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:00-09:30"
"1996110408:00","MA31","B", 0, 0, 0,"MA31"
"1996110408:00","MA31","C", 0, 0, 0,"SOFTWARE TUTORIAL: XPRESS-MP's Linear, Integer & Quadratic Modeling & Optimization System"
"1996110408:00","MA31","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA31","E", 0, 0, 0,"Tutorial"
"1996110408:00","MA31","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA31","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA31","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:00","MA31","I", 1, 0, 1,"Bob Daniel"
"1996110408:00","MA31","I", 1, 0, 2,"DASH Associates Ltd., Blisworth, Blisworth House, Northants NN7 3BX,              , UK"
"1996110408:00","MA31","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110408:00","MA31","K", 1, 0, 1,"XPRESS-MP's Linear, Integer & Quadratic Modeling & Optimization Systems"
"1996110408:00","MA31","K", 1, 0, 4,"This tutorial will show how XPRESS-MP's combined linear, (mixed)¨
integer and quadratic programming modeling and optimization system¨
can help you to model quickly and accurately, solve the resulting¨
problem and build optimization into production systems. Topics will¨
include an overview of the XPRESS-MP software, modeling with¨
XPRESS-MP, optimizing with XPRESS-MP, parallel optimization with¨
readily available hardware and case studies."
"1996110408:00","MA31","K", 1, 1, 1,"Bob Daniel"
"1996110408:00","MA31","K", 1, 1, 2,"DASH Associates Ltd., Blisworth, Blisworth House, Northants NN7 3BX,              , UK"
"1996110408:00","MA31","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110408:30","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:30-14:00"
"1996110408:30","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 08:30-09:30"
"1996110408:30","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","C", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Board Meeting"
"1996110408:30","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Guest Breakfast"
"1996110408:30","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110408:30","","H", 0, 0, 0,"COUNCIL/CABINET"
"1996110408:30","","H", 0, 0, 0,"GUEST BREAKFAST"
"1996110409:30","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 09:30-09:45"
"1996110409:30","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:30","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Coffee Break"
"1996110409:30","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:30","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:30","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:30","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:30","","H", 0, 0, 0,"Coffee Breaks"
"1996110409:45","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 09:45-10:45"
"1996110409:45","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Opening Session & Awards"
"1996110409:45","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","","H", 0, 0, 0,"EAST BALLROOM"
"1996110409:45","OS33","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 09:45-10:45"
"1996110409:45","OS33","B", 0, 0, 0,"OS33"
"1996110409:45","OS33","C", 0, 0, 0,"Opening Session"
"1996110409:45","OS33","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","OS33","E", 0, 0, 0,"Plenary"
"1996110409:45","OS33","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","OS33","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","OS33","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110409:45","OS33","I", 1, 0, 1,"Faiz Al-Khayyal"
"1996110409:45","OS33","I", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110409:45","OS33","I", 1, 0, 3,"faiz@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110411:00","MB22","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 11:00-12:30"
"1996110411:00","MB22","B", 0, 0, 0,"MB22"
"1996110411:00","MB22","C", 0, 0, 0,"Simulating Complex Organizational Phenomena"
"1996110411:00","MB22","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Organization Science"
"1996110411:00","MB22","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110411:00","MB22","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110411:00","MB22","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110411:00","MB22","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110411:00","MB22","I", 1, 0, 1,"Kathleen M. Carley"
"1996110411:00","MB22","I", 1, 0, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Porter Hall, Rm. 219A, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3225,"
"1996110411:00","MB22","I", 1, 0, 3,"kathleen.carley@cs.cmu.edu"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 1, 0, 1,"Generative Dynamics of Social Organization"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 1, 0, 4,"This presentation describes initial steps towards an algebraic¨
theory of organizational structure and dynamics, which provides a¨
formally rigorous account of social systems as computation. The¨
basic theory is expressed in the algebraic language of automata¨
theory."
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 1, 1, 1,"Michael R. Fehling"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 1, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Org. Dynamics Ctr., 321 Terman Ctr., Stanford, CA 94305-4025,"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 1, 1, 3,"fehling@odc.stanford.edu"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 2, 0, 1,"The Interaction Topology of Complex Systems"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 2, 0, 4,"The history of a population of agents depends on the regime of agent¨
interactions that occur within the system. Important aspects of¨
adaptive systems result from variations in interaction topology, not¨
the capabilities of agents. Deterministic simulations show topology¨
variation produces different results with otherwise identical¨
populations of agents interact."
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 2, 1, 1,"Michael D. Cohen"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of MI, Sch. of Public Policy, 407 Lorch Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220,"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 2, 1, 3,"mdc@crew.umich.edu"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 3, 0, 1,"Averting Decision Chaos Under External Threats: Exploring the Roles of Organization Structures & Decision Making Rules"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 3, 0, 4,"Traditional chaos theory treats organizational systems as black¨
boxes that passively transmit external disturbances. Using a¨
computational simulation, this research models complex organizations¨
as dynamic non-linear systems that dampen disturbances through¨
effective organizational structures and decision-making rules."
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 3, 1, 1,"Zhiang Lin"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 3, 1, 2,"Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Dept. of Mgmt. of Org., Sch. of Bus. & Mgmt., Clear Water Bay,              , Kowloon Hong Kong"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 3, 1, 3,"mnlin@usthk.ust.hk"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 4, 0, 1,"On the Emergence of Firms: Intra-Firm Cooperation Through Inter-Firm Competition"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 4, 0, 4,"An agent-based software system is demonstrated that models how¨
autonomous, adaptive agents with heterogeneous preferences for¨
income and leasure form firms. Local increasing returns to¨
cooperation lead to firm formation and growth, limited by¨
free-riding. Complex patterns of firm growth and decline emerge¨
from a simple model."
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 4, 1, 1,"Robert L. Axtell"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 4, 1, 2,"Brookings Inst., 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036     ,"
"1996110411:00","MB22","K", 4, 1, 3,"raxtell@brook.edu"
"1996110411:00","MP34","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 11:00-12:00"
"1996110411:00","MP34","B", 0, 0, 0,"MP34"
"1996110411:00","MP34","C", 0, 0, 0,"PLENARY I: United Parcel Service"
"1996110411:00","MP34","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110411:00","MP34","E", 0, 0, 0,"Plenary"
"1996110411:00","MP34","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110411:00","MP34","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110411:00","MP34","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110411:00","MP34","I", 1, 0, 1,"Jim Kelly"
"1996110411:00","MP34","I", 1, 0, 2,"UPS, 55 Glendale Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30328     ,"
"1996110411:00","MP34","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110411:00","MP34","K", 1, 0, 1,"Plenary I: United Parcel Service"
"1996110411:00","MP34","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jim Kelly"
"1996110411:00","MP34","K", 1, 1, 2,"UPS, 55 Glendale Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30328     ,"
"1996110411:00","MP34","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110412:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 12:00-13:00"
"1996110412:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 12:00-13:00"
"1996110412:00","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 12:00-13:00"
"1996110412:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"ACORD Luncheon"
"1996110412:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Area Editors Luncheon"
"1996110412:00","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Forum on Women in OR/MS"
"1996110412:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110412:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"ACORD LUNCH"
"1996110412:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,"AREA LUNCH"
"1996110412:00","","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC01","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC01"
"1996110413:00","MC01","C", 0, 0, 0,"Strategic Management in MMT"
"1996110413:00","MC01","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC01","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","G", 0, 0, 0,"Management of Medical Technology"
"1996110413:00","MC01","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","I", 1, 0, 1,"Sidney Winter"
"1996110413:00","MC01","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of PA, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC01","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Underemphasized Role of Established Firms in the Introduction of Major Medical Innovations"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 0, 4,"We investigate innovations by new firms, industry incumbents and¨
diversifying entrants in medical devices, pharmaceutical and health¨
care services sectors. Traditional arguments underemphasize¨
innovations by established firms. Our predictions highlight 3¨
dimensions of innovation: technical change, market change and¨
competition. The empirical analysis examines US medical innovations¨
introduced since 1975."
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 1, 1,"Will Mitchell"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of MI, Bus. Sch., 701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234,"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 2, 1,"Anand Swaminathan"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of MI, Bus. Sch., Ann Arbor, MI 48109     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 2, 0, 1,"Approaches to Process Improvement in Health Care"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 2, 0, 4,"We provide some preliminary discussion, analysis and findings from a¨
newly launched study on improvements in health care. Amidst a¨
radically changing competitive and institutional evironment,¨
hospitals throughout the US have been seeking ways to improve their¨
operational effectiveness by adopting such approaches as 'care¨
paths,' process reengineering and other methods based on the¨
principles of TQM..."
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 2, 1, 1,"Gary Pisano"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 2, 1, 2,"Harvard Univ., Harvard Bus. Sch., Boston, MA 02163     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 3, 0, 1,"Innovation or Rationing: The Hidden Crossroads in Health Care Reform"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 3, 0, 4,"America now faces a stark choice about the future of health care:¨
pay a lot more, strictly ration care or innovate. The only solution¨
that is feasible, affordable and acceptable is innovation. This¨
presentation used a dynamic view of straregy to examine how past¨
skewed incentives led to cost-increasing innovation in health care¨
and examines the potential power of cost-reducing, quality-enhancing¨
innovation if incentives are corrected."
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 3, 1, 1,"Elizabeth Teisberg"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 3, 1, 2,"Harvard Univ., Harvard Bus. Sch., Soldiers Field Rd., Boston, MA 02163     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 4, 0, 1,"The Role of Mission in the Performance of Hospitals"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 4, 0, 4,"Over the years, the mission statement has been regarded as one of¨
the cornerstone documents of the large modern corporation. Yet,¨
little is known empirically about these documents - which seem to be¨
everywhere. The current study reports the results of a survey on the¨
use and performance impact of mission statements among a group of¨
Canadian hospitals."
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 4, 1, 1,"Christopher Bart"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 4, 1, 2,"McMaster Univ., Innovation Res. Ctr., Sch. of Bus., Hamilton, Ontario,              , Canada L8S 4M4"
"1996110413:00","MC01","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC02","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC02","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC02"
"1996110413:00","MC02","C", 0, 0, 0,"Global Optimization"
"1996110413:00","MC02","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC02","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC02","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC02","G", 0, 0, 0,"Global Optimization"
"1996110413:00","MC02","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC02","I", 1, 0, 1,"Hanif D. Sherali"
"1996110413:00","MC02","I", 1, 0, 2,"VA Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Dept. of ISE, Blacksburg, VA 24061     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","I", 1, 0, 3,"hanifs@vt.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 0, 1,"Finite Branch & Bound Algorithms for Continuous Global Optimization Problems"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 0, 4,"Prevailing thought too often decouples the 'finding' and 'verifying'¨
aspects of global optimization. We integrate B&B with analytical¨
properties to control partitioning while maintaining tacit¨
sufficiency. The results are finite rectangular subdivision¨
algorithms for concave and bilinear programs. Prior algorithms for¨
these problems converge only at the limit."
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 1, 1,"Joseph Shectman"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, Dept. of Mech. & IE, 1206 W Green St., Urbana, IL 61801     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 1, 3,"shectman@aristotle.me.uiuc.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 2, 1,"Nick Sahinidis"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of IL, Dept. of Mech. & IE, 1206 W Green St., Urbana, IL 61801     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 1, 2, 3,"nikos@uiuc.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 0, 1,"Molecular Structure Prediction by Global Optimization"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 0, 4,"A global optimization method is presented for predicting the minimum¨
energy structure of small protein-like molecules. This algorithm has¨
been used to predict the minimum energy structures of heteropolymers¨
with as many as 48 residues. The results obtained show the¨
dependence of the native conformation on the sequence of residues."
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 1, 1,"Andrew T. Phillips"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 1, 2,"US Naval Academy, Comp. Sci. Dept., Annapolis, MD 21402     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 1, 3,"phillips@scs.usna.navy.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 2, 1,"J. B. Rosen"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of CA, Comp. Sci. & Eng. Dept., 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093-0114,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 2, 3,"bjrosen@cs.ucsd.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 3, 1,"Ken A. Dill"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 3, 2,"Univ. of CA, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chem., 3333 California St., Rm. 102, San Francisco, CA 94118     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 2, 3, 3,"dill@maxwell.ucsf.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 0, 1,"Complexity Comparisons of Random Search Algorithms in Global Optimization"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 0, 4,"To model practical random search algorithms more closely, we extend¨
the complexity analysis of pure adaptive search to include the¨
probability of accepting non-improving points. The analysis for¨
discrete global optimization shows that only a small probability of¨
sampling in the improving region is needed to dramatically improve¨
performance."
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 1, 1,"Birna P. Kristinsdottir"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of WA, IE Dept., Box 352650, Seattle, WA 98195     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 1, 3,"bpkice@u.washington.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 2, 1,"Zelda Zabinsky"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of WA, Dept. of IE, Box 352650, Seattle, WA 98195-2650,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 3, 2, 3,"zelda@u.washington.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 0, 1,"Difference of Convex Optimization Approaches to Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programming Problems"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 0, 4,"We present alternative DC optimization formulations for¨
quadratically constrained quadratic programs. Computational¨
experiments with an implemtation of a DC optimization algorithm will¨
be contrasted with polynomial programming procedures for this¨
problem."
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 1, 1,"Timothy Van Voorhis"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 1, 3,"timvan@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 2, 1,"Faiz Al-Khayyal"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 2, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 2, 3,"faiz@isye.gatech.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 3, 1,"Hoang Tuy"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 3, 2,"Hanoi Inst. of Math., Inst. of Math., Hanoi,              , Vietnam"
"1996110413:00","MC02","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC03","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC03","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC03"
"1996110413:00","MC03","C", 0, 0, 0,"Interior Point Methods"
"1996110413:00","MC03","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC03","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC03","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC03","G", 0, 0, 0,"Linear Programming"
"1996110413:00","MC03","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC03","I", 1, 0, 1,"Shinji Mizuno"
"1996110413:00","MC03","I", 1, 0, 2,"Inst. of Statistical Math., 4-6-7 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106,              , Japan"
"1996110413:00","MC03","I", 1, 0, 3,"mizuno@ism.ac.jp"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 0, 1,"Infeasible-Interior-Point Methods for Convex Programming Problems"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present several infeasible-interior-point primal-dual methods for¨
convex programming problems in conic form. The algorithms seek to¨
find either near-optimal solutions or strong-infeasibility detectors¨
in polynomial time, and are based on looking for a recession¨
direction in a certain convex set by minimizing a barrier function."
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 1, 1,"Yurii E. Nesterov"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 1, 2,"Catholic Univ. of Louvain, CORE 34, Voie du Roman Pays, Louvain-la-Neuve,    1348      , Belgium"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 1, 3,"nesterov@core.ucl.ac.be"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 2, 1,"Michael J. Todd"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 2, 2,"Cornell Univ., Sch. of OR/IE, Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801,"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 2, 3,"miketodd@cs.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 3, 1,"Yinyu Ye"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. of IA, Dept. of MS, S384 PBAB, Iowa City, IA 52242     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 1, 3, 3,"yyye@dollar.biz.uiowa.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 0, 1,"Predictor Corrector Methods for Semidefinite Programming"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 0, 4,"We discuss predictor-corrector primal-dual methods for the¨
semidefinite LP problem. We will discuss the various directions used¨
and present both polynomial feasible start and infeasible start¨
methods. We will also present some computational experience and¨
comparisons with methods based on the potential reduction strategy."
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 1, 1,"Chih-Jen Lin"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 1, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 2, 1,"Romesh Saigal"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 2, 2,", ,              ,"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 0, 1,"Local Convergence of Predictor-Corrector Infeasible-Interior-Point Algorithms for SDPs and Monotone SDLCPs"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 0, 4,"An example of SDPs exhibits a difficulty in the superlinear¨
convergence of a direct extension of the Mizuno-Todd-Ye¨
predictor-corrector algorithm for SPs to SDPs. Incorporating a¨
restriction on the generated sequence, we propose a superlinearly¨
convergent predictor-corrector algorithm for monotone SDLCPs."
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 1, 1,"Masakazu Kojima"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 1, 2,"Tokyo Inst. of Tech., Dept. of Math. & Comp. Sci., 2-12-1 Oh-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo,              , Japan 152"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 1, 3,"kojima@is.titech.ac.jp"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 2, 1,"Masayuki Shida"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 2, 2,"Kanagawa Univ., Dept. of Math., Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa,              , Japan 221"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 2, 3,"shida@is.titech.ac.jp"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 3, 1,"Susumu Shindoh"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 3, 2,"Ntl. Defense Academy, Dept. of Math. & Physics, Hashirimizu 1-10-20 Yokosuka, Kanagawa,              , Japan 239"
"1996110413:00","MC03","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC04","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC04","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC04"
"1996110413:00","MC04","C", 0, 0, 0,"Large-Scale Optimization & Applications"
"1996110413:00","MC04","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC04","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC04","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC04","G", 0, 0, 0,"Nonlinear Programming"
"1996110413:00","MC04","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC04","I", 1, 0, 1,"Yuying Li"
"1996110413:00","MC04","I", 1, 0, 2,"Cornell Univ., Comp. Sci. Dept., Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC04","I", 1, 0, 3,"yuying@cs.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 0, 1,"Solving Large-Scale Nonlinear Programs as Complementarity Problems"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 0, 4,"We detail how to reformulate a NLP as a mixed complementarity¨
problem. We show how this is carried out automatically from a¨
specification of the NLP in a modeling language such as GAMS. A¨
procedure carrying out this conversion automatically is described.¨
Some numerical results will be given."
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 1, 1,"Michael C. Ferris"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of WI, Comp. Sci. Dept., 1210 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 1, 3,"ferris@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 2, 1,"Jeffrey Horn"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of WI, Comp. Sci. Dept., 1210 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 1, 2, 3,"horn@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 0, 1,"Structure & Efficient Jacobian & Hessian Calculation"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 0, 4,"Large nonlinear optimizations problems and large nonlinear systems¨
of equations arising in important applications areas typically¨
exhibit structure in their derivative matrices. We discuss the¨
efficient calculation of large structured Jacobian & Hessian¨
matrices that arise in several application settings using the¨
techniques of automatic differentiation."
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 1, 1,"Thomas F. Coleman"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 1, 2,"Cornell Univ., Comp. Sci. Dept., Ctr. for Appl. Math., Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 1, 3,"coleman@cs.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 2, 1,"Arun Verma"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 2, 2,"Cornell Univ., Comp. Sci. Dept., 716 Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 2, 2, 3,"verma@cs.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 0, 1,"Large-Scale Optimization in Image Restoration"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 0, 4,"Image restoration can be formulated as a large-scale nonlinearly¨
constrained minimization problem using the minimal total variation¨
approach. We propose an iterative affine scaling minimization¨
algorithm for image restoration. Computational experience of the¨
proposed algorithm will be presented and the potential of parallel¨
computing for image restoration illustrated."
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 1, 1,"Thomas F. Coleman"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 1, 2,"Cornell Univ., Comp. Sci. Dept., Ctr. for Appl. Math., Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 1, 3,"coleman@cs.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 2, 1,"Yuying Li"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 2, 2,"Cornell Univ., Comp. Sci. Dept., Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC04","K", 3, 2, 3,"yuying@cs.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC05","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC05","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC05"
"1996110413:00","MC05","C", 0, 0, 0,"Error Bounds in Complementarity Problems"
"1996110413:00","MC05","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC05","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC05","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC05","G", 0, 0, 0,"Complementarity Problems"
"1996110413:00","MC05","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC05","I", 1, 0, 1,"Olvi L. Mangasarian"
"1996110413:00","MC05","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of WI, Comp. Sci. Dept., 1210 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC05","I", 1, 0, 3,"olvi@cs.wisc.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 0, 1,"On Error Bounds for Convex Inequality Systems"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 0, 4,"Using convex analysis, this presentation gives a unified treatment¨
of the existence of global error bounds for convex inequality¨
systems. Necessary and sufficient conditions are established and¨
specializations are obtained. Extending known results, these¨
conditions clearly depict the essential elements needed for convex¨
inequality systems to possess global error bounds."
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 1, 1,"Adrian S. Lewis"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of Combinatorics/Opt., Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 3G1"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 1, 3,"aslewis@orion.waterloo.ca"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 2, 1,"Jong-Shi Pang"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 2, 2,"Johns Hopkins Univ., Dept. of Math. Sci., Baltimore, MD 21218-2689,"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 1, 2, 3,"jsp@vicp.mts.jhu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 2, 0, 1,"Error Bounds Over Cones & Their Applications"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 2, 0, 4,"We discuss the issues of whether Hoffman type error bounds can be¨
extended to linear systems over the positive semidefinite matrix¨
cone and the second-order cone. We also discuss the applications of¨
these error bounds to the local analysis of some interior point¨
algorithms."
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 2, 1, 1,"Zhi-Quan Luo"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 2, 1, 2,"McMaster Univ., Comm. Research Lab., Rm. 225, Dept. of Elect. & Comp. Eng., Hamolton, Ontario,              , Canada L8S 4K1"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 2, 1, 3,"luozq@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 3, 0, 1,"Error Bounds for LCP/NCP Based on the Min Residual"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 3, 0, 4,"Error bounds for LCP/NCP based on the min residual, apart from its¨
use in the convergence analysis of projection-type solution methods,¨
are also useful for analyzing the growth rate of merit functions and¨
for characterizing Lipschitzian matrices. We will present recent¨
results for these error bounds."
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 3, 1, 1,"Paul Tseng"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of WA, Dept. of Math., GN-50, Seattle, WA 98195     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 3, 1, 3,"tseng@math.washington.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 4, 0, 1,"On the Pseudo-Lipschitzian Behavior of the Inverse of a Piecewise Affine Function"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 4, 0, 4,"For the inverse of a piecewise affine function, we discuss the¨
equivalence between psuedo-Lipschitzian, coherence and local one-to-¨
one properties. For the normal map corresponding to an affine¨
variational inequality, this equivalence reduces to a recent result¨
of Rockafellar & Dontchev."
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 4, 1, 1,"M. Seetharama Gowda"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 4, 1, 2,"UMBC, Dept. of Math. & Stats., Baltimore, MD 21228     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC05","K", 4, 1, 3,"gowda@math.umbc.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC06","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC06","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC06"
"1996110413:00","MC06","C", 0, 0, 0,"Heuristics for Integer Programming"
"1996110413:00","MC06","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC06","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC06","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC06","G", 0, 0, 0,"Integer Programming"
"1996110413:00","MC06","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC06","I", 1, 0, 1,"Monique Guignard"
"1996110413:00","MC06","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of OPIM, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6366,"
"1996110413:00","MC06","I", 1, 0, 3,"guignard@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 0, 1,"Relaxations & Metaheuristics for the 0-1 Hyperbolic Problem"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 0, 4,"This presentation extends a previous study providing lower and upper¨
bounds for the 0-1 hyperbolic problem. Coupled with Lagrangean¨
heuristics, tabu search speeds up the resolution of the Lagrangean¨
decomposition dual and yields good feasible solutions. The¨
comparison with other metaheuristics is also investigated.¨
Computational experiments are reported."
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 1, 1,"Patrick Boucher"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. de Paris-Nord, Institut Galilee, Ave. J.-B. Clement, 93439 Villetaneuse,              , France"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 1, 3,"patrick.boucher@ura1507.univ-paris"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 2, 1,"Anass Nagih"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. de Paris-Nord, Institut Galilee, Ave. J.-B. Clement, 93439 Villetaneuse,              , France"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 2, 3,"anass.nagih@ura1507.univ-paris"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 3, 1,"Gerard Plateau"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. de Paris-Nord, LIPN, CNRS URA 1507, Inst. Galilee, Ave. JB Clement, 03439 Villetaneuse,              , France"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 1, 3, 3,"gerard.plateau@ura1507.univ.paris.13.fr"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 2, 0, 1,"Ghost Image Methods for Integer Programming"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 2, 0, 4,"Ghost image processes encompass contrasting neural network models¨
(including Hopfield & Kohonen design) and establish a link to¨
adaptive memory procedures of tabu search. We identify how ghost¨
image processes can guide and modify cutting plane and B&B methods¨
for integer programming and report preliminary computational¨
results."
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 2, 1, 1,"Fred Glover"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of CO, Sch. of Bus., CP 419, Boulder, CO 80309-0419,"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 2, 1, 3,"fred.glover@colorado.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 0, 1,"The Laxy Lagrangean Heuristic"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 0, 4,"Lagrangean subproblems often yield almost feasible solutions. One¨
fixes integer variables appearing in satisfied constraints at their¨
current values, solves the remaining subproblem over the other¨
variables and follows with problem-dependent interchanges and¨
checks. This has proved extremely powerful for scheduling, location,¨
generalized assignment, hydroelectric and forest management¨
problems."
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 1, 1,"Monique Guignard"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of OPIM, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6366,"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 1, 3,"guignard@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 2, 1,"Emanuel Chajakis"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 2, 2,"Computer Command & Control Corp., 2300 Chestnut St., Ste. 230, Philadelphia, PA 19103     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 2, 3,"chajakis@cccc.com"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 3, 1,"Shunping Zhu"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 3, 2,"IBM, 2005 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 3, 3,"zhus@vnet.ibm.com"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 4, 1,"Huan Yan"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 4, 2,"Univ. of PA, Dept. of OPIM, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6366,"
"1996110413:00","MC06","K", 3, 4, 3,"yan88@opim.wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC07","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC07","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC07"
"1996110413:00","MC07","C", 0, 0, 0,"Scheduling in Practice II"
"1996110413:00","MC07","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC07","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","G", 0, 0, 0,"Sequencing & Scheduling"
"1996110413:00","MC07","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","I", 1, 0, 1,"Lei Lei"
"1996110413:00","MC07","I", 1, 0, 2,"Rutgers Univ., 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07102     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","I", 1, 0, 3,"llei@andromeda.rutgers.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 0, 1,"Configurable Scheduling Systems"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 0, 4,"Different scheduling domains invariably present different¨
decision-support challenges, making (re)configurability a key aspect¨
of scheduling system design. We advocate the use of ontologies¨
(implemented as layered class libraries) as means for achieving¨
component reuse and as a basis structuring (and simplifying) the¨
process of constructing domain-specific schedulers."
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 1, 1,"Stephen F. Smith"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 1, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., The Robotics Inst., 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 1, 3,"sfs@cs.cmu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 2, 1,"Marcel Becker"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 2, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 1, 2, 3,"mb81+@andrew.cmu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 0, 1,"ForestView: A System for Integrated Scheduling in Complex Manufacturing Domains"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 0, 4,"We describe a system called ForestView, a program for integrated¨
scheduling in paper manufacturing domains. ForestView is a decision-¨
support tool by which multiple asynchronous agents work together to¨
evolve a population of viable scheduling alternatives that are¨
consistent with the constraints and objectives of the manufacturer."
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 1, 1,"Seshashayee Murthy"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 1, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 2, 1,"John Rachlin"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 2, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 3, 1,"Fred Wu"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 3, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 4, 1,"Sarosh Talukdar"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 4, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 4, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 5, 1,"Martin Sturzenbecker"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 5, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 5, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 6, 1,"Rama Akkiraju"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 6, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 6, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 7, 1,"Robert Fuhrer"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 7, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 7, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 8, 1,"Alok Aggarwal"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 8, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 8, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 9, 1,"James Yeh"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 9, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2, 9, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2,10, 1,"Raymond Henry"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2,10, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2,10, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2,11, 1,"Ranga Jayaraman"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2,11, 2,"IBM, TJ Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 2,11, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 0, 1,"Cyclic Multi-Hoists Scheduling Problem Solved with a CLP Approach"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 0, 4,"We propose a model for solving the cyclic multi-hoists scheduling¨
problem. This approach takes account of the possible overlap of the¨
movement zones of hoists which share the same track. All the¨
possible risks of collision have been identified and can be resolved¨
with disjunctive constraints."
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 1, 1,"Christophe Varnier"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 1, 2,"Institut de Productique, Lab. d'Auto.de Besan, 25 rue A. Savary, 25000 Besan,              , France"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 2, 1,"Marie-Ange Manier"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 2, 2,"Belfort Technop, Lab. de Mechanique & Product., Espace Bartholdi BP525, 90016 Belfort,              , France"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 3, 1,"Pierre Baptiste"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 3, 2,"Institute de Productique, Lab. de Automatique, 25 rue A. Savary, 25000 Besan,              , France"
"1996110413:00","MC07","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC08","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC08","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC08"
"1996110413:00","MC08","C", 0, 0, 0,"TUTORIAL: Brownian Models of Processing Networks"
"1996110413:00","MC08","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC08","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110413:00","MC08","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC08","G", 0, 0, 0,"Processing Networks"
"1996110413:00","MC08","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC08","I", 1, 0, 1,"J. Michael Harrison"
"1996110413:00","MC08","I", 1, 0, 2,"Stanford Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Stanford, CA 94305-6015,"
"1996110413:00","MC08","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC08","K", 1, 0, 1,"TUTORIAL: Brownian Models of Processing Networks"
"1996110413:00","MC08","K", 1, 0, 4,"Stochastic processing networks, which include queueing networks as a¨
familiar special case, arise as models of material flow, data flow¨
and funds flow in structured technological systems. (Manufacturing¨
and data communications are the application domains most frequently¨
cited.) Flow management in stochastic processing networks may¨
involve dynamic routing, dynamic input control, dynamic resource¨
allocation or combinations thereof..."
"1996110413:00","MC08","K", 1, 1, 1,"J. Michael Harrison"
"1996110413:00","MC08","K", 1, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Grad. Sch. of Bus., Stanford, CA 94305-6015,"
"1996110413:00","MC08","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC10","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC10"
"1996110413:00","MC10","C", 0, 0, 0,"Airline Operations Planning & Control"
"1996110413:00","MC10","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Aviation Applications"
"1996110413:00","MC10","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC10","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","I", 1, 0, 1,"Gang Yu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of MS/IS, CBA 5.202, Austin, TX 78712-1175,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","I", 1, 0, 3,"yu@uts.cc.utexas.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 0, 1,"Aircraft Routing for Airlines' Irregular Operations Control"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present models, approximation and heuristics for system-wide¨
rescheduling of airline flights in response to aircraft shortages.¨
This problem is modeling and approximated with multi-commodity and¨
single-commodity minimum cost network flow formulations. Heuristics¨
are developed for generating good solutions."
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 1, 1,"Michael F. Arguello"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of TX, Ctr. of Cybernetic Studies, CBA 5.202, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 2, 1,"Gang Yu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of MS/IS, CBA 5.202, Austin, TX 78712-1175,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 2, 3,"yu@uts.cc.utexas.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 3, 1,"Jonathan F. Bard"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of Mech. Eng., ETC 5.126, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 1, 3, 3,"bard@mail.utexas.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Model for Estimating Block Times for Flight Operations"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 0, 4,"One difficulty in estimating flight time based on historical data is¨
an effect whereby pilots may speed up to meet the schedule. We¨
present a model that utilizes dynamic programming and aircraft¨
performance data to compute the most efficient flight times from a¨
fuel burn and aircraft utilization perspective."
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 1, 1,"Amit S. Mukherjee"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 1, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 2, 1,"Baoxing Tang"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 2, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 3, 0, 1,"Slot Swapping at American Airlines"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 3, 0, 4,"We review the problem of optimally assigning arrival slots to¨
flights delayed by ATCSCC's ground delay programs and propose a¨
solution algorithm. This algorithm allows the airlines to take¨
advantage of ATCSCC's new slot swapping rules that significantly¨
reduce flight delays and responds to ground delay programs more¨
effectively."
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 3, 1, 1,"Bor-Ruey Fu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 3, 1, 2,"American Airlines, PO Box 619616, MD 870 GSWFA, DFW Airport, TX 75261-9616,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 3, 1, 3,"brfu@sdt.com"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 0, 1,"Flight Cancellation & Schedule Recovery During Airline Irregular Operations"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 0, 4,"Delays and cancellations caused by poor weather generally create¨
propagation effects on the existing airline schedule. This¨
presentation examines the problem of selecting 'recoverable'¨
cancellations which reduce or eliminate the propagation effect.¨
Real-time aircraft routings and crew schedules are considered in the¨
selection process."
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 1, 1,"Debra J. Hoitomt"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 1, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 2, 1,"Steven T. Morley"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 2, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 3, 1,"Raj A. Sivakumar"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 3, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 4, 1,"Nirup Krishnamurthy"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 4, 2,"United Airlines, Inc., World Headquarters WHQKB, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL 60666     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 4, 4, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 0, 1,"Real-Time Crew Management Decision Support System Development for Irregular Operations"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 0, 4,"Airline operations control is one of the most complicated processes¨
in the industry due to intricate flight schedule, scarce and tightly¨
coupled resources, various restrictions enforced by FAA and dynamic¨
operational environment. We present an optimization framework for¨
real-time crew management DSSs for irregular operations. This system¨
is currently under development for Continental Airlines."
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 1, 1,"Gang Yu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 1, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of MS/IS, CBA 5.202, Austin, TX 78712-1175,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 1, 3,"yu@uts.cc.utexas.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 2, 1,"Guo Wei"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 2, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of MSIS, CBA 5.202, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 3, 1,"Mark Song"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 3, 2,"Caleb Tech. Corp., Kaleido II, Ste. 420, 9390 Research Blvd., Austin, TX 78759     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC10","K", 5, 3, 3,"msong@caleb-tech.com"
"1996110413:00","MC11","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC11","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC11"
"1996110413:00","MC11","C", 0, 0, 0,"Hybrid Intelligent Systems"
"1996110413:00","MC11","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS CSTS"
"1996110413:00","MC11","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC11","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC11","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC11","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC11","I", 1, 0, 1,"Dan Zhu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of IA, Coll. of Bus., Pappajohn Bldg., Iowa City, IA 52242     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","I", 1, 0, 3,"dan-zhu@uiowa.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 0, 1,"Modeling, Specifying & Analyzing Workflows"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 0, 4,"Workflows have recently emerged as an useful tool for studying¨
organizational processes. We model workflows as extended¨
transactions and specify them using a construct called flow graph.¨
Subsequently, based on our specification model, we present certain¨
algorithms useful for analyzing workflow properties."
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 1, 1,"Anindya Datta"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of AZ, Dept. of MIS, 320 McClelland Hall, Tucson, AZ 85721     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 1, 3,"adatta@loochi.bpa.arizona.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 2, 1,"Amit Basu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 2, 2,"Vanderbilt Univ., Dept. of Mgmt., Nashville, TN 37203     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 1, 2, 3,"amit.basu.1@vanderbilt.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 0, 1,"Negotiation Modeling in Virtual Enterprises"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 0, 4,"A virtual enterprise is formed by different partner companies. Each¨
has its own set of constraints and goals. Negotiation between¨
partner companies often occurs when constraints and goals are¨
conflicting. To improve the efficiency of the negotiation process in¨
a virtual enterprise, an intelligent model to represent the¨
negotiation process among partner companies is proposed..."
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 1, 1,"David He"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of IA, Dept. of IE, Iowa City, IA 52242     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 1, 3,"wehe@icaen.uiowa.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 2, 1,"Andrew Kusiak"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of IA, Dept. of IE, Iowa City, IA 52242     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 3, 0, 1,"Information Discovery & Visualization for Decision-Making Support"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 3, 0, 4,"With increasing amounts of data, decision making becomes¨
overwhelming because few information can be obtained or conveyed¨
directly from the sea of data. How to discover important and¨
relevant information, as well as how to represent this information¨
in a comprehensible way, becomes vital and urgent. Knowledge¨
discovery in databases techniques and information visualization¨
methods are used..."
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 3, 1, 1,"Ping Zhang"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 3, 1, 2,"Syracuse Univ., Sch. of Info. Studies, Syracuse, NY 13244     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 3, 1, 3,"pzhang@mailbox.syr.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 0, 1,"A Multi-Heuristic Schedule Generation Approach for Constrained Project Scheduling"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 0, 4,"We evaluate the performance of a combination rule for the resource-¨
constrained project scheduling problem with cash flows for¨
maximizing the net present value of a project. One among 6 simple¨
heuristics is selected within the combination rule at each¨
iteration. Experimental results on randomly generated problems¨
indicate that the proposed method outperforms each invidual¨
heuristic running alone.
"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 1, 1,"Dan Zhu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of IA, Coll. of Bus., Pappajohn Bldg., Iowa City, IA 52242     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 1, 3,"dan-zhu@uiowa.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 2, 1,"Rema Padman"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 2, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Heinz Sch., Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 2, 3,"rp25@andrew.cmu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 3, 1,"Gerald L. Thompson"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 3, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., GSIA, Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC11","K", 4, 3, 3,"gt04@andrew.cmu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC12","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC12","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC12"
"1996110413:00","MC12","C", 0, 0, 0,"Sensitivity Analysis & DA"
"1996110413:00","MC12","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Decision Analysis Society"
"1996110413:00","MC12","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC12","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC12","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC12","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC12","I", 1, 0, 1,"Terry Reilly"
"1996110413:00","MC12","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of OR, Lundquist Coll. of Bus., Eugene, OR 97403-1208,"
"1996110413:00","MC12","I", 1, 0, 3,"reilly@euclid.uoregon.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 0, 1,"Approximating Nondominated Sets in Continuous Problems"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 0, 4,"An important part of sensitivity analysis is the computation of¨
nondominated sets. This helps us to discard definitely bad¨
alternatives when there is imprecision in the utility and the prior.¨
We provide a simulation-based approach to the problem in continuous¨
settings and illustrate it with several examples."
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 1, 1,"David Rios Insua"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 1, 2,"UPM, Dept. of AI, Campus de Montegancedo, 28660 Madrid,              , Spain"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 1, 3,"david@iami.mi.cnr.it"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 2, 1,"Concha Bielza"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 2, 2,"UPM, Dept of AI, Campus de Montegancedo, 28660 Madrid,              , Spain"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 2, 3,"mcbielza@fi.upm.es"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 3, 1,"Jacinto Martin"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 3, 2,"UPM, Dept. of AI, Campus de Montegancedo, 28660 Madrid,              , Spain"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 3, 3,"jrmartin@fi.upm.es"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 4, 1,"Peter Muller"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 4, 2,"Duke Univ., ISDS, Durham, NC 27708-0251,"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 1, 4, 3,"pm@isds.duke edu"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 0, 1,"Do Sensitivity Analyses Really Capture Problem Sensitivity? An Empirical Analysis Based on Information Value"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 0, 4,"How well do 1- and 2-way SAs capture the overall sensitivity of¨
a decision problem to its input parameters? Using information value¨
as the gold standard, we examined SAs from 25 published decision¨
analyses. One- and 2-way SAs overstate problem sensitivity in¨
conformance with the flat maximum principle."
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 1, 1,"James C. Felli"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 1, 2,"Naval Postgrad. Sch., DRMI 64F1, Monterey, CA 93943     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 1, 3,"jcfelli@nps.navy.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 2, 1,"Gordon B. Hazen"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 2, 2,"Northwestern Univ., IE/MS Dept., Evanston, IL 60208-3119,"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Survey of Fitting Techniques"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 0, 4,"Using Gaussian quadrature methods, 3-point (k-point) discrete¨
approximations can be constructed that match the first 5 (2k-1)¨
moments of a distribution. A difficulty arises in applications since¨
one rarely knows the exact moments. We investigate the sensitivity¨
to fitting moments when using different estimation techniques, e.g.,¨
linear interpolation and splines."
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 1, 1,"Terry Reilly"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of OR, Lundquist Coll. of Bus., Eugene, OR 97403-1208,"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 1, 3,"reilly@euclid.uoregon.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 2, 1,"Audun Runde"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of OR, Lundquist Coll. of Bus., Eugene, OR 97403-1208,"
"1996110413:00","MC12","K", 3, 2, 3,"runde@darkwing.uoregon.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC13","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC13","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC13"
"1996110413:00","MC13","C", 0, 0, 0,"Artificial Intelligence for Management Science II"
"1996110413:00","MC13","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College of Artificial Intelligence"
"1996110413:00","MC13","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC13","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","I", 1, 0, 1,"Michael J. Shaw"
"1996110413:00","MC13","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of IL, 350 Commerce W, MC 706, Champaign, IL 61820     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","I", 1, 0, 3,"mshaw@lucky.im.ntu.edu."
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Capacitated P-Median Problem: A Neural Network Solution Approach"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 0, 4,"We present a neural network structure to model and solve the¨
capacitated p-median problem. The approach illustrates a one to one¨
mapping between the problem structure and the neural network¨
structure. Learning by the neural network is based on sensitivity¨
analysis and is achieved by modifying the weights..."
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 1, 1,"Samit Soni"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 1, 2,"OH State Univ., Dept. of Acct. & MIS, Fisher Coll. of Bus., Columbus, OH 43210     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 2, 1,"Varghese S. Jacob"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 2, 2,"OH State Univ., Dept. of Acct. & MIS, Fisher Coll. of Bus., Columbus, OH 43210     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 3, 1,"Hasan Pirkul"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 3, 2,"OH State Univ., Dept. of Acct. & MIS, Fisher Coll. of Bus., Columbus, OH 43210     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 2, 0, 1,"Towards a DSS for Supply Chain Network Design"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 2, 0, 4,"We describe a framework and preliminary results for a manufacturer¨
DSS that supports supply chain network organizational design. The¨
rule-based expert system applies principles from transaction cost¨
economics to suggest governance structures (vertical integration,¨
etc.) for relationships with network partners that provides¨
sufficient control at minimal bureaucracy costs."
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 2, 1, 1,"Troy J. Strader"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, Beckman Inst., Urbana, IL 61801     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Multi-Agent Approach to Managing Supply-Chain Networks"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 0, 4,"SCNs provide a framework for inter- and intra-organizational¨
coordination. SCNs and the underlying business processes can greatly¨
benefit from IT such as EDI, internet and intranet. This¨
presentation will describe a multi-agent approach to modeling and¨
evaluating SCNs."
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 1, 1,"Michael J. Shaw"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, 350 Commerce W, MC 706, Champaign, IL 61820     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 1, 3,"mshaw@lucky.im.ntu.edu."
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 2, 1,"William Fulkerson"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 2, 2,"John Deere & Co., Comp. Info. Systems, John Deere Rd., Moline, IL 61265-8098,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 3, 1,"F. Lin"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 3, 2,"Univ. of IL, ,              ,"
"1996110413:00","MC13","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC14","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC14","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC14"
"1996110413:00","MC14","C", 0, 0, 0,"Analytical Advances in Waste Remediation"
"1996110413:00","MC14","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on ENRE"
"1996110413:00","MC14","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC14","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC14","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC14","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC14","I", 1, 0, 1,"Jack A. Jackson"
"1996110413:00","MC14","I", 1, 0, 2,"AFIT/ENS, 2950 P St., Bldg. 640, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","I", 1, 0, 3,"jjackson@afit.af.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 0, 1,"Estimation & Prediction of Groundwater Containment Level"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 0, 4,"Prediction of the groundwater contaminant level is a difficult task,¨
given the uncertainty of time and amount of contaminants released.¨
Our stochastic model anticipates random contamination levels at any¨
point in the future. It is integrated into an optimization procedure¨
that controls the remediation cost and the contaminant level."
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 1, 1,"Pu P. Wang"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of AL, PO Box 870350, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0278,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 2, 1,"Chunmiao Zheng"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of AL, Dept. of Geology, PO Box 870350, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 1, 2, 3,"czheng@hydro.geo.ua.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 0, 1,"Decision Support System to Optimize Site Characterization Activities in Compliance with CERCLA"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 0, 4,"We have developed decision support models to choose between feasible¨
waste remediation alternatives at 5 decision points during site¨
characterization activities in the RIFS process. Tradeoffs between¨
the value of a reduction in the uncertainty against the added time¨
and cost of further analysis and testing were performed."
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 1, 1,"Daniel J. Clairmont"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 1, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., Bldg. 640, WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 1, 3,"dclairmo@afit.af.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 2, 1,"Jack M. Kloeber, Jr."
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 2, 2,"AFIT/ENV, 2950 P St., Bldg. 640, WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 2, 2, 3,"jklwber@afit.af.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 0, 1,"Elements of Risk in Emerging Soil Remediation Techniques"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 0, 4,"This study centers on the identification of and quantification of¨
risk elements in emerging soil remediation techniques. A risk module¨
is developed in relation to a larger analysis procedure supporting¨
DoE decision makers in discriminating between competing¨
technological approaches. Results are presented in a pilot study¨
implemented for the DoE."
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 1, 1,"Thomas J. Timmerman"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 1, 2,"AFIT/ENS, 2950 P St., APAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 1, 3,"ttimmerm@afit.af.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 2, 1,"Richard F. Deckro"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 2, 2,"AFIT/ENS, 2950 P St., WPAFB, OH 45433     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 2, 3,"rdeckro@afit.af.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 3, 1,"Jack A. Jackson"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 3, 2,"AFIT/ENS, 2950 P St., Bldg. 640, WPAFB, OH 45433-7765,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 3, 3, 3,"jjackson@afit.af.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 4, 0, 1,"Modeling Issues in Competitive Electricity Markets"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 4, 0, 4,"Restructuring of electricity markets is expected to lower consumer¨
prices. This presentation will address quantitative impacts of¨
restructuring proposals. The effects of spot market pricing with¨
competitively acquired generation will be described using a general¨
equilibria model of energy markets."
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 4, 1, 1,"Robert T. Eynon"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 4, 1, 2,"US Dept. of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, EIA, Washington, DC 20585-0689,"
"1996110413:00","MC14","K", 4, 1, 3,"reynon@eia.doe.gov"
"1996110413:00","MC15","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC15","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC15"
"1996110413:00","MC15","C", 0, 0, 0,"Improving Measurement & Tracking of Health Status"
"1996110413:00","MC15","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Health Applicatins"
"1996110413:00","MC15","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC15","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC15","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC15","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC15","I", 1, 0, 1,"David Zalkind"
"1996110413:00","MC15","I", 1, 0, 2,"George Washington Univ., Dept. of MS, Washington, DC 20052     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC15","I", 1, 0, 3,"dlz@gwuvm.gwu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 1, 0, 1,"Improving Health Status of AIDS/HIV Patients Using Neural Networks"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 1, 0, 4,"This study attempts to plan an optimal strategy for improving a¨
perceived health status of patients with AIDS/HIV. Instead of using¨
a traditional Regression Analysis, a Neural Network technique willl¨
be utilized to analyze the ASCUS data in terms of social structure¨
(Access, Equity, and Finance) and Demographics."
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 1, 1, 1,"Changwon Lee"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 1, 1, 2,"St. Louis Univ., Comp. & Info. Sys., 5132 Waterman #302, St. Louis, MO 63108     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 1, 1, 3,"l33c2@sluvca.slu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 2, 0, 1,"Improving Throughput in the NHANES Mobile Evaluation Centers"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 2, 0, 4,"Discussion of heuristics for improving the sequencing and scheduling¨
of subjects for health interviews and physical examinations for the¨
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey."
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 2, 1, 1,"David Zalkind"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 2, 1, 2,"George Washington Univ., Dept. of MS, Washington, DC 20052     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC15","K", 2, 1, 3,"dlz@gwuvm.gwu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC16","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC16","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC16"
"1996110413:00","MC16","C", 0, 0, 0,"Location Models"
"1996110413:00","MC16","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Location Analysis"
"1996110413:00","MC16","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC16","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC16","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC16","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC16","I", 1, 0, 1,"Oded Berman"
"1996110413:00","MC16","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Fac. of Mgmt., 105 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3E6"
"1996110413:00","MC16","I", 1, 0, 3,"berman@fmgmt.mgmt.utoronto.ca"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 0, 1,"Location of Retail Facilities Under Conditions of Uncertainty"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 0, 4,"Models for the optimal location of retail facilities are premised on¨
current market conditions. We incorporate future market conditions¨
into the model. Future market conditions are analyzed as a set of¨
several possible scenarios. The objective is the minimax regret¨
objective which is widely used in DA. To illustrate the models, an¨
example problem is analyzed and solved in detail."
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 1, 1,"Tammy Drezner"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 1, 2,"CA State Univ., Sch. of Mgmt., Carson, CA 90747     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 2, 1,"Zvi Drezner"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 2, 2,"CA State Univ., Dept. of MS/IS, Fullerton, CA 92634     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 1, 2, 3,"drezner@fullerton.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Dynamic Programming-Based Heuristic for the P-Median Problem"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 0, 4,"A restricted state space dynamic programming-based heuristic for the¨
P-median problem is outlined. Properties of the algorithm are¨
discussed. The approach identifies a large number of solutions which¨
perform well and regions in which it is desirable to locate¨
facilities. Computational results from 3 test problems are¨
discussed."
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 1, 1,"Michelle Hribar"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 1, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Dept. of Elec. Eng./Comp. Sci., Evanston, IL 60208     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 2, 1,"Mark S. Daskin"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 2, 2,"Northwestern Univ., IE/MS Dept., Evanston, IL 60208     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 2, 2, 3,"msdaskin@casbah.acns.nwu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 0, 1,"Locating Home Bases of Multiple Non-Cooperative Servers on a Line"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 0, 4,"We explore the optimal home-base location of multiple servers on a¨
line. Demand location is random. Servers do not cooperate, so each¨
server is allocated several contiguous demand points. The goal is to¨
minimize the expected travel time to the next reque."
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 1, 1,"Xinjian Lu"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of MS, Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 3G1"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 2, 1,"Yigal Gerchak"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of MS, Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 3G1"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 4, 0, 1,"Minimax Regret Location Problems on Networks Under Uncertainty"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 4, 1, 1,"Igor Averbakh"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Div. of Mgmt. & Econ., 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, Ontario,              , Canada M1C 1A4"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 4, 1, 3,"averbakh@lake.scar.utoronto.ca"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 4, 2, 1,"Oded Berman"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of Toronto, Fac. of Mgmt., 105 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario,              , Canada M5S 3E6"
"1996110413:00","MC16","K", 4, 2, 3,"berman@fmgmt.mgmt.utoronto.ca"
"1996110413:00","MC17","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC17","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC17"
"1996110413:00","MC17","C", 0, 0, 0,"Marketing Models"
"1996110413:00","MC17","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Marketing"
"1996110413:00","MC17","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC17","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC17","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC17","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC17","I", 1, 0, 1,"Vithala R. Rao"
"1996110413:00","MC17","I", 1, 0, 2,"Cornell Univ., 529 Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","I", 1, 0, 3,"vrao@johnson.cprnell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 0, 1,"Leasing Solves the Lemons Problem: Theory & Evidence"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 0, 4,"In his seminal article of 1970, Akerlof argued that the used car¨
market is not efficient because of the adverse selection problem. We¨
explore the role of new car leasing in solving the adverse selection¨
problem in the used car market. First, we show that in the absence¨
of moral hazard considerations, the leasing equilibrium mimics the¨
sales equilibrium under full information..."
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 1, 1,"Rahul Guha"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 1, 2,"Cornell Univ., 104 Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 1, 3,"rahul@johnson.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 2, 1,"Michael Waldman"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 2, 2,"Cornell Univ., 104 Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 1, 2, 3,"waldman@johnson.cornell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Market Demand Model for a Preannounced Product"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 0, 4,"We develop a new model for market demand for a preannounced new¨
product. The model considers 3 customer heterogenity factors: risk¨
aversion, performance perceptions of new and old products and¨
availability. Results of numerical analysis of the model and a¨
small-scale pilot study will be presented."
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 1, 1,"J. Eliashberg"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of PA, The Wharton Sch., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6371,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 1, 3,"eliashberg@wharton.upenn.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 2, 1,"Vithala R. Rao"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 2, 2,"Cornell Univ., 529 Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 2, 3,"vrao@johnson.cprnell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 3, 1,"Talia Rymon"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 3, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., GSIA, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 2, 3, 3,"rymon@andrew.cmu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Bargaining Model for the Terms of Trade Promotions"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 0, 4,"Trade promotions have grown as a percentage of the marketing budget.¨
This has spurred academic interest in such issues as a manufacturer¨
motivation for offering trade deals, retailer responses to them and¨
empirical methods of measuring trade deal effectiveness. What has¨
received less systematic attention is the manufacturers' choice from¨
among various common forms of trade deals..."
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 1, 1,"Paul R. Messinger"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 1, 2,"Washington Univ., Olin Sch. of Bus., Box 1133, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 1, 3,"messing4er@olin.wustl.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 2, 1,"Vithala R. Rao"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 2, 2,"Cornell Univ., 529 Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4201,"
"1996110413:00","MC17","K", 3, 2, 3,"vrao@johnson.cprnell.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC18","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC18","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC18"
"1996110413:00","MC18","C", 0, 0, 0,"Multi-Level Production/Distribution Systems"
"1996110413:00","MC18","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing Management"
"1996110413:00","MC18","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC18","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC18","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC18","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC18","I", 1, 0, 1,"Leroy B. Schwarz"
"1996110413:00","MC18","I", 1, 0, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC18","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 0, 1,"Dynamic Delivery Routing & Inventory Allocation in a One-Warehouse, N-Retailer Distribution System"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 0, 4,"We model a dynamic routing and allocation problem in a one-warehouse¨
N-retailer distribution system operating in a periodic-review model¨
to study the cost-reduction effect of dynamic routing. The optimal¨
routing policy is identified and efficient heuristics are developed¨
and evaluated for the inventory allocation and system replenishment¨
problem."
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 1, 1,"Sangwook Park"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 1, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 2, 1,"Leroy B. Schwarz"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 2, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 3, 1,"James E. Ward"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 3, 2,"Purdue Univ., Krannert Sch. of Mgmt., W Lafayette, IN 47906     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 1, 3, 3,"j27401@mgmt.purdue.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 2, 0, 1,"Leadtimes, Batch Sizes, Demand Information & Supply Chain Performance"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 2, 0, 4,"We consider a multi-stage serial system with random demand. Each¨
stage uses a reorder-point, order-quantity policy. For fixed order¨
quantities, we show how to determine the optimal reorder points. We¨
then use this result to show how changes in lead times, batch sizes¨
and demand information (global or local) affect supply chain¨
performance."
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 2, 1, 1,"Fangruo Chen"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 2, 1, 2,"Columbia Univ., Sch. of Bus., New York, NY 10027     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 2, 1, 3,"fchen@research.gsb.columbia.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 0, 1,"Centralization of Stocks: Retailers vs. Manufacturer"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 0, 4,"In a system consisting of multiple retailers, centralization of¨
stocks decreases total costs and increases total profits is well¨
known from standard inventory literature. However, does¨
centralization benefit the manufacturer who wishes to increase¨
market share (or expected revenues) when unsatisfied customers are¨
considered lost sale? We show that centralization does not always¨
benefit the manufacturer."
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 1, 1,"Ravi Anupindi"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 1, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Kellogg Grad. Sch. of Bus Adm., Evanston, IL 60208     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 2, 1,"Yehuda Bassok"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 2, 2,"Northwestern Univ., Dept. of IE/MS, Evanston, IL 60208-3119,"
"1996110413:00","MC18","K", 3, 2, 3,"bassok@iems.nwu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC19","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC19","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC19"
"1996110413:00","MC19","C", 0, 0, 0,"Empirical Research in Operations Management"
"1996110413:00","MC19","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Manufacturing & Service Operations Management"
"1996110413:00","MC19","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC19","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","I", 1, 0, 1,"Vinod R. Singhal"
"1996110413:00","MC19","I", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","I", 1, 0, 3,"vinod.singhal@mgt.gatech.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 0, 1,"Empirical Research on Manufacturing Performance Outcomes"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 0, 4,"We describe the result of Phase I of an NSF-funded research study of¨
manufacturing performance tradeoffs. Results include the development¨
and testing of a new theory which considers conformance quality,¨
performance quality and throughput time as drivers of other¨
performance outcomes including cost, flexibility and delivery."
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 1, 1,"Roger Schroeder"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of MN, 332 Mgmt. & Econ. Bldg., 271 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 1, 3,"rschroeder@scsom.umn.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 2, 1,"E. James Flynn"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 2, 2,"IA State Univ., Ames, IA 50011     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 3, 1,"Barbara Flynn"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 3, 2,"IA State Univ., Mgmt. Dept., 300 Carver Hall, Ames, IA 50011     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 4, 1,"David Hollingworth"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 4, 2,"Univ. of MN, Carlson Sch. of Mgmt., Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 1, 4, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 2, 0, 1,"World Class Manufacturing: An Overview of 10 Years of Empirical Research"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 2, 0, 4,"This presentation will report on a series of studies, captured¨
collectively under the rubric of world class manufacturing. Using¨
methods traigulation, I will pull together a 10-year history of my¨
cases, survey and action research. Consistent and cumulative results¨
that contribute to the understanding of world class manufacturing¨
will be presented."
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 2, 1, 1,"Aleda V. Roth"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of NC, Kenan-Flagler Bus. Sch., Dept. of Op. Mgmt., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 2, 1, 3,"rotha.bsacdl.@mhs.unc.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 0, 1,"Work Team Implementation Phases & Their Quality Impact: A Longitudinal Field Study"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 0, 4,"We report the findings of a study aimed at identifying different¨
phases in the process of work team implementation and examining¨
their impact on quality. The research site is a unionized electro-¨
mechanical plant operated by a division of a Fortune 500 company."
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 1, 1,"Rajiv Banker"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of MN, Carlson Sch. of Mgmt., Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 1, 3,"rbanker@csom.umn.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 2, 1,"Joy Field"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 2, 2,"Univ. of MN, Carlson Sch. of Mgmt., Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 3, 1,"Roger Schroeder"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 3, 2,"Univ. of MN, 332 Mgmt. & Econ. Bldg., 271 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 3, 3,"rschroeder@scsom.umn.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 4, 1,"Kingshuk Sinha"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 4, 2,"Univ. of MN, Carlson Sch. of Mgmt., Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 3, 4, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 0, 1,"Firm Characteristics, Total Quality Management & Financial Performance: An Empirical Investigation"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 0, 4,"We present results from a study that relates the financial¨
performance from effective TQM programs to various firm¨
characteristics. The characteristics examined are firm size, degree¨
of capital intensity, degree of diversification, the timing of TQM¨
implementation and the maturity of the TQM program."
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 1, 1,"Kevin B. Hendricks"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 1, 2,"Coll. of William & Mary, Sch. of Bus., PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 1, 3,"kbhend@dogwood.tyler.wm.edu kbhend@mailwm.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 2, 1,"Vinod R. Singhal"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 2, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of Mgmt., Atlanta, GA 30332     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC19","K", 4, 2, 3,"vinod.singhal@mgt.gatech.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC20","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC20","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC20"
"1996110413:00","MC20","C", 0, 0, 0,"Oak Ridge Projects II"
"1996110413:00","MC20","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Military Applications Society"
"1996110413:00","MC20","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC20","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC20","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC20","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC20","I", 1, 0, 1,"Dean S. Hartley, III"
"1996110413:00","MC20","I", 1, 0, 2,"Oak Ridge Ntl. Lab., Ctr. Modeling, Sim. & Gaming, 1099 Commerce Park, Oak Ridge, TN 37830     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC20","I", 1, 0, 3,"dhz@ornl.gov"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 1, 0, 1,"Teaching Mission Planning with the Aid of Computer-Based Technology"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 1, 0, 4,"The Marines are looking for a few good men who don't need to be told¨
what to think, but can extrapolate properly from the commander's¨
guidance. Teaching this is a challenge."
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 1, 1, 1,"Cathy Snyder"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 1, 1, 2,"Oak Ridge Ntl. Lab., 1099 Commerce Park, MS 7622, Oak Ridge, TN 37830     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 2, 0, 1,"Scoping Out the Problem of Modeling Operations Other Than War"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 2, 0, 4,"The results of conferences on modeling OOTW and research on the¨
requirements and possible solutions will be presented. This work was¨
sponsored by the US Pacific Command, which is vitally interested in¨
OOTW."
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 2, 1, 1,"Dean S. Hartley, III"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 2, 1, 2,"Oak Ridge Ntl. Lab., Ctr. Modeling, Sim. & Gaming, 1099 Commerce Park, Oak Ridge, TN 37830     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 2, 1, 3,"dhz@ornl.gov"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 0, 1,"Army National Guard Reduces Simulator Operating Costs with Optimization Models"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 0, 4,"In the near future, the US Army National Guard Bureau will field 21¨
high-fidelity mobile simulators. We sequentially solve location and¨
routing models to determine where to station each simulator and how¨
to efficiently route them. Our solution will reduce the operating¨
costs by $8.6 million/year and was reviewed and approved by the Army¨
National Guard Bureau."
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 1, 1,"Katta G. Murty"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of MI, Dept. of IOE, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117,"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 1, 3,"murty@engin.umich.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 2, 1,"Phillip A. Djang"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 2, 2,"USATRACWSMR, Attn: ATRC-WGA, WSMR, NM 88002-5502,"
"1996110413:00","MC20","K", 3, 2, 3,"djang@trac.wsmr.army.mil"
"1996110413:00","MC23","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC23","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC23"
"1996110413:00","MC23","C", 0, 0, 0,"Analyses of Education Policy"
"1996110413:00","MC23","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Public Programs & Processes"
"1996110413:00","MC23","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC23","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC23","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC23","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC23","I", 1, 0, 1,"Mark Freeman"
"1996110413:00","MC23","I", 1, 0, 2,"OH State Univ., 2988 Neil Ave. #111-A, Columbus, OH 43202     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC23","I", 1, 0, 3,"freeman.90@osu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Summary of DEA Studies to Evaluate Secondary Schools in Texas"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 0, 4,"A panel at the INFORMS Washington meeting pointed to improvements in¨
methods of evaluating educational activities as being in need of¨
attention from the OR/MS community. We summarize results obtained¨
using DEA to evaluate secondary schools in Texas as examples of what¨
might be done."
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 1, 1,"Victor Arnold"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of TX at Austin, Grad. School of Bus., Austin, TX 73712-1174,"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 2, 1,"I. Bardhan"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 2, 2,"Mgmt. Sci. Assoc., 6565 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 3, 1,"William W. Cooper"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. of TX, Grad. School of Bus., CBA 4.202, Austin, TX 78727     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 4, 1,"Subal Kumbhakar"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 4, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of Economics, ECB 3.126, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 1, 4, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 2, 0, 1,"Inter-District Fiscal Equity in Utah: Updates & Extensions"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 2, 0, 4,"We build on earlier work by Walters & Freeman (1993) to first update¨
the earlier work in light of policy changes implemented in Utah to¨
improve inter-district equity in school finance and then explore the¨
relationship between funding levels and educational outcomes. Using¨
innovative applications of DEA to index and compare tax capacity,¨
tax effort and equity levels, the study provides a much richer¨
assessment of spending levels and equity..."
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 2, 1, 1,"L. C. Walters"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 2, 1, 2,"Brigham Young Univ., Inst. of Public Mgmt., Provo, UT 84602     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 2, 1, 3,"lcwalter@acd1.byu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 3, 0, 1,"The Impact of Government Subsidies on College & University Resource Allocation: Evidence from a Fixed-Effects Model"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 3, 0, 4,"Currently, the federal government and a number of state governments¨
are considering substantial changes in the level and scope of higher¨
education funding. To date, few analyses have explored the impact of¨
government subsidies on college and university resource allocations.¨
Consequently, assessing the full impact of proposed changes in¨
government higher education funding is currently hampered..."
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 3, 1, 1,"Mark Freeman"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 3, 1, 2,"OH State Univ., 2988 Neil Ave. #111-A, Columbus, OH 43202     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC23","K", 3, 1, 3,"freeman.90@osu.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC24","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC24","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC24"
"1996110413:00","MC24","C", 0, 0, 0,"Real-Time Control of Freight Operations"
"1996110413:00","MC24","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Railroad Applications"
"1996110413:00","MC24","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC24","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC24","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC24","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC24","I", 1, 0, 1,"Warren B. Powell"
"1996110413:00","MC24","I", 1, 0, 2,"Princeton Univ., Dept. of CE & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC24","I", 1, 0, 3,"powell@princeton.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 1, 0, 1,"Automated Blocking for the Norfolk Southern Railroad"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 1, 0, 4,"A newly developed and implemented system for rail car classification¨
is described. The system relies on shortes path routing through a¨
network of railroad blocks, replacing a large, manually maintained¨
system. We also discuss an extension of the system which considers a¨
time-space network, enabling a tradeoff among time, mileage and¨
costs in routing decisions."
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 1, 1, 1,"Roger W. Baugher"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 1, 1, 2,"Norfolk Southern RR, 185 Building, Spring St., SW Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30303     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 2, 0, 1,"Managing Data for Real-Time Systems"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 2, 0, 4,"The implementation of a real-time dispatch system requires close¨
attention to identifying the data needs and ensuring that the right¨
data gets into the system. We report on our experiences in a¨
successful implementation of a real-time dispatch system for drayage¨
optimization and discuss the data issues from a systems perspective."
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 2, 1, 1,"Bruce Cox"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 2, 1, 2,"Triple Crown Services Inc., 6920 Pointe Inverness Way, Ste. 300, Fort Wayne, IN 46804     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 3, 0, 1,"Locomotive Scheduling: System Design for Resiliency"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 3, 0, 4,"Union Pacific Railroad has used an optimization system as part of¨
its locomotive scheduling process for nearly 10 years. We examine¨
this system from the viewpoint of identifying the features that¨
permitted the system to adapt to 3 rail system expansions,¨
locomotive technology changes and management policy changes during¨
this period."
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 3, 1, 1,"Howard A. Rosen"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 3, 1, 2,"ALK  Associates, 1000 Herrontown Rd., Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 4, 0, 1,"Modeling Issues for Real-Time Operations"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 4, 0, 4,"The development of models and algorithms for real-time operations¨
has to reflect the realities of implementing these systems in a¨
real-world setting. I review a series of projects being undertaken¨
by CASTLE Lab, and focus in particular on the issue of modeling for¨
diagnostics and the impact of data issues on the mathematical¨
formulation."
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 4, 1, 1,"Warren B. Powell"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 4, 1, 2,"Princeton Univ., Dept. of CE & OR, Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC24","K", 4, 1, 3,"powell@princeton.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC25","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC25","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC25"
"1996110413:00","MC25","C", 0, 0, 0,"TIM Curricula: Alternative Models & Lessons Learned"
"1996110413:00","MC25","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Technology Management"
"1996110413:00","MC25","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC25","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC25","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC25","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC25","I", 1, 0, 1,"Michael K. Badawy"
"1996110413:00","MC25","I", 1, 0, 2,"VPI, 2990 Telestar Ct., Falls Church, VA 22042     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC25","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Graduate Executive Program in Management Science & Technology"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 1, 0, 4,"This presentation will deal with some academic and practical issues¨
in designing graduate programs in science and technology management¨
for executives. Relevant implications for universities and industry¨
will be discussed."
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 1, 1, 1,"Robert M. Mason"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 1, 1, 2,"Case Western Reserve Univ., 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106-7235,"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 1, 1, 3,"rmm3po.cwru.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 2, 0, 1,"Reflections on MOT Graduate Programs"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 2, 0, 4,"This presentation focuses on alternative philosophies underlying MOT¨
graduate programs. Modes of cooperation between academia and¨
industry will be discussed."
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 2, 1, 1,"Tarek Khalil"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. of Miami, Dept. of Ind. Eng., Coral Gables, FL 33124-2344,"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 3, 0, 1,"Experiences in Graduate MOT Education"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 3, 0, 4,"We outline a variety of professional experiences in implementing¨
masters programs in MOT. Implications for curriculum design will be¨
presented."
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 3, 1, 1,"Jack Shulman"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of MN, Inst. of Tech., Minneapolis, MN 55455     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 4, 0, 1,"Education for MOT: Alternative Models"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 4, 0, 4,"This presentation will develop a comparative analysis of graduate¨
degree programs in MOT, engineering management and business¨
administration. Implications for curriculum design and development¨
will be presented."
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 4, 1, 1,"Michael K. Badawy"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 4, 1, 2,"VPI, 2990 Telestar Ct., Falls Church, VA 22042     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC25","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC26","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC26","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC26"
"1996110413:00","MC26","C", 0, 0, 0,"Route Guidance Under Real-Time Information"
"1996110413:00","MC26","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Transportation Science Society"
"1996110413:00","MC26","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC26","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC26","G", 0, 0, 0,"Traffic & ITS Interest Group"
"1996110413:00","MC26","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC26","I", 1, 0, 1,"David Bernstein"
"1996110413:00","MC26","I", 1, 0, 2,"Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ 08544     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC26","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 0, 1,"Motorist Route Choice Decisions Under Real-Time Information"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 0, 4,"User responses to real-time information on prevailing traffic¨
congestion is a key determinant of the effectiveness of such¨
information. We present a model of enroute path switching and¨
selection decisions of commuters in a congested traffic corridor. It¨
is based on laboratory experiments with actual commuters interacting¨
with a traffic simulator. The model predicts user response given¨
prevailing conditions..."
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 1, 1,"Hani S. Mahmassani"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of TX, Dept. of Civil Eng., Rm. 6.204, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 1, 3,"cecv664@utxvm.bionet"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 2, 1,"Yu-Hsin Liu"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of TX, Austin, TX 78712     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 2, 0, 1,"Traveler Information on a Capacitated/Dynamic Network"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 2, 0, 4,"Under user optimization for a simple parallel network, this¨
presentation proves that increasing the market penetration of¨
accurate information cannot harm network performance. For this same¨
network, we show that increasing the penetration of instantaneous¨
travel time estimates can degrade performance."
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 2, 1, 1,"Rundolph W. Hall"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 2, 1, 2,"Univ. Of Southern CA, Dept. of ISyE, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0193,"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 0, 1,"Day-to-Day Travel Choice Dynamics in Transportation Networks: Models & Experimental Results"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 0, 4,"We present a perception updating model to capture commuters' day-to-¨
day perceptions of travel times in light of traffic information and¨
previous experiences. This model is incorporated with a nested logit¨
model of route and departure time choice and integrated with a¨
mesoscopic traffic simulator, DYNA-SMART. Simulation experiments¨
were carried out to analyze the effect of the perception updating..."
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 1, 1,"Mithilesh Jha"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 1, 2,"MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 2, 1,"Samer M. Madanat"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 2, 2,"Purdue Univ., 1284 Civil Eng. Bldg., West Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 2, 3,"madanat@ech.purdue.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 3, 1,"Srinivas Peeta"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 3, 2,"Purdue Univ., Sch. of Civil Eng., West Lafayette, IN 47907     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC26","K", 3, 3, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC27","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC27","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC27"
"1996110413:00","MC27","C", 0, 0, 0,"What Starting OR Consultants Need to Know & How Universities Could Help"
"1996110413:00","MC27","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Forum on Education"
"1996110413:00","MC27","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC27","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC27","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC27","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC27","I", 1, 0, 1,"Robert L. Phillips"
"1996110413:00","MC27","I", 1, 0, 2,"Decision Focus Inc., 650 Castro St., Ste. 300, Mountain View, CA 94041     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC27","I", 1, 0, 3,"bobp@dfi.com"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 1, 0, 1,"A Large Consulting Firm Management Perspective"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 1, 0, 4,"No abstract supplied."
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 1, 1, 1,"Robert L. Phillips"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 1, 1, 2,"Decision Focus Inc., 650 Castro St., Ste. 300, Mountain View, CA 94041     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 1, 1, 3,"bobp@dfi.com"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 2, 0, 1,"A Consultant's Perspective"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 2, 0, 4,"No abstract supplied."
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 2, 1, 1,"Steve Barkin"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 2, 1, 2,"Decision Focus Inc., 650 Castro, Ste. 300, Mountain View, CA 94041     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Small Consulting Firm Perspective"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 3, 0, 4,"No abstract supplied."
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 3, 1, 1,"Vijay Mehrotra"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 3, 1, 2,"Onward Inc., Mountain View, CA 94041     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 3, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 4, 0, 1,"An Academic Perspective"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 4, 0, 4,"A consultant-turned-professor discusses ways academia might be able¨
to better prepare students to contribute meaningfully to the¨
resolution (not 'solution' nor 'optimization') of real-world¨
problems."
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 4, 1, 1,"Thomas A. Grossman"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Calgary, Fac. of Mgmt., Calgary, Alberta,              , Canada T2N 1N4"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 4, 1, 3,"grossman@mgmt.ucalgary.ca"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 5, 0, 1,"Teaching Management Consulting"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 5, 0, 4,"Management consulting plays an important role in every aspect of¨
business ranging from strategic planning to productivity¨
measurement. Management consulting firms have steadily increased¨
their demand for our MBA graduates. I share my experiences in¨
teaching an elective course for second year MBA students on¨
Management Consulting..."
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 5, 1, 1,"Yasemin Aksoy"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 5, 1, 2,"Tulane Univ., Freeman Sch. of Bus., New Orleans, LA 70118-5669,"
"1996110413:00","MC27","K", 5, 1, 3,"yaksoy@office.sob.tulane.edu"
"1996110413:00","MC28","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC28","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC28"
"1996110413:00","MC28","C", 0, 0, 0,"TUTORIAL: Synthesis Methods for ATM Networks"
"1996110413:00","MC28","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS Section on Telecommunications"
"1996110413:00","MC28","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC28","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC28","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC28","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC28","I", 1, 0, 1,"Andre Girard"
"1996110413:00","MC28","I", 1, 0, 2,"INRS, 16 Place du Commerce, Verdun, Quebec,              , Canada H3E 1H6"
"1996110413:00","MC28","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC28","K", 1, 0, 1,"TUTORIAL: Synthesis Methods for ATM Networks"
"1996110413:00","MC28","K", 1, 0, 4,"We review optimization models used in the synthesis of ATM-based¨
broadband networks. Standard packet- and circuit-switching¨
techniques are described and related to virtual-circuit switching.¨
Call acceptance control methods based on equivalent bandwidth are¨
discussed in the context of network synthesis. Equations will be¨
presented and discussed."
"1996110413:00","MC28","K", 1, 1, 1,"Andre Girard"
"1996110413:00","MC28","K", 1, 1, 2,"INRS, 16 Place du Commerce, Verdun, Quebec,              , Canada H3E 1H6"
"1996110413:00","MC28","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC29","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC29","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC29"
"1996110413:00","MC29","C", 0, 0, 0,"SOFTWARE TUTORIAL: ProModel"
"1996110413:00","MC29","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Simulation"
"1996110413:00","MC29","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:00","MC29","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC29","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC29","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC29","I", 1, 0, 1,"Ken Davis"
"1996110413:00","MC29","I", 1, 0, 2,"Decision Engineering, 2000 Chichester Ct., Raleigh, NC 27615     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC29","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC29","K", 1, 0, 1,"ProModel Tutorial"
"1996110413:00","MC29","K", 1, 1, 1,"Ken Davis"
"1996110413:00","MC29","K", 1, 1, 2,"Decision Engineering, 2000 Chichester Ct., Raleigh, NC 27615     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC29","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC30","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC30","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC30"
"1996110413:00","MC30","C", 0, 0, 0,"SOFTWARE TUTORIAL: The CAPS Logistics Toolkit"
"1996110413:00","MC30","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC30","E", 0, 0, 0,"Tutorial"
"1996110413:00","MC30","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC30","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC30","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC30","I", 1, 0, 1,"H. Donald Ratliff"
"1996110413:00","MC30","I", 1, 0, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110413:00","MC30","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC30","K", 1, 0, 1,"The CAPS Logistics Toolkit"
"1996110413:00","MC30","K", 1, 1, 1,"H. Donald Ratliff"
"1996110413:00","MC30","K", 1, 1, 2,"GA Inst. of Tech., Sch. of ISyE, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205,"
"1996110413:00","MC30","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110413:00","MC31","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:00-14:30"
"1996110413:00","MC31","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC31"
"1996110413:00","MC31","C", 0, 0, 0,"SOFTWARE TUTORIAL: Using AMPL & AMPL Plus to Implement Production Models"
"1996110413:00","MC31","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC31","E", 0, 0, 0,"Tutorial"
"1996110413:00","MC31","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC31","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC31","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:00","MC31","I", 1, 0, 1,"Sanjay Saigal"
"1996110413:00","MC31","I", 1, 0, 2,"COMPASS Modeling Solutions, Inc., 1005 Terminal Way, Ste. 100, Reno, NV 89502     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC31","I", 1, 0, 3,"info@modeling.com"
"1996110413:00","MC31","K", 1, 0, 1,"Using AMPL & AMPL Plus to Implement Production Models"
"1996110413:00","MC31","K", 1, 0, 4,"The presentation begins by describing the AMPL language for¨
prototyping and implementing mathematical programming models. We¨
demonstrate how to design powerful optimization applications using¨
AMPL and cover the all-important issues (database connections, GUI¨
embedding, etc.) underlying integration of AMPL models into¨
customized end-user applications."
"1996110413:00","MC31","K", 1, 1, 1,"Sanjay Saigal"
"1996110413:00","MC31","K", 1, 1, 2,"COMPASS Modeling Solutions, Inc., 1005 Terminal Way, Ste. 100, Reno, NV 89502     ,"
"1996110413:00","MC31","K", 1, 1, 3,"info@modeling.com"
"1996110413:30","MC22","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 13:30-15:00"
"1996110413:30","MC22","B", 0, 0, 0,"MC22"
"1996110413:30","MC22","C", 0, 0, 0,"Selection & Organizational Fitness Landscapes"
"1996110413:30","MC22","D", 0, 0, 0,"INFORMS College on Organization Science"
"1996110413:30","MC22","E", 0, 0, 0,"Sponsored"
"1996110413:30","MC22","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:30","MC22","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:30","MC22","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110413:30","MC22","I", 1, 0, 1,"Arie Y. Lewin"
"1996110413:30","MC22","I", 1, 0, 2,"Duke Univ., Fuqua Sch. of Bus., Box 90120, Towerview Dr., Durham, NC 27708-0120,"
"1996110413:30","MC22","I", 1, 0, 3,"ayl3@mail.duke.edu"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 1, 0, 1,"The Complexity Catastrophe & the Evolution of the Computer Workstation Industry"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 1, 0, 4,"Stuart Kauffman's NK model is adapted to predict organizational¨
success based on strategic decisions. The configurations of¨
connections between an organization's components influence its¨
ability to adapt to environmental change. Hypotheses regarding¨
strategy/survival relationships are tested using data from the¨
workstation market, 1980-86."
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 1, 1, 1,"Olav Sorenson"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 1, 1, 2,"Stanford Univ., Dept. of Sociology, MC 2047, Stanford, CA 94305     ,"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 1, 1, 3,"olav@leland.stanford.edu"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 0, 1,"Complexity vs. Selection Among Coevolutionary Firms: A 'Field Effect' Approach"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 0, 4,"A fundamental modification of Stuart Kauffman's NK model is¨
proposed, so that site fitness improvements are non-uniform across N¨
sites. Agents' binary choices are affected by a field representing¨
the choices of other agents. A computational simulation shows how¨
firms adapt and progress in co-evolutionary pockets."
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 1, 1,"Bill McKelvey"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 1, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch., 110 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 1, 3,"mckelvey@anderson.ucla.edu"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 2, 1,"Konstantina Kiousis"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 2, 2,"UCLA, Anderson Sch., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481,"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 3, 0, 1,"A Rugged Landscape Framework for Understanding Configurations"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 3, 0, 4,"Organizational strategy, environment and structure interlock in¨
recurring patterns called configurations. A new approach to¨
configurations links them to technological evolution by treating¨
product/process design as a combinatorial problem. Combinations of¨
design decisions form a fitness landscape, which can be analyzed via¨
Stuart Kauffman's NK model."
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 3, 1, 1,"Steve Maguire"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 3, 1, 2,"Ecole HEC, Direction gestion des Org., 5255 ave. Decelles, Montreal, Quebec,              , Canada H3T 1V6"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 3, 1, 3,"steve.maguire@hec.ca"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 4, 0, 1,"Detecting Chaotic Behavior in Organization Population"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 4, 0, 4,"The 'dynamo' systems dynamics simulation package is used to model¨
the chaotic behavior of a Lotka-Volterra model of interacting¨
populations of organizations. Nonlinearity, feedback loops and¨
sensitive independence on initial conditions results. Organizational¨
ecology provides a way to apply chaos theory to the study of social¨
systems.
"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 4, 1, 1,"Chan-Hyeon Choi"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 4, 1, 2,"Kwandong Univ., Dept. of Public Admin., 522 Naegok-dong, Kangnung City,              , Korea 219-701"
"1996110413:30","MC22","K", 4, 1, 3,"c8200411@bora.dacom.co.kr"
"1996110414:30","","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 14:30-14:45"
"1996110414:30","","B", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:30","","C", 0, 0, 0,"Coffee Break"
"1996110414:30","","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:30","","E", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:30","","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:30","","G", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:30","","H", 0, 0, 0,"Coffee Breaks"
"1996110414:45","MD01","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110414:45","MD01","B", 0, 0, 0,"MD01"
"1996110414:45","MD01","C", 0, 0, 0,"R&D & Innovation Management in MMT"
"1996110414:45","MD01","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110414:45","MD01","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","G", 0, 0, 0,"Management of Medical Technology"
"1996110414:45","MD01","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","I", 1, 0, 1,"Tom Allen"
"1996110414:45","MD01","I", 1, 0, 2,"MIT, Sloan Sch. of Mgmt., Cambridge, MA 02139     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD01","I", 1, 0, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 0, 1,"Innovations in Medical Technology: A Business Process Perspective"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 0, 4,"We examine examples of innovations in medical technology, including¨
recent developments arising from the commercial exploitation of¨
university-based R&D. We attempt to put into perspective the¨
complexity and uncertainty of innovation processes in general and¨
the circumstances of the health care market, the medical profession¨
and the medical technology industry in particular..."
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 1, 1,"Jeff Butler"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 1, 2,"Manchester Bus. Sch., R&D Res. Unit, Booth Street W, Manchester M15 6PB,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 1, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 2, 1,"Alan Pearson"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 2, 2,"Manchester Bus. Sch., R&D Res. Ctr., Booth St. W, Manchester M15 6PB,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 2, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 3, 1,"Peter Schaefer"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 3, 2,"Univ. of Manchester, VUMAN Ltd., Manchester,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 1, 3, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 0, 1,"Division of Innovative Labor in Medical Research"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 0, 4,"Medical research is a quintessential example of an extensive¨
division of labor in innovation among large companies and smaller¨
research organizations (firms or research institutions). We argue¨
that this is a desirable organization of industry structure. We¨
discuss implications for research management in firms and in¨
non-profit research organizations."
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 1, 1,"Ashish Arora"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 1, 2,"Carnegie Mellon Univ., Heinz Sch. of Public Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 1, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 2, 1,"Alfonso Gambardella"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 2, 2,"Univ. of Urbino, Inst. di Studi Aziendali, Urbino,              , Italy"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 3, 0, 1,"Product Innovations & Diversification in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 3, 0, 4,"Agency problems appear to negate the potential benefits of¨
technology transfer in a diversified setting. The pharmaceutical¨
industry offers the opportunity to take a closer look at this¨
problem. Firms range from a pure pharmaceutical firm to a health¨
care concern with a pharmaceutical division to a fully diversified¨
firm with a pharmaceutical division. This research will look at the¨
innovative outputs of pharmaceutical firms across these settings."
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 3, 1, 1,"Laura B. Cardinal"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 3, 1, 2,"TX Tech. Univ., Coll. of Bus. Admin., Box 42101, Lubbock, TX 79409     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 3, 1, 3,"odcrd@ttu.coba2.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 0, 1,"Relating Research to Practice in the UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 0, 4,"We describe a study undertaken within the NHS (UK). Given the¨
widespread interest in the implementation of R&D outcomes, the study¨
examines the process and context of clinical decision making.¨
Focusing on adult asthma and glue-ear in children, it aims to¨
identify and explore the influences on clinical practices in both¨
primary and secondary care."
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 1, 1,"S. Dawson"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 1, 2,"Univ. of Cambridge, Judge Inst. of MS, Cambridge,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 1, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 2, 1,"S. Dopson"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of Oxford, Templeton Coll., Oxford,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 3, 1,"K. Sutherland"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 3, 2,"Univ. of Cambridge, Judge Inst. of MS, Cambridge,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 3, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 4, 1,"R. Miller"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 4, 2,"Univ. of Cambridge, Judge Inst. of MS, Cambridge,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 4, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 5, 1,"S. Law"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 5, 2,"Univ. of Oxford, Templeton Coll., Oxford,              , UK"
"1996110414:45","MD01","K", 4, 5, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD02","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110414:45","MD02","B", 0, 0, 0,"MD02"
"1996110414:45","MD02","C", 0, 0, 0,"Global Optimization Algorithms & Applications I"
"1996110414:45","MD02","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD02","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110414:45","MD02","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD02","G", 0, 0, 0,"Global Optimization"
"1996110414:45","MD02","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD02","I", 1, 0, 1,"Nick Sahinidis"
"1996110414:45","MD02","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of IL, Dept. of Mech. & IE, 1206 W Green St., Urbana, IL 61801     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD02","I", 1, 0, 3,"nikos@uiuc.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 1, 0, 1,"An Exact Method for Converting Arbitrary Functions into Difference of Convex Functions"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 1, 0, 4,"DC functions are functions that can be represented as the difference¨
of 2 convex functions. We show an exact method for converting a¨
large class of separable functions (including functions that are¨
nonlinear, nonsmooth and noncontinuous) in DC functions. The method¨
is illustrated with several examples."
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 1, 1, 1,"Bruce W. Lamar"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch,              , New Zealand"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 1, 1, 3,"b.lamar@mang.canterbury.ac.nz"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 0, 1,"On Test Problem Construction for Linear Bilevel Programming Problems"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 0, 4,"A method of constructing test problems for bilevel programming¨
problems is presented. The method selects a global solution far away¨
from the solution of the relaxed LP problem. A predetermined number¨
of constraints are systematically selected to be assigned to the¨
lower problem. The proposed methods require only local search."
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 1, 1,"Khosrow Moshirvaziri"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 1, 2,"CA State Univ., Info. Systems Dept., Long Beach, CA 90840-8506,"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 1, 3,"moshir@csulb.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 2, 1,"Mahyar Amouzegar"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 2, 2,"Massey Univ., Fac. of Info. & Math. Sci., Palmerston North,              , New Zealand"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 2, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 3, 1,"Stephen E. Jacobsen"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 3, 2,"UCLA, Elect. Eng. Dept., Los Angeles, CA 90095     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 2, 3, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 0, 1,"Global Optimization of Convex Multiplicative Programming Problems"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 0, 4,"A branch-and-reduce algorithm is developed for convex multiplicative¨
programs. The algorithm converges finitely to an epsilon-global¨
optimum. In the linear case, the algorithm terminates finitely with¨
an exact global optimum. Computational complexity issues will be¨
addressed and computational results with 3 different lower bounding¨
techniques presented."
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 1, 1,"Hong Ryoo"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 1, 2,"Univ. of IL, Dept. of Mech. & IE, 1206 W Green St., Urbana, IL 61801     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 1, 3,"hong@aristotle.me.uiuc.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 2, 1,"Mahyar Amouzegar"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 2, 2,"Massey Univ., Fac. of Info. & Math. Sci., Palmerston North,              , New Zealand"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 3, 2, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 0, 1,"Engineering Optimization with Response Surfaces"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 0, 4,"Objective functions in engineering design problems are often very¨
smooth and well-approximated by splines or other advanced response¨
surfaces. We show how this property can be exploited to develop¨
efficient optimization procedures."
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 1, 1,"Donald R. Jones"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 1, 2,"GM R&D Ctr., 30500 Mound Rd., Bldg. 1-6, Warren, MI 48090-9055,"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 1, 3,"djones@cmsa.gmr.com"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 2, 1,"William J. Welch"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 2, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of Stats., Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada"
"1996110414:45","MD02","K", 4, 2, 3,""
"1996110414:45","MD03","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110414:45","MD03","B", 0, 0, 0,"MD03"
"1996110414:45","MD03","C", 0, 0, 0,"Barriers & Interior-Point-Methods in Linear Optimization"
"1996110414:45","MD03","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD03","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110414:45","MD03","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD03","G", 0, 0, 0,"Linear Programming"
"1996110414:45","MD03","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD03","I", 1, 0, 1,"Levent Tuncel"
"1996110414:45","MD03","I", 1, 0, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of Combinatorics & Opt., 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 3G1"
"1996110414:45","MD03","I", 1, 0, 3,"ltuncel@math.uwaterloo.ca"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 0, 1,"Jordan Algebras, Symmetric Cones & Interior-Point Methods"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 0, 4,"We describe optimal self-concordant barriers for domains obtained as¨
the intersection of an affine subspace and a symmetric cone in terms¨
of the attached Jordan algebra. We show how computations in Jordan¨
algebras enable one to construct complexity estimates of interior-¨
point algorithms for optimization problems defined on such domains."
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 1, 1,"Leonid Faybusovich"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 1, 2,"Univ. of Notre Dame, Dept. of Math., Notre Dame, IN 46556-5683,"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 1, 3,"leonid.faybusovich@nd.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 2, 1,"Levent Tuncel"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 2, 2,"Univ. of Waterloo, Dept. of Combinatorics & Opt., 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario,              , Canada N2L 3G1"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 2, 3,"ltuncel@math.uwaterloo.ca"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 3, 1,"Osman Guler"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 3, 2,"UMBC, Dept. of Math. & Stats., Baltimore, MD 21228     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 1, 3, 3,"guler@math.umbc.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 2, 0, 1,"Self-Concordance of the Universal Barrier Function"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 2, 0, 4,"Nesterov & Nemirovskii have shown that any regular convex cone in a¨
finite dimensional space admits a self-concordant barrier function¨
satisfying an inequality between second and third order directional¨
derivatives. We use a recent deep result of Bourgain to demonstrate¨
that similar inequalities hold between second and higher order¨
derivatives."
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 2, 1, 1,"Osman Guler"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 2, 1, 2,"UMBC, Dept. of Math. & Stats., Baltimore, MD 21228     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 2, 1, 3,"guler@math.umbc.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 0, 1,"Condition Measures & Properties of the Central Trajectory of a Linear Program"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 0, 4,"Renegar's condition number measures how well conditioned the data is¨
for an LP with data (A,b,c). This condition number is used to prove¨
upper and lower bounds on sizes of solution, distances from¨
constraints and rates of change of solutions along the central¨
trajectory of an LP."
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 1, 1,"Manuel Nunez"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 1, 2,"MIT, OR Ctr., 1 Amherst St., Cambridge, MA 02139     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 1, 3,"manuneza@mit.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 2, 1,"Robert M. Freund"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 2, 2,"MIT, Sloan Sch. of Mgmt., 50 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA 02142     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD03","K", 3, 2, 3,"rfreund@mit.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD04","A", 0, 0, 0,"Monday 14:45-16:15"
"1996110414:45","MD04","B", 0, 0, 0,"MD04"
"1996110414:45","MD04","C", 0, 0, 0,"Applications of Nonlinear Programming"
"1996110414:45","MD04","D", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD04","E", 0, 0, 0,"Invited"
"1996110414:45","MD04","F", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD04","G", 0, 0, 0,"Nonlinear Programming"
"1996110414:45","MD04","H", 0, 0, 0,""
"1996110414:45","MD04","I", 1, 0, 1,"Stephen G. Nash"
"1996110414:45","MD04","I", 1, 0, 2,"George Mason Univ., OR & Eng. Dept., Fairfax, VA 22030     ,"
"1996110414:45","MD04","I", 1, 0, 3,"snash@gmu.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD04","K", 1, 0, 1,"Multidisciplinary Design Optimization: The Promise & the Reality"
"1996110414:45","MD04","K", 1, 0, 4,"MDO, the new buzzword for large scale integrated design, is now¨
being touted as the methodology that will return American¨
manufacturing to world prominence. This report from the field by the¨
token mathematician on a large aircraft design team will describe¨
the true state of the MDO art."
"1996110414:45","MD04","K", 1, 1, 1,"Layne T. Watson"
"1996110414:45","MD04","K", 1, 1, 2,"VPI & State Univ., Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Math., Blacksburg, VA 24061-0106,"
"1996110414:45","MD04","K", 1, 1, 3,"ltw@vtopus.cs.vt.edu"
"1996110414:45","MD04","K", 2, 0, 1,"Nonlinear Optimization of the Iterative 3-D Positron Emission Tomography Reconstruction Problem"
"1996110414:45","MD04","K", 2, 0, 4,"A PET image is formed through a reconstruction from a set of¨
coincidence projections or observations. Current iterative¨
reconstruction methods are computationally expensive