International Transactions in Operational Research

Published on behalf of IFORS (The International Federation of Operational Research Societies)

Edited by:

Celso Ribeiro (Editor)
Vicky Mabin (Pacific Editor)
Theodor J. Stewart (African Editor)

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International Transactions in Operational Research aims to advance the understanding and practice of Operational Research (OR) and Management Science internationally.

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New Editor in 2007
Read Celso Ribero's Letter From the Editor

Call for Papers
Special issue on cutting, packing and related problems
Guest edited by Reinaldo Morabito, Marcos N. Arenales and Horacio H. Yanasse
Submission deadline: 30 April 2008

Special issue on block action methods in nonlinear programming and feasibility
Guest edited by Hugo D. Scolnik, Alvaro R. De Pierro, Nélida Echebest and María T. Guardarucci
Submissions deadline: 31 May 2008

Special issue on OR approaches dedicated to routing problems in the Internet
Guest edited by João Clímaco and José Craveirinha
Submission deadline: 31 December 2008

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IFORS Hall of Fame
The IFORS' Operational Hall of Fame was created in 2003 to celebrate the significant contributions made by OR pioneers and those who have followed in their footsteps. Visit www.ifors.org/hall for a full list.

Highly accessed papers
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Highly cited papers
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Featured articles
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Direct shipping logistic planning for a hub-and-spoke network with given discrete intershipment times
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A simulation-based genetic algorithm for inventory optimization in a serial supply chain
J. Sudhir Ryan Daniel, Chandrasekharan Rajendran