Volume 125, Issue 1-4, January 2004

In this issue (11 articles)

1. 

   Preface

   Preface

   G. Liberopoulos, B. Tan, S.B. Gershwin, C.T. Papadopoulos… Pages 17-19

2. 

   OriginalPaper

   Unified Framework for Describing and Comparing the Dynamics of Pull Control Policies

   J.-M. Bollon, M. Di Mascolo, Y. Frein Pages 21-45

3. 

   OriginalPaper

   Combining Routing and Buffer Allocation Problems in Series-Parallel Queueing Networks

   Sophia Daskalaki, J. MacGregor Smith Pages 47-68

4. 

   OriginalPaper

   Analysis of a Fork/Join Synchronization Station with Inputs from Coxian Servers in a Closed Queuing Network

   Ananth Krishnamurthy, Rajan Suri, Mary Vernon Pages 69-94

5. 

   OriginalPaper

   Approximate Analysis of Decentralized, Multi-Stage, Pull-Type Production/Inventory Systems

   Cigdem Z. Gurgur, Tayfur Altiok Pages 95-116

6. 

   OriginalPaper

   A New Decomposition Approach for Non-Cyclic Continuous Material Flow Lines with a Merging Flow of Material

   Stefan Helber, Hanifa Jusić Pages 117-139

7. 

   OriginalPaper

   Analysis of Multi-Product Kanban Systems with State-Dependent Setups and Lost Sales

   Georg N. Krieg, Heinrich Kuhn Pages 141-166

8. 

   OriginalPaper

   Unreliable Transfer Lines: Decomposition/Aggregation and Optimization

   Javad Sadr, Roland P. Malhamé Pages 167-190

9. 

   OriginalPaper

   Capacity and Production Managment in a Single Product Manufacturing System

   J.Q. Hu, Pirooz Vakili, Lei Huang Pages 191-204

10. 

    OriginalPaper

    Production and Subcontracting Strategies for Manufacturers with Limited Capacity and Volatile Demand

    Barış Tan, Stanley B. Gershwin Pages 205-232

11. 

    OriginalPaper

    Optimal Control of Failure-Prone Manufacturing Systems with Constant Repair Times

    James R. Perkins Pages 233-261