Contributed Papers

Multi-Objective Sequencing With Sequence Dependent Setup Times

      Keah Choon Tan, Ram Narasimhan
      E-mail - (kctan@mesastate.edu,narasimh@pilot.msu.edu)

A Heuristic Disaggregation and Scheduling Algorithm for Hierarchical Production Planning Systems

      Mohammad Z. Meybodi
      E-mail - (mmeybodi@iukfs1.iuk.indiana.edu)

Maintenance and Improvement of a Production Process with Random Deterioration

      Jie Ding, Linguo Gong, Dan Rinks
      E-mail - (ding@genius.rider.edu,qmgong@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu,qmrinks@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu)

Open Forum

A Benchmarking Study of the Current Practices with Regard to the Role of the Quantitative Curriculum in Business Schools

      Ashok Chandrashekar, Ilene K. Kleinsorge
      E-mail - (chandras@bus.orst.edu,kliensorge@bus.orst.edu)