Forwarded message from [pjs@cs.mu.OZ.AU] sent originally on Mon, 22 Nov 1999 01:09:10 +0800 (GMT-8): : DISCLAIMER: Apologies in advance if you receive multiple copies : of this Call for Papers. : : ============================================================ : S P E C I A L I S S U E : : A N N A L S O F O P E R A T I O N S R E S E A R C H : : C A L L F O R P A P E R S : (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JAN 15) : : Operations Research and Constraint Programming in the : Asia Pacific Region : ============================================================ : : Within the framework of the Annals of Operations Research, : we plan to publish a special issue on : : Operations Research and Constraint Programming : in the Asia Pacific Region : : which we expect to appear early in 2001. : : AIM : : The principle aim of the issue is to provide a summary snapshot : of research in and applications of Operations Research (OR) and/or : Constraint Programming (CP) in the Asia Pacific region. : : BACKGROUND : : The Asia Pacific region has embraced business applications of : decision support systems in recent years. Given that many of : these applications are unaffected by legacy models or systems : it has meant that state of the art OR and/or CP techniques have : been embedded in them. Moreover, the increased use of OR and : CP techniques in this region provides opportunities for : identifying methodological advances that are taking place : as a result of the unique nature of the applications. These : also provide opportunities for exploring synergies and : interfaces that exist between OR and CP, from the point of : view of applications as well as theoretical advances. : : SCOPE : : This special issue will be devoted to recent research in : the Asia Pacific region, bringing together papers applying : OR and/or CP techniques. The publication will emphasise : research having potential industry interest, but will : include papers devoted to theoretical or methodological : advances. Submission of original papers on industrial : applications of either OR or CP techniques are strongly : encouraged, as are papers bringing together these two : areas, either for the purpose of comparison or for : unification. We invite submissions on any topic of : OR and CP including but not limited to those listed : below. Survey papers are also welcome. : : Any connection with the Asia Pacific region, such as : author affiliation, or country of application, will be : considered. Please contact any of the Guest Editors : below for clarification of this point. We will be : pleased to receive papers falling entirely in the OR : domain, and we will be equally pleased to receive : papers falling entirely in the CP domain. : : REVIEW PROCESS : : All papers will be subject to a thorough and stringent : refereeing process, in accordance with the usual high : standards of the Annals of Operations Research. : : SUBMISSION GUIDELINES : : Authors of original manuscripts are invited to submit : their papers electronically by email to any one of the : Guest Editors listed below, in either postscript or pdf : format. Alternatively, 4 hard copies may be mailed to : any one of the Guest Editors. To be considered for this : publication, papers must be received by : : January 15th 2000 : : All papers must be written in English, and should not be : simultaneously submitted to any other refereed publication. : : Guest Editors: : : Natashia L. Boland : Department of Mathematics and Statistics : University of Melbourne : Parkville, VIC 3052 : Australia : Tel: +61-3-9344-5547 : Fax: +61-3-9344-4599 : n.boland@ms.unimelb.edu.au : : Mohan Krishnamoorthy : CSIRO Mathematics and Information Sciences : Private Bag 10, South Clayton MDC : Clayton, VIC 3169 : Australia : Tel: +61-3-9545-8042 : Fax: +61-3-9545-8080 : Mohan.Krishnamoorthy@cmis.csiro.au : : Peter Stuckey : Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering : University of Melbourne : Parkville, VIC 3052 : Australia : Tel: +61-3-9344-9155 : Fax: +61-3-9348-1184 : pjs@cs.mu.oz.au : : LIST OF TOPICS : : - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Problem Types : - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Logistics Capacity Planning : Scheduling Location : Routing Inventory : Cutting and Packing Supply Chain : : - - ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ : Application Sectors Techniques and/or Technology : - - ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ : Natural Resources Modelling : Energy Linear Programming : Mineral Processing Dynamic Programming : Networks and Telecommunications Mathematical Programming : Internet Integer Programming : Services and Tourism Constraint Satisfaction : Finance Constraint Programming : Transportation Local Search Algorithms : Infrastructure Metaheuristics : Health Care Hybrid Algorithms : Education Multiobjective/Multicriteria : Optimization : Manufacturing Stochastic Programming : Agriculture Software Systems in OR or CP : Sport Simulation : Military

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