December 1997 • Volume 24 Number 6 The following table of contents lists articles in the December 1997 print edition of OR/MS Today. You may follow any of the linked titles to read those items in their entirety. For quick navigation you may jump directly to any of the following sections: Departments, Features INFORMS News Departments Inside Story Letters Issues in Education Cyberspace INFORMS Online (IOL) Oracle Real World Literature Files Calendar Call for Papers New Books Industry Update CPMS Practice Page Classifieds OR/MS Today now features Online Classifieds Features Sense and Sensitivity Analysis By Jonathan Caulkins An operations research perspective on the illicit drug economy, related crimes and punishment. Landmark study models the effectiveness of mandatory minimum drug sentences.   Sophisticated Crude Transportation By Emmanuel D. Chajakis Recent advances in petroleum supply modeling deliver significant savings. Marine logistics look for an optimal tradeoff between customer service and cost reductions.   It's Cool, But Is It Worthwhile? By Douglas A. Samuelson Overwhelmed by information and a continuous diet of meetings, a federal agency turns to information technology. But does it help? Measuring the benefits of technological upgrades.   Profit Navigation By Vitaly Pyrih Models chart path for retailers to maximize profits through product mix management. Aided by data mining, market-basket analysis and other techniques, new strategies boost the bottom line. Computing   Software Review By Ashutosh V. Deshmukh ModelQuest Expert 1.0: Reliable and fast data mining using statistical networks.   Resource Directory A "yellow pages" for the OR/MS community: Listings of software vendors and consultants. INFORMS News INFORMS Prize President's Desk President's Award Election Results Kimball Medal 'Write' Stuff Lanchester Prize Applied Probability CSTS Prize Call CPMS Prize Call In Memoriam People Meetings Financial Statement

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