This special issue is devoted to gaining a better understanding of the issues, approaches and problems present when undertaking theory-driven empirical research. The deadline for submission of papers is Aug. 31, 1996. Their use has lead to significant improvements in many customer service performance measures. Through this focused issue, Transportation Science seeks to bring together important developments at the forefront of research and implementation in this field. Transportation Science seeks papers dealing with modeling and algorithmic aspects of airline and rail operational problems, case studies and insightful survey papers.
Papers related to all aspects of energy and environmental management and technology are of interest.
The purpose of the workshop is to promote discussion and interaction among members of the Information Systems community with research interests in cutting-edge information technologies and systems. The organizers are particularly interested in exchanging research ideas and results which will not only contribute to the academic areas, but will also benefit the business community in the foreseeable future. Condensed research papers are sought which describe original ideas and new results on information technologies and their applications. Proposals for panels that examine an emerging, innovative, or otherwise provocative issue are also encouraged. All rights reserved.