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. 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. 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. To be considered for this publication, papers must be received by 1st December 1999.