Ormerod [Ormerod, R.J. An observation on publication habits based on the analysis of MS/OR journals. Omega Int J Mgmt Sci, 1997, 25, 599-603] has suggested that Reisman and Kirschnick's methodology for describing research published in OR/MS journals may be used to evaluate such research. This...

This paper compares the properties and performance of three weight elicitation methods. It is in effect a "second round contest" in which the Bottomley et al. (2000) champion, direct rating (DR), locks horns with two new challengers. People using DR rate each attribute in turn on a scale of...

OR consultants who wish to help clients with complex policy issues need to find ways of taking account of personal and illegitimate features of a client's understanding of his situation, as well as the technical features which are usually considered. This paper is an attempt to discuss the...