Editor's Statement

Abstract

Editor's Statement by Patrick T. Harker; Area Editors' Statements: —Methodology Areas –Computing and Decision Technology by Irvin Lustig; –Decision Making and Analysis by Po Lung Yu; –Optimization by Suvrajeet Sen; –Simulation by Barry L. Nelson; –Stochastic Models by David D. Yao. —Applications Areas –Environment and Natural Resources by Benjamin F. Hobbs; –Financial Services by Stavros A. Zenios; –Logistics and Supply Chain Operations by Steven Nahmias; –Manufacturing Operations by Lawrence M. Wein; –Public Services and Military by Oded Berman; –Telecommunications by Keith W. Ross; –Transportation by David Simchi-Levi. —General Interest Areas –OR Chronical by Carl M. Harris; –OR Practice by Margaret L. Brandeau.