December 2000 • Volume 27 Number 6 The following table of contents lists articles in the December 2000 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 INFORMS Online Cyberspace Issues in Education Was It Something I Said? Oracle Forum Real World Calendar Call for Papers New Books Industry Update Classifieds OR/MS Today now features Online Classifieds Features Designing Organizations By Douglas A. Samuelson Can you design and build a company like you would a bridge? CMOT may hold the key.   Hands-On Learning Experience By Christopher Zobel, Cliff Ragsdale and Loren Rees Teaching decision-support systems using VBA: Virginia Tech course shows MBAs the way.   Are Instructors Up to Speed? By Roger J. Gagnon and Ravi Krovi A study of undergraduate OR/MS courses reveals a gap in training on the use of the Internet.   Analyze This By Brad C. Meyer The lighter side of OR: What happens when a modeling mindset takes over your everyday activities?   Computing Software Review: SmartForecasts for Windows By Jon H. Marvel Product demand and sales forecasting package packed with innovative features. INFORMS News Practice Meeting Preview President's Desk Kimball Medal Winners President's Award Writing Honors Lanchester Prize Dantzig Dissertation Subdivision Awards People Meetings OR/MS Today Home Page OR/MS Today copyright © 2000 by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. All rights reserved. Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 506 Roswell Street, Suite 220, Marietta, GA 30060, USA Phone: 770-431-0867 | Fax: 770-432-696 E-mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com Web Site © Copyright 2000 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.