April • Volume 35 Number 2 The following table of contents lists articles in the April 2008 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 President's Desk INFORMS Online Issues in Education Q.E.D. Was It Something I Said? PuzzlOR O.R. in the News Roundtable Profile Literature Files ORacle Classifieds OR/MS Today now features Online Employment Classifieds SPECIAL ISSUE: INTERNATIONAL O.R. Features Patients Aren't Widgets By Jason Goto Non-technical considerations complicate challenges in applying OR/MS to Canadian health care system.   Big Boost for O.R. in U.K. By the LANCS Team Bold, new $26 million initiative aims to close the gap between O.R. theory and practice.   Automotive Supply Chain Synchronization By Matthias Berlit, Ulrich Dorndorf and Hans Jürgen Zimmermann From truck point to assembly line and from assembly line to dealer, high-tech logistics system delivers for automakers.   Multicultural Aspects of O.R. Education By Alberto G. Canen and Ana Canen With universities facing an ever-growing population of international students and instructors, it's time to build new bridges to success.   Africa Puts O.R. on Trial By Peter Horner Culturally diverse continent poses perhaps the ultimate test for operations research. Q&A with ORPA-4 organizer James Cochran.   Computing Software Review: Statgraphics Centurion XV By Jack Yurkiewicz Despite some learning "bumps," comprehensive stat package compares favorably with competitors. INFORMS News Queue Cues: A New Line on Publication Times Analytics Magazine Debuts Coalition Aims to Improve Science, Engineering on Local TV Simulation Society's Lifetime Achievement Award PEOPLE In Memoriam: Alex Orden In Memoriam: Michael H. Rothkopf Editor in Chief, Transportation Science Call for Papers: CIST 2008 2008 MCDM Awards INFORMS Meetings Don't forget the OR/MS Today Online Reader Service page! OR/MS Today Home Page OR/MS Today copyright © 2008 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: 770-432-6969 E-mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com URL: http://www.lionhrtpub.com Web Site © Copyright 2008 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.