April 1998 • Volume 25 Number 2 The following table of contents lists articles in the April 1998 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 Letters Issues in Education Cyberspace INFORMS Online (IOL) Oracle ...Something I said? Practice Lesson Real World Principles of OR Calendar New Books Call for Papers Industry Update Practitioner's Page Classifieds OR/MS Today now features Online Classifieds Features OR in 2048 By Peter R. Horner, et al. Whither operations research in 50 years? A dozen prognosticators go out on a limb with some surprising predictions for the future.   When a Port Calls By Harilaos N. Psaraftis An operations researcher and college professor answers the call to duty when hešs appointed General Manager of the Piraeus Port Authority.   Consulting Considerations By Jerry Banks, Randall R. Gibson and Van B. Norman How to find the right simulation consultant: A practical guide for consumers of simulation services.   Computing   Strengthening Key Links By Javad Seyed Planning and scheduling are the two most essential modules of the supply chain. Challenges abound for operations researchers to fortify the process.   Software Review: Frontier Analyst By Ronald C. Nyhan An easy-to-use tool to solve complex productivity assessments of the relative efficiency of multiple units.   INFORMS News Last Call for Montreal President's Desk Robinson Resigns Search for ED Officer Nominations Lanchester Nominations Dantzig Nominations People Meetings OR/MS Today Home Page OR/MS Today copyright Š 1998 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 Š Copyright 1998 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.