August 1998 • Volume 25 Number 4 The following table of contents lists articles in the August 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) ...Something I said? Practice Lesson Real World Calendar New Books Industry Update Call for Papers CPMS Page Classifieds OR/MS Today now features Online Classifieds Features Life & Death Decisions By Alan B. Pritsker As Congress debates the national organ transplantation policy, the "father of simulation" uses a familiar OR methodology to answer some difficult questions.   WSC '98 By James R. Wilson, John S. Carson II and Mani S. Manivannan An overview of this year's Winter Simulation Conference and a sneak peak at WSC '99.   Promoting the Practice of OR/MS By Alan H. Gepfert What's really new in this constantly evolving field? A look at what was then and how it's relavent to what's happening now.   Charting a New Course By Peter R. Horner As his retirement as executive director draws near, Randy Robinson reflects on his three-year tour and looks forward to the future.   Computing Software Review: Definitive Scenario Release 2.0 By Abel A. Fernandez Expanded feature set offers power and flexibility for addressing analytical problems.   Software Survey: Decision Analysis By Dennis Buede A side-by-side comparison of 32 decision analysis software packages, including performance and pricing information.   INFORMS News A Look Ahead to Seattle President's Desk 1999 Election Nominations People Position statements: John R. Birge Gary L. Lilien Vicki L. Sauter ISR Call for Editor Franz Edelman Nomination Call MOOR Call for Editor Meetings OR/MS Today Home Page OR/MS Today copyright © 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 © Copyright 1998 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.