Task Synchronization in a Flexible System for Car-Components Assembly; A Column Generation Technique for the Long Haul Crew Assignment Problem; Algebraic Formulation of Mathematical Programming Models; Integrated Planning and Scheduling Systems for the Petroleum Industry; Demand Allocation for Capacity Optimization Solution in IBM Manufacturing; Optimization Algorithms for Improving Cam Lobes To Reduce Valve Train Vibrations in Automotive Engines; Modelling Robust Policies for Financial Trading; The Space Modules Payload Accommodation Problem: A Mip Formulation; Optimization of Distributed Facilities Design; Manufacturing/Retail Partnership Through Global Logistic Optimization; The Forward-Reserve Problem; Manufacturing/Retail Partnership Through Global Logistic Optimization; Optimized Production Planning and Delivery Quotation for Semi-Conductor Industry; Optimization at the Customer-Organization Interface: Optimal Siting of Depots and Their In-Out Capacities; Project Scheduling with Parallel Activities - Time, Window And Precedence Constraints; The Contractor Allocation Problem: An Integer Program that Wasn't.