Editor's Statement

Editor's Statement by Patrick T. Harker;

Area Editors' Statements:

—Methodology Areas

 –Computing and Decision Technology by Irvin Lustig;

 –Decision Making and Analysis by Po Lung Yu;

 –Optimization by Suvrajeet Sen;

 –Simulation by Barry L. Nelson;

 –Stochastic Models by David D. Yao.

—Applications Areas

 –Environment and Natural Resources by Benjamin F. Hobbs;

 –Financial Services by Stavros A. Zenios;

 –Logistics and Supply Chain Operations by Steven Nahmias;

 –Manufacturing Operations by Lawrence M. Wein;

 –Public Services and Military by Oded Berman;

 –Telecommunications by Keith W. Ross;

 –Transportation by David Simchi-Levi.

—General Interest Areas

 –OR Chronical by Carl M. Harris;

 –OR Practice by Margaret L. Brandeau.