Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Business Adm and Social Science

IET005 Operations Research 6.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Eilif Hensvold T f prof

PREREQUISITES
MAM 041 or equivalent.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to give knowledge of mathematical modeling of complex industrial problems and basic operations research techniques.

CONTENTS
Operations research concerns the application of mathematical modeling of complex problems arising in the management and operation of large systems of human beings, machines, materials and money in industry, business, government and defense. The purpose is to help management to determine its policy and actions. Techniques of operations research considered are: Linear programming, linear goal programming, integer programming, dynamic programming, non-linear programming, network analysis, game theory and decision analysis. Applications: Production planning, product-mix decisions, facility location, routing and scheduling of vehicles and crews, blending problems and investment planning. Furthermore the historical development, the practical significance and the limitations of the mathematical modeling are discussed.

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EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Required assignments                                        	3.0ECTS
Written exam                                                	3.0ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Hillier, F., Lieberman, G., Introduction to Operations Research, 6th edition, McGraw Hill, 1995. Additional material will be available during the course. Further Reading: Luenberger, D., Linear and Nonlinear Programming, 2nd edition, Addison Wesley, 1984 (theoretic approach). Taha, H., Operations Research. An Introduction, Macmillan 1992 (alternative main book)

REMARKS
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Last modified : 97-12-02
Further information: Eilif Hensvold

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