Operations Research
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Mathematics |
Instance: 2007/2008 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Endow the students with competences to:
- identify and approach decision problems in a structured way;
- build models for decision problems;
- use quantitative methods to obtain solutions for models;
- use spreadsheets for the models analysis and solution generation;
- begin to use the information extracted from the models to induce and motivate organizational changes.
Program
Introduction to Operational Research (OR)
Decision Analysis
Modeling
Linear Programming (LP)
LP – Simplex algorithm
Integer Programming
Networks and Graphs:
- Transportation problems
- Assignment problems
- Maximum flow and Shortest path
- Project planning and control, CPM and PERT
Queuing systems
Statistical and Discrete Simulation
Mandatory literature
Hillier, Frederick S.;
Introduction to operations research. ISBN: 0-07-118163-6
Complementary Bibliography
Antunes, Carlos Henggeler 340;
Casos de aplicação da investigação operacional. ISBN: 972-773-075-2
Tavares, Luís Valadares 070;
Investigação operacional. ISBN: 972-8298-08-0
Clemen, Robert T.;
Making hard decisions. ISBN: 0-534-92336-4
Software
Solver do Excel
keywords
Physical sciences > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Operations research
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
Weight (%) |
End date |
Subject Classes |
Participação presencial |
56,00 |
|
|
Homework |
Teste |
20,00 |
|
2007-12-21 |
Final exam |
Exame |
20,00 |
|
|
|
Total: |
- |
0,00 |
|
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
End date |
Self study |
Estudo autónomo |
66 |
|
|
Total: |
66,00 |
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