SED 303 - Operations Research I

Course Objectives

I. Guide the students in using different mathematical modeling techniques with OR,
II. Teach students different methods that are used for numerical decision-making,
III. Make students gain skills in finding optimal solutions to problems.

Course Description

This course aims to teach the production and management concepts, quantitative decision making, modeling philosophy and model building, linear programming and Simplex algorithm, Big M and Two Phase Simplex Methods, Duality and economic analysis, transportation models and solving methods, and the use of Lindo and Excel Solver programs.