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Course Name	Turkish	Operations Research Methods in Transportation Engineering
	English	Ulastirmaya Yonelik Yoneylem Arastirmasi
Course Code	ULS 517	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Hilmi Berk Çelikoğlu
Course Objectives		1. To teach optimization concept, and 2. To teach the frequently employed methods of operations research for transportation problems.
Course Description		Mathematical Programming: Linear, Integer and Quadratic Programs - Linear Programming: Simplex and Dual Simplex Methods, Duality and Sensitivity Analysis, Extensions of Linear Programming - Integer Programming: Branch-and-Bound Algorithm, Cut Algorithms, The Transportation Algorithm, Scheduling Models - Non-Linear Programming: Single-Variable Optimization, Multivariable Optimization with & without Constraints - Dynamic Programming - Network Analysis: Minimum-span, Shortest-Route and Maximal-Flow Problems - Project Planning Using PERT/CPM - Inventory Models – Forecasting: Regression Methods, Smoothing Methods - Game Theory - Decision Theory - Markov Processes - Queuing Systems: M/M/1 Systems, M/M/s Systems, M/M/1/K Systems, M/M/s/K Systems
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Other References		• Hillier, F.S., Gerald, J.L., Introduction to Operations Research, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering / Math; 8 edition, 2005 • Winston, W. L., Goldberg, J. B., Operations Research Applications and Algorithms, Thomson Learning, 4th edition • Taha, H. A., Operations Research: An Introduction, Pearson Education, Inc., 8th edition, 2008 • Barnhart, C., Laporte, G., Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science: Transportation (Handbooks in Operations Research & Management Science), Elsevier, 2005. • Belenky, A.S., Operations Research in Transportation Systems: Ideas and Schemes of Optimization Methods for Strategic Planning and Operations Management (Applied Optimization), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998 • Larson, R.C., Odoni, A.R., Urban Operations Research, Dynamic Ideas; 2nd edition, 2007 • Bellman, R., Dynamic Programming, Dover Publications; Dover Ed edition, 2003

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