Operations Research A

Operations Research A
157-0590/01
angličtina Operations Research A
157-0590/02
angličtina

Course aims

The aims of the subject is as follows:
- to provide fundamentals of a systems approach;
- to present the classification of methods of the Operations research;
- to provide fundamentals in economic-mathematical modeling using the OR methods;
- to present selected methods of network analysis and their applications in
project management;
- to present the basics of mathematical optimization, in particular the linear
programming;
- to make participants familiar with SW products which can be used to solve OR
problems efficiently;
- to learn the participants how to provide the sensitivity analysis and how to
interpret the results of modelling.

Literature

TAHA, Hamdy A. Operations research: an introduction. 9th ed., international ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, c2011. ISBN 978-0-13-139199-4.
WISNIEWSKI, Mik. Quantitative methods for decision makers. 5th ed. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2009. ISBN 978-0-273-71207-7.
PANNEERSELVAM, Robert. Operations research. 2nd ed. New Delhi: PHI Learning, 2012. ISBN 978-81-203-2928-7.

Advised literature

BIRGE, John R. a LOUVEAUX, François. Introduction to stochastic programming. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, c2011. ISBN 978-1-4614-0236-7.
PRÉKOPA, András. Stochastic programming. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1995. ISBN 0-7923-3482-5.

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Language of instruction	angličtina, angličtina
Code	157-0590
Abbreviation	ORA
Course title	Operations Research A
Coordinating department	Department of Systems Engineering and Informatics
Course coordinator	prof. Mgr. Ing. František Zapletal, Ph.D.