Quantitative Management Methods in Air Transport
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 342-3384/01 |
| Abbreviation | KMŘLD |
| Course title | Quantitative Management Methods in Air Transport |
| Credits | 4 |
| Coordinating department | Institute of Transport |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Michal Dorda, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Introduction to operational research methods.
2. Basic concepts of graph theory.
3. Distances in graphs.
4. Project management methods - Critical path method - theoretical foundations.
5. Project management methods - Critical path method - practical applications in air transport.
6. MProject management methods - PERT method - theoretical foundations and practical applications in air transport.
7. Introduction to mathematical programming.
8. Models for planning in air transport - assigning crews to flights.
9. Models for planning in air transport - optimization of the destination portfolio of regional airports.
10. Introduction to queueing theory.
11. Queueing system without queue and its application in air transport.
12. Queueing system with infinite queue length and its application in air transport.
13. Queueing system with limited queue length and its application in air transport.
14. Use of simulation in queueing theory, demonstration of practical application from air transport in the simulation program Witness.
2. Basic concepts of graph theory.
3. Distances in graphs.
4. Project management methods - Critical path method - theoretical foundations.
5. Project management methods - Critical path method - practical applications in air transport.
6. MProject management methods - PERT method - theoretical foundations and practical applications in air transport.
7. Introduction to mathematical programming.
8. Models for planning in air transport - assigning crews to flights.
9. Models for planning in air transport - optimization of the destination portfolio of regional airports.
10. Introduction to queueing theory.
11. Queueing system without queue and its application in air transport.
12. Queueing system with infinite queue length and its application in air transport.
13. Queueing system with limited queue length and its application in air transport.
14. Use of simulation in queueing theory, demonstration of practical application from air transport in the simulation program Witness.
E-learning
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Literature
Daganzo, C.,F. Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations, Mesa: Emerald, Inc., 2008. ISBN 978-0-08-042785-0 .
Sokolowski, J. A.; Banks, C. M., ed. Principles of modeling and simulation: a multidisciplinary approach [online]. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2008 [cit. 2021-02-28]. ISBN 978-0-470-40356-3.
Sokolowski, J. A.; Banks, C. M., ed. Principles of modeling and simulation: a multidisciplinary approach [online]. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2008 [cit. 2021-02-28]. ISBN 978-0-470-40356-3.
Advised literature
Schöbel, A.. Optimization in Public Transport. New York: Springer, 2006. ISBN 978-0-38-732896-6 .
Bennett, B. S. Simulation fundamentals. London: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-13-813262-3.
Bennett, B. S. Simulation fundamentals. London: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-13-813262-3.