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Operations Research A

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Course Unit Code157-0590/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZAP149doc. Mgr. Ing. František Zapletal, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
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.
Course Contents
The aim of the subject is to learn students how to think systemically, how to analyze the problem and, also, how to find the optimal decision/solution. Economic-mathematical models are used to solve real practical problems which are solved using information technologies. Two basic methods are presented to students: mathematical programming and network analysis. The outline of the subject is as follows:
1) Operational research - basic description, properties, classification.
2) Mathematical programming - structure of the model, methodology.
3) Linear programming - structure of the model, areas of application.
4) Linear programming - Graphical solution of LP problems.
5) Linear programming - canonical form of the model.
6) Linear programming - simplex method - algorithm and its description.
7) Linear programming - duality: usage and interpretation.
8) Linear programming - sensitivity analysis of LP results.
9) Multi-criteria linear programming
10) Network analysis - CPM method and its properties.
11) Network analysis - Network chart, reserves, critical path.
12) Network analysis - Feasibility of the project, cost analysis.
13) Network analysis - Gant linear diagram.
14) Network analysis - PERT method - involving the risk into projects.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.

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.

Recommended Reading:
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.
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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