FOMGT353 Introductory Management Science

FOMGT 353 ~ Introductory Management Science ~ Spring 2002
Syllabus (as at Feb 15th 2002)

Lecture Notes	Homework	Homework Solutions	Handouts
1. Introduction
2. The Process	Homework 1	Homework 1
3. Linear Programming Introduction
4. Linear Programming Graphical Method	Homework 2	Homework 2	Simplex Method
5. Simplex Method Setting Up The Tableau
6. Simplex Algorithm - Maximization	Homework 3	Homework 3
7. Simplex Algorithm - Minimization	Homework 4	Homework 4	Profit Maximization Handout
8. Solving Linear Programs with Excel	Homework 5	Homework 5	Risk Minimization Handout Advertizing Mix Handout
9. LP Applications			The Diet Problem and Inventory Holding Over Time
10. LP Applications 2			Transport Problem
11. LP Applications 3
12. Integer Programming Introduction			Capital Budgeting
13. More IP			Pancakes Empire
14. Integer Programming
15. The Pancakes Open Close Example			Pancakes - The Lindo Formulation
16. Network Models			Network Models
17. The Transportation Algorithm			Network Models 1st Example Problem
18. Pivoting the Transportation Algorithm (You will need to execute this self extracting zip file to get to a powerpoint show which will work!!)
19. The Assignment Problem and the Hungarian Method
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21. Project Management CPM
22. Project Management PERT	Homework 10
23. Queuing Theory Basics
24. Queuing Theory Math	Homework 11
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