MG 575. Operations Management Research (3)

This course is an examination of optimum resource allocation emphasizing the application of quantitative methods. Topics include: optimum values, minimum and maximum values with and without constraints, queuing, linear models and techniques; simplex method; transportation and assignment methods; Markov chains; artificial variables; duality; integer programming; Poisson processes; Game theory; forecasting techniques; network models; tree structures; simulation and sensitivity; scheduling and replacement; and sequencing problems. Prerequisites: Grade of "P" in BA 501 and a "C" or higher in BQ 570 . Course fee: $55.00.