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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İŞL307BOperations ResearchCompulsory355
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The course aims to give to students to ability of developing operations research models and applying these models to the main areas of business such as production, marketing and finance.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Arş. Gör. Dr. Kübra Akyol Özcan
Learning Outcomes
1Describe various terms about building model in Linear Programming (LP).
2Distinguish various LP techniques.
3Prepare the most appropriate LP model for determined sector (problem).
4Examine the appropriateness of used model to real situation.
5Build a new model removing deficiencies of used LP model.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Modeling linear programming problems, graphical solution, simplex method, LP applications, duality, primal - dual relationships, economic interpretation of duality, sensitivity analysis, integer programming, goal programming, applications with Lindo packages.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Course objectives and outlines, The methodology of operations research, The fundamental concepts of linear programming
2Definitions, assumptions and general model structure of LP, Formulating the Linear Programming problems
3Model building, Characteristics of the LP models, Models of cost, revenue and profit
4Solution Methodologies of LP Problems, Graphical solution, Graphical solution procedure for maximization and minimization problems
5Special cases of graphical solution, Infeasibility, Unboundedness, Alternative optimal solutions
6The simplex algorithm, Setting up the initial simplex tableau, Arranging the optimal solution
7Summary of the simplex method, Interpreting the obtained results from the optimal simplex tableau
8Special cases of simplex solution method, Degeneracy of the simplex algorithm, Infeasibility Unboundedness, Alternative optimal solutions
9Mid-term exam
10Duality, Economic Interpretation of the Dual Variables
11Sensitivity analysis, Changes in objective functions' coefficients, Changes in right-hand-side values
12Introducing softwares for solving LP models (Lindo, Lingo, WinQSB, QM, and Tora)
13Integer programming models, Formulating integer programming problems, Solution of the integer programming problems with gomory column generation procedure
14Goal programming, Model formulation, Graphical interpretation of goal programming
15Review
16End-of-term exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Operations Research: An Introduction, Hamdy Taha, Ninth Ed., Pearson, 2011. Introduction to Operations Research, Frederich S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman, Ninth Ed. McGraw-Hill, 2010 Operations Research, T. L. Winston, PWS Publishing Company, 1997.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12424
Individual Study for Final Examination12525
Homework14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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