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Syllabus 2017-18 - 11712007 - Advanced operational research (Ampliación de investigación operativa)

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  • Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
DEGREE: Grado en Estadística y empresa
FACULTY: FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-18
COURSE: Advanced operational research
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Advanced operational research
CODE: 11712007 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-18
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 2 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: MARTÍNEZ RODRÍGUEZ, ANA MARÍA
DEPARTMENT: U112 - ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA
FIELD OF STUDY: 265 - ESTADÍSTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 045 E-MAIL: ammartin@ujaen.es P: 953212929
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7609-5611
LANGUAGE: - LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Queueing Theory

  • Elements of a Queuing Model
  • Queuing Models Classification. Kendall's Notation
  • Steady-State Measures of Performance
  • M/M/1 and M/M/c Queuing Systems
  • M/M/1/k and M/M/c/k Queuing Systems
  • Other Queuing Models

Graph Theory

  • Definitions
  • Walks and Trails. Trees and Directed Trees
  • The Shortest-Path Problem
  • The Minimum Spanning Tree Problem
  • Eulerian Graphs

Transportation Networks

  • Network Transportation Definition
  • The Transportation Problem. The Transportation Algorithm
  • The Maximum Flow Problem
  • The Minimum Cost Flow Problem
  • The Assignment Model

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Default teaching session language will be Spanish. These sessions are structured in:

  • theoretical sessions, where learning contents are developed and illustrative examples are shown
  • practical sessions to solve exercises on the board and also by using a statistical software.

Tutorial support sessions, bibliography, additional materials and exams will be available in English. Exchange international students electively can join regular course in Spanish whenever they wish.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

The assessment procedure consists of:

  • A writing exam with theoretical and practical exercises (80%).
  • A continuous evaluation of the practical sessions in which the proposed exercises will be solved by using a statisitcal software (20%).

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Operations Research: an Introduction. Edition: 10th ed., global ed.. Author: Taha, Hamdy A. Publisher: Harlow: Pearson, 2017  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Introducción a la investigación de operaciones. Edition: 9ª ed.. Author: Hillier, Frederick S.. Publisher: México [etc.]: McGraw-Hill, 2010  (Library)