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Syllabus 2018-19 - 11112021 - Operative Research (Investigación operativa)

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DEGREE: Grado en Administración y dirección de empresas (11112021)
FACULTY: FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEGREE: Doble Grado en Administración y dirección de empresas y Finanzas y contabil (11912020)
FACULTY: FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2018-19
COURSE: Operative Research
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Operative Research
CODE: 11112021 (*) ACADEMIC YEAR: 2018-19
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 3 SEMESTER: PC
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
NAME: FRÍAS BUSTAMANTE, MARÍA DEL PILAR
DEPARTMENT: U112 - ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA
FIELD OF STUDY: 265 - ESTADÍSTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 060 E-MAIL: mpfrias@ujaen.es P: 953212208
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6886-0953
LANGUAGE: - LEVEL: 1
NAME: RUIZ FUENTES, NURIA
DEPARTMENT: U112 - ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA
FIELD OF STUDY: 265 - ESTADÍSTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 054 E-MAIL: nfuentes@ujaen.es P: 953211911
WEBSITE: http://www10.ujaen.es/conocenos/departamentos/estio/2959
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0695-9306
LANGUAGE: - LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Introduction to Operations Research

Linear Programming

  • Introduction
  • The Linear Programming Model
  • Graphical LP Solution
  • Convex Regions
  • LP Solutions Properties

The Simplex Method

  • Introduction
  • The Simplex Method
  • Artificial Starting Solution

The Dual Problem

  • The Dual Problem
  • Primal-Dual Relationships
  • Economic Interpretation of Duality
  • The Dual Simplex Method

Sensitivity Analysis

  • Introduction
  • Changes Affecting Optimality
  • Changes Affecting Feasibility

Multiobjective Programming

  • Introduction
  • PL Multiobjective Problem
  • Goal Programming

Decision Analysis and Games

  • Decision Making under Certainty
  • Decisin Making under Risk
  • Decision under Uncertainty
  • Game Theory

Nonlinear Programming

  • The Nonlinear Programming Model
  • Uncostrained Problems
  • Constrained Problems

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

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

  • Theoretical sessions, where the thoretical contents are developed and illustrated by some practical examples.
  • Practical sessions, where the students must solve some problems and exercises, and they are trained to use some statistical software.

Tutorial support sessions, bibliography, additional materials and exams will be available in English. 

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 student's final mark is the weighted average of the marks obtained in the following items:

  • A final written exam, where the students must answer some short theoretical questions and solve some practical exercises (weight: 80%).
  • In-class tests to evaluate the skills developed by the students in the practical sessions, where the must solve some proposed exercises by using a statistical software (weight: 20%).

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Operations Research: an Introduction. Edition: 10th ed., global ed.. Author: Taha, Hamdy A. Publisher: Harlow: Pearson, 2017  (Library)
  • Operations Research [Recurso electrónico] : A Model-Based Approach. Edition: 2nd ed. 2013. Author: Eiselt, H. A.. Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Introducción a la investigación de operaciones. Edition: 6ª ed. en inglés, 4ª en español. Author: Hillier, Frederick S.. Publisher: México [etc.]: McGraw-Hill, cop. 1997  (Library)