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Syllabus 2018-19 - 11712007 - Advanced operational research (Ampliación de investigación operativa)
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- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
| DEGREE: | BA Degree in Statistics and Business |
| FACULTY: | FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2018-19 |
| COURSE: | Advanced operational research |
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: Advanced operational research | |||||
| CODE: 11712007 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2018-19 | ||||
| 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 the theoretical contents are developed and illustrated by some prctical examples.
- Practical sessions, where the students have to solve 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 exercises (weight: 80%).
- In-class tests to evaluate the skills obtained by the students in the practical sessions, where they have to solve some proposed exercises by using a statisitcal 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)