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Syllabus 2019-20 - 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: | Grado en Estadística y empresa |
| FACULTY: | FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2019-20 |
| COURSE: | Advanced operational research |
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: Advanced operational research | |||||
| CODE: 11712007 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019-20 | ||||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 1 | ||||
| ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 2 | SEMESTER: SC | |||
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: CABALLERO ÁGUILA, CARMEN RAQUEL | ||
| DEPARTMENT: U112 - ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA | ||
| FIELD OF STUDY: 265 - ESTADÍSTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA | ||
| OFFICE NO.: B3 - 052 | E-MAIL: raguila@ujaen.es | P: 953212926 |
| WEBSITE: https://publons.com/researcher/2495966/raquel-caballero-aguila/ | ||
| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-7649 | ||
| LANGUAGE: - | LEVEL: 1 | |
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION
Queueing theory
- Elements of a queuing system
- Queuing models classification. Kendall's Notation
- Steady-state performance measures
- M/M/1 and M/M/c queuing models
- M/M/1/k and M/M/c/k queuing models
- Other queuing models
Graph theory
- Basic definitions
- Walks and trails. Trees and directed trees
- The shortest-path problem
- The minimum spanning tree problem
- Eulerian graphs
Transportation networks
- Transportation network definition
- The transportation problem. The stepping stones algorithm
- The maximum flow problem
- The minimum cost flow problem
- The assignment problem
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY
The default teaching language will be Spanish. The sessions are structured in:
- Theoretical sessions, where the theoretical contents are developed and illustrated by some practical 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 final mark will be the weighted average of the marks obtained in the following items:
- A final written exam, where the students will have answer some short theoretical questions and solve some exercises (weight: 80%).
- In-class tests, where the students will have to solve some exercises by using a statisitcal software, to evaluate the acquisition of skills in the practical sessions (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)