ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
Learning
Outcomes
of the
Course
Code
Course Name
Credit
ECTS
MAN 308
Operations Research
3 (3-0)
6
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
English
Type and Level of Course
Compulsory / 3rd Year / Spring Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Contacts
Course Coordinator
[email protected]
Prof.Dr.Ali İhsan
Fridays
Fridays
Sönmez
09:40-12:20
14:00-15:00
Others
[email protected]
Res.Assistant
Z. Beril Yolaçan
Course Objective
To introduce the student to the essentials of decision making related with management
activities. Student will apply their expertise for analyzing several operations management
decision problems.
Relationship
Student Should be able to
Program
Net
Output
Effect
1
discover the role of decision making in business
7&9
5
2
recognize the nature of the problems in operations management
9
5
3
identify the source of the fundamental problems and analyze these
7
5
problems
4
study techniques of decision making in management and know how
7&9
5-4
the successful manager uses these techniques
Course Description: Introduces the types of problems and issues encountered by the operations manager. Discusses
various models and techniques but emphasises problem formulation and managerial implications Understand
techniques in decision making and know how the successful operations manager uses these techniques. A
general overview of operations research, with selected applications from engineering and management
systems, and interdisciplinary areas. The methodology of mathematical modeling and its relation to problems
in industrial, commercial, and public systems. During the semester, numerous handouts will be distributed
Course Contents ( Weekly Lecture Plan )
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
Introduction to linear programming
Lecturer Notes
Lectures
2
Geometry of LP
Lecturer Notes
Lectures, Discussion
3
Geometry of LP
Lecturer Notes
Lectures, Discussion
4
The simplex method
Lecturer Notes
Exercises
5
The simplex method
Lecturer Notes
Lectures, Discussion & presentation
6
duality, sensitivity analysis
Lecturer Notes
Exercises, Discussion
7
Transportation Problem
Lecturer Notes
Lectures, presentation
8
Transportation Problem
Lecturer Notes
Exercises, presentation
9
Problem hour
Lecturer Notes
Exercises, presentation
10
Review
Exercises
11
Review
Exercises
12
Assignment Models
Lecturer Notes
Lectures, presentation
13
Game theory
Lecturer Notes
Lectures, presentation
14
Game theory
Lecturer Notes
Exercises, Discussion and evaluation
REFERENCES
Textbook
Hamdy A. Taha, OPERATIONS RESEARCH An Introduction, Last Eddition
Course Notes
Prepared by the lecturer
Recommended Reading
Operations Research, by Wayne L. Winston, International Thomson Publishing 1994
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Activities
Number
Effect
Notes
Midterm Exam
1
%40
Effect of The Final Exam
1
%60
ECTS TABLE
Contents
Number
Hours
Total
Hours in Classroom
14
4
56
Hours out Classroom
14
4
56
Presentation
1
20
20
Midterm Exam
1
20
20
Final Exam
1
20
20
Total
172
Total / 30
172/30=5.7
ECTS Credit
6
RECENT PERFORMANCE