Overview:
- Credits:
- 7.5
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Spring
- Subject:
- Management Information Systems
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Dr Annunziata Esposito Amideo
MIS41090 Advanced Operations Research
Academic Year 2020/2021
Management Science is the application of scientific (including mathematical and computational) methods to business and management problems. Within this, Operations (or Operational) Research is a term for the study and application of optimisation methods/techniques for real-world decision-making. As described by the UK OR society, OR is the science of better. This module will build on what you have learnt in Optimisation in Business to further explore OR models/methods applied to real-world problems.Show/hide contentOpenClose All
Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module students should be able to:
- Formulate a problem in Operational Research terms, given a verbal description
- Translate problems into the language of a standard software solver, execute it, and interpret the results
- Describe optimization models and their applications to different types of real-world problems
- Describe and execute algorithms to solve different types of real-world problems
Topics may include (but not only):
- Integer Programming
- Multi-objective modelling
- Network-based problems (e.g., flow, location, routing, critical infrastructure, disaster management problems, etc.)
- Soft OR methodologies
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 110 |
| Total | 186 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment: End of Trimester Individual Assignment | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 60 |
| Continuous Assessment: Assignment | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Carry forward of passed components
Yes
Yes
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Not yet recorded.
Recommended but not compulsory:
Fischetti M. (2019). Introduction to Mathematical Optimization
Rosenhead J. and Mingers J. (2001). Rational analysis for a problematic world revisited: problem structuring methods for complexity, uncertainty and conflict. Wiley (2nd ed.)
Fischetti M. (2019). Introduction to Mathematical Optimization
Rosenhead J. and Mingers J. (2001). Rational analysis for a problematic world revisited: problem structuring methods for complexity, uncertainty and conflict. Wiley (2nd ed.)
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