Transcription of LECTURE NOTES ON OPERATIONS RESEARCH - Mans
1 LECTURE NOTES ON OPERATIONS RESEARCH Emad Elbeltagi, , , Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University Structural Eng. Department Faculty of Engineering Mansoura University OPERATIONS RESEARCH Course Information Title: OPERATIONS RESEARCH Code: ENG345 Hours: Lectures: 2 Tutorial: 2 Credit: 3 Lecturer: Dr. Emad Elbeltagi E-mail: Homepage: Course Description Linear programming and its applications Graphical solution for linear programming Analytical solution (Simplex method) Computer applications to linear programming Network optimization Transportation and assignment problems Linear correlation Multi-variable correlation Course Objectives The course aims at introducing the students to the fundamentals of systems analysis and its application in construction engineering.
2 Grading Class Performance/Attendance/Quizzes/Assignmen ts 30% Midterm 20% Final Exam 50% Textbook Hillier, , and Liberman, , Introduction to OPERATIONS RESEARCH , McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1995. Reference Books Books are available at the Faculty library Outline and Schedule Week # Date Title 1 26/9/2013 Overview 2 3/10/2013 Introduction to mathematical models 3 10/10/2013 Formulation of linear programming (LP) models 4 17/10/2013 Eid Al-Adha Holiday 5 24/10/2013 Solving LP models using graphical solution 6 31/10/2013 Solving LP models using the simplex method 7 7/11/2013 Solving LP models using the simplex method 8 4/11/2013 Mid-term Exam 9 21/11/2013 The transportation problem 10 28/11/2013 The transportation problem 11 5/12/2013 The assignment problem 12 12/12/2013 Decision making 13 19/12/2013 Decision making 14 26/12/2013 Resource allocation 15 2/1/2014 Revision REFERENCES Cornuejols, G.
3 , and Trick, M., Quantitative Methods for the Management Sciences, Course NOTES , Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Griffis, , Farr, , and Morris, , Construction Planning for Engineers, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 2000. Hillier, , and Liberman, , Introduction to Mathematical Programming, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1990. Hillier, , and Liberman, , Introduction to OPERATIONS RESEARCH , McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1995. Revelle. , Whitlatch. , and Wright, , Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Prentice Hall, Inc., upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2004.
