Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Operations Research
Course Number:
X_400618
Course Description:
The course is a first introduction to optimization. Given a large number of decisions to be made, subject to certain constraints on what combination of these decisions are allowed, what choices will lead to the best possible outcome (such as maximum profit)?
We will discuss the modelling of verbally-described practical problems using appropriate mathematical formulations - in particular, linear optimization and integer linear optimization models. Extremely powerful software tools for solving such models, and they are widely used in industry. We will see the basic algorithmic principles upon which these software tools are based: in particular, the simplex method for linear optimization, and building on this, the branch-and-bound method for integer linear optimization.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
OR 441
Attachment Files:
Studyguide_10.pdf
