SYSC 3200
Industrial Engineering
Techniques of operations research for decision-making in complex engineering systems. Linear programming, network models, PERT, integer programming, dynamic programming, queuing systems and inventory models. Problem solving is emphasized.
2020
Topics
- Linear programming via the simplex method.
- Linear programming for nonstandard models.
- LP sensitivity analysis, LP in practice.
- Networks: Shortest route, minimum spanning tree, max flow/min cut.
- Network flow programming.
- PERT including time-cost trade-offs and resource levelling.
- Branch and bound.
- Discrete and integer programming, genetic algorithms, heuristics.
- Dynamic programming.
- Markov chains and queueing theory.
- Queueing continued. Inventory models.
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 2300, ECON 4004 , or MATH 3801 . Prerequisite(s): MATH 1004 and MATH 1104. Lectures three hours a week, laboratory/problem analysis one and a half hours per week.