| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | ISL381 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Muhsin HALİS
Assistant Prof. Dr. Serdar YARLIKAŞ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Develop the skills to model a problem as a linear programming model.
2) Explain problem solution techniques such as graphical solution approach and simplex algorithm.
3) Resolve model transportation, transshipment and assignment problems using specialized optimization algorithms.
4) Explain how to make business decisions from the point of view of optimization.
5) Explain the usage and the limitations of simplex algorithm.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||
| 1 | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | High | Low | |
| 2 | High | High | Low | Low | High | Low | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 3 | High | High | Low | Low | High | Low | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 4 | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | High | Low | |
| 5 | High | High | Low | Low | High | Low | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
-
Course Contents
Definition of operational research. Decision theory. Fundamentals of decision theory. Linear programming. Graphical solution to a linear programming problem. The simplex method of a linear programming problem. Transportation technique. A networks technique and critical path analysis. Inventory models. Waiting lines and queue theory.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to OR / LP Models and Model Formulation2) LP Models and Model Formulation / Graphical Solution Procedure
3) Graphical Solution Procedure / Simplex Method
4) Simplex Method
5) Simplex Method / Duality
6) Duality
7) Dual Simplex Method / Sensitivity Analysis
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Sensitivity Analysis
10) Transportation Problem
11) Transportation Problem / Transshipment Problem
12) Transshipment Problem / Assignment Problem
13) Network Models
14) Network Models / Integer Programming
15) Integer Programming
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Introduction to Operations Research (2010), Ninth Edition, FREDERICK S. HILLIER, GERALD J. LIEBERMAN, McGraw Hill.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Self Study
6) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not Required