課號：705-32100 課名：作業研究 學期：92年度第2學期 時間：Monday, 2:20am~5:20pm 教室：管貳102

Instructor : 陳靜枝 (Ching-Chin Chern) Office : 管院貳館602
Tel: (02) 23630231 Ext. 3488 E-mail: chern@chern.im.ntu.edu.tw

助教 : 楊依潔(r92003@im.ntu.edu.tw)、黃慨郁(r93023@im.ntu.edu.tw)

Important sites: http://eb-scm.im.ntu.edu.tw
ftp://140.112.106.6/course/Operations Research

Textbook: Introduction to Management Science by Bernard W. Taylor III
華泰文化事業有限公司 Tel: (02) 23773877

References: Introduction to Operations Research by Frederick S. Hillier and Gerald J. Lieberman
Practical Management Science—Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications by Winston and Albright
Applied Management Science—A computer-integrated approach for Decision Making by John A. Lawrence, Jr. and Barry A. Pasternack
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Management by B. Render, R. M. Stair Jr., and M. E. Hanna
管理科學—作業研究與數量方法 : 陳文賢著
作業研究 : 白建二著

Course Description:

This class is designed to introduce students to the important topics in Management Science such as linear programming, integer programming, queuing analysis, network flow, and so on. The students will learn not only the algorithms and techniques used to solve related problems, but also the real-world applications that adopt these methods. The students are encouraged to utilize computers in every respect of this class. Computer software is available for this class.

Course Schedule:
Feb. 21 Introduction of the class (1)
Chapter 1: Management Science
Feb. 28 Day off
Mar. 7 Chapter 2: Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution (2)
Mar. 14 Chapter 3: Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitivity Analysis (3)
Mar. 21 Chapter 4: Linear Programming: Modeling Examples (4)
Mar. 28 Chapter 5: Integer Programming (5)
Apr. 4 Day off
Apr. 11 Chapter 6: Transportation Transshipment and Assignment Problems (6)
Chapter 7: Network Flow Models
Apr. 18 Chapter 7: Network Flow Models (7)
Chapter 8: Project Management
Apr. 25 Chapter 8: Project Management (8)
Chapter 9: Multi-criteria Decision Making
May 2 Mid-term (期中考) in computer room
May 9 Chapter 9: Multi-criteria Decision Making (9)
Discussion of the Mid-term Exam
May 16 Chapter 12: Decision Analysis (10)
May 23 Chapter 13: Queuing Analysis (11)
May 30 Chapter 14: Simulation (12)
Jun. 6 Chapter 16: Inventory Management (13)
Jun. 13 Final Exam (期末考) in computer room
Jun. 20 Project Presentation (與統計課程交換，移至6月22日星期三下午2:20至5:30)

Grading: Grades will be based on the following percentages
Homework 10%
Project 15%
Mid-term 35%
Final 40%

Homework: Homework will be assigned through the semester and will be due in the following class. No late homework will be accepted. Students must turn in their own homework. However, students may work together in preparing their homework. It is strongly advised that students understand and do all phases of their homework assignments and not rely on the expertise of others.

Labs: The teaching assistant will conduct a lab every week after the homework is assigned. The procedures of using OR/MS computer software, MS Excel, will be demonstrated in the labs.

Project: Form each group with 8 persons. Select a case problem that could be solved by the techniques taught in this class. The cases can be found at the end of each chapter in the textbook. Prepare a 15 minutes presentation. Turn in a report less than 5 pages. The report will be due the day of presentation.

Exams: Both Mid-term and Final exams will be in-class and open-book. Each student will be provided with a PC. No notebook is permitted in the exams. No discussion is allowed in exams. Cheating will result in severe penalty. Both exams will last for three hours.