Information Package

Master's of Information Technology and System Management without Thesis

BTS583

OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Course Code
BTS583
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. 1. Will gain the ability of analytical decision-making and to study on solution methods for decision-making processes
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsThere is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Course DescriptionIntroduction to operations research. System approach. Multi disciplinary research and scientific methods. Basic definitions and theorems of linear programming. Simplex algorithm, big-M and two phase methods. Duality and sensitivity analysis. Transportation, assignment, shortest path, minimum spanning tree, maximal flow problems. Nonlinear decision models, local optimization, convexity and quadratic models. Analytical methods for multivariate models. Integer programming, brand and bound method. Dynamic programming. Decision making under risk and under uncertainty. Game theory. Text book: Operational res
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Statistical decision making
2nd Week Statistical decision making
3rd Week Network analysis
4th Week Network analysis
5th Week PERT/CPM Analysis
6th Week PERT/CPM Analysis
7th Week PERT/CPM Analysis
8th Week MIDTERM
9th Week Game theory
10th Week Game theory
11th Week Inventory models
12th Week Inventory models
13th Week Queuing models
14th Week Queuing models
Recommended or Required Reading"Operations Research, Applications and Algorithms, Third Adition, Winston, W.L".

"Yöneylem Araştırması, 6.Basımdan çeviri, Taha, H.A."
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 5 10
Project 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1
K1 X
K2
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6
K7
K8 X
K9 X
K10 X
K11 X