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Presentation
Presentation
Provides knowledge, skills and mathematical tools in the field of operations research, which are essential for management and engineering.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT41-22919
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
- General introduction to Operations Research.
- Structuring and modeling real-world problems.
- Predictive and explanatory models.
- Exact and approximate optimization models.
- Linear programming (LP).
- LP modeling.
- Solving LP models through the graphical method.
- Solving LP models through the simplex method.
- Mixed integer linear programming.
- Non-linear programming.
- Heuristics.
- Multicriteria analysis.
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Objectives
Objectives
The main objective of this course (Quantitative Methods of Optimization) is to prepare students to address and solve complex real-world optimization problems, namely in the fields of management and engineering. Therefore, it is intended to:
- Ensure basic knowledge of Operations Research.
- Teach how to mathematically formulate optimization problems.
- Teach solution methods for optimization problems.
- Address specific problems relevant to management and engineering.
- Clarify the differences between the different types of optimization models and their solution methods.
- Provide basic knowledge to use MS Excel to solve optimization problems.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Hands-on resolution of real-world cases with the support of software.
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References
References
- Hillier, F.S., Lieberman, G.J. - Introduction to Operations Research. 11th Ed. McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN: 9781259872990.
- Hillier, F.S., Lieberman, G.J. - Introdução à Pesquisa Operacional. 9ª Ed. McGraw-Hill, 2013. ISBN: 9788580551181.
- Williams, H. P. - Model building in mathematical programming. 5th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN: 9781118443330.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
Yes
