INMBAOAE Operational Analysis for Economists

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Elena Mielcová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Ramík, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Elena Mielcová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Ramík, CSc.
Department of Informatics and Mathematics – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Mgr. Radmila Krkošková, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to teach the students basic principles of mathematical methods for modeling economical situations. The students should manage theoretical background of selected methods and models and be able to use Excel Solver and the program QSB for solving operational analysis problems on PC.
Syllabus
  • 1. Principles and methods of Operational Analysis: introduction, history and basic terms
    2. Linear programming: Introduction
    3. General linear programming problem, base solutions
    4. Linear programming: Solution of problems
    5. Duality in linear programming models
    6. Integer linear programming
    7. Transportation problem
    8. Application of linear programming
    9. Graph Theory: basic principles and definitions
    10. Optimization problems on graphs: the shortest path and maximal flow algorithms
    11. Project management 1: Time analysis
    12. Project management 2: PERT and GERT
    13. Application of operation management methods in economics and marketing
Literature
    required literature
  • HILLIER, F. S. and J. G. LIEBERMAN. Introduction to operation research. McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0-07-252744-7. info
    recommended literature
  • ALEVRAS, D., PADBERG, M. W. Linear Optimization and Extensions Problems and Solutions. Berlin: Springer, 2001. ISBN 3-540-41744-3. info
  • TAHA, H. A. Operations Research An Introduction. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1992. ISBN 0-13-187659-7. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The topic of the course covers practice in computational skills sufficient for students to be able to use Excel Solver and the program QSB for solving operational analysis problems on PC. Students are obliged to write a midterm test scheduled usually in week 5 - 8 of an appropriate semester. 70% attendance at seminar session is mandatory.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Summer 2020, Winter 2020, Summer 2021, Winter 2021, Summer 2022.
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