INMBPOAE Operational Analysis for Economists

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Ramík, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Ramík, CSc. (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.
Timetable
Mon 10:35–12:10 A412
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
INMBPOAE/01: Mon 12:15–13:00 A412, J. Ramík
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
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
  • MIELCOVÁ, E. Operační analýza (pro ekonomy). Karviná: SU OPF, 2013. ISBN 80-7248-199-3. info
    recommended literature
  • JANOVÁ, J. a P. KOLMAN. Vybrané kapitoly z operačního výzkumu. Brno: Mendelova univerzita, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7375-488-4. info
  • FIALA, P. a kol. Operační výzkum: nové trendy. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7431-036-2. info
  • HILLIER, F. S. and J. G. LIEBERMAN. Introduction to operation research. McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0-07-252744-7. info
  • RAMÍK, J., Š. ČEMERKOVÁ a E. MIELCOVÁ. Operační analýza pro ekonomy. Karviná: SU OPF, 2004. ISBN 80-7248-199-3. info
  • JABLONSKÝ, J. Operační výzkum: kvantitativní modely pro ekonomické rozhodování. Praha : Professional Publishing, 2002. ISBN 80-86419-23-1. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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