| Area: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Practical: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 7150 (v.7) Statistical Methods 102 or any previous version
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8140 (v.5) Operations Research 201 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Dynamic programming. DYNACODE - applications to replacement models and resource allocation. Production scheduling - interface with inventory theory and solution techniques. Applications to quality control, machine shops, organisation of data files and assembly line balancing. Inventory. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit the student will have an understanding of mathematical models for inventory management; an understanding of the theory and application of dynamic programming and developed the logic and practical aspects of production scheduling and materials provisioning. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Baker K.R. 1974 Introduction to Sequencing and Scheduling. Wiley. Bellman R. 1957 Dynamic Programming, Princeton University Press. Bellman R. and Dreyfus S.E. 1962 Applied Dynamic Programming. Princeton University Press. Garfinkel R.S. and Nembauser G.L.1972 Integer Programming. Wiley. Hastings N.A.J. 1973 Dynamic Programming with Management Applications. Butterworths. Hiller F.S. and Lieberman. G.T. 1990 Introduction to Operations Research. 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill. Johnson L.A. and Montgomery D.C. 1974 Operations Research in Production Planning, Scheduling and Inventory Control. Wiley. Winston W.L. 1994 Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms. Duxbury Press, Wadsworth. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (three) 30%, Examination 70% |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
