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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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% |
Field of Education: | 20300 Information Systems (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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