311310 (v.1) Operations Research 401

Area:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Transportation Problem - Determination of starting feasible solution, entering and leaving variables. North-West method. Least cost method. Vogel's approximation method. Network Models - Definition of nodes, branches, capacities, path, loop and tree. Minimal spanning tree model. Shortest route algorithm. Maximal flow model. Project Scheduling - Project evaluation and review technique. Critical path method. Decision Theory - Laplace criterion. Maxmin, Maxmax, Minmax, and Minmin criterion. Hurwitz criterion. Forecasting Techniques - Regression model. Moving average model. Exponential smoothing. Inventory Models - Deterministic model. Probabilistic model. Possibilistic model. Linear Programming - Graphical solution. Simplex method (standard, primal and dual). Dynamic Programming - Integer and non-linear. Evolutionary Algorithms - Genetic algorithm. Particle swarm optimisation. Simulated annealing. Tabu search. Ant colony optimization. Pattern search.
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Field of Education:	031301 Electrical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 1	Y

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