Operations Research (OR)

Summary

• Introduction to Operations Research

• Mathematical Modeling of Linear Programming Problems

• Graphic and Analytical Solution

• Simplex Algorithm

  • Large Number Method

  • Two Phase Method

• Duality

• Sensitivity Analysis

• Integer Programming

• Transportation Problems

  • Vogel Method

  • Least Cost Method

  • Northwest Corner Method

• Designation Problems

  • Hungarian Algorithm

• Dynamic Programming

• Applications in Management/Industrial Engineering

Objectives

Introduce Operations Research as a field of professional activities for the Management/Industrial Engineer; present the main tools of Operations Research with regard to mathematical programming, with applications for solving organizational and production problems.

Bibliography (in Portuguese)

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• Barbosa, Marco Antônio; Zanardani, Ricardo Alexandre D. Introdução à Pesquisa Operacional. 2ª Ed., Intersaberes, 2014.

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