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Lecture Notes

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LEC # TOPICS
1 Introduction (PDF)
2

Network Models: Assignment & Transportation
(PDF - 1.3 MB)

Associated files:

  • 02Assignment_Model (XLS)
  • 02Degeneracy (XLS)
  • 02Transportation_Model (XLS)
3

Network Models: Shortest Path & Transshipment (PDF)

Associated files:

  • 03Ampl_output (TXT)
  • 03Shortest_path_model (XLS)
  • 03Singapore_elec_generator_model (XLS)
  • 03Transportation_data (MDB)
  • 03Transportation_model (MOD)
  • 03Transshipment_model (XLS)
4

Introduction to LP (PDF)

Associated files:

  • 04Eastern_steel (MOD)
  • 04Eastern_steel (XLS)
  • 04Investment_example (XLS)
  • 04Oak_products_lp (XLS)
  • 04Portfolio_data (MDB)
  • 04Portfolio_model (MOD)
  • 04Portfolio (XLS)
5

Application: Revenue Optimization (PDF)

Associated files:

  • 05Retail_analysis (XLS)
  • 05Retail_parametrics (XLS)
6

Production Planning, Workforce Scheduling (PDF)

Associated file:

  • 06Singapore_scenarios (XLS)
7

Conflicting Objectives, Robust Optimization (PDF)

Associated files:

  • 07Media_selection (XLS)
  • 07Portfolio_solution (XLS)
  • 07Shift_staffing_model (MOD)
  • 07Staff_scheduling_data (MDB)
  • 07Workforce_scheduling (XLS)
8

Integer Programming (PDF - 1 MB)

Associated files:

  • 08Steco_model (MOD)
  • 08Steco (XLS)
  • 08Steco_data (MDB)
  • 08Steel_cable (XLS)
  • 08Westernair (XLS)
9

IP Modeling (PDF)

Associated file:

  • 09Lockbox (XLS)
10 Case Study: Ford Finished Vehicle Delivery (PDF)
11

Location Models

Associated files:

  • 11Location (XLS)
  • 11Location_solution (XLS)
12 Non-Linear Programming (PDF)

Case Study: Peach State (PDF - 2.8 MB)
13 Application Portfolio Optimization (PDF - 1.2 MB)
14 Non-Linear Programming (PDF)
15 Team Presentations
16 Heuristics I (PDF)
17 Team Presentations
18 Heuristics II
19 Team Presentations
20 Optimization, Heuristics and Uncertainty
21 Team Presentations