Mgmt 380
Class Schedule

Exam Dates:
Exam 1: September 26
Exam 2: November 7
Final Exam: December 5
See the exam policy on Handout #1.

August 22

  • Handout #1: Course Policies
  • What is Management Science (Operations Research): Why is it done? When is it done? When and why was it conceived?
  • Reading: What is OR/MS?
  • Vocabulary: decision variables, objective function, constraints, optimal solution, etc.
  • Handout #2: Assignment 1
  • Assigned exercise: "Constraints" for a party
August 29 September 5 September 12 September 19
  • Assignment 3 due
  • Slack and Surplus
  • Reminder: Read the assigned reading for September 12th
  • Exam question and answer time .. Come with your questions!
September 26
  • Exam I
October 3
  • Sensitivity Analysis
    • Handout #5: Sensitivity Analysis & Parametric Analysis (this handout is not available on web)
  • Handout #6: Assignment 4
October 10: Happy Fall Break!

October 17

October 24 October 31
  • Assignment 5 due
  • Project Scheduling: PERT/CPM
      PERT/CPM examples (these handouts are not available on the web)
      • Handout #10
      • Handout #11
  • Handout #12: Assignment 6
November 7
  • Exercises due: Handouts #10 and #11
  • PERT/CPM, continued
  • Exam II
November 14
  • Assignment 6 due
  • PERT/CPM.. project crashing
  • Assignment & Transportation Models
  • Network Models
  • Information for Assignment 7
    • Work in teams of two or three
    • 45 points
    • Create a problem that makes use of two modeling techniques
    • Present to the client in presentation and written form
    • Presentation:
      • Dress accordingly
      • Time: no longer than 8 minutes
      • Client may interrupt and ask questions during the presentation
      • One team member should load slides before class so client does not have to wait between presentations
    • Prepare an appropriate written report for the client
    • Food will be served!
November 21 November 28
  • Assignment 7 presentations
December 5, 6:30pm
  • Final Exam