Mgmt 380
Class Schedule

Exam Dates:
Exam 1: September 24
Exam 2: October 29
Final Exam: December 10
See the exam policy on Handout #1.

August 20

  • 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 Management Science?
  • Vocabulary: decision variables, objective function, constraints, optimal solution, etc.
  • Handout #2: Assignment 1
  • Assigned exercise: "Constraints" for a party
August 27 September 3 September 10 September 17
  • Assignment 3 due
  • Slack and Surplus
  • Exam question and answer time .. Come with your questions!
  • Handout #5: Exercise
    • Complete questions 1,2,3. (Questions 4 through 13 will be covered after the exam, so save this handout.)
September 24
  • Exam I
October 1 October 8 October 15 October 22
  • Assignment 5 due
  • Project Scheduling: PERT/CPM
      PERT/CPM examples (these handouts are not available on the web)
      • Handout #11
      • Handout #12
  • Handout #13: Assignment 6 (this handout is not available on the web)
October 29
  • Exercises due: Handouts #11 and #12
  • PERT/CPM, continued
  • Exam II
November 5
  • Assignment 6 due
  • PERT/CPM.. project crashing
  • Assignment & Transportation Models
  • Network Models
  • Information for Assignment 7
    • Work in teams of two
    • 40 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
November 12 November 19 November 26
  • No class: Thanksgiving holiday
December 3
  • Presentations for Assignment 7
December 10
  • Final Exam -- begins at 6:30 (until 9:00)