Mgmt 380
Class Schedule

Exam Dates:
Exam 1: Exam 2:

January 12

  • Handout #1: Course Policies
  • What is Management Science (Operations Research): Why is it done? When is it done? When and why was it conceived?
January 14
  • Handout #2: Assignment 1
  • Vocabulary: decision variables, objective function, constraints, optimal solution, etc.
January 19 January 21 January 24 January 26 January 28
  • Time to work on Assignment #2 and to do the reading due on February 2.
February 2 February 4
  • Shadow Price
February 7 February 9
  • Assignment 3 due
  • Both slack and surplus in a linear programming model: Island Publishing
  • Exam question and answer time .. Come with your questions!
February 11

February 14

  • Exam I
February 16

February 18

  • Sensitivity Analysis
  • Handout #5: Sensitivity Analysis & Parametric Programming (handout not available on the web)
February 21
  • Parametric Programming Analysis
  • Handout #5, continued
February 23
  • Sensitivity Analysis & Parametric Programming Analysis, continued
  • Running a Sensitivity Analysis & Parametric Programming Analysis with STORM
February 25

February 28

  • Simplex
October 14 October 19
  • Simplex, continued
  • Handout #10: Simplex Minimization Problem (with >= constraints) -- this handout is not available on the web
October 21 ((Dr Manns will be in Canada at a conference on October 25-29))

October 26

  • No class -- can study for exam and work on Assignment 5
October 28
  • Exam II
November 2
  • Assignment 5 due
  • Chapter 10 in An Introduction to Management Science
  • Project Scheduling: PERT/CPM
November 4
  • PERT/CPM, continued
  • Handout #10: Assignment 6 (Sorry, I accidentally printed two different handouts with #10 on them. This handout is not available on the web.)
  • Handout #11: PERT/CPM with time estimates (This handout is not available on the web.)
November 9
  • PERT/CPM, continued
November 11
  • Chapter 9 in An Introduction to Management Science
  • Network Models
November 16
  • Assignment 6 due
  • Details given about Assignment 7 (Final Project)
    • Due Nov. 30 or Dec. 2
    • Work in a team of two
    • 55 points
    • Make use of at least two modeling techniques
    • Presentation to the client is important! Dress and act accordingly. Expect the client to ask questions during the presentation.
    • Prepare an appropriate report for the client.
  • Chapter 11 in An Introduction to Management Science
  • Inventory Models
November 18
  • Assignment & Transportation models (Chapter 7 in An Introduction to Management Science)
November 23
  • Time to work in a group on your final project
November 30
  • Final Project (Assignment 7) Presentations
    1. Sharon & Rob
    2. Matthew & Jennifer
    3. Anisha & Brett
    4. Sheila & Rebecca
  • Questions & Answer time for Final Exam
December 2
  • Final Project (Assignment 7) Presentations
    1. Ben & David
    2. Irene & Mayumi
    3. Robert & Jessica
    4. Brad & Eric
  • Senior Project Presentation: Erica Manning
December 9
  • Final Exam