National Taiwan University
Operations Research (1): Models and Applications
National Taiwan University

Operations Research (1): Models and Applications

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11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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What you'll learn

  • Formulate different types of mathematical models to tackle optimization problems with business applications.

  • Technically, the concepts and applications of Linear Programming, Integer Programming, and Nonlinear Programming will be delivered.

  • Solve an optimization problem with one of the most accessible software: Microsoft Excel.

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There are 6 modules in this course

This lecture gives students an overview of what they may expect from this course, including the fundamental concept and brief history of Operations Research. We will also talk about how mathematical programming can be used to solve real-world business problem.

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6 videos1 reading1 quiz

Linear programming (LP) is one of the most important method to achieve the outcome of optimization problems. We can use LP models for various decisions, including production, inventory, personnel scheduling, etc.

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15 videos1 quiz

In many practical areas, some of the optimization problems occur with integrality constraints imposed on some of the variables. Facility location, machine scheduling, and vehicle routing are some examples. Integer Programming (IP) provides a mathematical way to solve these problems.

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15 videos1 quiz

In the real life, many problems involve nonlinearities. Examples include pricing, inventory, and portfolio optimization. For such problems, we may use Nonlinear Programming (NLP) to formulate them into models and solve them.

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15 videos1 quiz

In this lecture, we introduce a real business case that has been solved with Operations Research by the instructor. The problem is for a company to schedule its customer service representatives to minimize the total amount of staff shortage. We will demonstrate the problem, process of conducting an OR study, integer programming formulation, and result.

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9 videos1 quiz

In the final lecture of this course, we will summarize what we have learned. We will also preview what we may learn in future courses.

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3 videos1 quiz

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4.8 (163 ratings)
孔令傑 (Ling-Chieh Kung)
National Taiwan University
8 Courses87,617 learners

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