02/08/2016
UNIVERSITY OF GAZIANTEP
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Course Number: IE 321
Course Title: Optimization Techniques I
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serap Ulusam SEÇKINER
Credits: 3
Class meets: Monday, from 09:30 to 12:00 pm (Day) and 17.00-19.30 (Evening)
Prerequisites by topic Linear algebra, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus,
Course Outline: The purpose of this course is to provide an appreciation of various techniques used in operations research, and their application in developing optimal solutions for real life problems.
Required Textbooks
1. Winston, Wayne L. (2004), Operations Research, Fourth Edition, Duxbury, ISBN: 0-534-38058-1
2. Operations Research: An Introduction (7th ed.), by Hamdy A. Taha, Prentice-Hall, New York (2003).
3. Introduction to Operations Research (8th ed.), by Frederick S. Hillier and Gerald J. Lieberman, McGraw Hill, New York (2005).
Topics
1.Introduction to Linear Programming
2.The Simplex Algorithm and Goal Programming
3.Sensitivity Analysis: An Applied Approach
4.Sensitivity Analysis and Duality
5.Transportation, Assignment, andTransshipment Problems
Optimization Software: LINGO and TORA (Lab), WINQSB
Exams: One in-class exams during the semester and final exam.
Grades: 25 % midterm exam, 25% problem solving activities, 50 % Final exam
Students must bring Winston's book.
