Fall 2004
 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
IE 416 OPERATIONS RESEARCH I
Prerequisites: Passing grade in IE 311 or MAT 208

 Revised 11/20/04

Instructor: Dr. Phillip R. Rosenkrantz, IME Department
Office Phone:
909-869-2553, Office FAX: 909-869-2564
Office:
17-2686, email: rosenkrantz@csupomona.edu
URL:
http://www.csupomona.edu/~rosenkrantz

Office Hours: M
11:00-12:00 noon, 1:15-2:15 p.m., W 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon., Th 10:00-11:00 a.m., Posted by office (call first if convenient--see Policies and Procedures). ( Click here to see Dr. Rosenkrantz' Schedule)

Text:
Winston, Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms, Duxbury Press; 4th edition (2003) ISBN 0534380581

Software: Chang & Desai, WinQSB, Wiley Text Books; (2002) ISBN: 0471406724  

 
Class Day Date Read
Chapter
Topic
Assignments Due/Quizzes
(Some Revisions
in red)

1

Th

9/23

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Introduction

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2

T

9/28

Ch. 2
Linear Algebra

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3

Th

9/30

Ch. 3

Introduction to LP

-

4

T

10/5

Ch. 4

Simplex Algorithm

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5

Th

10/7

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6

T

10/12
"

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HW 1 Due

7

Th

10/14

"

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Quiz 1 - Ch 2,3

8

T

10/19

Ch. 5

Sensitivity Analysis

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9

Th

10/21

"

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HW 2 Due

10

T

10/26
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11

Th

10/28

"

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Quiz 2 - Ch 4

12

T

11/2

Ch. 7

Transportation Method

HW 3 Due

13

Th

11/4

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14

T

11/9
Ch. 9

Integer Programming

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15

Th

11/11
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Veteran's Day Holiday

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16

T

11/16

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HW 4 Due

17

Th

11/18

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Quiz 3 - Ch 5,7
18 T 11/23 "

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- Th 11/25 -

Thanksgiving Holiday

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19 T 11/30 -

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HW 5 Due

20

Th

12/2
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Project Due

IN-CLASS: Quiz #4 - Ch. 4, 5, 7, 9
Tuesday, 12/7, 7:00 a.m

Click Here to Go to Generic Course Policies and Procedures
 
Grading will be based on the following (Note: Must have a "passing" average (60%) on quizzes to pass the course):

Homework

10%
Projects

30%
Quizzes (Low Quiz - 10%, Middle Two Quizzes - 15% each, High Quiz - 20%)

60%
Total

100%
 

Homework Assignments:

HW Assignment #1 - TBD

HW Assignment #2 - p.55-1, 2, 3; p.63-1; p.68 - 1, 2, 3, 4; p.71-1; p.79-2; p.92-1; p97-1; p.103-1

HW Assignment #3 - TBD

HW Assignment #4 - TBD

HW Assignment #5 - Formulate the following LPs and solve them using QSB. Be sure you identify your answers in writing to show you understand what you found. Do not just attach printed out solutions and highlight things.

p.198-4: Goal & Preemptive Programming.
p.398-3: Assignment Problem - a. First formulate as a normal LP. b. Then use binary variables. (Note: You can solve as an LP or go to the Network module and solve as an assignment problem)
p.403- 2: Transshipment Problem (Go to the network module to find the program)
p.502-2: Fixed Charge Problem
p.553 - 3: Gymnast problem. Formulate and solve as an integer linear program.