Introduction to operations research (2022)

Learn operations research, modeling, and solving models with Excel, with applications in industrial engineering

What you’ll learn
Modeling real-world problems with linear and integer programs
Solving linear and integer programs with Excel
The assignment problem
The lot-sizing problem

Requirements
Basic knowledge about mathematics, e.g., inequalities and variables

Description
Operations research is the use of advanced mathematics to tackle tough business problems and it is widely used in areas such as logistics, engineering, finance, and healthcare. Its methods have saved easily millions of dollars by allowing companies and other organizations to make better decisions that save resources.

In this course, you will learn how you can use this great technology!

This course covers the following topics

mathematical modeling

optimization

linear programming

integer linear programming

You will learn how to take a real-world problem and formulate it as a linear program or an integer program. We will see this with concrete examples like the versatile assignment problem, the lot-sizing problem, and even your next dinner party! Then you will learn how you can solve these models easily with a program that you had been using all the time: Excel!

You need to know only some basic mathematical concepts like variables and inequalities. I will explain you the rest.

This course is great for

Professionals who want to improve their skillset to compete better in today’s job market

Executives in the industry who want to optimize processes in their companies

Industrial or manufacturing engineering graduates & undergraduates

University students taking a course in Operations Research

Computer scientists who want to learn a new and extremely useful skill

Who this course is for
Professionals who want to improve their skillset to compete better in today’s job market
Executives in industry who want to optimize processes in their companies
Industrial or manufacturing engineering graduates & undergraduates
University students taking a course in Operations Research
Computer scientists who want to learn a new and extemely useful skill