General Course Material:   

• Syllabus

Exam 4 Material:

Notes: M 4/1, W 4/3, F 4/5: ICE 8, M 4/8, W 4/10: Inventory Examples B) and C), F 4/12: Last ICE, M 4/15, W 4/17:  Last Exam

Topic 6: Networks:

• Networks Handout
• Networks Homework (Due on Wednesday 4/17/13)
• SPA Example, SPA Example 2, SPA 3
• Links: SPA, TSP

Topic 7: Inventory:

• Inventory Handout and Last HW (Due on Wednesday 4/17/13)
• Email from a former student.

Extra Credit

Exam 3 Material:

Notes: W 2/27, F 3/1: ICE 7 and Hard LPs due, M 3/11, W 3/13, F 3/15: Sim Problem D) & Finish ICE 7, M 3/18: No Class, SOBA Advising Day, W 3/20, F 3/22:  ICE 8, M 3/25: Sim Example C) and Exam 3 Prep, W 3/27 and F 3/27:  Choose one day for In Class Exam 3 and work on Take Home Exam 3 the other day.

Topic 4: Project Management:

• PERT/CPM Practice Networks
• Crashing Handout and ICE 7
• Probabilities Handout
• Homework 6 (Due on the date of Exam 3.)

Topic 5: Simulation:

• Simulation Examples: A) PERT/CPM Simulation, B) Investment, C) Investment, D) Inventory Control
• Take Home Exam 3

Exam 2 Material:

Notes:  W 1/30, F 2/1: ICE 4 and Three Products Data, M 2/4, W 2/6: Return ICE 4, LP A) on POM, LP B), F 2/8: ICE 5, M 2/11, W 2/13, F 2/15: ICE 6, M 2/18, W 2/20, F 2/22:  No Class!, Work on Take Home Problem, M 2/25: Exam 2

Topic 2: Forecasting:

• Forecasting Spreadsheet
• Homework 3 (Due on the date of Exam 2.)
• Seasonality Handout, Seasonality Spreadsheet

Topic 3: Linear Programming:  

• Linear Programming Handout and Homework 4 (Due on the date of Exam 2.)
• ICE 5
• Hard LPs, Gasoline example from class
• Homework 5: (Due on 3/1/13 (the day before Spring Break), but feel free to turn in early.)   Solve 5 of the Hard LPs from the link above, not including the first one that we solved in class.  Solutions should include the LP Model and the answer from POM, properly interpreted. You may work in groups of up to three students on this homework assignment.  Submit a typed cover sheet attached to the front of this assignment.  Type and clearly label the final answer to each problem solved.  Attach your work/POM output at the back.

Topic 4: Project Management:

• PERT/CPM Practice Networks

Exam 1 Material:

Notes:  M 1/7, W 1/9: ICE 1, F 1/11, M 1/14:  More DA:  EV, EVPI, MMR, POM, Excel, W 1/16: DA: MMR, POM, Best/Worst, F 1/18: ICE 2, M 1/21, W 1/23: LR, ES(1/2), POM, Start ICE 3, F 1/25: ICE 3 and Three Products Data, M 1/28: Exam 1

Intro to OM:         

• Ten OM Decisions

• First Homework Assignment (Due on 1/28/13 (the date of Exam 1), but feel free to turn in early.)

• In Class Exercise 1

Topic 1: Decision Analysis:    

• Decision Analysis Intro and HW2 (Due on 1/28/13 (the date of Exam 1), but feel free to turn in early.)
  • Homework 2 Comments:  The even problems have answers in the back of the textbook -- check them out.  For problem 1), the answer is 180 pounds for $99.50 and for problem 2), the answer is 2 rafts for $10,200.
  • Excel Version of Problem B
• Should American Airlines expand to DRO?, YES!  http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20110302/NEWS01/703029905/Airport-to-offer-Dallas-flight
• ICE 2
• Excel Example

Topic 2: Forecasting:

• Forecasting Spreadsheet
• Homework 3 (Not due for a long time, but do the first couple of problems for practice before Exam 1.)