General
| School
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School of Science
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| Academic Unit
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Department of Mathematics
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| Level of Studies
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Graduate
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| Course Code
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ΣΣΕ20
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| Semester
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2
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| Course Title
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Advanced Topics in Operational Research
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| Independent Teaching Activities
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Lectures (Weekly Teaching Hours: 3, Credits: 7.5)
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| Course Type
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Specialized general knowledge
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| Prerequisite Courses
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-
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| Language of Instruction and Examinations
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Greek
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| Is the Course Offered to Erasmus Students
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Yes (in English)
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| Course Website (URL)
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See eCourse, the Learning Management System maintained by the University of Ioannina.
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Learning Outcomes
| Learning outcomes
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This course will combine the technical OR and Optimization skills with the computing and modelling techniques to study several fields in which OR is applied on a daily basis.
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| General Competences
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- Working independently
- Decision-making
- Adapting to new situations
- Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
- Synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment
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Syllabus
The syllabus could be vary from year to year. Possible topics include:
- Operational Research in Production Planning
- Operational Research in Logistics
- Operational Research in Telecommunications
- Operational Research in Energy
- Operational Research in Healthcare
- Operational Research in Sport
- Operational Research in the Environment
Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
| Delivery
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Face-to-face
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| Use of Information and Communications Technology
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- CPLEX, Mathematica/Matlab
- Use of ICT in communication with students
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| Teaching Methods
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| Activity
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Semester Workload
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| Lectures
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39
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| Independent study
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70
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| Study and analysis of bibliography, Fieldwork
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78.5
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| Course total
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187.5
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| Student Performance Evaluation
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- LANGUAGE OF EVALUATION: Greek
- METHODS OF EVALUATION: written work (30%), Final exam (70%)
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Attached Bibliography
- Allen, A. O. (1990). Probability, Statistics, and Queueing Theory - With Computer Science Applications (Second Edition). Academic Press, Orlando, Florida.
- Cohen, S. S. (1985). Operational Research. Edward Arnold, London.
- Hillier, F. S. and Lieberman, G. J. (2001). Introduction to Operations Research (Seventh Edition). McGraw-Hill, New York.
- Hopp, W. J. and Spearman, M. L. (2000). Factory Physics: Foundations of Manufacturing Management (Second Edition). Irwin/McGrawHill, New York.
- Larson, R. C. and Odoni, A. R. (1981). Urban Operations Research. PrenticeHall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- Lewis, C. D. (1970). Scientific Inventory Control. Elsevier, New York.
- Ross, S. M. (1983). Stochastic Processes. Wiley, New York.
- Silver, E. A., Pyke, D, F. and Peterson, R. (1998). Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling. (Third Edition). Wiley, New York.
- Winston W. L., Operations research (Applications and algorithms). Duxbury Press (International Thomson Publishing) 1994.
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Operations Research
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Management Science
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Production and Operations Management
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Journal of Business Logistics
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Sport Management Review
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Journal of Scheduling
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Interfaces
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Public Transport
- [Περιοδικό / Journal] Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.