Courses Bachelor Display 2023-2024

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Course title Introduction to Software in Operations Research
Course code EBS2073
ECTS credits 4,0
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
3 15-1-2024 26-1-2024 C
Level Advanced
Coordinator Andre Berger
For more information: a.berger@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
1. The student will learn to model optimization problems as (integer) linear programs. These problems can come from various domains, such as business, mathematics, or logic puzzles.
2. The student will learn how to implement and solve (integer) linear programming models using state-of-the-art software.
3. The student will learn how to summarize and interpret the results of their implementation in a report.
Description
Students will acquire the skills to model optimization problems as (integer) linear programs and to solve such programs using the software package CPLEX as a Java library. Being able to model business and economics problems as linear programs and being able to solve them efficiently is essential in business and research.
Literature
Prerequisites
* Optimisation (EBC2105)
* Operations Research (EBC2106)
Keywords
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This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research Year 3 Elective Skill(s)