QMM 640 - Management Science

(3 credits)

This is a survey course of management science topics such as Decision Trees, Linear Programming, Transportation and Scheduling Models, Linear and Logistic Regression, Markov Chains and Queuing. Course emphasis is on problem formulation or drawing the link between a business problem and a mathematical model that allows studying or optimizing the business process. The course uses standard software tools and meets in a computer lab.

Prerequisite(s): Student must meet prerequisite (POM 521) or have completed a course in statistics and operations management.

Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.