MGS 4140

Dr. Satish Nargundkar

Tentative Schedule: [4:30 – 7:00 PM] Please check this page regularly for updated links (CRN: 82337 – Sparks 304)

Assignments are due by midnight one week after the date assigned

Date	Topic	Resources	Assignments
Introduction / Decision Analysis
8/26	Introduction Spreadsheet Modeling Basics Basic Profit Modeling Exercise	Excel Tutorial Learn Excel by Yourself PDF Editor: Able2Extract software demo	Assignment 1 Spreadsheet analysis
9/2	Decision Analysis Ignorance, Risk, Certainty Expected Values, Perfect Information
9/9	Decision Analysis Decision Trees Sequential Decisions Bayes’ Theorem
9/16	Take Home – work on Project 1
9/23	Test 1		Project 1 Due 9/30
Optimization
9/30	Introduction to Optimization Modeling
10/7	Linear Programming Optimization Exercises Solver solutions to in-class exercises	Chapters 3 and 4	Assignment 2: Optimization Exercises
10/14	LP continued		NEW! Graph solution to Prob. 2 Excel Solutions to A2
10/21	Network Models Transportation Models Assignment Models	Chapter 5
10/28	Test 2		Project 2 due 11/04 Case 5.1, Pages 242-243 in textbook is your second project
Simulation
11/4	Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation Discrete Variables Jimmy’s newspaper problem	Excel Solution for Jimmy
11/11	Continuous Variables Trucks at a loading Dock	Excel Solution for Trucks	Assignment 4: Monte Carlo Simulation
11/18	Summary, Review, Other topics
12/2	Project Presentations
12/16	Final Exam 7:00 – 9:30 PM