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15.053 Optimization Methods in Business Analytics
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Undergrad (Spring) Rest Elec in Sci & Tech
Prereq: 1.00, 1.000, 6.00, 6.0001, or permission of instructor
Units: 4-0-8
Lecture: TR10-11.30 (E51-145) or TR1-2.30 (E51-145) Recitation: F11 (E51-085) or F1 (E51-085) or F2 (E51-085)
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Introduces optimization methods with a focus on modeling, solution techniques, and analysis. Covers linear programming, network optimization, integer programming, nonlinear programming, and heuristics. Applications to logistics, manufacturing, statistics, machine learning, transportation, game theory, marketing, project management, and finance. Includes a project in which student teams select and solve an optimization problem (possibly a large-scale problem) of practical interest.
J. Orlin
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