Large firms require the use of this methodology more than small ones. Applicability of this methodology is increasing as more computer hardware and software is becoming easy to obtain and use. The course requires the student to have taken Mgt. 403 or its equivalent. It also requires the student to attend the lecture . Reading before and after the lecture and solving the homework- on a weekly basis are necessary due to the dependence of the later lectures on the preceding ones.
Homework is assigned every week.
Part of it will be collected and graded by a reader. Computers using Excel and perhaps AMPL will be used after understanding the principles and how to apply them. Students are encouraged to apply the methods used in this course to real world problems they are familiar or currently working with.