The course will work both on design and management of these systems. F Analysis of cases on operational activities in business and industry using quantitative and qualitative techniques with recommendations to improve their productivity and profitability. A case study approach to expose students to real-world business operations is used throughout the course. This course is a continuation of ISDS 363. Topics covered include integer, nonlinear and dynamic programming, Markov decision processes, decision theory and games.
Emphasis is on modeling and algorithm development.
This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of simulating complex business systems using the computer. Topics covered include discrete-event modeling, a specialized computer simulation language, and statistical analysis of simulation input and output data. An introduction to the transmission media used in digital communications. The course focuses on the study of concepts, components and issues involved in the design, implementation and management of computer communications networks. Local area networks, wide area networks and distributed networks are studied.