MGMT 308 - Introduction to Management Science

Institution:

Saint Francis University

Subject:

Management

Description:

An introductory course surveying popular management science and operations research techniques and their application in contemporary business and economics environments. Topics include mathematical modeling, linear programming (the graphical, simplex, and computer algorithmic approaches); the transportation, assignment, and transshipment problems; integer programming using branch and bound techniques; network algorithms (shortest-route, minimal spanning tree, and maximum flow problems); the program evaluation review technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) analysis. Queuing theory and computer simulation analysis are also studies. Prerequisites: Mathematics 111 or 130, Statistics 101 or 301. Spring.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.francis.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 472-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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