Preface

Construction Engineering & Project Management

Operations Research

Core Courses

Overview

     Operations research (OR) seeks the determination of the best (optimum) course of action of a decision problem under the restriction of limited resources. The term operations research quite often is associated almost exclusively with the use of mathematical techniques to model and analyze decision problems.

Content

·        Decision Making in Operations Research

Part I; Mathematical Programming

·        Linear Programming: Formulations and Graphical Solution

·        Linear Programming: The Simplex Method

·        Linear Programming: Revised Simplex Method

·        Linear Programming: Duality, Sensitivity, and Parametric Analysis

·        Linear Programming: Transportation Model

·        Linear Programming: Additional Topics

·        Network Models

·        Integer Linear Programming

·        Dynamic (Multistage) Programming

Part II; Probabilistic Models

·        Data Representation in Operations Research

·        Decision Theory and Games

·        Project Scheduling by PERT-CPM

·        Inventory Models

o       Deterministic Models

o       Probabilistic Models

o       Just-In-Time (JIT)

·        Queueing Models

·        Queueing Theory in Practice

·        Simulation Modeling with SIMNET II

·        Markovian Decision Process

Part III; Nonlinear Programming

·        Classical Optimization Theory

·        Nonlinear Programming Algorithms

References

·        Operations Research, Hamdy A. Taha, ISBN: 0-02-946501-x

Software

·        TORA system

·        SIMNET II system

Useful links

Advanced Construction Engineering

Value Engineering in the Construction industry

Advanced Construction Management

Elective Courses I

Construction Productivity

Artificial Intelligence

Construction Equipment Management

Advanced Systems Analysis for Construction Engineers

Concrete Construction

Tendering and Contracting in Construction

Project Planning and Resource Allocation

Project Financial Management

Construction Economics

Advanced Construction & Building Materials

Elective Courses II

Environmental Impact Assessment in Civil Eng. Projects

Advanced Geotechnical Method

Finite Element Method

Advanced Strength of Materials

Advanced Construction Surveying

Economics of Water Resource Management

Directed Studies

Master's Thesis Part I

Master's Thesis Part II

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