040358 VO Principles of Decision Support (MA) (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Moodle

We 30.04. 11:30-13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Registration/Deregistration

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

N Friday 27.06.2025 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Wednesday 24.09.2025 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Lecturers

Christian Tilk

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 05.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 19.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 26.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 02.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 09.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
N Wednesday 30.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 14.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 21.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 28.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 04.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday 11.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course focus on quantitative methods of decision support systems for business problems. We model business management issues and optimize them using suitable methods. Additionally to the lectures, the course will cover exercises in class to apply the learned methods. Some Topics covered in the lecture are:
- Modelling of linear and integer programs
- Heuristics
- Branch-and-bound
- Dynamic Programming

Assessment and permitted materials

The grading will be based on a single exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

At least 50% have to be obtained for a positive grade.

Examination topics

Lecture and exercise notes, literature excerpts

Reading list

- Taha, Hamdy A.: Operations Research An Introduction. 10th edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England : Pearson, 2017. – ISBN
978-1-292-16554-7

- Dantzig, George B. ; Thapa, N.: Linear Programming,1: Introduction. New York, Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 1997 (Springer Series in
Operations Research). – ISBN 0-387-94833-3

- Williams, H.P.: Model Building in Mathematical Programming.5th edition. Chichester : Wiley, 2013. – ISBN 978-1118443330

- Wolsey, L.A.: Integer Programming. Chichester, New York : Wiley, 1998. – ISBN 978-0471283669

Association in the course directory

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