Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 15.053 (Spring 2007) 
• Course Title:
• Optimization Methods in Management Science 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Sloan School of Management 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. James Orlin
  
  Teaching Assistants:
  Michael Metzger
  Hamed Mamani
  Murali Narayanaswamy 
• Course Introduction:
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  15.053 Optimization Methods in Management Science
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  15.053 Optimization Methods in Management Science
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  

  Using optimization methods to efficiently perform radiation therapy in cancer patients. (Image by Prof. James Orlin.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  15.053 introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimization. Optimization methodologies include linear programming, network optimization, integer programming, decision trees, and dynamic programming. The methods have applications to logistics, manufacturing, transportation, marketing, project management, and finance.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.