Operation Research in Healthcare

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Department of Biomedical Technology

Synopsis:

Art of modeling and elements of decision models, Linear programming, Transportation problem, Integer linear programming, Introduction to graphs theory, Nonlinear programming, Project management (CPM, PERT) System approach and decision making, Decision models, Games theory, Decision making under uncertainty and risk, Decisions with multiple objectives.

Requirements:

Max. 3 absences at seminars. Seminar work (presentation required) - 30 points and test (calculation and theoretical part) - 70 points. Classification degrees according to ECTS.

Syllabus of lectures:

Introduction, operations research overview

Linear programming - introduction, graphic solution, simplex method

Linear programming - dual problem

Integer linear programming

Transportation problem - applications, methods of solution

Graph theory - optimization tasks

Project management CPM, PERT

Decision making under risk and uncertainty - methods, applications

Decision making under uncertainty - methods, applications

Multiobjective optimization - introduction, criteria weights

Multiobjective vector tasks - methods, applications

Manager's role in decision

Syllabus of tutorials:

Introduction, operations research overview

Linear programming - introduction, graphic solution, simplex method

Linear programming - dual problem

Integer linear programming

Transportation problem - applications, methods of solution

Graph theory - optimization tasks

Project management CPM, PERT

Decision making under risk and uncertainty - methods, applications

Decision making under uncertainty - methods, applications

Multiobjective optimization - introduction, criteria weights

Multiobjective vector tasks - methods, applications

Manager's role in decision

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Recommended:

[1].DENNIS, Terry L. a Laurie B. DENNIS. Management science. St. Paul: West Pub. Co., c1991. ISBN 0314766448.

[2].HILLIER, Frederick S. a Gerald J. LIEBERMAN. Introduction to operations research. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2001. ISBN 0072321695.

[3].BRONSON, Richard. a Govindasami. NAADIMUTHU. Schaum's outline of theory and problems of operations research. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1997. ISBN 978-0070080201.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Systematic Integration ofPprocesses in Healthcare - combined study (compulsory elective course)