Study programmeFrançais
Operational Research and Production Engineering
Programme component of Master's Degree in Computer Science à la Faculty of Science
CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
US-M1-SCINFO-036-MOptional UEDE WOLF DanielW748 - Economie et gestion environnementales et de la production
  • DE WOLF Daniel

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français30150004.00100.00

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
W-EGEP-008Operations research3015000Q2100.00%
Unité d'enseignement

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Manage large-scale software development projects.
    • Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to help lead and complete a project.
    • Lead a project by mastering its complexity and taking into account the objectives, allocated resources and constraints that characterise it.
  • Manage research, development and innovation.
    • Understand unprecedented problems in computer science and its applications.
    • Methodically research valid scientific information, lead a critical analysis, propose and argue potentially innovative solutions to targeted problems.
  • Apply scientific methodology.
    • Critically reflect on the impact of IT in general, and on the contribution to projects.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The objective of the course is to give an introduction to the quantitative approach of business management problems such as: project management, stock management, production planning, capacity planning, etc. On the one hand, the basis to formulate these problems is taught. On the other hand, solution methods are introduced.

Content of UE

Chapter 1. Definition of production manangement
Chapter 2. Scheduling
Chapter 3. Stock management : the Wilson method
Chapter 4. Calendar stock management
Chapter 5. Production planning
Chapter 6. Dynamic programming
Chapter 7. Just-In-Time methods
Chapter 8. Project planning
Chapter 9. Conception of a new production centre
Chapter 10. Localisation of a new production centre
Chapter 11. Linear problems
Chapter 12. Solution of linear problems
Chapter 13. Interpretation of solutions to linear problems
Chapter 14. Integer models
Chapter 15 . Non linear models

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

  • N/A

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

  • Written examination
  • Practical test

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Practical exercises similar to those seen in the course

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

  • Written examination
  • Practical Test

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Practical exercises similar to those seen in the course

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

  • N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
W-EGEP-008
  • Cours magistraux
  • Conférences
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Travaux de laboratoire
  • Exercices de création et recherche en atelier
  • Projet sur ordinateur
  • Etudes de cas

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
W-EGEP-008
  • Face to face

Required Reading

AARequired Reading
W-EGEP-008Note de cours - Gestion de la Production et Recherche Opérationnelle - Daniel DE WOLF

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
W-EGEP-008Not applicable

Recommended Reading

AARecommended Reading
W-EGEP-008

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
W-EGEP-008 BAGLIN Gérard, Olivier BRUEL, Alain GARREAU, Michel GREIF et Christian VAN DELFT, Management Industriel et Logistique, 3ème Edition, Economica, Paris, 2001
GIARD Vincent, Gestion de la production et des flux, 3ème Edition, Economica, Paris, 2003.
F.S. HILLIER et G.S. LIEBERMAN, Introduction to Operations Research, 7ème édition, Mac Graw-Hill International Editions, Boston, 2001.
J.O. MAC CLAIN, L.J. THOMAS et J.B. MAZZOLA, Operations Management: Production of Goods and Services, Prentice Hall, 1992.

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
W-EGEP-008Y. NORBERT, R. OUELLET et R. PARENT, La recherche opérationnelle, 2ème édition, Gaëtan Morin Editeur, 1997. 

Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next

AAGrade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
W-EGEP-008Autorisé
Date de génération : 17/03/2017
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