Operations Research and Optimization Techniques

This learning track introduces the fundamental concepts of Operations Research and the implementation of various optimization techniques like Linear Programming, Mixed-Integer Programming and Fractional Programming to solve a variety of optimization problems.

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    Difficulty: Intermediate

    Foundational education or some experience is recommended

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    Duration: Approximately 3 Weeks

    Suggested learning pace is 5hr/week

Course Overview

  • Learn the basic concepts of Operations Research techniques like Linear Programming, Mixed-Integer Programming and Fractional Programming to solve various problems.
  • Learn how to formulate constraints, and decision variables and apply the learned techniques to solve the Network Flow Problem and other specialized optimization problems in Operations Research.
  • Learn how to apply the Linear Programming technique to determine an optimal team of players for a fantasy game.
  • Learn how to apply the concepts learned on live data across industries to generate insights.

What’s included

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Shareable Certificate

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Lifetime Access

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Flexible Scheduling

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Desktop Only

We recommend completing this learning track on a desktop

Skills You Will Learn

Operations Research

Optimization

Linear Programming

Mixed-Integer Programming

Network Flow

Transportation Problems

Travelling Salesman Problem

Knapsack Problems

Syllabus

  • Introduction to Optimization Techniques
  • Optimization Techniques – Network Flow Problems
  • Optimization Techniques – Specialized Optimization Problems

  • Fantasy Sports Team Creation – Application of Linear Programming

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Learner Outcomes

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  • Gain a deeper understanding of Operations Research concepts like Linear, Mixed-Integer and Fractional Programming.
  • Ability to mathematically formulate a Linear Programming Problem and apply the various learned techniques to solve specialized optimization problems like the Network Flow Problem, Transportation Problem, Assignment Problem etc.
  • Work with Linear Programming techniques to determine an optimal team of players for a fantasy game.
  • Interpret and visualize the outcome of the various applied techniques.
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