Spring 2021 Course Information
System Optimization
| University: |
University of Missouri |
| Course Number: |
ASM 4390 |
| Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $420 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: |
January 19, 2021 - May 06, 2021 |
Course Description
There are many solutions to a given problem, but selecting the solution with the lowest annual cost would be the most desirable one. Modeling, linear programming and search optimization techniques along with spreadsheets allow us to examine alternative solutions for a problem. This course will introduce the key ideas of modeling and optimization of systems, and methods of management decision-making using Solver™ and MS-Excel™.
Contacts
Instructor
Jianfeng Zhou
Office: 573-882-2731
zhoujianf@missouri.edu
Campus Coordinator
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
David R. Anderson, etc.
Edition: 14th edition
ISBN: 978-1111823610
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Decision Modeling with Microsoft Excel
Jeffrey Moore and Larry Weatherford
Edition: 6th edition
ISBN: 978-0130177896
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Course Access
Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at MU, the Mizzou Online student services department will email course access information to students for courses taught by MU. Using the instructions and information in the email, students will be able to access their myZou account. Students will then be able to activate their MU email account and access
Canvas at Mizzou. Instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.
Returning students will be sent information on how to access this information and reset their password if they have forgotten it. Students are loaded into the course site one week before the start date of the class; however, instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.
Students needing assistance accessing their account should contact the IT Help Desk at
techsupport@missouri.edu or 573-882-5000.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
