Operational Research in Traffic and Transportation Course code: 218019 | 8 ECTS credits
Basic information
Level of Studies:
Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study:
1
Semester:
1
Requirements:
Goal:
Acquiring appropriate theoretical and practical knowledge in operations research. Application of operational research methods, and techniques in traffic and transportation planning, and organization.
Outcome:
Students will be able to apply methods and techniques of operational research for solving traffic and transportation problems.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
- Introduction to operational research
- Linear programming
- Integer Programming
- Multiple-criteria decision-making
- Fuzzy logic systems
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
- 1. Linear programming model formulations, and settings. 2. The Graphical Simplex Method. 3. The Simplex Method in Tabular Form. 4. Transportation problem - Methods of finding the initial solution for a transportation problem. 5. Transportation problem - Methods for finding the optimal solution for the transportation problem. 6. Degeneration of transport problem (Graphical, and mathematical approach in problem-solving). 7. Integer Programming: The Branch and Bound Method. 8. Assignment problem in operation research. 9. Multiple-criteria decision-making (Model for determining the weight coefficients, and Models for evaluating alternatives). 10. Fuzzy logic and fuzzy systems.
Textbooks and References
- Pamučar, D., „Operaciona istraživanja – Determinističke metode i modeli“, RABEK, Beograd, 2017
- Borović, S., Milićević, M., „Zbirka zadataka iz operacionih istraživanja“, VIZ, Beograd, 2001
- Teodorović, D., „Fuzzy skupovi i primene u saobraćaju“, Saobraćajni fakultet, Beograd, 1994
- Nikolić, I., Borović, S., „Višekriterijumska optimizacija“, CVŠ VJ, Beograd, 1996.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures:
3
Practical classes:
3
Other types of classes:
0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
0
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
0
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
0