MGOC10H3F

ANALYSIS OF DECISION MAKING L01/L02/L30

FALL/2013
Instructor Contact Information:
Name: Dr. Vinh Quan
Office: IC376
Office hours: Mondays 5-6pm, Wednesdays 1-3pm
Email: vquan@utsc.utoronto.ca
Telephone: 416-287-7338
Class day/time: L01-TUE 12-2p/L02-TUE 3-5p/L30-MON 7-9p
Class location: IC212/IC204/IC208
Course website: On Portal (BlackBoard)
Course Description:
Introduction to Management Science approaches to dealing with decision making situations, including
discussions of problem definitions, objectives, constraints, model construction and verification,
development of solutions, sensitivity analysis and interpretation. Topics include: decision analysis,
mathematical programming and waiting line models.
Prerequisite(s):
[MATA32H3 & MATA33H3] or (MATA27H3)] & ECMB02H3 & [ECMB11H3 & ECMB12H3] or
(ECMB09Y3)]
Textbook/Required Course Materials:
D.Anderson, D.Sweeney, T.Williams, J. Camm, K.Martin. An Introduction to Management Science,
13th edition revised. Thomson South-Western ISBN-13: 978-1-111-53222-2
*Note: You may also use the 12ed or the non-revised 13ed and we do not need the Access Card

Lecture Notes and Other Announcements:

Lecture notes for the term have been posted. Please print and bring to class.

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Evaluation and Grading:

Component

Weight/Value

Due Date

Assignments (4)

10%

TBD

Midterm Test (1)

30%

TBD

Quiz (1)

10%

TBD

Final Exam

50%

TBD

1. Late assignment will not be accepted.

2. There will be no makeup for tests. If you miss the midterm exam due to illness then mark will be
added to final exam. You will need to fill in a form as per Policy on Missed
Assignments/Examinations below.
3. If you wish to have the ass/test remarked, please see me within two weeks after the ass/test is
given back to the class.
4. If your final exam mark is 15% higher than your midterm mark, I will make your midterm worth
20% and the final worth 60%.

Policy on Missed Assignments/Examinations:

The university has created a new standardized form for students who are requesting special academic
consideration based on illness or injury. The form focuses upon the degree of incapacitation that the
illness or injury has upon the students academic functioning and the timeline of that incapacitation,
rather than on diagnosis and /or details of the problem. All students must now have a health
professional complete this new form:
http://www.illnessverification.utoronto.ca/getattachment/index/Verification-of-Illness-or-Injury-formJan-22-2013.pdf.aspx

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Academic Support:
The Department of Management, in collaboration with the UTSC library, will be providing academic
research support in the IC Building. To refine your research skills or to learn more about various
scholarly resources, please contact the Librarian for Management and Economics students.
Lola Rudin, Subject Librarian, Management and Economics
Room IC375
Please email for a one-on-one research appointment.
Email: lrudin@utsc.utoronto.ca
Web: http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/utsc_mgmt

The English Language Development Centre (ELDC) helps students develop the critical thinking,
vocabulary and academic communication skills essential for achieving academic and professional
success. Personalized support includes: RWE (for academic writing); Communication Cafs (oral);
Discussion Skill-Building Cafs; Vocabulary Cafs; seminars/workshops; personal ELD consultations;
drop-in sessions. http://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/eld/
The Writing Centre (TWC) offers invaluable services to students (learn to become a better writer!) and
offers many different kinds of help: drop-in sessions, individual consultations, workshops, clinics, and
online writing handouts. http://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/

Academic Misconduct:
Students should note that copying, plagiarizing, or other forms of academic misconduct will not be
tolerated. Any student caught engaging in such activities will be subject to academic discipline
ranging from a mark of zero on the assignment, test or examination to dismissal from the university as
outlined in the academic handbook. Any student abetting or otherwise assisting in such misconduct
will also be subject to academic penalties.

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Detailed Course Outline:

DATE

TOPIC

READINGS

DUE DATES

Week 1

Introduction to Management
Science

1.1 1.5

N/A

Week 2

Linear Programming

2.1 - 2.6, A2.2

N/A

Week 3

LP Sensitivity Analysis and

Interpretation

3.1 - 3.4, A3.2

N/A

Week 4

Marketing, Financial Operational

Applications

4.1 4.3

N/A

Week 5

Marketing, Financial Operational

Applications

4.1 4.3

N/A

Week 6

Applications Involving 0-1

variables

7.1 - 7.4

N/A

Week 7

Multi-criteria Decision Making

(goal programming)

14.1, 14.2

N/A

Week 8

Decision Analysis

13.1 13.4

N/A

Week 9

Decision Analysis

13.1 13.4

N/A

Week 10

Waiting Line Models

11.1 11.3

N/A

Week 11

Waiting Line Models

11.1 11.3

N/A

Suggested Textbook Exercises:

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Chapter 2
You do not need to worry about writing a problem in standard form as we did not cover it in class.
1, 10, 13, 14, 24, 26(solve with LINGO), 31, 42, 43.
Chapter 3
For all problems that says Management Scientist, please use LINGO. Also, you do not have to worry
about the 100% rule for changes to objective function or constraints since we did not cover it in class.
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32
Chapter 4
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24
Chapter 7
In problems where you are asked to solve the model, you can use LINGO to solve it.
3,6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16a,c,d, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Chapter 14
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Chapter 13
1,2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23
Chapter 11
2,4,5,6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 30, 34

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