20810208 - Decision Support Systems and Analytics

The aim of the course is to present the main theoretical and methodological tools for modeling decisions and for identifying the best decision support strategies. The course also aims at providing the skills on how to use the available data in analytical prescriptive models, how to read the results provided by the adopted models and how to interpret them to propose appropriate solutions to complex management problems.

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 20810208 Decision Support Systems and Analytics in Ingegneria gestionale e dell'automazione LM-32 NICOSIA GAIA

Programme

Overview on decision making and Decision Support Systems (DSS). Introduction to Business Analytics. Basic notions of Descriprive and Predictive analytics. Prescriptive analytics. Model Driven DSS. Heuristic algorithms, complexity, modelling. Robust optimization.

Core Documentation

1. Modelli e metodi decisionali in condizioni di incertezza e rischio, di G. Ghiani, R. Musmanno (a cura di), McGraw-Hill Education, 2009.
2. Slides e notes given by the lecturer

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons both on the blackboard and with projected slides. Some lessons will be devoted to the analysis of case studies.

Type of evaluation

The exam will be a 2-hour written test, organized through a number of questions, aimed at verifying the students' actual level of understanding of the concepts and their ability to apply them in real contexts. The written test will be integrated either with an oral test or with the development of a project to be carried out in the laboratory under the guidance of the teacher.

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

Overview on decision making and Decision Support Systems (DSS). Introduction to Business Analytics. Basic notions of Descriprive and Predictive analytics. Prescriptive analytics. Model Driven DSS. Heuristic algorithms, complexity, modelling. Robust optimization.

Core Documentation

1. Modelli e metodi decisionali in condizioni di incertezza e rischio, di G. Ghiani, R. Musmanno (a cura di), McGraw-Hill Education, 2009.
2. Slides e notes given by the lecturer

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons both on the blackboard and with projected slides. Some lessons will be devoted to the analysis of case studies.

Type of evaluation

The exam will be a 2-hour written test, organized through a number of questions, aimed at verifying the students' actual level of understanding of the concepts and their ability to apply them in real contexts. The written test will be integrated either with an oral test or with the development of a project to be carried out in the laboratory under the guidance of the teacher.