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). Model Driven DSS. Introduction to Business Analytics. Mathematical modeling (examples of LP, ILP, and NLP formulations). Predictive analytics, optimal classification trees, examples. Basics on computational complexity. Prescriptive analytics. Heuristic algorithms: constructive heuristics, local search, variable depth local search, Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing, genetic algorithms, hints to other metaheuristics. Robust Optimization. Study of real cases (optimization of the flows in the distribution of frozen food, optimization of staff shifts in hospital departments, optimial routing for the collection of material for laboratory analysis, optimal management of the warehouse of a company that deals with online sales, ....).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
2. Slides e notes given by the lecturer
Programme
Overview on decision making and Decision Support Systems (DSS). Model Driven DSS. Introduction to Business Analytics. Mathematical modeling (examples of LP, ILP, and NLP formulations). Predictive analytics, optimal classification trees, examples. Basics on computational complexity. Prescriptive analytics. Heuristic algorithms: constructive heuristics, local search, variable depth local search, Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing, genetic algorithms, hints to other metaheuristics. Robust Optimization. Study of real cases (optimization of the flows in the distribution of frozen food, optimization of staff shifts in hospital departments, optimial routing for the collection of material for laboratory analysis, optimal management of the warehouse of a company that deals with online sales, ....).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.