This is an introductory course in Operational Research. The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the concepts, models and techniques for understanding and solving real problems. Objectives of the curricular unit and competences to be developed:

1. Familiarize students with the method of problem solving used by Operations Research.
2. Present some key techniques of operational research used to understand and solve technology and business problems.
3. Familiarize students with some topics of Operational Research, Decision Theory, Networks and Project Planning, Sequential Problems, Replacement Models, Dynamic Programming, Waiting Queues, Stokes Management and Multicriteria Programming.
4. Present and discuss models of Operational Research, highlighting the main practical aspects related to applying these models to technology and business problems.

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