Cases in Business Analytics

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with problem-solving skills in the field of quantitative management. The case approach is adopted to introduce complex real life examples to student-teams in a competitive environment. The course also introduces theoretical grounds for some analytical models emphasizing the assumptions and limitations of these models. The assigned cases include applications of regression, networking, linear programming, PERT, queuing theory, decision making under uncertainty and simulation. The students are required to use available computer packages as problem-solving tools and are encouraged to conduct sensitivity (what-if) analysis in their decision making approaches.