Projects

__ Term Project __
This year, the term project will be in two parts. The first part will involve working on a problem similar to those found in the INFORMS journal called Interfaces. This will be an opportunity to study and work on a broader, more realistic problem than those found in the homework.

The second part will be on a problem that you identify. It would be especially interesting if these projects could be based on optimization problems arising on campus: dining, transportation, heating/cooling, recycling, medical care, maintenance, scheduling, etc...

One-page proposals for the projects should be returned in class on 21 October. They should also be sent as electronic files to opim910 at yahoo.com before that class. You should describe the problem, the literature you are proposing to cover, and the numerical experiments you will conduct (data collection, comparison between solvers, model modification, ..., as applicable).

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