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OPENCOURSEWARE MATERIALS FOR CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (COURSE 1)
Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods
Prof. Arnold Barnett, Prof. Richard Larson, Prof. Amedeo Odoni
Course Description
"Quantitative techniques of Operations Research with emphasis on applications in transportation systems analysis (urban, air, ocean, highway, pick-up and delivery systems) and in the planning and design of logistically oriented urban service systems (e.g., fire and police departments, emergency medical services, emergency repair services). Unified study of functions of random variables, geometrical probability, multi-server queueing theory, spatial location theory, network analysis and graph theory, and relevant methods of simulation. Discussion of implementation difficulties.*"
An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems
Prof. Joseph Sussman
Course Description
"Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) represent a major transition in transportation on many dimensions. This course considers ITS as a lens through which one can view many transportation and societal issues. ITS is an international program intended to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of surface transportation systems through advanced technologies in information systems, communications, and sensors. In the United States, ITS represents the major post-Interstate-era program for advancing surface transportation in highways and public transportation, and is potentially comparable to the air traffic control system in impact.*"
Dr. Chris Caplice, Prof. Yossi Sheffi
Course Description
"This course is a survey of analytic tools, approaches, and techniques which are useful in the design and operation of logistics systems and integrated supply chains. The material is taught from a managerial perspective, with an emphasis on where and how specific tools can be used to improve the overall performance and reduce the total cost of a supply chain. There is a strong emphasis on the development and use of fundamental models to illustrate the underlying concepts involved in both intra- and inter-company logistics operations. The following topics are covered: demand forecasting tools, inventory control algorithms, transportation operations and management, vehicle routing, scheduling, fleet dispatching algorithms and approaches, optimization of transportation carrier operations, supply chain network design, procurement, sourcing, and auctions (including combinatorial auctions), management and minimization of supply chain uncertainty and supply contracts and collaboration. In addition to model development, the course uses examples from industry to provide illustrations of the concepts in practice. This is not, however, a case study course.*"
Database, Internet, and Systems Integration Technologies
Dr. George Kocur
Course Description
"This course is an introduction to information technology as applied to systems engineering practice. It covers topics in software development methods, data modeling and databases, application development, Web access and development, middleware, data communications.*"
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