課程以確定性模式為範疇，討論作業研究中線性規劃問題及理論。

Operations Research/ MS deals with decision making within a managerial context. It encompasses a number of systematic approaches to making decisions in problems often encountered by managers. 教授學生在系統與邏輯的觀念下，學習以數量分析方法為基準的作業研究( Operations Research)理論，作為生產與經營分析、決策之用。 The aims and objectives of this course are to: • enable students to see that many managerial decision making situations can be addressed using standard techniques and problem structuring methods • provide a comprehensive and concise introduction to the key techniques and problem structuring methods used within Management Science that are directly relevant to the managerial context • enable students to see both the benefits, and limitations, of the techniques and problem structuring methods presented

(1) 15/e (Anderson: An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approach, 15/e)
David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann

(2) Winston, Operations Research: Applications and Algorithm, 4th. Ed., 2004.