An introduction to optimisation methods
Optimisation and decision support in companies, organisations and enterprises
Course objectives
- identify the problems requiring optimisation and decision support
- describe the solutions provided by optimisation and decision support to resolve them
- review optimisation technologies since 1947
- review optimisation problems resolved by our teams in various industries
This course is intended for decision-makers using either decision-support systems or their results.
By the end of the course, participants will have a good idea of the technological developments in optimisation and decision support systems. Participants will also be able to recognise optimisation-related problems within their company.
EURODECISION is a French state-approved occupational training organisation (accreditation no. 11780765678).
Detailed outline
Morning:
09:00 - 09:15 Reception and course presentation
09:15 - 10:45 Operational research and decision support in order to improve a company's processes
10:45 - 12:15 Decision support: Technological developments since 1947
Afternoon:
13:45 - 16:45 Presentation of four of the following case studies:
- Managing strategic and tactical decisions in a supply chain
- Daily/weekly workload coverage and creating schedules
- Building staff schedules
- Production planning
- Positioning tasks on machines
- Mixing problems: food formulas and applications to finance
- Calculating furnace loads
- Optimising lorry loading
- Optimising vehicle rounds with time windows
This is not an exhaustive list and may be modified to address participants' expectations.
17:00 - 17:45 Round table - Questions & Answers
17:45 - 18:00 Conclusion and course evaluation
Course Trainers
This course is led by Denis Montaut, Eurodecision Chief Executive Officer, and Eric Jacquet-Lagrèze, Eurodecision Chairman. They are recognised experts in operational research, and were previously professors and researchers at Paris Dauphine University.
This customised course is held within your company's premises
Eurodecision also offers a slightly modified version of this course to participants coming from different companies.
