IE222 Industrial Operations Analysis (OR)

Operations Research professionals aim to provide rational bases for decision making by seeking to understand and structure complex situations and to use this understanding to predict system behavior and improve system performance. 

Much of this work is done using analytical and numerical techniques to develop and manipulate mathematical and computer models of organizational systems composed of people, machines, and procedures. 

 

Applications:

- Scheduling aircraft and personal in response to groundings and delays

- Planning production to meet demand

- Scheduling equipment and workforce in industry

- Adjusting nurse schedules in light of daily fluctuations in demand