Operations Research II - Advanced methods of linear and integer programming

This course is intended to prepare students for the mathematical and implementation work of a Master's thesis in Operations Management. Such a thesis will typically deal with the formulation and solution of some optimization problem. Students will learn to program exact optimization methods for linear and integer programs using the C++ interface of the SCIP framework, in particular to construct branch-cut-and-price algorithms. Special emphasis will be given to the construction and justification of Dantzig-Wolfe decompositions and their implementation in this framework.

"Engineering and Business Administration" students¹ have two options for receiving credits for "Operations Research II - Advanced Methods of Linear and Integer Programming."

10 ECTS in the economic area/elective area by the course "Operations Research II - Advanced Methods of Linear and Integer Programming".
5 ECTS in the economic area/elective area via "Research Project for Scientific Computing II: Branch&Price Algorithms with SCIP" and 5 ECTS via "Scientific Computing II".

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¹Students studying "Economics and Management" can only take the course "Operations Research II - Advanced Methods of Linear and Integer Programming" directly with 10 ECTS.