STA 421 Operations Research III

HND2 levelSciences14 topics

STA 421 covers 14 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

Revised simplex method
Applications of revised simplex method
Advantages over standard simplex method
Integer programming: definition and scope
Branch and bound algorithm
Gomory cutting plane method
Mixed-integer programming
Logical variables in integer programming
Assignment problems via integer programming
Newsboy problem and marginal analysis
Multi-period inventory policies
Continuous vs periodic review systems
EOQ under uncertain demand
EOQ with normally distributed demand

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Revised simplex method

The Revised Simplex Method is a memory‑efficient variant of the Simplex algorithm that focuses on the basis matrix and its inverse. Mastering it is essential for the exam because it allows students to solve large LP problems without constructing the full tableau, and it demonstrates understanding of linear algebraic concepts such as basis, inverse, and reduced costs.

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Every topic above, split into sessions and dated against your exam.
Practice questions per session, with answers that explain themselves.
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An AI tutor that answers questions using this course's own material.

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