MMA 607 - Prescriptive Analytics

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Business

This course is designed to provide a foundation of prescriptive analytics based on mathematical modeling and optimization for managerial decision-making. Topics covered in the course include decision analysis; simulation modeling; constraint programming and constraint-based optimization; network optimization and graph algorithms; optimization under uncertainty; application of prescriptive analytics techniques in various industries; integration of predictive and prescriptive analytics; and practical implementation of prescriptive analytics techniques to solve real-world problems. By the end of the course, students will have a solid understanding of prescriptive analytics techniques and their practical applications. Restricted to students registered in the MMA Program. Non-MMA students require consent of home dept and the Masters Programs Office.