Course Description:
Introduction to modeling & analysis concepts, methods and techniques used in systems engineering, design of products and associated production & logistics systems and analysis of operational system performance. Specific Topics include: probabilistic & statistical methods, Monte Carlo Simulation, optimization techniques, applications of utility & game theory and decision analysis.
Course Goals:
To provide students with an introduction to a variety of analysis types with emphasis on application to provide a framework for engineering decision making, including situations in which uncertainty and risk are important.
Recent Instructor:
Dr. Eli Olinick
Prerequisites:
none
Availability:
Campus, DVD, Video Tape, NTU
Course Textbook:
- George A. Hayelrigg, Systems Engineering: An Approach to Information-Based Design, 1996, Prentice-Hall, Inc.,ISBN 0-13-461344-9
- Ralph M. Stair, Quantitative Analysis for Management, 1999, Prentice-Hall, Inc.,ISBN 0-13-021538-4
