The page contains the latest announcements related to the class.  I would encourage you to check it before the class to download reading materials as well as after the class to see homework assignments and lectures.

   For In-Class Students

• 10/25/2004.  I would encourage each team to start working on the term project as soon as possible. The tem project presentation is on Nov 10th and there are only a little more than three weeks left.  Note: The term project needs to be turned in by the end of Monday, 5:00PM, Nov 15th.
• 10/25/2004.  There will not be a class on Monday Oct 26th. Please attend the guess lecture by President Goldenberg on Oct 28th at 4:10 PM at Russ 146. 
• 10/4/2004.  The remainder of the course will be modified .  Addition topics, such as hierarchical approach, goal programming, generating multiple alternative solutions will be added to the syllabus to allow a much strong interaction towards human based decision making.  Please see syllabus for details.
• 10/4/2004 Midterm will be assigned on Wednesday, Oct 4, 2004.
• 9/22/2004.  The following teams are formed for their term project.  Team 1: Mike and Sue, Team 2: Vijay and Mary, Team 3: Qun and Arvind.   The final project will be discussed and finalized when Dr. Narayanan and I have talks with each team. 
• 9/15/2004.  The Class Website has officially been redesigned and open.  Reading materials on Decision Making have been added and the first two lecture by Dr. Narayanan.

   For Distance Learning Students

• 10/25/2004.  I would encourage each student to start communicating with their team members and come up with a term project as soon as possible, but no later than the end of this Friday.   You are not limited to the topics mentioned in the syllabus -- choose any topics you think would relate to the lectures of the class.  However, please email me your project before proceed. 
• 10/25/2004 The term project needs to be turned in by the end of Monday, 5:00PM, Nov 22nd.
• 10/13/2004:  The midterm was distributed.   The midterm is due on the midnight of Oct 24th, 2004.
• 10/1/2004:  The term paper (20%) has been assigned, see below.  You are given three weeks to finish it. The due date is Oct 22nd, 2004
• 10/1/2004:  The DL students will be grouped into two teams for their Final Project (60% of the total grade);  Team 1: Jerry Capozzi, Ramya Narayananswamy and Susan Plano;  Team 2:  Felicia Mann, Douglas Meador and Surekha  Vegulla.   The exact topic will be determined soon.

• Term Paper Assignments

       a) Dawes, R.M., “Proper and Improper Linear Models” Chapter 23 in Judgement and Decision Making, second edition, Connolly, T., Arkes, H.R., and Hammond, K.R., Cambridge University Press (2000).  --  to  Susan Plano

        b) Edwards, E. and D. Winterfeldt, “On Cognitive Illusion and Their Implications”, Chapter 34 in Judgement and Decision Making, second edition, Connolly, T., Arkes, H.R., and Hammond, K.R., Cambridge University Press (2000). -- to  Surekha  Vegulla

        c) RFID: History, Progress, Challenges and Open Questions (from the Decision Making Point of View). to Jerry Capozzi

            Chen, Y., “Getting Ready for RFID”, OR/MS today, 31:3 30-35, 2004

            RFID Gazette:  http://www.rfidgazette.org/

        d) Generating Alternative Solutions.  This could contain several topics.   More than one student, but no more than two can select this topic.   -- to Douglas Paul Meador and Ramya Narayananswamy

            Example problems could be  1) Generating Multiple LP Solutions.     2) Generating Multiple High Quality Integer Solutions or 3) an investigation of generating solutions to a specific problem such as shortest part problem, ...etc.

            The references include

            "Aspiration-Based Search Algorithm for Multiple Objective Linear Programming Problems: Theory and Comparative Test",  Lotfi, V., Y. S. Yong and S. Xionts,  Management Science,  43:8, 1997

            "Modeling to Generate Alternatives: The HSJ Approach and An Illustration Using a Problem in Land Use Planning", Brill, E. D., S.Y.Chang and L. D. Hopkins, Managemnet Science, 28:3, 1982

            "Nearly Optimal Linear Programming Solutions: Some Conceptual Issues and a Farm Management Application",  Burton, R. O., J. S. Gidley, B.S. Baker and K. J. R. Wilson, American Agricultural Economics Association,  1987

         e) Simulation Model:   "Visteon's Sterling Plant Uses Simulation-Based Decision Support in Training, Operations, and Planning", Interfaces, 30: 2000  -- to Felicia Mann

        If you have any topic that you are interested in, please let us know.  We can look into it and see it will fit.    Please select one of the papers, find at least one additional paper related to the topic and write a term paper.  Please let us know you final choice by the end of Oct 1st, 2004.  

         As stated in the syllabus, the term paper must be about 10 pages in length, 1.5 spaced (11 point font). The term paper will present a 2 page summary on the topic and an analysis of the salient aspects of the assigned topic (about 8 pages).  The term paper is 20% of your total grade

• Due to the time lag, your tape, homework assignment  will be approximately one week late.  So do not worry if you have not get the tapes.  But if you did not get you tape in 10 days after the lecture, send me an email at xinhui.zhang@wright.edu
• Please read the materials posted for in-class students.  Additional notes for distance learning students will be posted here.