This course aims at teaching a variety of methods useful in solving management problems in logistics activities so that the students can gain a quantitative foundation in basic mathematical modelling and problem solving that will be helpful in the higher level courses such as Design and Analysis of Logistics Systems and Simulation in Supply Chain and Logistics.

The main emphasis of the course is how to model a managerial problem using mathematical modelling (Linear programming and Integer programming). Many examples from different application areas are given. Solution techniques for some special problems are discussed.