Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods
Lecture Notes
The key for lecturers is as follows:
ALL: All instructors.
AIB: Professor Arnold Barnett, Sloan School of Management
ARO: Professor Amedeo Odoni, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
RCL: Professor Richard Larson, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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LEC # |
LECTURES |
LECTURERS |
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1 |
Introduction, Overview |
ALL |
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2 |
Pedestrian Crossing Problem 1 |
AIB |
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3 |
Pedestrian Crossing Problem 2 |
AIB |
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4 |
Functions of Random Variables 1 |
AIB |
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5 |
Functions of Random Variables 2 Wall of Shame: Barrier Example (PDF) Crofton's Methods (PDF) |
AIB |
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6 |
Geometrical Probability I Geometrical Probability in the Sky (PDF) |
AIB |
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7 |
Geometrical Probability II |
AIB |
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8 |
Some Transportation Models Second Nearest Neighbor: Spatial Poisson Example (PDF) |
AIB |
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9 |
Introduction to Queues; Little's Law Queueing Systems 1 (PDF) |
ARO |
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10 |
Markov Birth-and-Death Queues Queueing Systems 2 (PDF) |
ARO |
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11 |
More General Markov Queues Queueing Systems 3 (PDF) |
ARO |
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12 |
The M/G/1 Queue and Extensions Queueing Systems 4 (PDF) The M/G/1 Queueing System (PDF) Preemptive Priority Queues (PDF) |
ARO |
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13 |
Quiz 1 |
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14 |
Congestion Pricing (PDF) Queueing Systems 5 (PDF) Queueing Systems 6 (PDF) |
ARO |
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15 |
Queueing Networks; Dynamic Queues |
ARO |
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16 |
Hypercube Queueing Model I Spatial Queues I (PDF - 1.4 MB) |
RCL |
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17 |
Hypercube Queueing Model II Spatial Queues II (PDF) |
RCL |
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18 |
The Queue Inference Engine |
RCL |
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19 |
Introduction to Networks Networks 1 (PDF) |
ARO |
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20 |
Node and Edge Covering Networks 2 (PDF) |
ARO |
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21 |
Location Problems Important Heuristics for TSP (PDF) |
ARO |
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22 |
Probabilistic Routing and Location TSP Problem 6.7 (PDF) |
ARO |
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23 |
Simulating Randomness |
AIB |
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24 |
Implementation |
RCL |
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25 |
Quiz 2 |
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26 |
Final Roundup |
ALL |
Assignments
The six assignments from the class, and solution files, are provided here.
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ASSIGNMENTS |
SOLUTIONS |
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Problem Set 1 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 2 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 3 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 4 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 5 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 6 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
Exams
Quizzes from current and past years are provided here as a reference.
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QUIZZES |
SOLUTIONS |
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1999 Quiz 1 (PDF) 1999 Quiz 2 (PDF) |
Solutions (PDF) Solutions (PDF) |
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2000 Quiz 1 (PDF) 2000 Quiz 2 (PDF) |
Solutions (PDF) Solutions (PDF) |
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2001 Quiz 1 (PDF) 2001 Quiz 2 (PDF) |
Solutions (PDF) Solutions (PDF) |
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2002 Quiz 1 (PDF) 2002 Quiz 2 (PDF) |
Solutions (PDF) Solutions (PDF) |
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2003 Quiz 1 (PDF) 2003 Quiz 2 (PDF) |
Solutions (PDF) Solutions (PDF) |