International University – VNUHCM Deterministic Models in Operation Research

School of Industrial Engineering and Management Year: 2023-2024

SEMESTER PROJECT REQUIREMENT

Deterministic Optimization Models

1. General description and requirement:

Description:
- The project is a group-work case study related to Operation research application.
- Freely choose a case study and must apply a mathematical model to solve the problem
(Suggested problems: Transportation, location-allocation, job scheduling,...)
- It is required to formulate a mathematical model to solve the problem and encode the
mode using CPLEX to solve the problem. Link for downloading CPLEX: CPLEX
download
- The dataset used in the project is from real cases or can be generated.
- The project report should follow the report template.

2. Evaluation criterion and Penalty:

Evaluation form:
Criteria Maximum
mark
Problem Identification: Be able to identify 20
different logistics and supply chain problems
Data collection and software usage: Know how to 20
transform the data into the proper form and solve
the models using computer-based software such as
CPLEX, LINGO, PyCharm, MATLAB, etc.
Methodology: Know how to formulate and solve 20
different logistics and supply chain problems by
using the mathematical techniques
Solution and Implementations: Be able to solve 20
practical problems and do the output analysis.
Report writing/ Presentation 20
Total 100

3. Timeline:

Step To-do list Channel Due

International University – VNUHCM Deterministic Models in Operation Research
School of Industrial Engineering and Management Year: 2023-2024

1 Topic Registration Each group is assigned randomly. 24/03/2024 (Week 1 – 5)

The group leader registers the
topic for your group on this link
before deadline:
List of group

2 Conduct Project Dependent of you group 25/03/2024 – 9/6/2024

arrangement

3 Project Submission Blackboard 2 weeks before Final

Examination
(Planned: 9/6/2023)

4 Project Presentation In the class 2 final weeks

(Planned: 10/06/2024 –
22/06/2024)

Penalty:
- Late submission 1 day: -10%
- Late submission 2 days: -20%
- Late submission > 2 days: Submission is not accepted!
- Absent from presentation: 20%

Submission Guideline:

- Submission package in .zip or .rar file: 1 PDF file of Report + 1 PowerPoint file of
Presentation + 1 Excel file of selected dataset (if your dataset is large-scaled) + coding-
related files
- Name as the following format: OR1-Project-ClassDate-GroupNumber (Ex: OR1-
Project-Thu123-Group1).
- Submission via Blackboard, only 1 submission per group.
- You have 2 attempts to submit your work, the last one counts.