1. Project Details

2. Project
Project will involve understanding (60%) and implementation (40%) parts.
Understanding a paper that must use a linear program, a mixed integer program, or a binary program as a model. The understanding means;
What is the problem approached?
Why is this problem important and what has been done on it prior to the paper?
What is the contribution of the paper you study?
What is done after this paper, the papers that reference the paper you study
Implementation part should include coding the model in the problem, solving some cases, and suggesting extensions. If you can, try to regenerate the results given in the problem. If you cannot, try to model and find/make up parameters of the model AS CLOSE AS possible to the actual model and solve cases. Make sure you do scenario analysis (sensitivity analysis) with the model and comment on the results.

3. The paper you will study must be in or after 2007
Project
The paper you will study
must be in or after 2007
should be in one of the following journals (Interfaces, European Journal of Operational Research, Computer and operations research, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Annals of Operations Research, IIE transactions, OMEGA, Management Science, Production and Operations Management, International Journal of Production research, European Journal of Industrial Engineering, Transportation research) (If you think there is a very nice paper from a journal not included in the list let me know)
Better be on one of the following topics (not a must)
Integrated production scheduling/production planning and transportation planning.
Supply chain design
Integrated inventory and transportation management
Logistic network design
Fleet sizing
Retail sector management
Revenue management (hotels, cruise lines, airlines etc)

4. Project
Project must be done as a group of two people unless you really really want to work alone. What will be graded is adherence to the expectations described, quality and elaboration in the reports, and effort spent on the paper.
To be submitted;
Two group members and two candidate papers you select for the project. I will recommend one of them as your paper. Submit the papers and the group member VIA by September 26th
A printed progress report on the understanding part is due on November 6th
Final printed report due on xxxxxx (tba)