This course introduces a number of quantitative methods in management sciences, including linear programming, integer programming, nonlinear programming, decision analysis, and project management.  This course also introduces a number of deterministic and stochastic models such as transportation, assignment, network, and queueing models.  In this course, students develop the ability to define, formulate, and model real world decision problems from an analytical point of view.  Students also learn advanced quantitative methods to analyze the problems and models of interest.