1. Classify each operations research model as prescriptive, descriptive, or both, by circling the most appropriate answer: Linear Programming: prescriptive      descriptive       both Assignment Problem prescriptive      descriptive       both Transportation Problem prescriptive      descriptive       both The Shortest-Path Problem prescriptive      descriptive       both The Minimum Spanning Tree prescriptive      descriptive       both Integer Programming prescriptive      descriptive       both Markov Chains prescriptive      descriptive       both Markov Decision Processes prescriptive      descriptive       both Queuing Models prescriptive      descriptive       both 2. From above list of OR models, answer the following in One Sentence each: For each of the following scenarios, please identify the most appropriate OR model.   RPI is facilitating a mentorship program and wants to assign undergraduate students with graduate student mentors. There are more undergraduate students than graduate students; therefore, each graduate student can be assigned at most 3 undergraduate student mentees. The goal is to maximize assignment satisfaction.  The children’s game Snakes and Ladders is played in a sequential fashion. If a player is on a given square, the player can move to a different square based on selecting a card. This is a game of chance and there is no strategy in the game. The goal is predict who will win the game given the current location of both players.  The US government wants to connect all major US cities with high-speed internet lines, which requires laying lines below ground. The US government wants to use the least amount of high-speed lines to connect all major US cities.

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1. Classify each operations research model as prescriptive, descriptive, or both, by circling the most appropriate answer:

  • Linear Programming: prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • Assignment Problem prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • Transportation Problem prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • The Shortest-Path Problem prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • The Minimum Spanning Tree prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • Integer Programming prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • Markov Chains prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • Markov Decision Processes prescriptive      descriptive       both
  • Queuing Models prescriptive      descriptive       both

2. From above list of OR models, answer the following in One Sentence each:

For each of the following scenarios, please identify the most appropriate OR model.  

RPI is facilitating a mentorship program and wants to assign undergraduate students with graduate student mentors. There are more undergraduate students than graduate students; therefore, each graduate student can be assigned at most 3 undergraduate student mentees. The goal is to maximize assignment satisfaction. 

The children’s game Snakes and Ladders is played in a sequential fashion. If a player is on a given square, the player can move to a different square based on selecting a card. This is a game of chance and there is no strategy in the game. The goal is predict who will win the game given the current location of both players. 

The US government wants to connect all major US cities with high-speed internet lines, which requires laying lines below ground. The US government wants to use the least amount of high-speed lines to connect all major US cities.

 

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