Unit No.

CONTENT

1

Unit 1 ⇗:

• Meaning, Significance and scope of Operation Research, Management Applications of Operations research. Features of Operation Research, Quantitative technique of Operation Research, Role of Computers in Operating Research.

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Unit 2 ⇗:

• Formulation of Linear programming problems, Graphical Solution of LP problems, Simplex Method, Two phase method, Big M method, Transportation, Assignment, and Travelling-Salesman problems.

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Unit 3 ⇗:

• Theory of Games: Types of games, Pure Strategy and mixed strategy.

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Unit 4 ⇗:

• Sequencing: Processing a jobs through 2 machines, Processing n jobs through 3 machines, Processing 2 jobs through n machines, Processing n jobs through m machines.

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Unit 5 ⇗:

• PERT and CPM: Application of PERT/CPM Techniques, Basic steps in PERT/CPM techniques, Network diagram representation. Time Estimates in critical path analysis, Project time cost trade off, Updating of project, resource allocation, project monitoring.