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Operations Research for Students

This document outlines the topics and time allotment for an operations research course, including introductions to linear programming problems, the simplex method, transportation and assignment models, and network analysis. It lists 5 units that will be covered over 60 hours, along with required and reference textbooks and web resources for further information.

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Operations Research for Students

This document outlines the topics and time allotment for an operations research course, including introductions to linear programming problems, the simplex method, transportation and assignment models, and network analysis. It lists 5 units that will be covered over 60 hours, along with required and reference textbooks and web resources for further information.

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OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Unit-1 3 Hours
Introduction to OR- Meaning & Scope – Characteristics- Models in OR

Unit-2 20 Hours
LPP – Formulation – Graphical Method – Simplex method – Application in Business – Merits &
demerits.

Unit-3 15 Hours
Transportation Model – Basic Feasible Solution –North West Corner rule – Least cost Method-
Vogel’s Approximation Method- Formulation, Solving a TP

Unit-4 15 Hours
Assignment models – Hungarian Method – Minimization, Maximization – Unbalanced
Assignment- formulation – Solution

Unit-5 7 Hours
Net work Analysis – construction – numbering of events – time calculation- critical path, slack,
float- applications.

Text Books:
Vittal P.R, 2005 - Introduction to Operations Research, 3rd Ed., Margham Publications, Chennai.

Reference Books:

1. Vijay. K. Gupta, Bhushan. K. Sharma., Chawla K.K., 2002, Introduction to


Operations Research and Quantitative Analysis for Management, 1st Ed., Kalyani
Publishers, New Delhi.
2. Kapoor V K ,2002, Introduction to Operations Research ,7th Ed., Sultan Chand &
sons, New Delhi
3.Kanti Swaroop, Gupta P.K., ManMohan., 2004, Operations Research, 12th Ed.,
Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
4. Satyanarayana M., Lalitha Raman, 2001, Operations Research, 1st Ed., Himalaya
Publishing House, Mumbai.

Web References:

1. www.informs.org
2..www.scienceofbetter.org

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