7 ME 3: OPERATIONS RESEARCH
3L+ 1T 100 Marks Ex. Hrs: 3
Linear Programming: Introduction and Scope, Problem formulation, Simplex methods, primal and dual
problem dual Simplex, sensitivity analysis.
Transportation, Transshipment and Assignment problems.
Dynamic Programming : Multistage decision problems and solution, Principle of optimality.
Decision Theory: Decision under various conditions, Game Theory: Minimum and maximum strategies, Application of linear programming. Integer Programming: Cutting Plane method and Branch and Bound method.
Deterministic and Stochastic Inventory Models: Single and multi period models with continuous and discrete
demands, Service level and reorder policy.
Simulations: Simulation Versus mathematical modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, simulation language ARENA, Example and cases. Queuing Models: Introduction Model types, M/M/1 and M/M/S systems, cost consideration.
List of Recommended Books
1. Introduction to Operations Research, Hillier F.S. and Lieberman G.J., CBS Publishers.
2. Operations Research, Taha H.A., Pearson Education.
3. Operations Research, Ravindran, Phillips and Solberg, Wiley India.
4. Principles of Operations Research, Wagner H.M., Prentice Hall of India.
5. Linear Programming and Network Flows, Bazaraa, Jarvis and Sherali, Wiley India.
6. Operations Research, Gupta and Heera, S. Chand Publications.