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QM-II-P08
PGDM 2008-10 : TERM-II
Quantitative Methods II
Course Outline
Course Instructor :
Dr. S. Mukherjee, Email :
sambit@ximb.ac.in
Introduction
This course will be an introduction to Operations Research. The theory will provide a introduction to how Mathematical Models aid in managerial decision making. There will also be a focus on solving practical problem within a management context
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Module A : Project Management
1. Introduction, Project Network
Readings : Chapter 10, Hillier & Liebermann, Seventh Edition
2. Critical Path, ES, EF, LS,LF
Readings : Chapter 10, Hillier & Liebermann, Seventh Edition
3. Uncertain Activity Durations
Readings : Chapter 10, Hillier & Liebermann, Seventh Edition
4. Time Cost Tradeoffs and Analysis
Readings : Chapter 10, Hillier & Liebermann, Seventh Edition
Module B : Decision Analysis
5 . Introduction
Readings : Chapter 15, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
6. Decision Making with Experimentation
Readings : Chapter 15, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
7. Decision making without experimentation
Readings : Chapter 15, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
8. Decision Trees
Readings : Chapter 15, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
Module C : Linear Programming
9 . Introduction
Readings : Chapter 3, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
10. Linear Programming Cases
Readings : Chapter 3, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
11. Linear Programming Cases
Readings : Chapter 3, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
12. Linear Programming Cases
Readings : Chapter 3, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
Module D : Simplex Method.
13. Introduction
Readings : Chapter 4, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
14. Maximization Problems
Readings : Chapter 4, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
15. Big M Method
Readings : Chapter 4, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
16. Minimization Problems
Readings : Chapter 3, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
Module E : Transportation Problem
17. Introduction
Readings : Chapter 8, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
18, Vogel Method, Northwest Corner Rule.
Readings : Chapter 8, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
19. Transportation Simplex Method
Readings : Chapter 8, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
20. Transportation Simplex Method
Readings : Chapter 8, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition
Evaluation
Class Test 1 : 15%
Midterm : 30%
Class Test 2 : 15%
Final : 40%.
Textbook
1. Hillier F. S, Lieberman G. J., Introduction to Operations Research, Tata McGraw Hill, Seventh & Eighth edition.
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