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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.

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

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

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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