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OR-P10
PGDM 2010-12: Term-II

Operations Research
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


Module D : Simplex Method.

12. Introduction

Readings : Chapter 4, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition

13. Maximization Problems

Readings : Chapter 4, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition

14. Big M Method , Minimization Problems

Readings : Chapter 4, Hillier & Liebermann, Eighth Edition


Evaluation

Class participation: 10%

Midterm : 25%

Quiz : 25%

Final : 40%.

Textbook

1. Hillier F. S, Lieberman G. J., Introduction to Operations Research, Tata McGraw Hill, Seventh & Eighth edition.

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