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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING &TECHNOLOGY 1 2 3 4 5 Course number Course Title Credits Contact Hours (LT-P) Course Objective MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MEC311 OPERATION RESEARCH 4 4-0-0 The objective of OR is to provide a scientific basis to the managers of an organisation for solving problems involving interaction of the components of the system, by employing a system approach by a team of experts drawn from different disciplines, for finding a solution which is in the best interest of the organisation as a whole. After successful completion of this course students should be able: 1: To identify and visualize the modes of Operation research in different practical configurations 2: To understand basic mathematical/numerical methods needed to solve different OR problems 3: Proficiency with tools from optimization, probability, statistics, simulation, and engineering economic analysis, including fundamental applications of those tools in industry and the public sector in contexts involving uncertainty and scarce or expensive resources. 4: Facility with mathematical and computational modelling of real decision-making problems, including the use of modelling tools and computational tools, as well as analytic skills to evaluate the problems. 5: Facility with the design, implementation, and analysis of computational experiments. 6: To undertake a small independent project and write a professional report and present it to a select audience. 7 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 Outline syllabus MEC311.A MEC311.A1 MEC311.A2 MEC311.A3 MEC311.B MEC311.B1 MEC311.B2 MEC311.B3 MEC311.C MEC311.C1 Unit A Unit A Topic 1 Unit A Topic 2 Unit A Topic 3 Unit B Unit B Topic 1 Unit B Topic 2 Unit B Topic 3 Unit C Unit C Topic 1 Introduction & Linear Programming Problems Introduction: OR models and their applications Formulation of Linear Programming Problems, Graphical solution Simplex procedure for maximization and minimization, Duality concept Transportation Model & Assignment Models Mathematical formulation, Methods to find IBFS like NWCR, LCM and VAM MODI method, Degeneracy and its resolution. Assignment Model: Hungarian Method, Travelling Salesman Problem Queuing Model & Inventory Control Queuing Model: Introduction, Kendalls notation, Classification of queuing models, Sequencing of n jobs and 2 & 3 machines, 2 jobs and m machines Inventory control: Introduction, models of inventory, fixed order quantity system, periodic quantity system EOQ model. Decision Theory Introduction, Pay off table, Opportunity loss or regret table, Decisions under uncertainty, Laplace Criterion, Maximin principle, minimax principle, Hurwicz principle, Decisions under riskmaximum likelihood criteria, Expectation principle, Expected opportunity loss or expected regret, Decision trees. Network Models & Computational Practices Basic concept, Rules for drawing the network diagram, Applications of VI TERM THIRD YEAR

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7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18

MEC311.C2 MEC311.C3 MEC311.D MEC311.D1 MEC311.D2 MEC311.D3 MEC311.E MEC311.E1

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CPM and PERT techniques. Introduction of Different Operation Research Software. At least 5 Practical/Real Examples solved computationally based on OR Software.

Course Evaluation Course work: 60% Attendance 5% Homework 4 assignments; 8% Quizzes 4 quizzes: 8% Projects One: 15% Presentations One: 4% Any other MTE One, 20% End-term examination: 40% References Text book Other references 1. Operations Research, Hira & Gupta, S. Chand & Co. New Delhi. 2. Operations Research, J.K. Sharma, McMillan India Publication. New Delhi. 3. Introduction to Operation Research, Hamdy A. Taha, Prentice Hall India Publication. 4. Production and Operation Management, Tripathy Scitech Publication.

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