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Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Lectures and Tutorials ]
TextBook
1. Sharma, J.K., Operations Research-Theroy and Applications, Latest Edition, Macmillan publishers India Ltd
2. Operations Research in Passenger Railway Transportation by Dennis Huisman Link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm? abstract
id=797950
3. Improvind Patent Examination Efficiency and Quality: An Operations Research Analysis of USPTO using Queuing Theory, Ayal Sharon,
Link: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1026320
4. Game Theory and Operations Research: Some Musings 50 Years Later, Martin Shubik Link:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=271029
5. Taha, H.A., Operations Research, Prentice Hall of India, 8th Edition, 2007
Relevant Websites
Sr. No. Web adress (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features
Lecture 8 Graphical Solution further problems Book :1,Chapter 3 HomeWork 1 Allocation Demonstrate
computerised model
Week 4 Lecture 13 Special Cases in Simplex i.e. Unrestricted variables, Degeneracy Book :1,Chapter 4
Part 2
Week 4 Lecture 14 Special Cases including Multiple Optimal Solutions, Unbounded and Book :1,Chapter 4
Infeasible Solutions
Lecture 15 Duality-Concept and Examples Book :1,Chapter 5
Week 5 Lecture 17 Transportation Model: Introduction, North West Corner Method, Book :1,Chapter 9 Ref 5
Least Cost Method
Week 6 Lecture 21 Handling Degeneracy: During Initial Basic Solution and During Book :1,Chapter 9
Optimisation, Concept & Solution
Lecture 22 Assignment Problems: Using Hungarian Assignment Method (HAM) Book :1,Chapter 10
Lecture 23 Assignment Problem, further problems including Traveling Salesman Book :5,Chapter 5 Quiz 1
Lecture 24 Assignment Problem for Optimal Assignment of Crews Book :1,Chapter 10 Ref 6
Week 7 Lecture 25 Game Theory:Introduction, Two Person Zero Sum Games, Pure Book :1,Chapter 12 Case study 1 Allocation Ref 4
Strategies, Saddle Point
Lecture 26 Mixed Strategies: Odds Method, Probability Method, Dominance Book :1,Chapter 12
Method
Lecture 27 Mixed Strategies: Sub Games Method, Graphical Method Book :1,Chapter 12
MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 29 Sequencing Problems: Introduction, Processing Jobs through two Book :1,Chapter 22
machines
Lecture 30 'n' Jobs thorough two machines Book :1,Chapter 22
Week 9 Lecture 33 Queuing Theory: Introduction, Structure, Performance Measures, Book :1,Chapter 16
Classification
Lecture 36 CPM and PERT: Networks, Components, Precedence Relationships, Book :1,Chapter 13
Network Construction
Lecture 38 Critical Path Method: Forward Pass and Backward Pass, Critical Path Book :1,Chapter 13
Lecture 39 Critical Path Method: Calculation of Earliest and Latest Start and Book :1,Chapter 13 HomeWork 3
Finish Times Submission
Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 40 Critical Path Method: Calculation of Floats (Total Float, Free Float, Book :1,Chapter 13 HomeWork 4 Allocation
Independent Float) and Slacks and their significance
Lecture 42 PERT: Project Scheduling with Uncertain Activity Times Book :1,Chapter 13
Week 12 Lecture 45 Estimates of project completion times - Further problems Book :1,Chapter 13 HomeWork 4 Project Management
Submission Software-Eg. Primavera
Demo
Lecture 46 Decision Making: Introduction, Steps, Types, Decision Making Book :1,Chapter 11
Environment
Lecture 47 Decision Making under Certainty & Uncertainty (Optimism, Book :1,Chapter 11 Case study 1 Submission
Pessimism, Equal Probabilities, Hurwicz Criteria)
Lecture 48 Decision Making under Risk: EMV, EVPI Book :1,Chapter 11
Week 13 Lecture 49 Decision Making under Risk: EMV, EVPI Further Problems Book :1,Chapter 11 Quiz 2
Spill Over
Week 14 Lecture 53 Concept of Project Crashing Book :1,Chapter 13
Homework 1 LPP Problem Formulation and Graphical Method-5 marks for submission followed by a Test worth Individual
10 marks
Homework 2 Simplex Method - 5 marks for submission followed by Assignment Based Test worth 10 marks Individual
Homework 3 Transportation, Assignment, Traveling Salesman, Crew Assignment, Game Theory, Sequencing-5 Individual
marks for submission followed by an Assignment Based Test worth 10 marks
Homework 4 Queuing, Network Theory, Decision Making-5 marks for submission followed by an Assignment Individual
Based Test worth 10 marks
*Normally all the homeworks shall be submitted online but in special courses where homeworks cannot be submited online , the insructor can edit the mode of submission while
entering the IP Details
Homework 3 4 15 45
Quiz 2 15 30
Case study 1 25 25
Total :- 100
* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the UMS
List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)
Sr. No. Topic
1 Case Studies being used instead of term paper.
Tutorial 1 Linear Programming: Problem Formulation for typical and Problem solving
non-typical cases
After Mid-Term
Tutorial 8 Continue Application of TORA Problem solving