ME6015 Operations Research - Syllabus-Semester VIII-Elective-MECH-BE-Anna University

NotesKhan ME6015 Operations Research - Syllabus-Semester VIII-Elective-MECH-BE-Anna University MECH SEM VIII Syllabus, MECH SYLLABUS

 

 

 

 

 

ME6015                                           OPERATIONS RESEARCH                                             L  T  P  C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To provide knowledge and training in using optimization techniques under limited resources for the engineering and business problems.

 

UNIT I             LINEAR MODELS                                                                                                         15

The phase of an operation research study – Linear programming – Graphical method– Simplex algorithm – Duality formulation – Sensitivity analysis.

 

UNIT II            TRANSPORTATION MODELS AND NETWORK MODELS                                         8

Transportation Assignment Models –Traveling Salesman problem-Networks models – Shortest route

– Minimal spanning tree – Maximum flow models –Project network – CPM and PERT networks – Critical path scheduling – Sequencing models.

 

UNIT III           INVENTORY MODELS                                                                                                   6

Inventory  models  –  Economic  order  quantity  models  –  Quantity  discount  models  –  Stochastic inventory models – Multi product models – Inventory control models in practice.

 

UNIT IV           QUEUEING MODELS                                                                                                    6

Queueing models - Queueing systems and structures – Notation parameter – Single server and multi server models – Poisson input – Exponential service – Constant rate service – Infinite population – Simulation.

 

UNIT V           DECISION MODELS                                                                                                     10

Decision models – Game theory – Two person zero sum games – Graphical solution- Algebraic solution– Linear Programming solution – Replacement models – Models based on service life – Economic life– Single / Multi variable search technique – Dynamic Programming – Simple Problem.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

• Upon completion of this course, the students can able to use the optimization techniques for use engineering and Business problems

 

TEXT BOOK:

1. Taha H.A., “Operations Research”, Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 2003.

 

REFERENCES:

1. Shennoy G.V. and Srivastava U.K., “Operation Research for Management”, Wiley Eastern,

1994.

2. Bazara M.J., Jarvis and Sherali H., “Linear Programming and Network Flows”, John Wiley,

1990.

3. Philip D.T. and Ravindran A., “Operations Research”, John Wiley, 1992.
4. Hillier and Libeberman, “Operations Research”, Holden Day, 1986
5. Budnick F.S., “Principles of Operations Research for Management”, Richard D Irwin, 1990.
6. Tulsian and Pasdey V., “Quantitative Techniques”, Pearson Asia, 2002.