ASSIGNMENTS

MB 0032
(2 credits)
Set 1
Marks 30
OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Note: Each Question carries 10 marks

1. Describe in details the different scopes of application of Operations Research.

2. What do you understand by Linear Programming Problem? What are the requirements of
L.P.P.? What are the basic assumptions of L.P.P.?

3. Describe the different steps needed to solve a problem by simplex method.

 ASSIGNMENTS
MB 0032
(2 credits)
Set 2
Marks 30
OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Note: Each Question carries 10 marks

1. What are the important features of Operations Research? Describe in details the different
phases of Operations Research.

2. Describe a Linear Programming Problem in details in canonical form.

3. What are the different steps needed to solve a system of equations by the simplex
method?
 ASSIGNMENTS
MB 0032
(3 or 4 credits)
Set 1
Marks 60
OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Note: Each Question carries 10 marks

1. Describe the broad classification of Operations Research models in details. Name the different
steps needed in OR approach of problem solving?
2. Describe the graphical method to solve the Linear Programming Problem. Use the following
example –
Maximize Z = 30x1 + 40x2
Subject to the constraints
1.5x1 + 1.9x2 ≤ 600
0.3 x1 + 0.2x2 ≤ 100
0.0x1 + 0.2x2 ≤ 30
and x1 ≥ 0, x2 ≥ 0
3. Describe the Penalty Cost method (Big M Method) for solving L.P.P.
4. Why Duality concept is important in OR? Describe the economic importance of the Duality
concept.
5. Describe the Matrix Minimum method of finding the initial basic feasible solution in the
transportation problem.
6. What do you understand by the Integer Programming Problem? Describe the Gomory’s All-
I.P.P. method for solving the I.P.P. problem.
 ASSIGNMENTS
MB 0032
(3 or 4 credits)
Set 2
Marks 60
OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Note: Each Question carries 10 marks

1. Describe in details the OR approach of problem solving. What are the limitations of the
Operations Research?
2. What are the characteristics of the standard form of L.P.P.? What is the standard form of
L.P.P.? State the fundamental theorem of L.P.P..
3. Describe the Two-Phase method of solving a linear programming problem with an example.
4. What do you understand by the transportation problem? What is the basic assumption behind
the transportation problem? Describe the MODI method of solving transportation problem.
5. Describe the North-West Corner rule for finding the initial basic feasible solution in the
transportation problem.
6. Describe the Branch and Bound Technique to solve an I.P.P. problem.