Course Handout

Institute/School/College Name Chitkara Business School

Department/Centre Name MBA
Program Name MBA
Course Name Applied OR Session 2018-20
Course Code BSL3338 Trimester MBA First
Year
Lecture/Tutorial (Per Week) 15 Course Credit 3
Course Coordinator Name

1. Scope & Objective of the Course: The students should be able to learn Employment of
scientific methods of analysis to provide decision makers with quantitative basis for making
decisions regarding systems under their control.

Enabling Objectives. Participants should be able to:-

(a) Appreciate the problems amenable to solution by OR.

(b) Identify various decision-making situations.

(c) Identify OR techniques to be applied for various situations.

(d) Understand steps involved in solving OR problems.

Learning Objectives. Participants should be able to:-

(a) Understand the growth of OR and historical perspective.

(b) Understand the definition of OR.

(c) Understand characteristics of OR.

(d) Formulate basic LP problems.

(e) Understand the steps involved in solving OR problems.

2. Terminal Objectives: The students should be able to:-

• Exploit MS Excel and related computer packages to solve OR problems as applicable

• Formulate and solve problems using techniques covered during the module
• Make effective use of network techniques
• Appreciate the use of Game Theory to analyse conflict situations under conditions of
uncertainty
• Understand modelling concepts
• Interact and assist OR experts to formulate complex problems

3. Recommended Books (Reference Books/Text Books):

 Operations Research : An Introduction by Hamdy A. Taha (Pearson/Prentice Hall,

9th Edition)

 Solver Based Solutions to Operations Research by Padherla Lavanya Kumari

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4. Lecture Plan

Tentative date
Lecture of Lecture/
Topic(s) Activity
No. Actual date (If
different)
1 Operations Research: Meaning, 07-03-2019
Slide Show
Significance and Scope, History &
Applications of OR
2-3 Linear Programming: Problem Graphical Solutions 07-03-2019
formulation; Graphical Solutions:
Introduction
4-5 Linear Programming: Simplex Slide Show and 08-03-2019
writing
Method
6 Linear Programming: Introduction Practice on laptops. 08-03-2019
Solver Add-in
to Solver
required min MS
Excel
7-9 Linear Programming: Problem Practice on laptops. 11-03-2019
Solver Add-in
solving using solver and
required min MS
assignment Excel
10-12 Linear Programming: Problem Practice on laptops. 12-03-2019
Solver Add-in
solving using solver
required min MS
Excel
13-15 Transportation Model: Slide Show and 13-03-2019
writing
Introduction, North West Corner
Method, Least Cost Method

16-18 Transportation Model: Solver Practice on laptops. 14-03-2019

Solver Add-in
Method
required min MS
Excel
19-21 Transhipment Model: Introduction Practice on laptops. 15-03-2019
Solver Add-in
and practice
required min MS
Excel
22-24 Assignment Model: Meaning, Slide Show and 18-03-2019
writing
Utility, Hungarian Method;
Practice on laptops.
Minimization Problems Assignment Solver Add-in
issue. Solver Practice required min MS
Excel
25-27 Travelling Salesman Slide Show and 19-03-2019
writing
28 Game Theory: Pure strategy Slide Show and 25-03-2019
writing
29-30 Game Theory: Mixed Strategy, Slide Show and 25-03-2019
writing
Odd Method, Dominance Method;
31-33 Game Theory: Graphical Method. Graph sheet practice 26-03-2019
Practice Session

34-36 Replacement Models: Individual Slide Show and 27-03-2019

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replacement, practice session writing

36-39 Replacement Models: Group Slide Show and 28-03-2019

writing
replacement, practice session

40-42 PERT and CPM: Network Slide show and 01-04-2019

Construction, Critical Path Method: writing
Practice Session

43-45 PERT and CPM: Calculation of Slide Show and 02-04-2019

Earliest and Latest Start and Finish writing
Times and floats & Slacks. Practice
Session & Assignment

46-48 PERT and CPM: Practice Session Slide Show and 03-04-2019
writing
49-51 Sequencing:- Meaning, Slide Show and 04-04-2019
writing
Assumption, Utility, Machine jobs

52-54 Sequencing:- Practice Slide Show and 05-04-2019

writing

Revision/Presentations 06-0402019

5. Evaluation Scheme:

Evaluation Type of Component No. of Weightage of Mode of

Component Assessments Component Assessment
Assignments
Component 1 03 40% Offline

Class Throughout
Component 2 Continuous 10%
Participation/presentations module

Component 3 End Term Examinations 01 50% Online /Offline

Total 100%
*As per Academic Guidelines minimum 75% attendance is required to become eligible for appearing in the End Semester
Examination.

7. Syllabus of the Course:

No. of Weightage
S.N. Topic (s)
Lectures %
1 Operations Research: Meaning, Significance and Scope, 1 2%
History & Applications of OR
2 Linear Programming: Problem formulation; Graphical 11 20%
Solutions: Introduction, Maximization, Minimization,
Mixed Problem, Unbounded, Infeasible; Simplex
Method- maximization problem LPP: Simplex Method-
Big M Method, Minimization, Mixed Problem,

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Degeneracy, Unbounded, Multiple Optimal Solutions;

3 Transportation Model: Introduction, North West Corner 7 13%

Method, Least Cost Method, Vogel’s' Approximation
Method Degeneracy, Stepping Stone Method, MODI
Method

4 Transhipment 2 4%
5 Assignment Model: Meaning, Utility, Hungarian Method; 6 11%
Minimization Problems. Maximization Problems,
Unbalanced Assignment Problems, Prohibited or
Constrained Assignment. Travelling Salesman

6 Game Theory: Pure strategy; Mixed Strategy, Odd 6 11%

Method, Dominance Method; Sub-game Method,
Graphical Method. Practice Session

7 Replacement Models: Replacement policy without 6 11%

change in money value and with change, Group
replacement, Individual replacement

8 PERT and CPM: Network Construction, Critical Path 9 17%

Method: Calculation of Earliest and Latest Start and
Finish Times and floats & Slacks
Practice Session & Assignment
9 Sequencing:- Meaning, Assumption, Utility, Machine jobs 6 11%

Total 54 100%

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