KABARAK UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

BMGT 410: OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Course Instructor: B. Chelangat

COURSE TITLE: OPERATIONS RESEARCH

CREDIT FACTORS: 3 CF
Prerequisite: FNCE 212
Email: beatrice.chelangat@kabarak .ac.ke
Mobile: 0723639041

Course Description
Nature and scope of operations research. Linear programming models; Concept,
modeling, Solution methods and application. Advanced Linear Programming Models.
Distribution Models; Transportation and Assignment Problems. Networks; PERT and
CPM methods, Time - Cost-analysis, resource allocation techniques. Inventory control,
Simulation models. Queuing models; operating characteristics and applications,
replacement models

Course Objectives
The course aims to introduce students to use quantitative methods and techniques for
effective decisions making; model formulation and applications that are used in solving
business management problems. By the end of the course the student should be able to;

 Explain the characteristics of different types of decision-making environments

and the appropriate decision making approaches and tools to be used in each type.

 Critically analyze and interpret results and present this in both oral and written
form.

 translate a real-world problem, given in words, into a mathematical formulation

Course Content

1. HISTORY AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH

 Definition of OR, earlier developments and history of OR, and typical
applications of OR.
2. LINEAR PROGRAMMING
 Graphical Method
 Simplex Method
 Sensitivity analysis
 Transportation Models
 Assignment Models

3. NETWORK ANALYSIS
 Introduction
 Critical Path Method (CPM), PERT analysis
 Time and cost analysis
 Project Crashing and
 Resource Leveling

4. Inventory control
 Periodic models, quantity models, EOQ
 Discounts, Stock outs, Buffer stock

5. SIMULATION MODEL
 Introduction to simulation
 Monte Carlo simulation method
 Application of simulation to business management

6. QUEUING MODEL
 Introduction
 Queuing characteristics
 Single Server and Multi Server Models

7. REPLACEMENT MODELS

Teaching Methodology
Lectures, discussions, case studies, power point presentations and group
presentations.

Assessment:
Assignments and Group work presentation 15 Marks
CATs 15 Marks
Final Examination 70 Marks
Total 100
REFERENCES MATERIALS

Yadav, S. R. & Malik, A. K. (2015). Operations Research, 1ST Edition Oxford

University Press.

Hillier, N.L., ( 2017). Introduction to Operations.Mc Graw Hill India; 10th edition

TAHA ,( 2014). Operations Research: An Introduction, Global Edition, Pearson; 10th

edition.

Hamdy A. Taha, ( 2016). Operations Research: An Introduction 10th Edition. Pearson;

Further Reading

Marlow, W. H. (2012). Mathematics for Operations Research, Dover

Taha, H. A. (2012). Operations Research. An introduction .Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Kapoor, V. K. (2006). Operations Research: Techniques for Management . Sultan

Chand.

Gupta, P. K., & Hira, D. S. (2008). Operations research. S. Chand.

Saleemi, N. A. (2012). Quantitative techniques simplified. Revised ed.

Journals
American Journal of Operations Research
International Journal of Operations Research
Pacific Journal of Operational Research