Math-708 OPERATIONS RESEARCH 3(3-0)

Introduction, history of operations research, characteristics of operations research

study, decision problems and mathematical models in operations research, optimization
technique, mathematical tools, N-dimensional geometry, mathematical formula of linear
programming problems, simplex method, quality theory, applications to transportation. Theory
of queues, stochastic process, markov process, piosson processes, Queuing systems. Simple and
queues, waiting times decisions and games, decision making under uncertainty, decision making
under risk, decision making under certainty, rectangular games.

Books recommended

1. Gue, R.L. and Thomas, M.E. 1968. Mathematical Methods in operations

research. The Macmillan Co., N.Y.
2. Gass, S.I., 1969. Linear programming Mc Graw Hill Book Co., N.Y.