DR MPS MEORIAL

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES, AGRA

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN (MODIFICATION PROPOSED – SUBJECT TO STUDENTS PARTICIPATION AND INTERACTION)
Faculty : Jitendra Dubey
Course No. BBA N406 Course Title: OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Textbook: (Book Bank – Given to Student)
1. Quantitative Techniques in Management, N. D. Vohra
Other specific books:(Reference)
1. Operations Research- J.K.Sharma
2. Operations Research- V.K.Kapoor
3. Operations Research- Dr. Pankaj Dixit, Mr. A.K.Pandey
Detailed Plan for Lectures.
Lecture
S.No. Unit Sub Topic No. ASSIGNMENTS CASES/NUMERICALS

Nature, Definition & characteristics of operations

1 research, Methodology of OR 1-2 NA
OR Uses and its
Unit I
2 Models in OR & managerial Decision making, 3 applications. NA
OR techniques. 4

3 NA

Linear programming : Introduction, Advantages of

Linear Programming, Applications areas of Linear
4 Programming 5-6
Applications Cases related to
Unit
areas of Linear Production
II
5 LPP-problem formulation, Graphic Method 7-10 Programming problems

6 Simplex Method (including Big M method) 11-16

Transportation-North West Corner Rule, matrix

10 Minima & VAM Methods 17-19
Unit Cases related to
11 III Degenerating, MODI Method 20-22 Transportation and
travelling salesman's
12 Assignment Problems 23-25 problems

Decision making under Uncertainty-Criteria of

Maximax, maximin, Maximax Regret, laplace &
13 Hurwicz. 26-30 Cases related to
Unit
various situations of
IV
14 Decision making under Risk-Criteria of EMV & EOL, 31-34 decision making

15 Decision Tree approach & its applications. 35-36

PERT & CPM-Introduction, Network Analysis, Time

13 Estimates in Network Analysis 37-40 Cases related to
Unit Project
14 V Critical Path Method; 41-42 Management &
Control
15 Programme Evaluation & Review Technique. 43-44
Total Lectures 44