MG2453 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

MG2453 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES L T P C
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UNIT I LINEAR PROGRAMMING: 9
Principal components of decision problem – Modeling phases – LP Formulation and
graphic solution – Resource allocation problems – Simplex method – Sensitivity
analysis.
UNIT II DUALITY AND NETWORKS: 9
Definition of dual problem – Primal – Dual relation ships – Dual simplex methods – Post
optimality analysis – Transportation and assignment model shortest route problem.
UNIT III INTEGER PROGRAMMING: 9
Cutting plan algorithm – Branch and bound methods, Multistage (Dynamic)
programming.
UNIT IV CLASSICAL OPTIMISATION THEORY: 9
Unconstrained external problems, Newton – Ralphson method – Equality constraints –
Jacobean methods – Lagrangian method – Kuhn – Tucker conditions – Simple
problems.
UNIT V OBJECT SCHEDULING: 9
Network diagram representation – Critical path method – Time charts and resource
leveling – PERT.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. H.A.Taha, ‘Operation Research’, Prentice Hall of India, 2002.
2. Paneer Selvam, ‘Operations Research’, Prentice Hall of India.
REFERENCES:
1. Anderson ‘Quantitative Methods for Business’, 8th Edition, Thomson Learning,
2002.
2. Winston ‘Operation Research’, Thomson Learning, 2003.
3. Vohra, ‘Quantitative Techniques in Management’, Tata McGraw Hill, 2002.
4. Anand Sarma, ‘Operation Research’, Himalaya Publishing House, 2003.