Operations Research

Course Name: 

ME412 OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Programme: 

B.Tech (Mechanical)

Semester: 

Seventh

Category: 

Engineering Science Core (ESC)

Credits (L-T-P): 

(0-0-3)

Content: 

Definition, Formulation of LPP, Graphical Solutions, Simplex Algorithms, Sensitivity Analysis,
Maximization Application, Transportation, Traveling Salesman Problems, Dynamic Programming, Game
Theory, Solution Methods, Dominance Concept, Approximation Method, Waiting Line Theory, Poisson
Arrival Rate, Exponential Service Times, System Characterization and Economy, Simulation, Steps,
Applications and Limitations, Monte Carlo Technique, Waiting Line Situations, Networks: CPM and
PERT Analysis, Total, Free and Independent Float, Network Crashing, Non-Linear Programming.

References: 

S.D. Sharma & H. Sharma, Operations Research- Theory, Methods & Applications- Kedarnath & Ramnath Publishers, 2002. Taha H.A., Operations Research - An Introduction, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall Pub, 2002. Shambling and Stevens, Operations Research - Fundamental Approach. McGraw-Hill Inc, US, 1974.

Department: 

Mechanical Engineering
 

Contact us

Dr. S M Murigendrappa

Professor and Head,

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK),

Surathkal

P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangaluru - 575 025 Karnataka, India.

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