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Sub Committee for Curriculum Development

QS&A Specialization

Course Name: Advanced Operations Research

Course Code: T2222

(UG/PG): PG

Number of Credits: 2

Course No. QS&A P 9

Level: 5

Learning Objective(s):
1. To enable students to synthesize and solve real life decision making problems in
operations industry
2. To equip students to capitalize on the power of Operations Research
(OR) in resource management
3. To demonstrate the power of OR in addressing strategy and
competiveness

Pedagogy:
1. Lectures
2. Case studies
3. Simulations

Research papers/ articles from journals/ magazines such as OR/MS Today,


Interfaces, Operations Research, International Journal of Production
Research, and International Transactions of Operations Research

Pre-learning:
Operations Research (Level4); Statistics (Level4)

Course Outline

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S.No. Topic Hours
1 Integer Programming Problems: 4
 Pure, Mixed and Binary integer Programming
 Gomory’s Cutting Plane Method
 Branch and Bound Method
 Applications

2 Goal Programming 4
 Introduction and Formulation
 Pre-emptive goal programming
 Graphical and Simplex Method
3 Game Theory 2
 Game with Pure Strategies
 Game with Mixed Strategies
 Two person zero sum games, Saddle points
 Linear Programming Approach to Game Theory

4 Non Linear Programming 3


 Langrage’s Multiplier
 Kuhn-Tucker Condition
 Quadratic Programming
5 Flows and Networks 4
 Scope of network models;
 Transshipment Problems;
 Shortest Route Problem;
 Minimal Spanning Tree Algorithm; Maximal Flow
Algorithm;
 Applications
6 Equipment Replacement Models 3
 Economic considerations in replacement;
 Reliability
 Optimum Replacement Strategies for items that
deteriorate over time and items that fail suddenly.

Dynamic Programming Problems


 Recursive nature of computations;
 Principle of Optimality;
7 4
 Shortest Route Problem;
 Other Common Applications.

Heuristic Approaches in Decision Making


 Need for heuristics, definitions of heuristics,
8  strategies for development of heuristic approaches, 3
 evaluation of heuristic approaches

9 Problem Formulation and Modeling and OR 3


Applications in Operations Management
 Principles of Modeling and applications- Trim Loss
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Problems,
 Vehicle Routing Problems
 Revenue Management

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Books Recommended

 Hiller and Lieberman, Introduction to Operations Research, Seventh edition, TataMcGraw-Hill


 Taha, H. A. (1995). Operations research: an introduction. Prentice Hall
 Hillier and Hillier Introduction to Management Science (with CD ROM), Tata McGraw Hill.
 Anderson, D. R. (2012). An introduction to management science: Quantitative approaches to
decision making. CengageBrain. com.

Suggested Evaluation Methods:


Quiz/ test 20
Assignment 20
Project 20
External Examination 40

Parallel/Similar courses the existing curriculum:


S.No. Name of the course Institute where it was offered
1 OR –II SCMHRD
2 Advanced OR SIOM
3 Operations Research SIBM-P

Name of B V Cadambi B. Tripathy S . Bhattacharya KritiPriya Vani Rajesh


Member Gupta
Professor Assistant Associate Associate Assistant
Designation
Professor Professor Professor Professor
SIBM SIOM SCMHRD SCMS- SCMS- Pune
Org. / Inst.
Noida
Signature

Name of the Expert: Asmita Chitnis

Signature:

Date:

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