Operational Research detailed syllabus for Mechanical & Automation Engineering (MAE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MAE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical & Automation Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MAE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to MAE Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of operational research is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS RESEARCH 9
AND LINEAR PROGRAMMING
Operation Research: Definition – Models – Steps – Important topics – Scope – Tools. Linear Programing (LP): Introduction – Concept (Problem mix, Assumption, Properties) -Development (Problem formulation) – Problems in: Graphical method, Simplex methods, Big M method.
Unit II
TRANSPORTATION, ASSIGNMENT AND PRODUCTION SCHEDULING 9
PROBLEMS
Transportation problems: Introduction, Model, Types – Problems in: Initial Basic (feasible) solution: Northwest Corner Cell method; Least Cost Cell method; Vogel’s Approximation method and Optimal solution MODI (U-V) method. Assignment problems: Introduction,Types, Problems in Hungarian method. Production Scheduling problems: Introduction -Problems in Single Machine Scheduling: SPT; WSPT, EDD methods – Problems inJohnson’s Algorithm: n job 2 machines, n job 3 machines.
Unit III
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Unit IV
QUEUING THEORY 9
Queuing Theory: Introduction; Applications; Terminology, Poisson process and exponential distribution -Problems in Single Server and Multi Server Queuing Models -Case study on simulation using Monte Carlo technique.
Unit V
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND REPLACEMENT MODELS 9
Project Management: Introduction; Guidelines for Networking AOA Diagrams – Problems in Critical Path Method (CPM) & Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) – Differences of CPM & PERT. Replacement Problems: Types – Problems in: Determination of Economic Life of an Asset – Problems in: Individual and Group Replacement Policies , Apply OR software
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Discuss the selection of the constraints on the availability of resources, develop a model and render an optimal solution for the given circumstances.
- Explain the appraise the challenges in the transportation and production problems and furnish a rational solution to maximize the benefits.
- Explain plan the purchase/ manufacturing policies, manage the spares/ stocks, and meet the customer demands.
- Analyze the queue discipline and explore the avenues for better customer service.
- Investigate the nature of the project and offer methodical assistance towards decision making in maintenance.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Ravindran, Phillips and Solberg, “Operations Research Principles and Practice”, 2nd Edition, Wiley India, 2007.
- Srinivasan G, “Operations Research Principles and Applications”, 3 rd Edition EEEPHI, 2017.
- Sharma J K, “Operations Research Theory and Applications”,5th Edition, Macmillan India, 2013.
- Premkumar Gupta and D.S.Hira, “Problems in Operations Research”, S.Chand,2009.
- Wayne L. Winston, “Operations Research Applications and Algorithms”, 4th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2004.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical & Automation Engineering 6th Sem, visit MAE 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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