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Syllabus of Quantitative Techniques for Engineers of KTU

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Syllabus
Module 1
Introduction to quantitative techniques – basics of operations research – applications. Linear
programming – problem formulation – graphical method – simplex method – big-m method –
two–phase method – duality in linear programming. (7 hours)
Module 2
Transportation problem – formulation – balanced & unbalanced transportation problems –
north west corner rule – least cost method – Vogel’s approximation method – stepping stone
method. Assignment problem – formulation – optimal solution – Hungarian algorithm –
variants of assignment problems. (7 hours)
Module 3
Sequencing problem – terminology and notations – assumptions – problems with n jobs
through two machines – problems with n jobs through three machines – problems with n jobs
through m machines. Network analysis – basic terms – network construction – time analysis
– critical path method (CPM) – programme evaluation and review technique (PERT) – cost
considerations in network analysis – crashing. (7 hours)
Module 4
Decision theory – steps in decision theory approach – decision making conditions – decisions
under conditions of risk – decisions under uncertainty conditions – decision tree analysis.
Game theory – games with saddle points – games without saddle points – 2 x 2 games –
graphical method for m x 2 & 2 x n games. (7 hours)
Module 5
Introduction to queuing theory – terminologies – classification of queuing models – single
server problems – multi server problems. Simulation – generation of random numbers –
Monte Carlo simulation – queuing simulation model. (7 hours)
Text Books
1. Paneerselvam, R., Operations Research, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2017.
2. Taha, H. A., Operations Research: An Introduction, Pearson, 2013.
Reference Books
1. Miller, D. M. and Schmidt, J. W., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research,
John Wiley & Sons, Signapore, 1990.
2. Goel, B. S. and Mittal, S. K., Operations Research, Pragati Prakashan, Meerut, 1999.
3. Banks, J., Carson, J. S., Nelson, B. L., and Nicol, D. M., Discrete-Event System
Simulation, Third Edition, Pearson Education, Inc., 2001.

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