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Assignment DMBA205 MBA Sem II Set 1 and 2 Jul-Aug 2024

The document provides guidelines for formatting and submitting assignments for the Centre for Distance and Online Education. It specifies requirements such as document type, formatting details, submission format, and penalties for plagiarism or improper submissions. Additionally, it outlines the assignment questions for the Operations Research course, including evaluation criteria and expected word counts.

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Assignment DMBA205 MBA Sem II Set 1 and 2 Jul-Aug 2024

The document provides guidelines for formatting and submitting assignments for the Centre for Distance and Online Education. It specifies requirements such as document type, formatting details, submission format, and penalties for plagiarism or improper submissions. Additionally, it outlines the assignment questions for the Operations Research course, including evaluation criteria and expected word counts.

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Centre for Distance and Online Education

Guidelines for formatting your assignment.

 Assignments must be typed in a Microsoft Word Document as per the


following instructions:
o The front page should consist of the learner’s name in CAPITAL
LETTERS along with their Roll Number, Program, Semester, Course
Name and Code.
o Page Size: A-4
o Margin: 1-inch on all sides
o Font: Times New Roman
o Font Size: 12
o Alignment: Justified.
 The total page limit shall not exceed 12 pages.

Please ensure that completed assignments are typed and formatted as per the
guidelines and the soft copies are uploaded on or before the submission cut-off
date.

NOTE: You are advised to stick to the timelines of submissions.

Guidelines for submitting your assignment.

 The document size should not exceed 2 MB.


 The assignment response document should NOT contain colourful images
or highlighted text content.
 If the learner submitted the wrong assignment or wants to resubmit, it can
be done on or before the cut-off date. ONLY the latest uploaded file
will be considered for evaluation.
 Content that has been directly copied from the Internet/SLM and
Assignments that have been copied and shared among students
will be automatically rejected and disqualified.

NOTE: Assignment submissions are accepted only in .pdf format which


should be readable by OCR. Kindly do not upload scanned copies of
assignments.
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Things to recheck before clicking that submit button.

 Upon successful submission of IA in LMS, you can verify using the preview
tab the document submitted against each subject. In case the file
submitted has been corrupted or the wrong document submitted, it will
not be considered for evaluation.
 If your assignment submission file is on a pen drive, please copy the files
to the system's local drive and then upload them on LMS.

NOTE: WE DO NOT ENCOURAGE HANDWRITTEN ANSWER SHEETS. THE


USE OF AI TOOLS IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. ANY STUDENT FOUND
USING THEM WILL BE PENALIZED.

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Centre for Distance and Online Education
ASSIGNMENT

SESSION JUL - AUG 2024


PROGRAM MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(MBA)
SEMESTER II
COURSE CODE & NAME DMBA205 & OPERATIONS RESEARCH
CREDITS 04
NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS & 02
MARKS 30 MARKS EACH

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately 400 - 450 words. Each question is followed by an evaluation scheme.

Q.No Assignment Set – 1 Marks Total


Questions Marks
1. What is Operations Research? Write in brief the 3+4+4 10
advantages and limitations of Operations Research.
2. Solve the given linear programming problem: 10 10
Maximize Z = 3x1 + 2x2 + x3
Subject to: -3x1 + 2x2 + 2x3 = 8
-3x1 + 4x2 + x3 = 7
where x1, x2, x3 ≥ 0

3. Find the Initial Basic Feasible Solution (IBFS) using 4+6 10


VAM and Optimal solution using MODI method for the
given transportation problem.

D1 D2 D3 D4 Supply
S1 21 16 25 13 11
S2 17 18 14 23 13
S3 32 27 18 41 19
Demand 6 10 12 15

Q.N Assignment Set – 2 Mark Total


o Questions s Marks
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4. A company has four zones open and four salesmen available 10 10
for assignments. The zones are not equally rich in their sales
potentials. It is estimated that a typical salesman operating in
each zone would bring in the following annual sales:

Zone A Rs. 126000


Zone B Rs. 105000
Zone C Rs. 84000
Zone D Rs. 63000

The four salesmen are also considered to differ in ability. It is


estimated that working under the same conditions their yearly
sales would be proportionately as follows:
Salesman P:7; Salesman Q: 5; Salesman R:5; Salesman
S:4
If the criterion is maximum expected total sales, it is expected
to assign the best salesman to the richest zone and the next
best to the second richest zone and so on. Solve the given
assignment problem using Hungarian Method.
5. a) What is Queuing system? Briefly explain the important 5+5 10
Operating characteristics of Queuing system.
b) A self-service store employs one cashier at its counter. An
average of 9 customers arrives every 5 minutes while the
cashier can serve 10 customers in 5 minutes. Assuming
Poisson distribution for arrival rate and exponential
distribution for service rate, find
i. Average number of customers in the system.
ii. Average number of customers in queue or average
queue length.
iii. Average time a customer spends in the system.
iv. Average time a customer waits before being served.
6. What is Simulation? Write in detail the steps used in 4+6 10
simulation processes.

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