OIE352 Resource Management Techniques Syllabus:

OIE352 Resource Management Techniques Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 Learn to formulate linear programming problems and solve LPP using simple algorithm
 Learn to solve networking problems
 Learn to formulate and solve integer programming problems
 Learn to solve Non Linear programming problems
 Learn to understand and solve project management problems

UNIT I LINEAR PROGRAMMING

Principal components of decision problem – Modeling phases – LP formulation and graphic solution – Resource allocation problems – simplex method – sensitivity analysis.

UNIT II DUALITY AND NETWORKS

Definition of dual problems – primal – Dual relationships – Dual simplex method –post optimality analysis – Transportation and assignment model – Shortest route problem.

UNIT III INTEGER PROGRAMMING

Cutting plan algorithm – Branch and bound methods, Multistage (Dynamic) programming.

UNIT IV CLASSICAL OPTIMISATION THEROY:

Unconstrained external problems, Newton – Ralphson method – Equality constraints –Jacobean methods – Lagrangian method – Kuhn – Tucker conditions – Simple problems.

UNIT V OBJECT SCHEDULOING:

Network diagram representation – Critical path method – Time charts and resource leveling – PERT.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon Completion of the course, the students should be able to:
CO1 : Understand to formulate linear programming problems and solve LPP using simple algorithm
CO2 : Understand to solve networking problems
CO3 : Understand to formulate and solve integer programming problems
CO4 : Understand to solve Non Linear programming problems
CO5 : Understand to understand and solve project management problems

TEXT BOOK:

1. H.A. Taha, “Operation Research”, Prentice Hall of India, 2002.

RFERENCES:

1. Paneer selvam, ‘Operations Research’ Prentice Hall of India, 2002.
2. Anderson ‘Quantitative Methods for Business’, 8th Edition, Thomson Learning, 2002.
3. Winston ‘Operations Research for Business’, Thomson Learning, 2003.
4. Vohra, ’Quantitative Techniques in Management’, Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2002.
5. Anand sarma, ‘Operation Research’ Himalaya Publishing House, 2003.