definition and characteristics and phases, types of operation research models, applications, Linear programming problem formulation, graphical solution , simplex method , two - phase method , duality principle .

optimal solution, unbalanced transportation problem,degeneracy, assignment problem, optimal solution , variants of assignment problem, Traveling salesman problem.
Sequencing : n jobs through two machines, n jobs through three machines, two jobs through 'm' machines.

replacement of items that deteriorate with time, when money value is not counted and counted, replacement of items that fail completely, group replacement.

(max,mini)criterion and optimal strategy, Solution of games with saddle points, 2 x 2 games - dominance principle, m x 2 & 2 x n games - graphical method.
Waiting Lines : single channel, exponential service times - with infinite population, exponential service times - with finite population, multichannel poison arrivals, exponential service times with infinite population single channel poison arrivals.

shortest path problem, PERT, CPM,Applications and simulation techniques.