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The document outlines important questions and topics related to Operations Research, divided into five units covering concepts such as Linear Programming, Sensitivity Analysis, Assignment Problems, PERT/CPM techniques, and Queuing Theory. Each unit includes definitions, explanations, methods, and applications relevant to the field. The document serves as a study guide for exams in Operations Research.

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The document outlines important questions and topics related to Operations Research, divided into five units covering concepts such as Linear Programming, Sensitivity Analysis, Assignment Problems, PERT/CPM techniques, and Queuing Theory. Each unit includes definitions, explanations, methods, and applications relevant to the field. The document serves as a study guide for exams in Operations Research.

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OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Important Questions
UNIT- I
1. Explain the Origin, Nature, Scope, Phases and Characteristics of Operations
Research?
2. Define Operations Research? Explain the managerial applications & limitations of
Operations Research?
3. What is Linear Programming & also explain the assumptions underlying?
4. What is dynamic programming? Explain the characteristics of dynamic
programming?
5. Explain Graphical method? What are the steps involved in solving LPP by
graphical method?
 Problems on LPP Graphical Method

UNIT- II
1. Explain the following terms:
(i) Objective function
(ii) Artificial Variables
2. What is Sensitivity analysis? Discuss its importance from managerial view point?
3. What do you mean by Sensitivity analysis? List its implications?
4. What is duality in LPP & What are the rules to form a dual problem from primal
problem?
5. What is Degeneracy in LPP & how it is resolved?
 Problems on LPP Maximization
 Problems on LPP Minimization

UNIT- III
1. Describe the assignment problem giving a suitable example? Give two areas of its
applications?
2. Explain the Hungarian Assignment method? Is it better than other methods of
solving assignment problem? How?
3. Distinguish between transportation model & assignment model?
4. Explain the managerial applications of assignment problem & travelling salesman
problem?
5. Explain various methods for solving the transportation problems?
 Problems on Transportation Problems
 Problems on Assignment Problems

UNIT- IV
1. What is PERT? Discuss the time cost trade off in project crashing? Differentiate
between CPM & PERT?
2. State the rules of constructing a project Network?
3. Explain the term crashing & resource leveling in Network analysis?
4. Determination of ES & EF in the forward pass & give examples?
5. What are the basic steps in PERT/CPM techniques? Explain the applications of
PERT/CPM techniques?
 Problems on Network analysis
 Problems on PERT
 Problems on Crashing & Time cost trade off

UNIT- V
1. Explain the general structure of a queuing system? Briefly explain the applications
of queuing theory?
2. What is a quenchine problem? What are the basic characteristics of a quenching
system?
3. Explain the applications of simulation to different management problems with
suitable examples?
4. What is Saddle point? How do you determine Saddle point?
5. Briefly explain the following terms with reference to the Game theory?
 Problems on Queuing Theory
 Problems on Simulation

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