ME-703 (A) RGPV B.Tech

Operation Research & Supply Chain (ORSC)

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Previous Year Papers

5 papers, latest Dec 2025

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Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Linear system and distribution models 7

Mathematical formulation of linear systems by linear programming (LP)
Solution of LP for two variables
Simplex method
Special cases of LP – transportation and assignment models and their graphical solution
Vogel's Approximation Method (VAM) or penalty method
Cell evaluation degeneracy
Basics of software tools such as LINDO, LINGO, TORA, Excel

Unit 1 notes

Unit 2 Supply chain (SCM) 13

Definition, importance, expenditure and opportunities in SCM
Integration of inbound, outbound logistics and manufacturing to SCM
Flow of material, money and information
Difficulties in SCM due to local vs. system‑wide (global) optimisation and uncertainties in demand and transportation
Bull‑whip effect
Customer value
IT, information‑sharing and strategic partnerships
Plant and warehouse‑network configuration
Supply contracts and revenue sharing
Outsourcing
Transportation, cross‑docking and distribution, forecasting models in SCM
Coordination and leadership issues
Changing purchasing role, vendor rating and variability from multiple suppliers

Unit 2 notes

Unit 3 Inventory models 5

Necessity of inventory in process and safety stock; problem of excess inventory and cycle time; JIT/Lean manufacturing
Basics of inventory models with deterministic demand – Classical Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model
ABC, VED and other analyses based on shelf life, movement, size; MRP technique and calculations
Lot sizing in MRP, linking MRP with JIT
Evolution of MRP to ERP to SCM and e‑business

Unit 3 notes

Unit 4 Waiting line models and competitive strategy 7

Introduction, input process, service mechanism, queue discipline
Single‑server model (M/M/1) – average length, average time calculations, optimum service rate
Basic multiple‑server models (M/M/s)
Concept and terminology of competitive strategy
Assumptions, pure and mixed strategies
Two‑person zero‑sum games, saddle point, dominance
Graphical, algebraic and LP methods for solving game‑theoretic problems

Unit 4 notes

Unit 5 Network analysis and meta‑heuristics 7

Project planning, scheduling and controlling; project management fundamentals
Network techniques and their role in project management; network logics, Fulkerson's law
Merits and demerits of AON diagrams; PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique)
Critical Path Method (CPM), determination of critical path, float/slack
Definition of heuristic and meta‑heuristic algorithms
Introduction to Tabu search, Simulated Annealing and Genetic algorithms
Application of meta‑heuristics to traveling salesman and non‑linear optimisation problems

Unit 5 notes

Counted from 5 past ME-703 (A) papers.

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Find the EOQ / optimum lot size and associated minimum cost, number of orders and cycle time for the classical no-shortage inventory model.

Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024
Explain the Bull-Whip effect in supply chain management.

Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024, 2023
Determine an initial basic feasible solution to a transportation problem using Vogel's approximation method.

Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024