ME-703 (A) Operation Research & Supply Chain Notes
5 notes for Operation Research & Supply Chain, unit by unit.
Notes for ME-703 (A)
- Unit 1 · Short notes Linear system and distribution models 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
- Unit 2 · Short notes Supply chain (SCM) 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
- Unit 3 · Short notes Inventory models 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 4 · Short notes Waiting line models and competitive strategy 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
- Unit 5 · Short notes Network analysis and meta‑heuristics 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
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