Operation Research: Pert, Cpm & Cost AnalysisThis book on Operation Research has been specially written to meet the requirements of the M.Sc., M.Com. and M.B.A. students for all Indian Universities. The subject matter has been discussed in such a simple way that the students will find no difficulty to understand it. The proof of various theorems and examples has been given with minute details. Each chapter of this book contains complete theory and fairly large number of solved examples, sufficient problems have also been selected from various universities examination papers. Contents: Project Management PERT and CPM, Markov Chains, Basic Simplex Method, Resource Scheduling, Assignment Problem, Cost Analysis, Contracting and Updating. |
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A₁ A₂ Activity Description activity duration allocation arrow diagram artificial variables assignment problem B₁ basic feasible solution brand C₁ calculations cent cities column constraints cost slope critical activities critical path customers Determine dummy earliest equations estimates Example following table free float Gantt Chart given problem indirect cost initial B.F.S. Line of Balance linear programming linear programming problem machine market share Markov chain maximization network diagram network techniques non-critical activities Normal Crash objective function obtained optimal assignment optimal solution optimum P₁ PERT and CPM programme project cost project duration project schedule shown in Fig simplex algorithm simplex method simplex table slack slack variables solve Step subject to 2x surplus variables total cost total float total project transition matrix transition probabilities travelling salesman problem updating various activities vector weeks x₁ x₂ Y₂ Z=CB zero assignments ין