operations research

BUMG3101OperationsResearch Assignment2020/S1

(50Markstotal)

Out:18 th

October,2020;Due:Dec.31,202011:59pm TobesubmittedonSULMS/TurnitIn

Weight:50Marks

Youarerequiredtodevelopawriteuponanyoneofthegiven topics below.Study,observe orconceptualize some business processesinOmanfrom theperspectiveoftheapplicationofthe ORtoolsandtechniques.Usetheprocessofabstractiontostatea problem,formulateitandpresentitssolution.

Thewrite-upshouldbestructuredaroundthefollowingheads: 1.Title(pleaserefertothelistoftopicsbelow) 2.Introduction(Situationi.e.,Businesscontext,process,

problem witnessed) 3.Statementofproblem inthecontextofOR(Abstraction&

ChoiceofModelingapproach) 4.Formulationofproblem andprovidethecompletesolution 5.Givingmanagerialimplications(interpretingtheresultsand

givingpracticalrecommendationstomanagersofthe company)

6.Bibliography:Youshouldfollowthefollowinginstructionsfor citations

ListofTopics:

1.UsingProjectManagementPERTTechniqueinBusiness DecisionMaking

2.UsingProjectManagementCPM TechniqueinBusiness DecisionMaking

3.UsingGraphicalMethodofLinearProgramminginBusiness DecisionMaking

4.UsingSimplexMethodofLinearProgramminginBusiness DecisionMaking

5.UsingTransportationModelsinBusinessDecisionMaking 6.UsingAssignmentModelsinBusinessDecisionMaking

Instructions:Yourreportshouldnotexceed10A4sizedoublyspacedtyped pages,using 1 inch margins on allthe sides.Illustrations to be inserted as Appendicesreferredappropriatelyinthemaintext.Anyadditionalmaterialcanbe includedassupportdocuments,butitwillnotbeevaluated.Eachparagraphand sectionshouldbeginwithanew line.Referencesto becitedusingtheHarvard system wherereferencesinthetextgivetheauthoranddateofpublicationinround brackets(Belwal,2012)andthefullreferenceappearsinbibliography.Wheremore thantwoauthorsareinvolvedinthetextreference,thefirstshouldbecitedfollowed byetal.,asin'...analysisofthemobilephonemarket(Belwaletal.,2011).

IntheBIBLIOGRAPHYsectionattheendofthereport,entriesmustbelaidoutas follows:

Journalarticles Authorsurname,initial(s).(dateofpublication),Titleofarticle,Journalname, Volumenumber,firstpage-lastpage.

Books Authorsurname,initial(s).(dateofpublication),Title,placeofpublication.

Compilations Authorname,initial(s).(dateofpublication),Titleofpaper,ined(s).editor surname(s),initial(s)Titleofcompilation,placeofpublication,paperfirst page-lastpage.

RefertotheHarvardManualforcompleteinformation(e.g., http://www.staffs.ac.uk/support_depts/infoservices/learning_support/refzon e/harvard/)

Assessmentofyourassignmentwillbemadewithrespecttothefollowing Markingscheme.

1.Introduction(Situationi.e.,Businesscontext,process, problem witnessed) 5marks

2.Statementofproblem inthecontextofOR(Abstraction& ChoiceofModelingapproach) 5marks

3.Formulationofproblem andprovidethecompletesolution 20marks

4.Givingmanagerialimplications(interpretingtheresultsand

givingpracticalrecommendationstomanagersofthe company) 10marks

5.Bibliography:Youshouldfollowthefollowinginstructionsfor citations 10marks

Toscorewell,pleasegothroughitandprepareyourreportinlinewiththe expectations:

Formattingrequirements: Pagesetup:1-inchmarginonallthesides Font:TimesNewRoman Color:Automatic Fontsize:12 Titlesize:16 Heading1:14 Heading2:12+Bold Normaltext:12

Tabletitle:10Boldwithnumberedtables,placedabovethetable Figuretitle:10Boldwithnumberedfigures,placedunderthefigure

Pleasepresentyouranswersneatlyandclearly.DONOTcopymaterialsdirectlyfrom thebook.Writeinasimplifiedwaywhichotherscanunderstand.Useparaphrasing whilereferringingeneral.Includethegivencoverpage(givenattheend).Youwillbe requiredtosubmititthroughSULMS/TurnitinSoftware.Nolateassignmentswillbe accepted.Itisessentialthatwritingsoftheassignmentmustbedoneintheform of MSWorddocument.

Grading:ThegradingwillbedoneonthebasisofContent,Argument, Sources,Writing,andGraphics&Formattingsubjecttoproportionalallocation ofmarks.

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