Operation Research

Ses
sion

Content

Keywords

Introduction to OR, Importance of OR, Scope of OR in business activities,

Optimization concept, OR models

Linear Programming, Formulation of Linear Programming Problems

Graphical method of solving Linear programming problems

Solution of two -variable LP problems

Transportation problem - Nature and scope, methods of allocation (N-W rule,

Row/ Column Minima, Least Cost Cell, VAM and problems based on all the
above methods
Optimality Test for transportation problems.

Introduction to transportation model and

solutions

4-5

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7

Assignment model
Traveling Salesman

Definition of OR,Scope of OR,Limitations of

OR.
Requirement of LPP,Formulation of LP
Problems.

Formulation and solution, Floods

technique,Hungarian Method or reduced
matrix method.
Shortest Cyclic route models/Traveling
salesman problems

Inventory, Meaning, Types and importance, Inventory models.

10

Types of inventory control methods, EOQ, , ABC analysis, VED analysis,

FNSD analysis

11

Sequencing Models & Problems: Processing n Job through two Machines.

12

N jobs three Machines, two jobs M Machines

13

Introduction to Queuing theory, Features of Queuing System

Reason of waiting line problems, applications

& characteristics of queuing models

14

Problems based on Model (M/M/1) : (FCFS/infinite/infinite)

Problems based on the model.

15

Introduction to project Management, Importance and Phase of Project

Management, Network models, Introduction to PERT, CPM techniques,
Activity times, Critical Path analysis

Definition of project management, brief

history of project management, WBS,
network construction rules, simple problems
on CPM & PERT to find out critical path, total
project duration.

Benchmarked assignment Description

Assignment 1 : Assignment on Application of OR Techniques in various filed of business
Assignment 2 : Class Test
Assignment 3: Inventory Management practices adopted by the Industry

Definition, importance and inventory types

Definition of selective inventory control
methods like ABC,VED,FNSD and problems
on EOQ Model.
Definition , assumptions & problems based
on the model

Reference
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Reasearch) Ch.1
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Reasearch) Ch.2
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Reasearch) Ch.2
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Reasearch) Ch.3

PK Gupta & D.S.Hira

(Operation Reasearch) Ch.4
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.5
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.12
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.12
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.5
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.5
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.10
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.10
PK Gupta & D.S.Hira
(Operation Research) Ch.14

Financial Management
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Content

Objectives, scope and meaning of

Financial Management

Introduction to Financial Management

Time Value of Money

Compounding techniques, Annual Compounding of

Annuity, Present value of cash flow

Khan, M.Y. and P.K. Jain (2004), Financial

Management,4th Edition,Chapter-1,page 1.3 -1.22
Khan, M.Y. and P.K. Jain (2004), Financial
Management,4th Edition,Chapter-2,page 2.1-2.25

Liquidity ratio, turnover ratio, activity ratio,

Profitability ratio,

Khan, M.Y. and P.K. Jain (2004), Financial

Management,4th Edition,Chapter-7,page 7.2-7.54

Financial statement analysis

Evaluation of firms earning power, common size

statement, advantages and limitation of ratios

P.K. Jain (2004), Financial Management,4th

Edition,Chapter-7,page 7.2-7.54

Capital Budgeting Techniques and

Evaluation

Pay Back Period, NPV

IRR, NPV Vs IRR

Khan, M.Y. and P.K. Jain (2004), Financial

Management,4th Edition,Chapter-10,page 10.4-10.63

Case Study - 1

Case Study

Sources of Finance for a

corporate Entity (long term)

Ordinary shares, rights issues, Preference shares,

debentures, Term loans

Khan, M.Y. and P.K. Jain (2004), Financial

Management,4th Edition,Chapter-18-20,page 18.120.12

Fund Flow and Cash Flow

Basic Concepts

Financial Management I.M Pandey, 8th Edt. Chapter 3,

Page 60-82

Concept and Measurement of cost

of capital

Significance of cost of capital , Explicit and Implicit

cost, Cost of Debt, Cost of Preference Share, Cost
of Equity capital

Khan, M.Y. and P.K. Jain (2004), Financial

Management,4th Edition,Chapter-12page 12.2-12.10

Need for working capital, Permanent and

temporary working capital, Change in working
capita, Determination of working capital,
Computation of working capital

Khan, M.Y. and P.K. Jain (2004), Financial

Management,4th Edition,Chapter-27 page 27.2-27.8

Financial statement analysis

3
4

1011

1213

Planning of Working Capital

14

Case Study - 2

15

An overview of capital Market

Keywords

Analysis of financial statements of any company

Indian capital market, stock exchange in India, new
issue market

Reference

Hand Out
I.M. Pandey, 8th Edition Pg. No. 979-995

Suggested references Books:Financial Management- I M Pandey; Financial Management -Prasanna Chandra ; Financial Managementt -Khan & Jain