SYLLABUS- OPERATION RESEARCH, Unit-I Nature, Definition & Characteristics of Operations Research, Methodology of DR, Models in OR; OR & managerial Decision Making, OR Techniques. Unit-II Linear Introduction, Advantages of Linear Programming, Applications areas of Linear Programming. LPP-Problem Formulation, Graphic Method, Simplex Method (Including Big M Method). Unit-III North West Corner Rule, Matrix Minima & VAM Methods, Degenerating, MODI Method. Assignment Problems. Unit-IV Decision making under Uncertainty-Criteria of Maximax, maximin, Maximax Regret, laplace & Hurwinz. Decision making under Risk-Criteria of EMV & EOL, Decision Tree approach & its applications. Unit-V PERT & CPM-Introduction, Network Analysis, Time Estimates in Network Analysis, Critical Path Method; Programme Evaluation & Review Technique.