{"id":11303,"date":"2025-02-23T15:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T15:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathsuop.orizel.com\/?page_id=11303"},"modified":"2025-04-29T07:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:45:40","slug":"em-5070-operations-research-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/maths\/em-5070-operations-research-i\/","title":{"rendered":"EM 5070: Operations Research I"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11303\" class=\"elementor elementor-11303\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084a54d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"084a54d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f13400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f13400\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1f885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de1f885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Basic Details:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c48b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8c48b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thim_ekit_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;thim_ekit_motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;thim_ekit_motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Course Code<\/strong>: EM 5070<\/li>\n<li><strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pre-requisites<\/strong>: None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compulsory\/Optional<\/strong>: Optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88759f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b88759f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cea8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86cea8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aim :<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf13df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf13df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To introduce various engineering and management related problems and their mathematical models together with the appropriate algorithms and techniques employed in solving them in achieving effective decision making.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d06cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d06cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff70c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ff70c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f921a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8f921a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intended Learning Outcomes:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723b881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"723b881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/p><ul><li>Construct mathematical models of standard problems of operations research.<\/li><li>Select suitable standard algorithms and apply them in solving problems given in the mathematical, graphical or tabular forms.<\/li><li>\u00a0Apply similar algorithms in solving a variety of multidisciplinary problems.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9874c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc9874c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057446a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"057446a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20350e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20350e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Couse Content:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac4d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-accordion\" data-id=\"8ac4d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-widget-accordion accordion-new-style\"><div id=\"accordion_8ac4d11\" class=\"panel-group\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_0\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction to Operations Research.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_1\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction to Linear Programming (LP)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General form of LP problem,<br \/>\ngraphical method, duality, feasible region, redundant constraints.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_2\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnalytical Methods for LP Problem\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simplex, slack and artificial variables,<br \/>\nsimplex method, dual simplex method, big-M method, use of Matlab in solving<br \/>\nLPPs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Transportation Problem\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mathematical model, tabular representation, north-west corner method, table minimum method, Vogel method, stepping stone algorithm.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_4\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransshipment Problem\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comparison of transportation and transshipment problems, case of sources and destinations acting as intermediate nodes, case of auxiliary nodes acting as intermediate nodes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_5\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssignment Problem\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Balanced and unbalanced assignment problems, methods of row and column reduction, Hungarian algorithm.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_6\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNetwork Techniques\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Minimum spanning tree problem, Kruskal algorithm, shortest distance problem by systematic approach, maximum flow problem, labeling technique, minimum-cut maximum flow theorem.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_7\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInventory Control\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inventory models, inventory models for manufacturing organizations, Economic Order Quantity(EOQ), frequency of ordering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_8\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQueuing Theory\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kendall's notation, M\/M\/1 and M\/G\/1 queues, average waiting times, servicing times.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t id=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"panel-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-parent=\"#accordion_8ac4d11\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_9\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-controls=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDynamic Programming (DP)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_accordion_8ac4d11_9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_accordion_8ac4d11_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>States and stages of DP, Knapsack problem,<br \/>\nShortest distance problem<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7133136 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7133136\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cef1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78cef1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Time Allocation (Hours):<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b0fa9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97b0fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1640844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1640844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Lectures<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"36\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808daa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"808daa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Assignments<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"9\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84dcbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e84dcbb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184f21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"184f21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7ccbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd7ccbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended Texts:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dd98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36dd98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>James Stewart, &#8220;Calculus&#8221;, 5th edition (2006), Thomson Books\/Cole.\u00a0<\/li><li>F.S. Hillier and G.J. Lieberman, &#8220;Introduction to Operations Research&#8221;, 7th edition (2001), McGraw-Hill Inc., NY.<\/li><li>F.S. Hillier and G.J. Lieberman, &#8220;Introduction to Mathematical Programming&#8221;, 2nd edition (1995), McGraw-Hill Inc., NY.<\/li><li>H.A. Taha, &#8220;Operations Research\u00a0 an Introduction&#8221;, 10th edition (2010), Pearson.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e75cae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e75cae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0310ef2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0310ef2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb40da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fb40da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assessment:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459293f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"459293f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In - course:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e261ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3e261ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-3e261ba\">\n\t\t\t\tTutorials\/Assignments\/Quizzes\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-3e261ba\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"20\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"20\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">20%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db115d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"db115d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-db115d5\">\n\t\t\t\tMid Semester Examination\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-db115d5\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"30\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"30\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">30%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56730bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56730bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End-semester:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e9848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"d2e9848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"50\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"50\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">50%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic Details: Course Code: EM 5070 Credits: 3 Pre-requisites: None Compulsory\/Optional: Optional Aim : To introduce various engineering and management related problems and their mathematical models together with the appropriate algorithms and techniques employed in solving them in achieving effective &hellip; 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