Operations Research (3 Edition) : Theory And Applications

Download or read book Operations Research (3 Edition) : Theory And Applications written by J. K. Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operations Research: Theory and Applications, is a comprehensive text for courses in Quantitative Methods, Operations Research, Management Science, Analytical Methods for Decision-Making, and other related courses. The third edition of the book further enhances the easy-to-understand approach employed in the first two editions. It continues to provide readers an understanding of problem-solving methods based upon a careful discussion of model formulation, solution procedures and analysis. The key revisions in the third edition are: " Almost all chapters have been reorganized and/or rewritten to facilitate better and easier understanding of concepts and text material. " Each chapter contains Learning Objectives to guide the students to focus their attention to understand a specific topic under study. " Chapter 2 on LP Model Formulation includes properly graded problems to provide wide areas of managerial applications. " Most chapters contain Cases to help students to understand business situations and suggest solutions to certain managerial issues raised using specific technique of operations research. " Appendices, in most chapters, provide basic theoretical support to the development of specific techniques used in that chapter to solve decision-making problems. " Each chapter contains Chapter Concepts Quiz to help students reinforce their understanding of the principles and applications of operations research techniques. " Explanations are richly illustrated with numerous interesting and varied business-oriented examples. " Hints and answers to self-practice problems are given in each chapter to enable students to learn at their own pace. The book is intended to serve as a core textbook for students of MBA/PGDBM, MCom, CA, and ICWA who need to understand the basic concepts of operations research and apply them directly to real-life business problems. It also suits the requirements of students for MA/MSc (Mathematics, Statistics, O