Download JNTU-Hyderabad MBA 2nd Sem R17 2019 May 742AD Quantitative Analysis For Business Decisions Question Paper

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Code No: 742AD

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

MBA II Semester Examinations, April/May-2019

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS

Time: 3 hours Max.Marks:75

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Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B.

Part A is compulsory which carries 25 marks. Answer all questions in Part A. Part B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.

PART - A 5 × 5 Marks = 25

1. Write about the following:
1. Meaning and any two definitions of Operations Research. [5]

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2. Characteristics of Transportation Problem. [5]
3. Assignment Problem and its characteristics. [5]
4. Types of Decision Making Environments. [5]
5. Components of a Queuing system. [5]

PART - B 5 × 10 Marks = 50

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2. Briefly describe the Applications of Operations Research in different management areas. [10]
   OR
3. Describe the steps involved in processing an Operations Research Model. [10]
4. Find the Dual of the following: Minimize Z = 8X1+10X2; Subject to: 2X1+3X2 = 8; 5X1+6X2 = 18; X1+2X2 = 13; 2X1+3X2 = 10 and X1, X2 = 0. [10]
   OR

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5. Provide a Mathematical Model of Transportation Problem. What is Degeneracy in Transportation Problem? How can it be resolved? [10]
6. What is the mathematical formulation of an Assignment Problem? Give certain variations of the Assignment Problem. [10]
   OR
7. Solve the following Assignment Problem:
   Jobs
   

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   1 2 3
   Workers
   A 8 8 6
   B 6 5 6
   C 2 6 3
   

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   Note: The cost involved for each worker to his concerned Job is given in Rs. Find the optimum solution to the above problem by Hungarian Method. [10]
8. What is Critical Path in Network Analysis? What are its advantages? [10]
   OR
9. For the following given problem,
   1. Construct the Network Diagram; and
   2. Determine the Critical Path and Project Duration.

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   Activity 1-2 1-3 2-4 3-4 3-5 4-9 5-6 5-7 6-8 7-8 8-10 9-10
   Time 4 1 1 1 6 5 4 8 1 2 5 7
   (Days) [10]
10. Discuss the Structure of Queuing System and Queue Discipline. [10]
    OR

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11. In a MBA college, for finger print attendance, students arrive at the machine in Poisson distribution, forming a single waiting line. Their average arrival time is 10 minutes and average time to complete the operation is 5 minute. Determine: (a) Average no. of students in the System, (b) Average no. of students in the Queue; (c) Average time a student spends in the Queue; and (d) Average time a student spends in the System. [10]

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