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MBAIIISemesterEndExaminations(Supplementary)-May/June,2018
Regulation: .?R16
QuantitativeAnalysisforBusinessDecisions
Time:3Hours (MBA) MaxMarks: 70
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UNIT?I
1. (a) De?neoperationsresearch.Discusstheprocessofoperationsresearch. [7M]
(b) Explainany?vemodelsofoperationsresearchindetail. [7M]
2. (a) Describethemanagerialapplicationsofoperationsresearch. [7M]
(b) Explainthenatureandscopeofoperationsresearchindetail. [7M]
UNIT?II
3. (a) Apersonrequires10,12and12unitschemicalsofA,BandCrespectivelyforhisgarden. A
liquidproductcontains5,2and1unitsofA,BandCrespectivelyperjar.Adryproductcontains
1,2and4unitsofA,BandCpercarton.IftheliquidproductsellsforRs.3perjarandthedry
productsellsforRs.2percarton,howmanyofeachshouldbepurchased,inordertominimize
thecostandmeettherequirements? [7M]
(b) Aproductisproducedby4factoriesF1,F2,F3andF4.TheirunitproductioncostareRs.2,3,
1and5only. Productioncapacityofthefactoriesare50,70,40and50unitsrespectively. The
productissuppliedto4storesS1,S2,S3andS4.Therequirementsofwhichare25,35,105and
20respectively.Unitcostoftransportationaregivenbelow. [7M]
S1 S2 S3 S4
F1 2 4 6 11
F2 10 8 7 5
F3 13 3 9 12
F4 4 6 8 3
Findtheoptimaltransportationplansuchthattotalproductionandtransportationcostismin-
imum.
4. (a) SolvethefollowingLPPbygraphicalmethod.MinimizeZ=20X1+40X2Subjecttoconstraints
36X1+6X2 108 ? [7M]
3X1+12X2 36 ?
20X1+10X2 100 ?
X1,X2 0 ?
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QuantitativeAnalysisforBusinessDecisions
Time:3Hours (MBA) MaxMarks: 70
AnswerONEQuestionfromeachUnit
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Allpartsofthequestionmustbeansweredinoneplaceonly
UNIT?I
1. (a) De?neoperationsresearch.Discusstheprocessofoperationsresearch. [7M]
(b) Explainany?vemodelsofoperationsresearchindetail. [7M]
2. (a) Describethemanagerialapplicationsofoperationsresearch. [7M]
(b) Explainthenatureandscopeofoperationsresearchindetail. [7M]
UNIT?II
3. (a) Apersonrequires10,12and12unitschemicalsofA,BandCrespectivelyforhisgarden. A
liquidproductcontains5,2and1unitsofA,BandCrespectivelyperjar.Adryproductcontains
1,2and4unitsofA,BandCpercarton.IftheliquidproductsellsforRs.3perjarandthedry
productsellsforRs.2percarton,howmanyofeachshouldbepurchased,inordertominimize
thecostandmeettherequirements? [7M]
(b) Aproductisproducedby4factoriesF1,F2,F3andF4.TheirunitproductioncostareRs.2,3,
1and5only. Productioncapacityofthefactoriesare50,70,40and50unitsrespectively. The
productissuppliedto4storesS1,S2,S3andS4.Therequirementsofwhichare25,35,105and
20respectively.Unitcostoftransportationaregivenbelow. [7M]
S1 S2 S3 S4
F1 2 4 6 11
F2 10 8 7 5
F3 13 3 9 12
F4 4 6 8 3
Findtheoptimaltransportationplansuchthattotalproductionandtransportationcostismin-
imum.
4. (a) SolvethefollowingLPPbygraphicalmethod.MinimizeZ=20X1+40X2Subjecttoconstraints
36X1+6X2 108 ? [7M]
3X1+12X2 36 ?
20X1+10X2 100 ?
X1,X2 0 ?
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(b) WritetheDualofthefollowingLPP [7M]
MinZ=4X1+5X2-3X3
Subjecttoconstraints,
X1+X2+X3=22
3X1+5X2-2X3 65 <
X1+7X2+4X3 120 >
X1,X2 0andX3isunrestricted >
UNIT?III
5. (a) Whataretheapplicationsofassignmentproblemwithanalgorithm. [7M]
(b) Solvethefollowingtravelingsalesmanproblem.Salesmanhastoreturntotheoriginaftervisiting
allthecities. [7M]
From/to A B C D E
A ? 4 7 3 4
B 4 ? 6 3 4
C 7 6 ? 7 5
D 3 3 7 ? 7
E 4 4 5 7 ?
6. (a) ExplainthevariousstepsinHungarianmethod? Howdoyousolvetheunbalancedassignment
problem. [7M]
(b) Acompanyhastakenthethird?oorofamulti-storiedbuildingforrentwithaviewtolocate
oneoftheirzonalo?ces. Thereare?vemainroomsinthistobeassignedto?vemanagers.
Eachroomhasitsownadvantagesanddisadvantages. Somehavewindows,somearecloserto
thewashroomsortothecanteenorsecretarialpool. Theroomsareofalldi?erentsizesand
shapes.Eachofthe?vemanagerswereaskedtoranktheirroompreferenceamongsttherooms
301,302,303,304and305.Theirpreferenceswererecordedinatableasindicatedbelow [7M]
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5
302 302 303 302 301
303 304 301 305 302
304 305 304 304 304
301 305 303
302
Mostofthemanagersdidnotlistallthe?veroomssincetheywerenotsatis?edwithsome
oftheseroomsandtheyhaveleftthesefromthelist. Assumingthattheirpreferencescanbe
quanti?edbynumbers,?ndoutastowhichmanagershouldbeassignedtowhichroomsothat
theirtotalpreferencerankingisaminimum.
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MBAIIISemesterEndExaminations(Supplementary)-May/June,2018
Regulation: .?R16
QuantitativeAnalysisforBusinessDecisions
Time:3Hours (MBA) MaxMarks: 70
AnswerONEQuestionfromeachUnit
AllQuestionsCarryEqualMarks
Allpartsofthequestionmustbeansweredinoneplaceonly
UNIT?I
1. (a) De?neoperationsresearch.Discusstheprocessofoperationsresearch. [7M]
(b) Explainany?vemodelsofoperationsresearchindetail. [7M]
2. (a) Describethemanagerialapplicationsofoperationsresearch. [7M]
(b) Explainthenatureandscopeofoperationsresearchindetail. [7M]
UNIT?II
3. (a) Apersonrequires10,12and12unitschemicalsofA,BandCrespectivelyforhisgarden. A
liquidproductcontains5,2and1unitsofA,BandCrespectivelyperjar.Adryproductcontains
1,2and4unitsofA,BandCpercarton.IftheliquidproductsellsforRs.3perjarandthedry
productsellsforRs.2percarton,howmanyofeachshouldbepurchased,inordertominimize
thecostandmeettherequirements? [7M]
(b) Aproductisproducedby4factoriesF1,F2,F3andF4.TheirunitproductioncostareRs.2,3,
1and5only. Productioncapacityofthefactoriesare50,70,40and50unitsrespectively. The
productissuppliedto4storesS1,S2,S3andS4.Therequirementsofwhichare25,35,105and
20respectively.Unitcostoftransportationaregivenbelow. [7M]
S1 S2 S3 S4
F1 2 4 6 11
F2 10 8 7 5
F3 13 3 9 12
F4 4 6 8 3
Findtheoptimaltransportationplansuchthattotalproductionandtransportationcostismin-
imum.
4. (a) SolvethefollowingLPPbygraphicalmethod.MinimizeZ=20X1+40X2Subjecttoconstraints
36X1+6X2 108 ? [7M]
3X1+12X2 36 ?
20X1+10X2 100 ?
X1,X2 0 ?
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(b) WritetheDualofthefollowingLPP [7M]
MinZ=4X1+5X2-3X3
Subjecttoconstraints,
X1+X2+X3=22
3X1+5X2-2X3 65 <
X1+7X2+4X3 120 >
X1,X2 0andX3isunrestricted >
UNIT?III
5. (a) Whataretheapplicationsofassignmentproblemwithanalgorithm. [7M]
(b) Solvethefollowingtravelingsalesmanproblem.Salesmanhastoreturntotheoriginaftervisiting
allthecities. [7M]
From/to A B C D E
A ? 4 7 3 4
B 4 ? 6 3 4
C 7 6 ? 7 5
D 3 3 7 ? 7
E 4 4 5 7 ?
6. (a) ExplainthevariousstepsinHungarianmethod? Howdoyousolvetheunbalancedassignment
problem. [7M]
(b) Acompanyhastakenthethird?oorofamulti-storiedbuildingforrentwithaviewtolocate
oneoftheirzonalo?ces. Thereare?vemainroomsinthistobeassignedto?vemanagers.
Eachroomhasitsownadvantagesanddisadvantages. Somehavewindows,somearecloserto
thewashroomsortothecanteenorsecretarialpool. Theroomsareofalldi?erentsizesand
shapes.Eachofthe?vemanagerswereaskedtoranktheirroompreferenceamongsttherooms
301,302,303,304and305.Theirpreferenceswererecordedinatableasindicatedbelow [7M]
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5
302 302 303 302 301
303 304 301 305 302
304 305 304 304 304
301 305 303
302
Mostofthemanagersdidnotlistallthe?veroomssincetheywerenotsatis?edwithsome
oftheseroomsandtheyhaveleftthesefromthelist. Assumingthattheirpreferencescanbe
quanti?edbynumbers,?ndoutastowhichmanagershouldbeassignedtowhichroomsothat
theirtotalpreferencerankingisaminimum.
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UNIT?IV
7. (a) WhatisDecisionTreeAnalysis?Explainthestepbystepprocedureofdecisiontreeanalysis.
[7M]
(b) Explainthedi?erenttypesofDecision-MakingEnvironmentswithsuitableexamples [7M]
8. (a) Discussthevariousstepsindecisionanalysis.Explainhowmanagerialapplicationshelpdecision
making [7M]
(b) Whataretheingredientsofdecisionproblems. [7M]
UNIT?V
9. (a) Explainthevariouscharacteristicsofqueuingmodels. [7M]
(b) Ataservicecounteroffast-foodjoint,thecustomersarriveattheaverageintervalofsixminutes
whereasthecounterclerktakesonanaverage5minutesforpreparationofbillanddeliveryof
theitem.Calculatethefollowing
i. Counterutilizationlevel
ii. Averagewaitingtimeofthecustomersatthefastfoodjoint
iii. Expectedaveragewaitingtimeintheline
iv. Averagenumberofcustomersintheservicecounterarea
v. Averagenumberofcustomerintheline
vi. Probabilitythatthecounterclerkisidle
vii. Probabilityof?ndingtheclerkbusy
10. (a) ExplainthevariousapplicationsofQueuingmodels. [7M]
(b) Awarehousehasonlyoneloadingdockmannedbyathreepersoncrew. Trucksarriveatthe
loadingdockatanaveragerateof4trucksperhourandthearrivalrateisPoissondistributed.
Theloadingofatrucktakes10minutesonanaverageandcanbeassumedtobeexponentially
distributed. TheoperatingcostofatruckisRs.20perhourandthemembersofthecreware
paid@Rs.6eachperhour. Wouldyouadvisethetruckownertoaddanothercrewofthree
persons? [7M]
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