Reg. No.

Time (min)
M1

M2

M3

Product A

14

15

18

Product B

17

22

20

MBA DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2014

Contribution/Unit

Second Semester
MBN516 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT l'ECHNIQUES

115
.

(For the candidates admitted from the academic year 2007-2008 to 2012-2013)
136
Time: Three Hours

Machine time

1920

Availability(min)

2400

Max. Marks: 100

2400

Answer
PART A (10

ALL

Questions

x 2 = 20 Marks)

(Answer should not exceed 30 words)

17.

Priyanshu Enterprise has four factories situated in four different locations in the
country and four sales agencies located in four other locations in the country. The
cost of production, the sales price, capacities and monthly requirement are given
below:
Sales Aaenc
Monthly
Factory

Capacity
('000 units)

Cost of
Production

10

10

15

15

20

16

15

15

1.

State the different phases of O.R

2.

What are analogue models?

3.

Write the standard form of LPP.

4.

Explain the term artificial variable and explain its uses

5.

Define the dual of LPP.

6.

Define two person zero sum game.

7.

Determine the MPS to the following transportation problem by North West corner
method.

Monthly
Requirements

12

18

22

10

13

10

16

13

12

22

11

Demand

('000 units)
Sales price

20

22

25

18

Find the monthly production and distribution schedule which will maximize profit.

in LPP.

Supply

13

8.

What is an assignment problem? Give two applications.

9.

Define critical activity.

10.

Name the three time estimates involved in PERT calculations.

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B (5 x 10 = 50 Marks)
PART
(Answer should not exceed 150 words)
11. a.

b.
12. a.

Discuss the significance and scope of operations research in modern management.

(OR)
What is a model? Discuss various classification schemes of models.
Solve graphically the following LPP.
Max z = 4x+3y
Subject to 2x+y<1000
X+y< 800
x<400
y_<700
x,y>0
(OR)