Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions - JNTU Kakinada First Year MBA Syllabus 2009 |
UNIT-I |
Introduction to Decision Theory, Steps involved in Decision Making, different environments in which decisions are made, Criteria for Decision Making. Decision Making under uncertainty. Decision Making Under conditions of Risk-Utility as a decision criterion, Decision Trees, Graphic Displays of the Decision Making Process, Decision Making with an active opponent. |
UNIT-II |
Linear Programming: Introduction to Maximization and Using Graphic Methods, the Simplex Method; Justification, interpretation of Significance of All Elements In the Simplex Tableau, the Simplex Solution to A Minimizing Problem. |
UNIT – III |
Transportation Models: Definition and Application of the Transportation Model, Solution of the Transportation Problem, the Assignment Model, Traveling Salesman Problem |
UNIT – IV |
Game Theory: Introduction – Two Person Zero-Sum Games, Pure Strategies, Games with Saddle Point, Mixed strategies, Rules of Dominance, Solution Methods of Games without Saddle point – Algebraic, matrix and arithmetic methods. |
UNIT – V |
Statistical Inference: Tests of Hypothesis, Introduction to Null hypothesis vs alternative hypothesis, parametric vs. non-parametric tests, procedure for testing of hypothesis, tests of significance for small samples, application, t-test, Chi Square test. |
UNIT – VI |
Linear correlation coefficient Linear regression ; Non Linear regression ;Multiple correlation and multiple regression: Regression Analysis : Least square fit ; polynomial and Curve fittings |
UNIT – VII |
Statistical Quality Control Upper quality charts p charts LCL UCL, BAR CHARTS. Attribute charts and industrial applications. , ANOVA – one way and two way classifications and Chi-square test, Association of attributes and inferences.
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UNIT – VIII |
P.E.R.T. & C.P.M. and Replacement Model: Drawing networks – identifying critical path – probability of completing the project within given time- project crashing – optimum cost and optimum duration. Replacement models comprising single replacement and group replacement |
REFERENCES |
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3. Hamdy, A.Taha: “Operations Research: An Introduction”, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi 2003.
4. J. K. Sharma, “Operations Research: Theory and Applications”, Macmillan
India, 2001.
5. Bill E Gillett: “Introduction To Operations Research: A Computer-Oriented
Algorithmic Approach” Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2002.
6. anderson Sweeny Williams: “Statistics for Business and Management”, 10/e,
Cengage Learning, New Delhi.
7. N.D.Vohra: “Quantitative Techniques in Management”, Tata-McGraw Hill Private Limited, New Delhi, 2003.
8. L.S. Srinath: “PERT/CPM”, East-West Publishers, Mumbai, 2003
9. Gupta S.P: “Statistical Methods”, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi, 2005
10. U.K.Srivastava, G.V.Shenoy, S.C.Sharma: “Quantitative Techniques for managerial decisions”, New Age International, Mumbai, 2008,
11. Punmia and Khandelwal: “PERT/CPM, Laxmi Publications, Hyderabad, 2009.
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