Table of Contents

Basics of Operations Research, Linear Programming, Graphical Method, Simplex Method, Artificial Variables Technique, Duality in Linear Programming, Revised Simplex Method, Transportation Problem, Transhipment and Assignment Problems, Goal Programming, Integer Programming Problems, Markov Processes and Markov Chains, Dynamic Programming, Sequencing Problems, Network Scheduling by PERT/CPM, Inventory Control, Replacement Models, Queueing Theory, Game Theory, Simulation, Decision Theory.

About The Author

S Kalavathy is currently Professor in the Department of Mathematics, R.M.D. Engineering College, Chennai. She specializes in Operations Research and Applied Mathematics with a vast teaching experience of over 22 years. Prof. Kalavathy completed her post graduation from Anna University, Chennai and obtained her M.Phil. Degree from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappali. During a career that spans more than two decades, she has taught a vast array of subjects like Engineering Mathematics, Operations Research, Probability, Statistics and Random Processes, Business Statistics and Real Analysis. She has authored three books in mathematics for engineering students.