UsingProjectManagementPERTTechniqueinBusiness DecisionMaking

BUMG3101OperationsResearch
Assignment2020/S1
(50Markstotal)
Out:18
thOctober,2020;Due:Dec.31,202011:59pm
TobesubmittedonSULMS/TurnitIn
Weight:50Marks
Youarerequiredtodevelopawriteuponanyoneofthegiven
topicsbelow.Study,observeorconceptualizesomebusiness
processesinOmanfrom theperspectiveoftheapplicationofthe
ORtoolsandtechniques.Usetheprocessofabstractiontostatea
problem,formulateitandpresentitssolution.
Thewrite-upshouldbestructuredaroundthefollowingheads:
1.Title(pleaserefertothelistoftopicsbelow)
2.Introduction(Situationi.e.,Businesscontext,process,
problemwitnessed)
3.StatementofprobleminthecontextofOR(Abstraction&
ChoiceofModelingapproach)
4.Formulationofproblemandprovidethecompletesolution
5.Givingmanagerialimplications(interpretingtheresultsand
givingpracticalrecommendationstomanagersofthe
company)
6.Bibliography:Youshouldfollowthefollowinginstructionsfor
citations
ListofTopics:
1.UsingProjectManagementPERTTechniqueinBusiness
DecisionMaking
2.UsingProjectManagementCPMTechniqueinBusiness
DecisionMaking
3.UsingGraphicalMethodofLinearProgramminginBusiness
DecisionMaking
4.UsingSimplexMethodofLinearProgramminginBusiness
DecisionMaking
5.UsingTransportationModelsinBusinessDecisionMaking
6.UsingAssignmentModelsinBusinessDecisionMaking
Instructions:Yourreportshouldnotexceed10A4sizedoublyspacedtyped
pages,using 1 inchmarginson allthesides.Illustrationsto beinserted as
Appendicesreferredappropriatelyinthemaintext.Anyadditionalmaterialcanbe
includedassupportdocuments,butitwillnotbeevaluated.Eachparagraphand
sectionshouldbeginwithanew line.ReferencestobecitedusingtheHarvard
system wherereferencesinthetextgivetheauthoranddateofpublicationinround
brackets(Belwal,2012)andthefullreferenceappearsinbibliography.Wheremore
thantwoauthorsareinvolvedinthetextreference,thefirstshouldbecitedfollowed
byetal.,asin’…analysisofthemobilephonemarket(Belwaletal.,2011).
IntheBIBLIOGRAPHYsectionattheendofthereport,entriesmustbelaidoutas
follows:
Journalarticles
Authorsurname,initial(s).(dateofpublication),Titleofarticle,Journalname,
Volumenumber,firstpage-lastpage.
Books
Authorsurname,initial(s).(dateofpublication),Title,placeofpublication.
Compilations
Authorname,initial(s).(dateofpublication),Titleofpaper,ined(s).editor
surname(s),initial(s)Titleofcompilation,placeofpublication,paperfirst
page-lastpage.
RefertotheHarvardManualforcompleteinformation(e.g.,
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/support_depts/infoservices/learning_support/refzon
e/harvard/)
Assessmentofyourassignmentwillbemadewithrespecttothefollowing
Markingscheme. 1.Introduction(Situationi.e.,Businesscontext,process,
problemwitnessed)5marks
2.StatementofprobleminthecontextofOR(Abstraction&
ChoiceofModelingapproach)5marks
3.Formulationofproblemandprovidethecompletesolution
20marks
4.Givingmanagerialimplications(interpretingtheresultsand
givingpracticalrecommendationstomanagersofthe
company) 10marks
5.Bibliography:Youshouldfollowthefollowinginstructionsfor
citations 10marks