OPERATIONS RESEARCH Model Paper (IV - I Sem)
OPERATIONS RESEARCH Model Paper (IV - I Sem)
First Semester
Civil Engineering
Professional Elective –IV: OPERATIONS RESEARCH
ASSESMENT (CE4106A)
Question No.1 is compulsory
Answer any Four from the remaining questions
All questions carry equal marks
The monthly demand for the product is 400 units. The storage cost is 20% of the unit cost of
the product and the cost of ordering is Rs.25/-
b) Difference between the PERT and CPM
7.a) An R & D project has a list of tasks to be performed whose time estimate are given in
the table
Activity 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-4 3-4 3-5 4-6 4-7 5-7 6-7
Activity A B C D E F G H I J
name
t0 4 2 6 1 6 6 3 4 2 2
tm 6 3 8 2 7 7 5 11 4 9
tp 8 10 16 3 8 14 7 12 6 10
a. Draw the project network
b. Find the critical path
c. Find the probability that the project is completed in 19 days. If the probability is less
that 20%, find the probability of completing it in 24 days.
b)Briefly discuss about N- jobs through 2 machines problems.
8. a) Use Vogel’s Approximation method to obtain an initial basic feasible solution of the
transportation problem.
D E F G available
A 11 13 17 14 250
B 16 18 14 10 300
C 21 24 13 10 400
Demand 200 225 275 250