Winter 2013 Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 2 MB0048 – Operations Research - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1631) (Roll no: 1305009661) Q.1: Discuss the various stages involved in the methodology of Operations Research. Briefly explain the techniques and tools of Operations Research. Ans: The basic dominant characteristic feature of operations research is that it employs mathematical representations or models to analyse problems. This distinct approach represents an adaptation of the
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You see it everywhere in magazine articles and advertisements‚ but what exactly is a core competence? At its simplest‚ a core competence is a unique capability that affords some type of competitive advantage. It corresponds to a business process‚ and involves underlying skills‚ functions‚ systems and knowledge. To determine if something is of core competence‚ one must ask‚ "Does this ’thing’ give the company a unique advantage over its competitors and help make the company profitable"? Capabilities
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How is it that 4 out of the 118 elements comprise over 96% of all living organisms? It is due to their reactive nature and ability to form bonds. One might ask why or how they are so reactive with other elements. Just as anything else in the universe seeks stability‚ so do atoms. Each of these 4 atoms seeks stability through their electrons. For example‚ hydrogen has 1 electron in its valance shell and it has the ability to fill that shell with up to 2 electrons thus it seeks another atom that
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1. Hydrogen Name: Hydrogen Atomic number: 1 Atomic Weight: 1.00794 grams/mole Standard state: gas at 198 K Hydrogen is the lightest Hydrogen is the lightest element. It is by far the most abundant element in the universe and makes up above 90% of Universe by weight. Hydrogen as water (H2O) is absolutely essential to life and it is present in all organic compounds. Hydrogen is lightest gas. Hydrogen gas was used in lighter-than-air balloons for transport but is far too dangerous because
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Elements of Fiction Theme “The subject of discourse; the underlying action or movement; or the general topic‚ of which the particular story is an illustration.” Shipley “When literary critics use this term‚ they generally mean the idea or point of the work. Though many writers like to think of themselves primarily as storytellers‚ yarn spinners‚ and fabulists‚ themes and ideas are inevitable. Every work raises questions‚ examines possibilities‚ and imagines the consequences of actions. You
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How does the book of Daniel relate to Revelation? How is John using the imagery of Daniel? The book of Daniel and the Revelation are counterparts of each other. They should be studied together as to get the whole picture of God’s redemptive plan‚ world’s history‚ the future of the world‚ God’s victory over evil at the end of the world‚ and a glimpse into the new heaven and the new earth. Even if these two books are different‚ many parts of the books talk about the same event of world’s history in
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The dichotomy between Spiritualism and Rationalism The purpose of this report is to discover how architecture‚ art‚ science and spirituality relate to each other. Initially‚ it is appropriate to introduce and analyze Boullè cenotaph‚ Turrell’s crater and the pantheon‚ showing which similarities they have in common. Furthermore‚ relating these three projects to the notion of spirituality‚ it is essential to write about what it represent and what is the role
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Chapter 1 Operations and productivity 1. Why should one study operations management? We study OM for four reasons. We study how people organize themselves for productive enterprise. We study OM because we want to know how goods and services are produced. We study OM to understand what operations managers do. We study OM because it is such a costly part of an organization. Productivity can be measured in a variety of ways‚ such as by labor‚ capital‚ energy‚ material usage‚ and so on. At Modern
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1. Introduction An organization’s operations function is concerned with getting things done i.e. producing goods and/or services for customers. Effectively‚ the main objective of the operations function is to produce those goods and services required by customers whilst managing resources as efficiently as possible. 2. RELATINSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS The operations function lies at the heart of any organization and interacts with all the other functions. Although
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What is Operations Management? Operation Management is concerned with any productive activity‚ whether manufacturing or service‚ in public sector or private sector‚ profit making or not profit making. It is concerned with ensuring that operations are carried out both efficiently and effectively. All mangers are operations managers since all functions within an organization are‚ presumably‚ productive activates it goes without saying that all function should be carried out efficiently and effectively
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