OPERATIO N RESEARCH Presented by Yogendra Singh Rajput
Scope of OR critical path analysis or project planning: identifying those processes in a complex project which affect the overall duration of the project designing the layout of a factory for efficient flow of materials constructing a telecommunications network at low cost while still guaranteeing QoS (quality of service) or QoE (Quality of Experience) if particular connections become very busy or get damaged road traffic management and 'one way' street allocations i.e. allocation problems & determining the routes of buses. designing the layout of a computer chip to reduce manufacturing time (therefore reducing cost)
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efficient messaging and customer response tactics robotizing or automating human-driven operations processes globalizing operations processes in order to take advantage of cheaper materials, labor, land or other productivity inputs managing freight transportation and delivery systems (Examples: LTL Shipping, intermodal freight transport) scheduling: n personnel staffing n manufacturing steps n project tasks n network data traffic: these are known as queueing models or queueing systems. n sports events and their television coverage blending of raw materials in oil refineries
important decisions that affect the success of major corporations designing systems to operate in the most effective way or deciding how to allocate scarce human resources, money, equipment, or facilities.