Solution Manual: Optimization in Operations Research 2nd Edition by Rardin - Ch. 1-17, 9780134384559, with Rationales
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Solution Manual: Optimization in Operations Research 2nd
Edition by Rardin - Ch. 1-17, 9780134384559, with Rationales
1. Operations research is the application of ____________ methods to arrive at the optimal Solutions
to problems.
A. Economical
B. Scientific
C. A and B both
D. Artistic - ANSWER: B. Scientific
2. In operations research, the ____________ are prepared for situations.
A. Mathematical Models
B. Physical Models Diagrammatic
C. Diagrammatic Models - ANSWER: A. Mathematical Models
3. Operations research can be defined as the application of ____________to a problem within a
system to yield the optimal solution.
A. Suitable manpower
B. Mathematical techniques, models, and tools
C. Financial Operations - ANSWER: B. Mathematical techniques, models, and tools
4. Operations research is based upon collected information, knowledge and advanced study of various
factors impacting a particular operation. This leads to more informed ____________
A. Management processes
B. Decision making
C. Procedures - ANSWER: B. Decision making
5. Operations research can evaluate only the effects of ____________.
A. Personnel factors.
B. Financial factors
C. Numeric and quantifiable factors. - ANSWER: C. Numeric and quantifiable factors.
6. The father of operations research is Charles Babbage.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER: A. True
7. Operations Research started just before World War II in Britain with the establishment of teams of
scientists to study the strategic and tactical problems involved in military operations.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER: A. True
8. Operations research can be applied only to those aspects of libraries where mathematical models
can be prepared.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER: A. True
, 9. The main limitation of operations research is that it often ignores the human element in the
production process.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER: A. True
10. Which of the following is NOT the phase of operations research methodology?
A. Formulating a problem
B. Constructing a model
C. Establishing controls
D. Controlling the environment - ANSWER: D. Controlling the environment
11. The objective function and constraints are functions of two types of variables, _______________
variables and ____________ variables.
A. Positive and negative
B. Controllable and uncontrollable C. Strong and weak
D. None of the above - ANSWER: B. Controllable and uncontrollable
12. Operations research has characteristics that it is done by a team of
A. Scientists
B. Mathematicians
C. Academics
D. All of the above - ANSWER: D. All of the above
13. VAM Method is used to solve
A. a transportation problem
B. a network problem
C. an LP problem
D. N/A - ANSWER: A. a transportation problem
14. Operations research uses models to help the management to determine its _____________
A. Policies
B. Actions
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - ANSWER: C. Both A and B
15. What has been constructed from OR problems and methods for solving the models that are
available in many cases?
A. Scientific Models
B. Algorithms
C. Mathematical Models
D. None of the above - ANSWER: C. Mathematical Models
16. Which technique is used in finding a solution for optimizing a given objective, such as profit
maximization or cost reduction under certain constraints?
A. Quailing Theory
B. Waiting Line
C. Both A and B
D. Linear Programming - ANSWER: D. Linear Programming
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