AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

College of Agriculture
Mindanao State University
Marawi City
SYLLABUS IN AE 168
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
1.1. Course Number: AE 168
1.2. Course Title:
Agricultural Systems Management and Operations Research
1.3. Course Description:
Fundamentals of operations research e.g. simplex method, PERT-CPM,
transportation model and etc.
1.4. Prerequisites: AE 58
1.5. Credit:
3 units
1.6. No. Of Hours:
5 hours per week (2 hours lecture and 3 hours computation)
1.7 Instructor
Ysmael Alongan B. Mangorsi
2. RATIONALE
Introduction to operations research will introduce students to the basic principles of operations
research and apply them to different management problems in the engineering field.
3. OBJECTIVES
3.1. Apply various techniques in operations research in solving decision-making problems in engineering.
4. COURSE OUTLINE
4.1. What is Operations Research?
4.2. Introduction to Linear Programming (LP)
4.2.1. Two-Variable LP Model
4.2.2. Graphical LP Solution
4.2.2.1 Solution of a Maximization Model
4.2.2.2 Solution of a Minimization Model
4.3. Simplex Method
4.3.1 The Simplex Tableau and Computation
4.3.2 M-Method
4.4 Duality and Sensitivity Analysis
4.4. Primal-Dual
4.5 Review of Matrix Operations
4.5 Transportation Algorithm
4.6. Network Models
4.6.2 Shortest-Route Problem
4.6.3 Maximal Flow Model
4.6.4PERT-CPM
5. REFERENCES
5.1. Taha, Hamdy A. Operations Research. 7th ed. New Jersey. Pearson Education, Inc. 2003
5.2. Hillier, Frederick S., Lieberman, Gerald J. Introduction to Operations Research. 3rd ed. Oakland, Ca.
Holden-Day, Inc. 1980
5.3. Srinivasan, V. Lectures on Fundamentals of Operations Research. Retrieved from NPTEL Youtube
Channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/nptelhrd
5.4. Srinivasan, V. Lectures on Advanced Operations Research. Retrieved from NPTEL Youtube Channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/nptelhrd

6. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES

There shall be THREE examinations. Not one exam shall be considered void. Absence during
the examinations is discouraged. In case of absence, the student is required to take a make-up
exam after presenting an excuse slip.

There shall be exercises to be done in the class. Not one shall be considered void.

There shall be announced and unannounced quizzes of undetermined number. Not one quiz
shall be considered void.

There shall be no make-up for quizzes due to absences.

Academic dishonesty (cheating) is considered a misconduct. If a student is found cheating then

he/she will be given an automatic grade of 5.00 in the course.
Grading Policy

The passing mark for all examinations and quizzes is 60%. Only the final grade will be rounded
off to whole numbers for the determination of the course grade.

Questions regarding examination results will be entertained only within one week following the
return of the papers in the class. Within the same period, other unclaimed papers shall be at the
instructor-in-charges office. Later than this, all other unclaimed papers shall be thrown away.

If the final standing is lower than 60% but at least 55%, the student shall be required to take a
removal examination to be scheduled by the instructor, after which he/she shall receive a mark
of either 3.00 or 5.00 only. Failure to take the removal examination at the designated
schedule shall mean a final grade of 5.00 in the course.

A student shall be graded as follows:

Examination
Recitation
10%
Quizzes/Homework 40%
Final Standing

50%

100%

The following grading scale shall be used in determination of the course grade.
FINAL SCORE
FINAL GRADE
96-100
1.00
91-95
1.25
87-90
1.50
82-86
1.75
78-81
2.00
73-77
2.25
69-72
2.50
64-68
2.75
60-63
3.00
<60
5.00