- Introduction
- Lecture 2
- Lecture 3
- Lecture 4
- Lecture 5
What you'll learn
- You will learn the basic tools of the Critical Path Method, a celebrated tool in Operations Research to monitor project implementation
- You will learn how to draw a network diagram, how to number the events, how to carry out a forward pass and a backward pass
- You will learn how to find the critical path and the non critical activities
- You will learn how to 'crash' or compress a project network to complete it in shorter time
- You will learn how to use the 'float' in the non critical activities to speed up the critical activities
- You will learn about the probabilistic calculations or 'PERT' in a network diagram
Description
I am a professor of Operations Research, teaching this subject from 1986 onwards. Linear Programming, Assignment Problem, Transportation Problem, Networking Techniques, Game Theory are some of the major algorithms in Operations Research. My attempt, over the years has been to teach without involving great deal of mathematics, so that the student without any math background can also understand the algorithm easily. In the initial phase I launched the courses on Linear Programming, Assignment Problem, Transportation Problem, Sequencing at one go. Recently I launched a free course on game theory, bringing out the essential portion of game theory in a small two-hour course.
A networking problem in Operations Research is a very vast topic. Out of these, the Critical Path Method (CPM) and the Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) has been covered at length. At the beginning of the course, a detailed method of drawing the network has been explained at length, in the process od trying to understand the ‘Precedence Relationship’ between the activities. After this, the methodology of numbering the events or nodes has been explained. While dealing with these issues actual examples have been covered to demonstrate to the student the procedure involved. Moving from CPM to PERT has been kept seamless inasmuchas the concept of probabilistic durations has been brought out towards end of the course.
I hope the students like this course and spread it to friends so that more and more people subscribe to it. The pricing has been kept towards the lower end for more students to benefit from.
Best wishes!!
Prof Madhusudan Sohani
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Madhusudan Sohani
Operations Research- video courses
Having completed a Master's degree in Physics, and an MBA in Financial Management, I worked in the industry from 1977 to 2002. My work experience is mainly related to the financial appraisal of industrial projects. Simultaneously while working, I was teaching when time permitted to satisfy my passion for teaching. From 2003 onward till date, I have become a full-time teacher. I have taught students from several disciplines like Executive Programmes for Corporates, Chartered Accountants, Engineering Graduates, Management Accountants, MBAs, CPAs, Engineers, and Bachelor of Management Studies. After spending years in classroom teaching, I thought it was time to get acquainted with a larger platform like Udemy. I was surprised that no course was available on Udemy on the subject of ‘Operations Research’ (OR). I probably became the first faculty member all over the world to teach OR on Udemy. As I rewrite this in September 2022, after the pandemic, in my third year on Udemy, I have got more than 13400 registrations from 8600 students, from 133 countries for my seven courses. Six of the courses are on the subject of OR, and one is on the matter of investments for students in India. I hope you get a great learning experience by undertaking my courses. If you have any difficulty or face some imponderables, do write to me using the Udemy platform. I will reply to your query within 48 hours. Best wishes for your academic pursuits!
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