Overview Management course by Prof. G. Srinivasan.
Syllabus 8 Week 1 : Linear Programming – Introduction and formulations Lec 1: Product Mix problem and Notations Lec 2: Manpower and Production planning formulations Lec 3: Media selection problem and Bicycle problem Lec 4: Caterer problem Lec 5: Maximum flow and bin packing problems Week 2 : Graphical and Algebraic methods Lec 1: Graphical method (maximization) Lec 2: Graphical method (minimization) Lec 3: Algebraic method (maximization) Lec 4: Algebraic method (minimization) Lec 5: Comparing graphical and algebraic methods Week 3 : Simplex Algorithm Lec 1: Algebraic form of simplex algorithm Lec 2 : Tabular form of simplex (maximization) Lec 3 : Tabular form (minimization) Lec 4 : Unboundedness Lec 5 : Infeasibility Week 4 : Dual Lec 1 : Motivation to the dual Lec 2 : Writing the dual for a general LP Lec 3 : Writing dual for a general LP (continued) Lec 4 : Duality theorems Lec 5 : Complimentary slackness theorem Week 5 : Primal dual relationships Lec 1 : Dual solution using complimentary slackness Lec 2 : Dual solution from simplex table; economic interpretation of dual Lec 3 : Economic Interpretation of the dual; Dual Simplex algorithm Lec 4 : Solving LPs with mixed type of constraints Lec 5 : Matrix method for LP problems Week 6 : Transportation problem Lec 1 : Introducing the transportation problem Lec 2 : North West corner Rule and minimum cost method Lec 3 : Penalty cost method Lec 4 : Stepping stone method and Modified Distribution method Lec 5 : MODI method; Dual of the transportation problem and the optimality of the MODI method Week 7 : Assignment Problem Lec 1 : Setting up the problem and solving simple LP problems Lec 2 : Unboundedness and infeasibility Lec 3 : Solving other formulations Lec 4 : Solving a transportation problem Lec 5 : Solving an assignment problem Live Session Advantages and disadvantages Taught by IIT and IISc professors, and it follows the Indian university syllabus closely. All videos and assignments are free on NPTEL and SWAYAM. The certificate is recognised by many Indian universities for credit transfer and by GATE aspirants. Great for GATE and semester exam preparation. Taught by Indian Institute of Technology Madras, one of the strongest names in its field. Completely free. Self-paced: start any time. A clear syllabus (8 parts) you can see before you start. The certificate needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee. Recorded classroom lectures: thorough, but slower than made-for-online courses. New runs start on fixed dates (January and July). Learning is free, but the certificate costs money. Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank .
Free: Every video and assignment is free on NPTEL and SWAYAM. Enrol when the next run opens.Certificate: Optional. It needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.Taught by Prof. G. Srinivasan IIT Madras 
