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MBA (LSCM) Sem- I Batch 2012-14 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGERS (MBCQ 721) GROUP PROJECTS INSTRUCTIONS Last date of submission: Group 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15: Group 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: 30.10. 2012 07.11. 2012

1. No Project will be accepted after the date of submission. 2. Report has to be prepared in soft as well as hard copy (*.doc format) and may be supported by Excel sheet wherever necessary. 3. Every sub-group has to make a presentation (.ppt file) after submission. (Max. time: 5 Min. per individual student), the schedule would be notified in the class. In case, presentations are not held, it will be evaluated under viva-voce. 4. All the Projects preferably make use of statistical softwares (Solver/Matlab etc.) 5. References must be given at the end or as footnotes. 6. The project report should have minimum 30 pages but not exceed 40 pages. 7. The topic, subject, subject code, the Name, Roll No., Programme, Semester, Date of Submission, Name of the University, Submitted to (Name of faculty) should be mentioned on the Cover page (as attached for your reference). Dr. Neeraj Anand Associate Professor

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MBA (LSCM) Sem- I (Batch 2012-14) (MBCQ 721) GROUP PROJECT S.No. Gr. 1 Gr. 2 Gr. 3 Gr. 4 Gr. 5 Gr. 6 Gr. 7 Gr. 8 Gr. 9 Gr. 10 TOPIC OF GROUP PROJECT Application of Descriptive Statistics in Aviation Sector (Average of Passengers/cargo volume for last five years in India) Application of Descriptive Statistics (Measures of Central tendency, Dispersion etc.) A Comparison of volume of cargo handled by trucks in various states/cities Role of Replacement Models in Transport Sector - Replacement Policy for Buses for UTC (Uttarakhand Transport Corporation)/ DTC. Optimization of Transportation cost/Route/Time of Full Truck Load from Okhla to Dehradun and Number of mineral Plyboard that can be shipped. Optimization of Transportation Cost and Time elapsed for a Trailor of Bollero from Haridwar to Mundra Port. Transportation cost of an Oil Tanker (Diesel) from Oil Terminal, Land hour (Roorkee) to Dehradun City. Data Analysis: Average, Standard Deviation, Skewness, COV of export of any electronic good for last 5 years. Draw a histogram showing the sales year-wise. Overview of Infrastructure in Indian Railways, No. of Goods Trains/ Routes/Traffic Intensity/Type of Wagons and their applications. Role of a Courier Company: Tariff fixation/Route Planning/Distribution/Arrival/Service Pattern Methods of Demand Forecasting, Forecast No. of Public Carriers in

Quantitative Techniques

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a city for next 3 years. (Refer to RTO) Application of ABC and XYZ Analysis Selected Cases in Pharmaceutical Industry. Quantitative/Statistical Measures in Delhi Metro (DMRC): Capacity/Routes/Staff/Accidents Inventory Management of a Retail Outlet: Total No. of SKUs, Stacking Norms, EOQ, Buffer Stock, Ordering/Carrying Cost/Shortage Cost for various SKUs Importance of ICD in Transport of Cargo: capacity/traffic intensity/commodity volume analysis Overview of Dehradun Airport: Runway/Capacity for Passengers/Routes/Cargo Handling

(Dr. Neeraj Anand) Associate Professor Date: 26.07.2012