Management practices require the executive at different levels in industry and business to take decisions at every stage in their day to day activities Operations Research provides the quantitative basic for decisions making. It enhances ones ability to make long tern plans and it empowers an executive to seek the optimal solutions to a business problem in a more efficient way. This book is written for students of MBA, a general researcher and a practicing manager will find the book very useful due to the special emphasis on the theoretical approach and the practical solutions to the various business problems.