• Optimum advertisement outlay
• Optimum sales force and their distribution.
• Market survey and analysis
• Market research techniques, etc.
F. Agriculture and irrigation
• Project management of irrigation projects and dams
• Construction of major dams at minimum cost
• Optimum distribution of irrigation canals
• Optimum location of supply points of inputs like seeds and fertilisers to the
farmers
• Optimum location of “collection points” of agricultural outputs
G. Education and training
• Optimum number of schools and their locations
• Optimum mix of students/teachers ratio
• Optimum financial outlay to meet national objectives
• Optimum number and location of examination centres and number of students
• in each centre
• Location of supply depot of educational inputs
• Demand and supply of textbooks and stationery, etc.
H. Public works department
• Time and cost control of roads, bridges and buildings.
• Estimate of time of completion of projects.
• Time estimate of various activities
• Selection of machines and equipment
• Maintenance and replacement
• Preparation of budgets
• Tender evaluation and selection of bids, etc.
I. Transportation and communication
• Forecast requirement of public transport.
• Optimum routing of buses to maximise utility
• Estimate/forecast income and expense.
• Project management of railway projects within a time-frame and a cost-frame.
• Railway network distribution
• Estimate/forecast of telephone demand
• Optimum capacity selection of exchanges
• Optimum number of “busy-hour-call” of telephone exchanges, etc.
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