Operation Research Case on Chikkahalli Filature

1. Government Silk Filature, Chikkahalli Case Analysis By Group D2 Ajay Kumar Verma Anusha John Ruchi Gupta Sagar Saxena Sumit Agarwala

2. Assumptions Chikkahalli do not purchase Grade C or D cocoons. Cocoons are procured only from 3+2markets. For all the months except June and July the purchase of Grade A cocoons is 30% of the total purchase. For June and July the purchase of Grade A cocoons is 5% of the total purchase. The forecasted price for 1989-1990 is used as the selling price for the silk For 28/32 denier silk price, we have taken the average of 28/30 and 30/32. The annualprocurement of 129730 kgs is uniformly distributed over all the months.

4. Availability of Grade B cocoon

5. Basin hours available for 13/15 denier silk

6. Basin hours available for other denier silk

7. Purchase of cocoon over the year

8. Quantity of Grade A cocoon procured from Vijayapura, Siddalagatta, Ramanagaran is used for producing 13/15 denier silk