BRAHMA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, NAMAKKAL BA9121 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INTERNAL EXAM I DATE: 26. 02. 2014 F.N!

PART A

TIME: 2 HRS 10X2"20!

1. Define Operations Management. 2. Differentiate between operations and production management 3. What do you mean by strategic management? 4. How you wi consider production as an organi!ationa function? ". What do you mean decision ma#ing? $. Define forecasting. %. What do you mean by trac#ing signa ? &. Discuss about capacity p anning. '. What do you mean rough(cut capacity p anning? 1). Distinguish capacity re*uirement p anning and materia s re*uirement p anning. PART B 16X#"$0!

11. +, Discuss brief y about the production system mode -O., /, What are the ma0or duties and responsibi ities of a production manager? 12. +, 12p ain about the recent trends in production and operations management. -O., /, Discuss the process of strategic management. 13. +, What are the 3arious modes of decision ma#ing in production? -O., /, What do you mean production and operations strategy? 4ist out the e ements. 14. +, /rief y discuss the *ua itati3e and *uantitati3e methods used for forecasting demand. -O., /, What are the factors which affects the forecasting method? + so state the reasons for ineffecti3e forecasting. 1". +, Discuss the 3arious types of capacity considered in capacity p anning. -O., /, /rief y discuss the fo owing. i. /rea# e3en ana ysis ii. 5inancia ana ysis iii. Decision ana ysis i3. Waiting ine ana ysis 1$. +, /rief y e2p ain the process of 6.7. -O., /, What are the 3arious steps in3o 3ed in aggregate capacity p anning? 88888888888888+ the /est888888888888888