Logistics And Supply Chain Management June,2011 Question Paper MS-55 : Logistics And Supply Chain Management June,2011

Term End Examination 1. (a) Discuss the goals of a supply chain and explain the impact of supply chai n decisions on the success of a firm. (b) Describe the supply chain for a paper manufacturing organization. 2. (a) What is more important Why ? (b) inbound or outbound logistics in a supply chain ?

SCM and BPR have a common goal and are interrelated . Comment.

3. (a) What are the fundamental mistakes commonly made while capturing informati on ? How would these mistakes be eliminated in SCM ? (b) Discuss why, the high IT systems. tech industry has been leader in adopting supply chain

4. (a) What is the impact of lack of coordination on the performance of a supply chain ? (b) What are various kinds of challenges faced during the process of bench marki ng ? 5. (a) What modes of transportation are best suited for large, low ts ? Why ? value shipmen

(b) Discuss the legal issues concerning logistics. List the categories of disput e resolution. 6. (a) Discuss the importance of outsourcing services like third and fourth part y logistics. (b) Discuss SCM strategies for the relatively new education supply chain.

B.E. (Production S/W) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (2008 Pattern) (Elective . II) Time :3 Hours] [Max. Marks :100 Instructions to the candidates : 1) 2) 3) Answer any Three questionsfrom each Section. Your answers will be valued as a whole. Assume suitable data, if necessary.

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SECTION - I QIA a) Discuss primary and secondary objectives of supply chain Management.[10] b) What actions a manager can take to overcome the obstacles and achieve Co-ordi nation in supply chain? [7] Q2) a) What actions a manager can take to overcome the obstacles and achieve Coordination in supply chain? [10] b) Discuss various forecasting techniques used in SCM. [7] Q3) a) How can a company use pricing to change demand patterns? Give Examples. [7] b) Identify cycles 8 push-pull boundary in supply chain when you are Purchasing SONY LCD TV from a shop in your city. [9] Q4) a) Discuss the procedure of forecasting the demand. [7] b) y. [9] SECTION II What are the different methods of forecasting? Discuss them briefl

Q5) a) Why is IT the key component of SCM system? Successful IT Implementation is the outgrowth of the participation of knowledge Workers . Comment with examples. [8] b) Explain the basic purchasing cycle and the role of purchasing manager in Deta il. [8] Q6) Write short notes on any three of the following: [18] a) b) c) d) e) Cycle stock in SCM. Economics of scale. Facility location decisions in supply chain. Impact of financial factors on supply chain decisions. Aggregate planning in SCM.

Q7) a) List out various factors influencing Network design in supply chain. How the exchange rates 8 import duties affect the location decision in supply chain? [9] b) Changing the distribution network affects the supply chain cost. Discuss. [U] Q8) a) Discuss the actions taken by Manager to overcome the obstacles and to ach

ieve co-ordination in supply chain. [8] What is DCF analysis? Why it is used in SCM. [8]