OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (MMS I)

QUESTIONS GIVEN IN THE ASSIGNMENT: Assignment number 1:

1. What do you mean by production function? Explain the production function in details along with the different definitions. Enlist different functions of production management along with its benefits to the society.

Assignment number 2:
a)Write a detailed report on operations strategy: b)Product decision, analysis and development. c)Process selection, Design and Analysis.

Assignment number 3:
1. Explain different kinds of layout. Differentiate between product and process layout in terms of plant investment, space requirement, manufacturing time, material handling, flexibility, adaptability in the event of absenteeism, breakdown, shortage etc., function of production control, inspection, skill of labour, supervision, fixed cost, variable cost.

Assignment number 4:
1. What do you mean by capacity, efficiency and utilization? Explain in detail: a) Capacity Planning b) Capacity decision c) Waiting line by giving at least one example.

Assignment number 5:
1. What is aggregate planning? Why we need Aggregate Planning? Explain Aggregate Planning in detail along with procedure strategy and example?

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Assignment number 6:
1. What do you mean by scheduling? What are the different parameters to be taken care while scheduling. What are the objectives of scheduling? Elaborate your answer by giving suitable examples.

Assignment number 7:
1. What do you mean by ERP? What are the recent developments in ERP? What are the different modules in ERP. Explain MRP in detail.

Assignment number 8:
1. What are the different factors to be taken care while going for project management? What are the different techniques used to find out the total time required to complete a project. What are the different steps involved in CPM? What are the different steps involved in PERT. Estimate the time required to compute a project as given below:

ACTIVITY A B C D E F G

NAME OF THE ACTIVITY MACHINE FOUNDATION ELECTRIC FITTING REPAIR OF FLOOR INSTALLATION OF MACHINE PROCUREMENT OF WORKSHOP BUILDING WHITE WASH CLEAN UP

TIME ( DAYS) 10 15 20 12 15 05 02

Draw a network diagram and find the critical path by estimating the total time required to complete the project.

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Assignment number 9:
1. What is job design? Explain the concept of job design by giving suitable examples. Explain the concept of F.W. Taylor scientific management with the concept of work study in detail by giving suitable examples.

Assignment number 10:

1. What is the historical perspective of value analysis or value engineering? Explain this concept along with the type of values, type of functions and how the parameter value is varying with the other two parameters that is function and cost. Elaborate your answer with any one case.

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