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Saraswathi Velu College Of Engineering PG Department Of Management Studies. BA9 !"OPE#A$%O& MA&AGEME&$
3. )hat are the "arious functions of operations* -o& are the% lin.ed
to other parts of an organization* 4. Discuss the design issues under &hich the operations s%stem function. 5. /ompare and discuss the cost and flexibilit% tradeoff in operations strateg%. 6. )hat are the steps in"ol"ed in strategic0formulation process* -o& does the manufacturing technolog% pro"ide uni1ue ad"antages to organization in pro"iding products and ser"ices to customers*
'nit"%%(part"A)
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1. Define forecasting. )hat do %ou mean b% demand forecasting* 2. )h% forecasting is necessar%* 3. List out the "arious t%pes of forecasting. 4. Discuss the ob(ecti"es and steps of forecasting. 5. Define rough0cut0capacit% planning. 6. Explain long range planning. . Discuss in brief capacit% re1uirement planning. !. )hat is de"eloping capacit% alternati"es* #. Define aggregate planning. 1'. Discuss the approaches of aggregate planning
11. )hat do %ou mean b% regression and correlation anal%sis* 12. )rite do&n the functions of master production schedule .
13. )hat do %ou understand b% Delphi techni1ue* 4. )hat is capacit% re1uirement planning* PA#$"B
!. Discuss in detail methods of forecasting 21ualitati"e and 1uantitati"e3. 12. /arr% out the 4ggregate planning relationship to master production schedule. 13. Discuss the o"er"ie& of 5,+6 5,+77 and E,+. 4. )hat are the factors influencing effecti"e capacit% and &hat are all
the factors fa"oring o"ercapacit% and under capacit%* Discuss
5. 4lpha compan% has the follo&ing sales pattern compute the sales
forecast for the %ear 1'. 25ar.s 1'3 8ear9 1 2 3 4 5 6 ! # :ales 2in la.hs3 ; 6 ! 11 23 2# 34 4' 45 56 6. <he past data about the load on a stamping centre are as follo&s9 5onth Load6 5achine hours 5a% 2''# 5!4 =une 2''# 61' =ul% 2''# 655 4ugust 2''# 4 :eptember 2''# !62 >ctober 2''# #13 ?o"ember 2''# #63 2i3 @ind an exponential smoothing forecast for the month of December 2''#. <a.e 2AB'.333. 2ii3 /ompare %our ans&er &ith a fi"e month mo"ing a"erage forecast . Saraswathi Ve ! C" e#e "$ E%#i%eeri%#& sh" i%#h!r. Page (
DPT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES M.B.A MANAGEMENT STUDIES . Explain the acti"ities in"ol"ed in long range capacit% planning decision !. ?ame and describe the steps in de"eloping ne& products. )hat are the .e% differences bet&een a protot%pe and a production design* 21'3 2ii3 Describe the relationship bet&een process design and product design. 263 #. Explain the steps in determining Labour standards for time studies. 1'. <he <ircon /ompan% pa%s its &or.ers on a 6'C gain sharing plan6 &ith bonus pa% beginning at !'C of standard. <he standard is 4'' units per 4'0hour &ee.. ,amesh &hose base pa% is ,s. 2'' per hour produced 43' units last &ee.. Determine 213 ,ameshDs gross pa% for the &ee.6 223 Enit labour cost at 6'C of the standard and 233 ,ameshDs rate of &or. last &ee..
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'nit"%%% (part"a)
1. Define product.
2. Distingush bet&een product and ser"ice. 3. List the "arious factors influencing product design. 4. Discuss the approaches of product design. 5. Define process planning. 6. Define product strateg%. . Discuss ma(or decisions &hile designing product. !. Explain scheduling. #. Explain &or. stud%6 1'. )hat are the ob(ecti"es of &or. stud%* 11. Define time stud% and motion stud%.
12. )hat are the attributes to characterize a pro(ect organization* 13. )h% is brea. e"en anal%sis done in facilit% location* 14. )hat do %ou mean b% simultaneous engineering* 15. )hat is :75> /-4,<*
Part"B
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DPT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES M.B.A MANAGEMENT STUDIES 1. Discusses in detail "arious steps in"ol"ed &hile de"eloping ne& product.
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2. )hat are the "arious tools used for measuring producti"it% and methods to impro"e producti"it%. 3. 4 component is to be processed on t&o machines lathe and milling machine. <he se1uence of
operation is first turning and then milling. 5achine <imes9 <urning9 12 min 5illing9 2' min 213 Estimate the number of machines re1uired to machine 25'' components per &ee. if a"ailable machine hours per &ee. are 4! 223 )hat are the steps that %ou propose to reduce number of machines*
'nit"%V (part"A)
!. Define material management. 2. )hat are the ob(ecti"es of material management. 3. Explain planning in brief. 4. Discuss budgeting and control in material management. 5. )hat is 557:* Discuss. 6. Define "endor rating. . List out purchasing ob(ecti"es and policies. !. Discuss "alue anal%sis. #. Explain stores management. 1'. Explain coding in material management. 11. Define the term G$ac.orderingG. 12. )hat are the steps in"ol"ed in "alue anal%sis*
13. )hat do %ou understand b% materials management manual* 14. Define the term ,e0order point
Part"B
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1. Discuss the o"er"ie& of material management s%stem. 2. )rite in detail about nature6 la%out6 classification and in"entor% of stores management. 3. Discuss in detail =E:<07?0<75E. 4. Distinguish bet&een + and H s%stems of in"entor% and &hat are the cases that exist in each of the
s%stems. 5. )hat are the methods used for accounting the issues of stores and &hat are the main reasons for accumulation of obsolete6 surplus and scrap items ho& it can be a"oided. 6. )hat are the le"els of management and 57: and &hat are the "arious output reports and limitations of 57: . Discuss briefl% "endor rating and "alue anal%sis !. Describe the principles of stores la%out and "arious records used in stores.. #. <he a"erage demand rate for a particular ra& material for a compan% is estimated to be 1''' items per month. <he distribution of demand rate is found to be normall% distributed &ith a standard de"iation of 2''. <he a"erage lead time for the procurement of ra& material has been obser"ed in the past to be approximatel% 3 months and the normall% approximated lead times ha"e a standard de"iation of 1 month. 7f the ser"ice le"el is to be #5C determine the re1uired le"el of safet% stoc. in situation &here in both demand rate and lead time "aries
'nit"V (Part"A)
1. Define pro(ect management. 2. Explain scheduling techni1ue* 3. Define +E,<. 4. Discuss in brief about /+5. 5. /arr% out crashing /+5 net&or.. 6. Define facilit% planning and location. . Explain facilit% la%out. !. )hat are the principles of facilit% la%out* #. List out different t%pes of pro(ect. 1'. )hat are the tools used for planning. 11. )rite about c%cle graph and chrono c%cle graph. 12. )hat are the factors that influence product design* 13. 5ention the ob(ecti"es of facilit% la%outs. 14. )hat are the tas.s that pro(ect team must perform before the pro(ect begins*
Part"B
1. List out the theories of pro(ect planning and steps in selection. 2. Discuss the different models of pro(ect planning. 3. /ompare +E,< and /+5 and gi"e some pro(ect management soft&are. Saraswathi Ve ! C" e#e "$ E%#i%eeri%#& sh" i%#h!r. Page +
DPT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES M.B.A MANAGEMENT STUDIES 4. Explain the material flo& s%stem and patterns in facilit% la%out and gi"e their characteristics. 5. <here are fi"e existing facilities &hich are to be ser"ed b% a single ne& facilit%. <he details of the existing facilities are9 Existing facilit% 2i3 9 1 2 3 4 5 /oordinates 2a b3 561' 2'65 1562' 3'625 2565 ?umber of trips of LoadsI8ear 2)3 1'' 3'' 2'' 3'' 1'' @ind the optimum location of the ne& facilit% based on gra"it% location concept. 6. )hat role does the globalization pla% in the facilities location problem and gi"e the application areas and inputs of line of balance . )hat are the three principles of crashing pro(ects* Discuss !. Explain &h% &e balance production lines. 5ention the steps in line balancing
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