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M.BA DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2007. Becond Semester BA 1651PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (Regulation 2005) TUne : Three hours Answer ALL questions.
PART A -

Maximum; 100 marks

no x 2 = 20 marks)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7.

Define a production system. What is a supply network? What is a fixed order system inventory model? Wbat is MRP II? List
any

two advantages of standardisation.

Define delphi technique in forecasting.

Define scheduling.

8. 9. 10.

What is resource leveling? How is absenteeism used in white collar measurement?

List two heuristic algorithms which generate the layout by successive addition of facilities to locations. PART B - (5 x 16 '" 80 marks)

11.

(a)

(i)

Describe the types of production system.s. Explain the functions of operations management. Or

(8)
(8)

Gil

(b)

(i)
(fi)

What is computer What are the

integrated most

manufacturing? factors

What are its benefits.

(6)
important affecting

management today?
(iii)

operations (5)
(.5)

Why

service operations

are difficult to manage?

12.

(a)

Annual demand for an item is 4800 units. Ordari.ng cost is Rs. 500 per ord~r. Inventory carrying cost is 24% of the purchase price pel" unit pel" year. The price breaks are shown: Quantity Price (Rs.) 10 9

1,;

Q,<1200

1200 ,.; Q2 < 2000

2000

S;

Q3

8
(12) to Rs, 800, find the optimal order (4)

CO
(ii)

Find the optimal order quantity.

If the ordering
quantity.

cost is changed Or

(b) 13. (a)

Explain the ovarviawof (i)

an MRP system using a neat sketch. planning process.

(16) (8)

Using a neat sketch explain the aggregate

(ill
(b)

With a neat sketch explain the capacity planning techniques.

Or Compute 2004

{el

A company has the following sales pattern. for the year 2007 using linear regression Year Sales (In lakhs) : 2000 6 2001 2002 2003

the sales forecast (16) 2006

2005

11

23

29

34

40
processing time,

14.

(a)

Sequence the five jobs on three machines based On Johnson's rule

to minimise

Processing
Time

Job 1 2 3
4

Ml 8
10 6 7 11

M2 M:J

5
6

4 9

2 3
4

8
6

5
Determine

5 (16)

the idle times of the three machines. Or

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(b)

'3

Consider
involving

the following 11 activities

A

ta.ble D A E A,B 1 2

summarising

the H I

details

of a project
K

Activity.: Predecessor:

B 1
2

C 1
4 7

a:
m: b: Construct (i) (ii) 15.
(a)

6
7 8

1
2

CC 12 5 9 2 8

E,F
4 4 4

E,F
4 4 10

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2

I, G
2 2

5
14

the project network, Find the critical path and sxpacted project completion time.
Explain the classifications of layouts. CRAFT.

(6) (10)
(8) {8l

(i) (ti)

List the procedure

(steps) to implement

Or
(bl (D (ii) List the steps in method study. EJq)lain the steps in work sampling.

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(10)

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M.BA DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2008.

Second Semester DBA 1651 - PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Regulation - 2007
Time: Three hours

Maximum. Answer ALL questions PART A - (10 x 2", 20 marks)

100 marks

What are the objective of production systems? List down any four features of mass production. What is meant by fixed order system? Write the equation UJ calculate Economic Order Quantity. What for we arc going for the long term capacity planning strategies? Write down the four stages of a computer aided Design (CAD). Differentiate between PERT and CPM. Define total float and free float. What are the requirements for CRAFT computer software system?

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7.

8.
9.

10.

List down the application areas afline of Balance. PARTB - (5 x 16:: 80 marks)

11.

(a)

(j)

Explain the five P's in the production management frame work. (10) What are the relation ship between Production and Marketing? Or (6)

(ii)

(b)

Explain the four basic fu nction to be performed manufacturing system.

by an integrated

M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2008. Second Semester DBA 1651 PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Regulation - 2007 Time: Three hours Answer ALL questions. PART A 1. Maximum:

100 marks

(10 x 2

= 20 marks)

What are the objective of production systems? List down any four features of mass production. What is meant by fixed order system? Write the equation to calculate Economic Order Quantity. What for we are going for the long term capacity planning strategies? Write down the four stages of a computer aided Design (CAD). Differentiate between PERT and CPM.

2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Define total float and free float. What are the requirements List down the application for CRAFT computer software system? areas of line of Balance.

10.

PART B 11.
(a)

(5 x 16

= 80 marks)
frame work. (10)
(6)

(i)
(ii)

Explain the five P's in the production management

What are the relation ship between Production and Marketing? Or

(b)

Explain the four basic manufacturing system.

function

to be performed

by an integrated

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12.

(a)

What are the basic components System (ASIRS)? Explain them. Or

of an Automated

Storage/Retrieval

(b)

(i)

Explain the cost-trade

off in Inventory problem.

(8)

(ii)

Every year Guru provisions buy 10,000 items and the unit cost of the item is Rs. 10. The inventory carrying coat are 25 percent and each ordering procedure involves a total expenditure of Rs. 500. How much of the item should be ordered every time? How many order are placed in a year? (8) May 584 June 610 July 655 Aug 747 Sep 862 Oct 913 Nov 963

13.

(a)

The past date about the load on a stamping center are as follows. Months Load Machine Hours
(i)

If a five months moving average is used to forecast the next months demand, compute the forecast of the load on the centre in the month of December. Compute a weighted three months moving average for December where the weights are 0.5 for the latest months 0.3 and 0.2 for the other months respectively. Find an exponential smoothing December. Take a = 0.33 . Or forecast for the months of

(ii)

(iii)

(b)

(i) (ii)

Explain the characteristics

of different phases in Product life cycle.(8) in Group technology and (8)

Explain the production flow analysis benefits of Group technology.

14.

(a)

A book binding work has six binding jobs on hand today. Book binding consists of a two - steps procedure.
(i) (ii)

Cutting and Binding. The time estimates for the jobs are as follows. Job A B C D E F Time Estimates Cutting 40 55 25 70 20 35 Minutes Binding 30 65 60 50 30 70 time.

Sequence them so as to complete all the jobs in minimum Compute this minimum time. Or 2

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(b) Activity 1-2 1-3

Consider the following data of project.

Normal (Time weeks) 6 12 Normal cost (Rs.) 700 300 Crash time (weeks) 4 10 Crash cost (Rs.) 840 First day Rs.60 Second day Rs. 90

1-4 2-3 2-4 2-5 3-5 4-5

4
8

200 900 600 100 500 400

2 6 2 8 3 4

360 1000 760 380 960 500

4 15
8

If the indirect cost per week is Rs. 150, find the optimal crashed project completion time. 15. (a) Discuss the importance plant location? of plant location. What are the factors affecting

Or
(b) (i)

Explain context.

the significance

of mass

production

111

the present

day (8)

(ii)

What are the areas of application of method study?

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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008. Second Semester DBA 1651Time: Three hours Answer ALL questions. PART A - (10 x 2
1.

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Maximum: 100 marks

= 20 marks)

What are the main functions of production and operation management? State the meaning of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM). List out four major assumptions of basic EOQ model. Define automated storage/retrieval system (ASIRS). production and operation

2. 3. 4. 5.

How are capacity planning decision important management?

In

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

State three underlying reasons that operations manager must forecast. What essential benefits and limitations are associated with GANT chart? List the characteristic features of critical path in a network.

Enumerate the need for facility layout decisions. Name four areas where learning curves are useful.

PART B - (5 11. (a)

(i)

16 = 80 marks) subsystem in (8) and (8)

Describe any two organizational and functional operations management highlighting their goals. Explain the important service operations. differences

(ii)

between manufacturing

Or (b) (i) What kind of operations problems does a book publishing company that runs its own printing operations face? (6) Explain the type of demand and process would it probably have for the above case. (10) Discuss the benefits and limitations of MRP. (6)

(ii)

12.

(a)

(i)
(ii)

A local tire distributor expects to sell about 9600 steel belted radial tires of a certain size in the next year. The distributor operates 288 days a year (1) (2) (3) Determine economical order quantity. How many times/year does the store reorder? Determine the length of an order cycle. Or
(4)

(3) (3)

(b)

(i)

Describe briefly with an example the ABC approach to inventory control. (8) A company uses 4000 micro toggle switches in a year. The switches are priced as follows. No. of switches 1-499 500-999 1000 or more Price (Rs.) 0.90 0.85 0.82

(ii)

It cost approximately Rs. 18 to prepare an order and carrying cost are 18% of purchase price/unit on an annual basis. Determine optimal order quantity and total annual cost. (8)

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13.

(a)

(i)

Differentiate

between Aggregate planning and capacity planning. (6)

(ii)

Describe the four phases of design process where computer aided activity be beneficially used. (10)

Or
(b)
(i)

Explain the key factors forecasting technique.

to be considered

while

selecting

a
(8)

(ii)

How are forecasting methods classified? Discuss any two methods of quantitative techniques of forecasting. (8) Distinguish between total float and independent float of a network. (5) A new product development involve the key activities listed in table-L Table-1 1-2 1-3 2-4 2-5 3-5 4-5 5-6 Activity Duration (weeks)
(1)

14.

(a)

(i)

(ii)

11

1 (4) (4) (3)

Draw the network. Identify the critical path and determine project duration. Determine earliest and latest, start and finish time. Or

(2) (3)

(b)

(i)

Enumerate the conditions to be satisfied for the use of Johnson's rule for job shop scheduling. (5) A group of 6 jobs are to be processed through a two-step operation. The first involves decreasing and second involve painting processing time are shown in table-2
( 1)

(ii)

Determine the best sequence which will rrururruze the total completion time. (7) Show the seq uence in bar chart. Table-2 Job Processing Time (hrs) Work centre 1 Work centre 2 5 5 A
B C
4
(4)

(2)

3 9

8
2

D E F

6 12 3

7 8 15

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15.

(a)

(i) (ii)

Compare the relative merits of product and process layout.

(8)

Discuss the general procedure for making facility location of an engineering industry. (8)

Or
(b)
(i) (ii)

What is the objective ofline balancing?

(6)

Explain the advantages and limitations of work sampling technique compared to stop watch time study. (10)

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