MQP - MBA - Sem2 - Production & Operations Management (DMBA201) PDF
MQP - MBA - Sem2 - Production & Operations Management (DMBA201) PDF
MQP - MBA - Sem2 - Production & Operations Management (DMBA201) PDF
SEMESTER II
Section A
Multiple Choice Questions (2 Marks each)
[Please answer all the questions]
2. The ________ and ________ are two controlling functions in implementing operation
strategies.
a) Dispatching, expediting
b) Routing, scheduling
c) Estimating, scheduling
d) Observing, planning
3. The following are three dominant manufacturing strategies ___________, __________ and
make to order.
a) Work to order, make to consume
b) Make to stock, assemble to stock
c) Logistics, selling
d) Order to get, store to make
4. In the _________ of executive opinion method, the opinion of a group of _________ is collected and
used as an estimate to obtain the forecast.
a) Group, supervisor
b) Idea, teachers
c) Jury, experts
d) Poll, experts
6. In __________ layout plan the cost of moving major components is very high and the product
is produced only at specified times.
a) Product layout
b) Process layout
c) Hybrid layout
d) Fixed layout
7. Plan, do, check and act is one of the approaches to total quality management is suggested by_______.
a) Deming
b) Juran
c) Crosby
d) Taguchi
9. A _______________ chart shows the amount of cumulative workload that each work
center has in a manufacturing unit.
a) Gantt load
b) Gantt progress
c) Schedule boards
d) Computer graphics
10. _________________ is a system that lays emphasis in achieving cost efficiencies by the
principles of waste reduction.
a) Just in time
b) Six sigma
c) Scheduling
d) Engagement
Section B
SHORT ANSWERS (5 Marks each)
[Please answer Any Four questions]
Section C
LONG ANSWERS (10 Marks each)
[Please answer Any Three questions]
1. Write down the major qualitative methods of forecasting. Which qualitative method would be
most suitable to forecast the demand of new product?
2. There are five existing facilities which are to be served by a single new facility. The details are given
below:
Existing Facility(i) 1 2 3 4 5
Coordinates 5,10 20,5 15,20 30,25 25,5
(ai,bi)
Number of trips 100 300 200 300 100
of loads/year(wi)
Find the optimum location of the new facility using gravity location concept.
3. Ensuring quality has a cost, is it true or false? How many types of cost are involved in ensuring quality?
4. What is vendor managed inventory? How does vendor manage inventory works?