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abhay grover
Asst. prof

Question Bank- Production and operation Management

MBA – 2nd SEM (MB-202)

Section A - 2 Marks Questions

1. Define productivity.
2. Name various types of inventories.
3. Define lead time and re-order point.
4. What is meant by method study?
5. Functions of operations management.
6. Methods of production control chart.
7. Difference between core process and support process.
8. Explain product – process matrix.
9. Differentiate between core competence and core processes.
10. Differentiate between JIT and Quality circles.
11. Define statistical process control.
12. Define capacity planning?
13. Explain work measurement?
14. What is job shop process?
15. Write characteristics of mass production.
16. What is meant by six- sigma?
17. What is meant by virtual factory?
18. What is acceptance sampling?
19. Define work study?
20. The advantage of np- chart of quality control.
 21. What is kanban?
22. Write a short note on ABC inventory classification.
23. What is materials management?
24. The advantages of C-chart of quality control.
25. Define the term diseconomies of scale.
26. What is alpha-numeric coding?
27. What is assembly line process?
28. What is process mix?
29. What is value analysis?
30. What are the elements of bill material?
31. Objectives of carrying inventory.

Section B – 10 Marks

1. What is capacity planning? Why is it important for an organization to do capacity

planning?
2. What are alpha-numeric and alphabetical codification system in stores management?
Which is the better system?
3. Name different types of layouts. What are the factors affecting layout decisions?
4. What do you mean by total quality management? How do the marketing and sales affect
product quality in TQM system?
5. What are the basic controllable variables of a production- planning problem? Explain the
pure and mixed strategies in production planning.
6. What do you understand by facility location? Discuss the various factors affecting facility
location decision.
7. Explain statistical process control and various methods of statistical process control.
8. Discuss the objectives and benefits of production planning control.
9. Bring out the stages in the development of a new product. Explain each stage in brief.
10. What is the function of a buffer stock? Explain economic order quantity.
11. Define the objective of location decision process in detail. Discuss the multi-location
decision process.
12. Explain how the layout problem is becoming more and more technical day-by-day.
13. What are the merits and demerits of centralization and decentralization of buying?
14. What is work study? Explain the role of work study in increasing productivity.
15. How will you classify purchases? Explain the various steps for carrying out effective
purchasing.
16. What are the different types of production processes? Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of each. When should each be used?