Code No: 53117/MT

NR
M.Tech. – I Semester Supplementary Examinations,
September, 2008

MATERIAL AND MANAGEMENT

(Industrial Engineering and Management)

Time: 3hours Max. Marks:60

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks
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1. What is the relevance of integrated materials Management for

manufacturing organisations in the twenty first century?

2. Using what conditions negotiations in purchasing is resorted to? Is

‘negotiations in purchasing’ same as ‘bargaining’? If not what is the
difference?

3. What has been the thrust of the present import policy of India?
What makes imports planning difficult as compared to sourcing
from India?

4. Discuss the various selective control techniques of inventory

management and their applications.

5. Enumerate the steps involved in receipt, inspection, preservation

and issue of materials.

6. Weekly demand for Motorola cell phones at a Best buy store is

normally distributed with a mean of 300 and a standard deviation
of 200 Motorola takes two weeks to supply a best buy order. Best
buy is targetting a service level of 95 percent and monitors its
inventory continuously. How much safety inventory of cell phones
should Best Buy Carry? What should their Reorder point be?

7. Explain the terms ‘B.O.M’ and “exploding B.O.M”. How is it

important in the process of Material requirement planning?

8. What is the importance and advantages of improved material

handling system? What are the ratios useful for evaluating the
performance of Material Handling system?

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