Reg. No.: [ I Question Paper Code : 46108 M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2014. Second Semester DBA 7201 — PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. (Common to all branches) (Regulations 2013) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A — (10 x 2= 20 marks) 1. Write the importance of organizational function, S Write the characteristics of modern production and operation function. 3. What is the need of demand forecasting? 4. What are the types of capacity requirements planning (CRP)? 5. What are the various tools used in method study? 6. What are the time study equipments? 7. What are the objectives of materials management? 8. Write short notes on vendor rating. 9. List out the principles of facility layout. 10. What are the steps in selection of location models? PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) 11. (@) Discuss the recent trends in production and operations management with suitable example. Or (>) Discuss the role of operations in strategic management with suitable example. (16)12. 16. is. @) b) @ b) @) ) (a) b) Discuss the overview of MRP and ERP with suitable example. Or Discuss the overview of qualitative and quantitative methods of demand forecasting with suitable examples. (a6) Discuss the legal, ethical and environmental issues in design of a * product with suitable example. Or Explain the procedure for method study with suitable example. Also, How is the job selected for method study. (6) Discuss the overview of materials management information systems (MMIS) with suitable example, Or Discuss the overview of JIT with suitable example. (16) Draw the network, determine the earliest and latest start and finish times of the activities. Identify the critical activities. Activity Duration 12 2 4 2 1 1 23 4 35 a 4 16 ~ 05 : 48 8 56 4 6-9. 3 18 3 89 3 Or ‘A small project is composed of time activities whose time estimates are given below. ‘Activity Optimistictime Most likely time Pessimistic time A a 2 8 B 2. 5 8 c 4 4 10 D 2 2 2 B 2 5 “4 F 3 6 15 G ss 6 8 H 5 8 u il 3 6 15 2 46108Activities A, B and C can start simultaneously, Activity D follows activity A while E follows B, Activities D and E are followed by activity G while F is dependent on C, H depends on D and E while I depends on F and G. (Find the expected duration and variance of each activity. (ii) Calculate the slack for each event, (Gi) What is the expected project duration? Determine the variance and standard deviation of the project, (iv) If the project due date is 28 days, what is the probability of not meeting the due date. (vy) What should be the project duration, for the probability of completion of 95 percent? (16) 8: 46108