MME 3271 bodLaapdllelliyell alae dell INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION SEMESTER 2, 2012/2013 SESSION Programme : ALL PROGRAMMES Level of Study: UG 3 Time 2.30pm ~4.30 pm. Date: 1* June, 2013 Duration 2. Hr(s) 00 Min(s) Course Code : MME 3271 Section(s): 1,2,3,4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Course Title : ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT I This question paper consists of 5 (Five) printed pages including the cover page. INSTRUCTION(S) TO CANDIDATES DO NOT OPEN UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO. There are Six (6) questions in the paper. Answer Four (4) out of SIX (6) questions. Answers should be clear and intelligible. No books, notes and programmable calculators are permitted. Total marks: 100 Weightage: 45% Any form of cheating or attempt to cheat is a serious offence which mayMME 3271 QI [25 15 Marks} a. Briefly discuss the differences between quantitative and yualtative analysis from the manager's point of view. (7 Marks) b. Rihana, production manager at the headquarters of Bakery Products Corporation (BPC), is developing a. monthly shipping plan for the Tanjung Malim and Balakong ‘manufacturing plants to follow next year. These plants manufacture specialized industrial ovens that are shipped to five regional warehouses. Raihana has developed these estimated requirements and transportation costs (RM/unit) as shown in Table 1 below: Table 1: monthly requirement unites, monthly production unites and transportation cost RM per unit 0 Monthly Plant From To | Klang | Cyberjaya | Kuantan | Meriimau | Gombak | Frotss*or Balakon 33 oO] & 30 300 “Tanjung Malizn s0_| 30 35 | 95 20 300) ‘Monthly | | Warehouse » ese 73 | 100 2s | 150 130 | (units) I i (8 Merks) ii, Apply the stepping stone method to determine whether this solution provides the optimum solution. If it is not, find that optimum solution? (8 Marks) . Calculate the total shipping cost (2 Marks) 2 (25 Maria} List four benefits for inventory control Models. (4 Marks) b. What are the assumptions for the EOQ model? (5 Marks) c.. An office supply store open 5 days a week must determine the best inventory policy for boxes of copier paper. Weekly demand is nearly constant at 250 boxes and when orders are placed, and then entire shipment arrives at once, The cost per box is RM22 and the inventory holding cost is 30%. Orders are placed at a cost of RM40 each; including preparation time and communication charges, and the lead time is 2 days. i, Find the optimal order quantity: (4 Marks) i. Calculate the total annual’ holding and ordering costs associated with your recommended EOQ. > (4 Marks) ii, What is the reorder point? (4 Marks) iii, Assume that the demand increased by 20% and the cost per box by 10%, evaluate the new EOQ model. (4 Marks)MME 3271 Q3 [25 Marks] . 2. List five important skills to become a successful engineering manager. 15 Marks) b. Scott and Associates, Inc. is an accounting firm that has four new clients. Three Project leaders will be assigned to three clients. Based on the different backgrounds and experiences of the leaders, the various leader-client assignments differ in terms of projected completion times. The possible assignments and the estimated completion times in days are given in Table 2. Table 2 ‘The estimated completion times in days for three different project leaders ‘Clients Project leader [A B Se D 1 10 12 Samm | 25 2 u 14 19 32 3 18 21 23 29 Use the Hungarian method to obtain the optimal solution. (8 Marks) ii, If project leader (3) cannot be assigned to client (C), propose a solution to minimize the completion time. (6 Marks) iii. Iftable 2 is a profit matrix, create the initial table for opti (6 Marks) Q4. [25 Marks} ‘a. Two advertising media are being considered for promotion of a product. Radio ads cost RM400 each, while newspaper ads cost RM600 each. The total budget is RM7.200 per week. The total number of ads should be at least 15, with at least 2 of each type, and there should be no more than 19 ads in total. The company does not ‘want the number of newspaper ads to exceed the number of radio ads by more than 25 percent. Each newspaper ad reaches 6,000 people, 50 percent of whom will respond; while each radio ad reaches 2,000 people, 20 percent of whom will respond. The company wishes to reach as many respondents as possible while meeting all the constraints stated, Develop the appropriate LP model. (8 Marks) b. A simplex tableau for maximization problem is shown below (table 3) HM & % & Basis cs 2 a 2 2 0 SI 2 3 ol 1 “1 | 26 x 6 1 2 2 2 2 | 10 z 2 6 6 0. 6 |? gy] 2 0 A 0 ? 4,, Replace the (?) sign by the correct value. (12 Marks) fi, Interpret the solution shown in this simplex tableau. » (5 Marks)MME 3271 QS. (25 Marks] a. Briefly explain the difference between time series techniques and causal forecasting ‘method, Provide example to support your answer. (8 Marks) b. A 24-hour coffee/donut shop makes donuts every eight hours. The manager must forecast . donut demand so that the bakers have the fresh ingredients they need. Table 4 shows the actual number of glazed donuts (in dozens) sold during 3-6 of June, Table 4 Actual number of glazed donuts (in dozens) sold during 3-6 of June Date | Shift_|Demand(dozens)| Date | Shift | Demand(dozens) (Gune 3 Day 59 June S| Day 62 Evening 47 | | Eveniny 46 ‘Night 35 [Night a2 June S| Day 64 Tune 6 | Day 64 | Evening 43 Evenin 50 t_| 39 Night 40 i, Forecast the demand for glazed donuts for the three shifts on June 7. (12 Marks) ii, Make comments on the results. (5 Marks) Qs. 25 Marka) ‘The project manager should monitor the progress of any activity even if the expected time does not identify the activity as a critical activity. Discuss the statement. (6 Marks) b. Management Decision Systems (MDS) is a consulting company that specializes in the development of decision support systems. MDS obtained a contract to develop a ‘computer system to assist the management of a large company in formulating its capital expenditure plan. The project leader developed the following list of activities, immediate predecessors and the cost for each activity as concluded in table 5 Table 5 Project activities, immediate predecessors and the cost for each activity Activity [Time (days) | Precedence Activities | Cost /day(RM) At 5 EB [1000 | B 3 | Cc 8 D 4 | AB [900 | =a 12 I B.C [1000 F 10 | D “1460 G 3 | AF 700 H 2 E 800 Tema 3 GH 1000 Question 6 continued on page $MME 3271 i, Construct the project network. : (2 Marks) ii, Caloulate the total cost (2 Marks) Use a forward and a backward pass to fill out table 6. (4 Marks) iv. Identify the critical path? Evaluate the project "(6 Marks) y. Remark if activity D is delayed for 2 days? (4 Marks) Table 6: Project time details Precedence | Time Critical Activity | Activities _| (weeks) |_ES | _LS | BF | LF | Slack | Path? END-OF-PAPER