Aug / Fall 2011

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester III OM0013 Advanced Production and Operations Management - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1235) Assignment - Set- 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.

1. Devise a Manufacturing Strategy plan for a startup automobile company, Bharath Car Audio, which specializes in Car Audio Equipment. 2. With examples show how operational strengths can be used effectively as competitive weapons. 3. Explain with appropriate sketches evolution of production systems starting from guild systems to current automation stage. 4. Consider that you are a project manager in one of the electrical company. You are responsible for planning the materials required to develop a mechanical charger for mobiles. Identify the dependent and independent demands of your project. 5. Analyze the difference between Mass Production and Toyota Production System. 6. Describe Computer Aided Manufacturing. What are the three major challenges faced by Computer Integrated Manufacturing?

Aug / Fall 2011

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester III OM0013 Advanced Production and Operations Management - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1235) Assignment - Set- 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.

1. Take an example of any product or service industry and explain the factors considered while taking the decision on plant location.

2. Explain briefly the current trends in Operations Management. 3. Imagine you are a manager of ABC company manufacturing 4 wheelers. Write a small briefing to management regarding what is benchmarking, why they should benchmark and what can they benchmark. 4. What is Rapid Prototyping? Explain how concept time to market can be drastically reduced using this technique.

5. What is Business Process? Explain with an example as to why a business process is to be modelled.

6. Explain the seven types of wastes w.r.t Just In Time. Explain what is Kanban and its types.