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Each question carries 1 mark. Star marked questions carry 2 marks. 3. The Maximum Time is 25 minutes. There is no negative marking for Wrong answers. Late Submission will incur a penalty rate of 0.5 marks/minute. 4. In case of tie, earliest time is the deciding factor.

1. A had invented a mathematical technique which was greatly recognized after B reinvented and advanced it in the form of an algorithm. Both A and B are great mathematicians.

The algorithm is named as Simplex Algorithm

2 . The following tasks are to be performed on an assembly line. Task Seconds Tasks That must Precede A 30 ----B 10 A C 30 B D 33 B E 22 C F 15 D G 26 E,F H 14 G The unit operates in single shift (i.e 8 hours a day). The demand for the completed product is 480 per day. The cycle time and the theoretical number of workstations (without line balance) are respectively ? a. b. c. d. 2 minutes, 4 stations 90 seconds, 3 stations 1 minute, 3 stations 112 seconds, 3 stations

3. It is impossible to have zero variability. Variation from the target specs results in a loss. Which of the following graphs are a traditional view of loss, a modern view of loss curve and who is the quality management philosopher that modified the traditional view respectively?

a. b. c. d.

A, C, Edwards Deming A,B, Henry Ford B,C, Joseph Juran C,B, Genichi Taguchi

4. Five jobs need to be done by 2 machines in sequence. The following table gives the time taken by either machine on each job. The minimum time in which the five jobs are completed and the corresponding sequence respectively are? J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 a. b. c. d. M1 15 9 12 12 18 M2 9 18 14 15 8

87, J5-J3-J2-J1-J4 79, J1-J2-J3-J4-J5 73, J2-J1-J3-J4-J5 74, J2-J3-J4-J1-J5

* 5 . The network shown below is an intercity oil distribution network. Each line indicates many
processes required for sending oil from city i to city j. The number on the line is the reliability of the processes in that particular route. Find the maximum reliability (approx) for sending oil from city 1 to city 9.

a. b. c. d.

0.323 0.262 0.168 0.210

6. You are an investor trying to invest in one of the two companies A and B. While all the financial and other analyses weigh the same for both the companies, you are in a fix now to decide on a parameter that can outweigh one company over the other. Your research told that both the companies operate on fixed order quantities with safety stocks. So the more the companys probability of not stocking out during the lead time, the better it can perform. As per the given table, which company is more reliable for investing? (Assume risk of investing = Acceptable percent risk of stocking out) Reorder Point Average daily demand Lead time in days Std. deviation of usage during lead time a. Investing in A is 5% points riskier than B b. Investing in B is 2.5% points riskier than A c. Investing in A is 2.5% points riskier than B A 80 3 13 25 B 82 3 11 25

d. Investing in B is 5% points riskier than A 7. The odd one out among the following is a. Genetic Algorithm b. Particle swarm optimization c. Ant colony Optimization d. Ford-Fulkersons algorithm 8. A task in a project is estimated most likely to be completed in 16 days and the expected time of completion is also 16 days. Given the expected variance in the activity times is 4, the minimum possible time required to accomplish a task, assuming everything proceeds better than is normally expected would be ______ a. 4 days b. 22 days c. 10 days d. 28 days IIM Rohtaks Marathon India for girl child organized on 25 November 2012 witnessed a huge participation from students, residents of Rohtak and adjoining areas. The participants, both men and women took part in many events ranging from 1Km to 10Km in different routes along the city of Rohtak. The logistics department of the event faced a big challenge in delivering refreshments from 4 strategic supply points to 4 strategic distribution points. The following table shows the cost matrix between any points. (Cost per packet of refreshments in each route given) Sheela Satyam Medical Bypass Total D-Park Cineplex Mod Circle Supply 1 2 2.5 2.5 400 2 1.5 2.5 800 3.5 2 1 200 3.2 3.5 3 600 1 3 1.5 400 600 600 400

Strategic Points Gate No.1 Pandit Caterers Rewari Sweets Pappu Bakery Total Demand

9. In order to minimize the overall cost, how many packets shall be sent from Rewari Sweet Shop to D-Park and Pappu Bakery to Sheela Bypass Circle are respectively.

a. 0, 600 b. 200, 400 c. 600, 0 d. 400, 200

*10. As we organized the logistics at minimum cost model, the cost incurred would be _______
a. 2770 b. 3440 c. 3960 d. 4320

*11. Out of the 2000 deliveries, only 2 were known to be delivery failure/error. What could be
the sigma level of such a process. (Assume mean sigma shift is 1.5) a. 2.59 Sigma b. 4.59 Sigma c. 6 Sigma d. 2 Sigma

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Down 1. An effect/phenomenon of variability magnification from customer to producer in a supply chain (8) 3. Scheduling JIT(6) 5. [In Reverse]A set of companies in Japan with interlocking business relationships (8) 6. Preprocessing, Processing, Post processing times combined (8) Across 1. Process of return transport of vehicle with some load rather than empty. 2. A meta heuristic in search algorithms (4) 4. Failsafe (8)