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2 Marks Unitwise OM Subject
2 Marks Unitwise OM Subject
2 MARKS
UNIT 1
PRODUCTION SYSTEM
1.what is production?
Any process or procedure developed to transform a set of input elements like
men, materials, capital information and energy in to a specified set of output
elements like finished products or services in proper quantity or quality.
It is a process by which goods and services are created.
2.what is a system?
System is a regularly interacting or inter depending group of items forming a unified
whale.
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Unit 2
Forecasting Capacity Techniques
1. What is forecast?
It is a estimate of an event which will happen in future. It is only an estimate based
on the past data related to a particular event, proper care must be given in estimating
it.
2. What are the types of forecast?
1. Technological forecasting
2. Economic forecasting
3. Demand forecasting.
3. What are the elements of good forecast?
The good forecast should be
1. Accurate
2. Timely reliable
3. Meaning full units
4. Written form simple to understand & use
4. What are the objectives of demand forecasting?
1. Short range objectives
2. Long range objectives
5. What is naïve approach?
It is a simple way to forecast in which the forecast of demand for the next period
is assumed to be equal to the actual demand in the current period.
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It is the process of determining from the product structure and planned order
releases and the gross requirements for components.
26. What is pegging?
It is the process of tracing mrp records and all the levels of the product structure
to identify how changes in the record of one components with affects the record of
the other component.
27. What is cyclic counting?
Counting on on hand inventory at regular intervals to verify inventory quantities
shown in theMRP.
28. What is time fence?
It designated the length of time that must pass without changing the mps to
stabilize the mrp system.
29. What is period order quantity?
It also order quantity and lot sizing policy in which order quantity varies according
to a comparision of holding order cost.
30. What is manufacturing resource planning II?
It addresses the planning a control activity related to materials, capacity, finance ,
engineering , sales & marketing.
31. What is closed loop MRP II?
A system built around material requirement planning I and also including
additional planning functions such as crp & mps.
32. What is distribution requirement planning?
A time phased stock replenishment plan for all levels of a distribution network
using the MRP planning logic.
33. What is Enterprise Resource Planning?
A software package developed for optimum use of resources of an enterprise in a
planned manner it intergrates the entire enterprise in a planned manner it intergrates
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the entire enterprise starting from the supplier to the customer covering logistics,
financial & human resources.
34. What is tracking signal?
It is a measurement of how well the forecasting is predicting actual values.
Tracking signal= running sum of forecast errors
Mean absolute deviation
35 What is meant by Reliability ?
Reliability of data refers to the aspects of data which make it consistent over long
periods of time
36 Difference between Correlation coefficient & regression coefficient.:
correlation coefficient for short is a measure of the degree of linear relationship
between two variables, usually labeled X and Y. While in regression the emphasis
is on predicting one variable from the other, in correlation the emphasis is on the
degree to which a linear model may describe the relationship between two variables.
In regression the interest is directional, one variable is predicted and the other is the
predictor; in correlation the interest is non-directional, the relationship is the critical
aspect.
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UNIT 3
DESIGN OF PRODUCE SERVICE AND WORK SYSTEM
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It refers with the selection of inputs, operation, workflows & methods & transform
inputs to output.
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Examine breakdown
Develop measure
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UNIT -4
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
1. What are the types of inventory cost?
• Ordering cost
• Carrying cost
2. What is capital cost?
It is the loss of interest on money involved invested in inventory building &
inventory control equipment.
3. What is inventory control?
When to replenish the inventory of an item.
How much of an item to order when the inventory of the item is to be replenished.
4. What is economic order quantity?
The sum of ordering cost& carrying cost for each item order size which is equal to
total cost. The ordersize at which the total cost is minimum is caused economic
quantity q=optimal order size.
5. What is back order?
The time or order will be received instaneous and they are consumed at a constant
rate. The purchase price per unit remains same irrespective of order size. If there is
no stock at the time of receiving a request for the items, it is assued that it will be
satisfied at a later data with a penalty.
6. What are the types of wastages in JIT?
Over production , Higher cost waiting time & delay ,Unnecessary handling or
transportation ,Unnecessary inventory ,Processing waste, Inefficient work methods,
Defective products.
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UNIT5
PROJECT & FACILITY PLANNING
1. What is a project?
A project is a set of activities that use resources to accomplish the goals &
objectives
2. What is project management?
It is a decipline of planning, organizing, managing resources to bring about the
successful completion of specific project goals & objectives.
3. What are the challenges for project management?
1. To achieve all the project goals & objectives while honouring the project
constrain like scope, budget, time.
2. To optimize the allocation & integration of inputs necessary to meet
predefined objective.
4. What are the features of project management?
1. Total accountability
2. Project dedication
3. Requirement for co-ordination intregrated planning & control
5. What is the importance of project management?
• Global competition
• Knowledge explotion
• Corporate downsizing.
• Increased customer focus
• Rapid development of economics of nation
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6. What is project life cycle?
• Concept phase
• Initial planning or feasibility phase.
• Detailed planning phase
• Organization phase
• Execution phase termination phase
7. What is project management process?
• Planning
• Scheduling
• Control
• Team
• Matrix organization
• Project manager
• Scope statement
• Statement of work organization breakdown structure
• Responsibility assignment matrix
8. What is work break down schedule?
Individual elements components of a work, hierarchical structure which can be
scheduled .
9. What is resource availability or limits?
Resource availability due date, late penalities, activity information identify
all required activities.
10. What is schedule of project management?
Gantt chart 1.graph or bar chart for CRM(Customer Relationship
Management) 2.provide visual display pert schedule
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11. What is Gantt chart?
It is a diagrammatic or graphical depiction of time duration of activities against a
given period corresponding to the master scheduled. It is a horizontal bar chart to
keep track of progress of a project.
12. What is project network?
Network analysis is the general name given to contain specific techniques which
can be used for the planning management & control of projects.
13. What is an arrow?
Indicate activity & event nodes
A nodes is represented by a circle indicate event a point in time where one or more
activities start and finish.
14. What is dummy activity?
Indicates only precedence relationship does not require any time of effort.
15. What is event?
Signals the beginning or ending of an activity
Designates a point in time
Represented by a circle
16. What is network?
Shows the sequential relationship among activities using nodes and arrows.
17. What is slack variable or float?
The amount of time that an activity or group of activity can slip without causing
a delay in the completion of the project.
18. What is project crashing?
Reducing project time,
Crash cost cost of reducing activity time.
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19. What is facility location or plant location?
Plant location is a function of determining location for a plant for maximum
operating economy & effectiveness it become importance.
20. What is the importance of facility location?
factors Financial,Employment factors, distribution
21. What is the objectives of location decision?
• organization to maximize the potential profit
• To have competitive advantage
• To maximize the best of the location of the firm
• To identify the best location for the firm or to find a number of
acceptable location from which to choose one
22. What is the importance of location?
Long term commitment often to have a impact on investment required, operating
cost& revenues as per as well as operation
23. What is the general procedure for making a location?
1. Evaluation criteria for deciding the alternative location
2. Identify the critical factor(raw material, market proximity)
3. Developing the alternatives
4. Evaluating the alternatives
24. What are the methods which evaluate the location decision method?
Factor rating method, Break even analysis method ,Quantitative method
25. What is facility layout?
It refers to the configuration of departments work centers & equipments &
machinery with follow of materials or work through the production system.
It involves decision about the fiscal arrangement of economic activity center with
in a facility.
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