BBA-3RD SEM

PRODUCTION AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT

IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS:

1. Define Product design.
2. Define Product development.
3. Define Batch production.
4. Difference between continuous and intermittent production
5. What is Location analysis?
6. Define capacity planning.
7. Objectives of production planning and control
8. Define operations management.
9. What do you mean by TQM?
10. Define kanban system
11. Six sigma
12. What is Virtual factory concept ?Discuss its importance
13. Discuss the functions of purchase management.
14. Define value analysis
15. EOQ model in inventory system
16. ABC analysis
17. Control charts
18. Acceptance sampling
19. Discuss the need of facility location decision.
20. Difference between inspection and quality control
21. Time study, method study
22. PERT and CPM
23. Productivity linked incentives
24. Assembly line balancing
25. Define routing, loading and scheduling.
26. Carrying and holding cost
27. Re order level
28. Statistical Quality control (S.D.C)
29. Quality assurance
30. Inventory managemnt and control

IMPORTANT LONG QUESTIONS:

UNIT-I

1. Define production and operation management. Discuss the functions of operation mangemet
in detail.
2. What are the various problems of production and operation management.
3. Describe production system. Give the classification of production system.
4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of job and batch production.
5. Discuss the process of product development in detail.
6. A) Difference between intermittent and continuous production

B) Difference between job and batch production

UNIT-II

7.what are the factors affecting facility location decisions?

8. What are the factors affecting facility layout or layout decisions?

9. Write note on routing in production plannng and control. How can you control wastage in
production.

10. Explain the capacity planning process in detail.

11. Explain the Objectives and benefits of production control.

12. Discuss the factors affecting capacity planning.

13. Describe the types of facility layout in detail.

14. What are the various considerations to be kept in mimd while deciding upon new plant
location.
15. Write a detailed note on assembly line balancing. How it helps in production management.

16. Discuss the scope of production planning and control. Explain its role in operation
management.

UNIT-III

17. Define productivity. Discuss the various techniques of productivity with its merits and
demerits.

18. Explain purchasing management. Discuss the methods of purchase management.

19. Discuss the merits and demerits of value analysis

20. Describe in detail the process of purchase management.

21. Merits and demerits of stock control system.

UNIT-IV

22. Explain the factors affecting inventory control system.

23. Describe the assumptions on which EOQ is based.Also discuss its merits and demerits

24. Describe the characteristics and components of JIT.

25. Explain the types of control charts in detail. What are their application in different
manufacturing concern.

26. what is satistical quality control and acceptance samplying.

27. Discuss in detail the advantages and disadvantages of TQM. Also discuss its principles in
detail.

28. Define inventory management. Discuss the objectives and function of inventory
management.

29. What is ABC analysis? What is its role in inventory management? Explain in detail.

30. Define quality assurance. Explain its importance in inventoy control in detail.