Aug / Fall Drive 2011

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester II

MB0044 – Production & Operations Management - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1133)

Assignment

Set- 1 (60 Marks)

Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.

Q1. Explain in brief the origins of Just In Time. Explain how JIT is implemented.
Q2. Bring out the historical background of Value Engineering. Elucidate three
companies which have incorporated VE with brief explanation.
Q3. Explain the key elements of Quantitative modelling. What is work study and
motion study.
Q4. What is Rapid Prototyping? Explain the difference between Automated flow line
and Automated assembly line with examples.
Q5. List different methods for selecting a suitable plant location and explain any
two.
Q6. Explain Juran’s Quality Trilogy and Crosby’s absolutes of quality. List out
Demings 14 points.

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester II

 Aug / Fall Drive 2011
MB0044 – Production & Operations Management - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1133)

Assignment

Set- 2 (60 Marks)

Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.

Q1. Sketch the business process model and define the terms. Differentiate between
Explain Logical Process Modelling and Physical Process Modelling.
Q2. Explain project management life cycle and its phases. With an example explain
Work Breakdown Structure.
Q3. Define industries’ best practices? Explain any one popular industry best
practise followed by all companies.
Q4. Explain PMIS. What is Key Success Factor (KSF), Explain with example.
Q5. Explain the seven principles of supply chain management. Take an example of
any product in the market and explain Bullwhip effect.
Q6. Time taken by three machines on five jobs in a factory is tabulated below in
table below. Find out the optimal sequence to be followed to minimise the idle
time taken by the jobs on the machines.

Job Machine 1 Machine 2 Machine 3

(M1) (M2) (M3)
A 6 8 7
B 4 5 3
C 5 5 7
D 3 4 6
E 4 3 4