Mid-Term Fall 2020

Student ID: Date: 05th November 2020

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Code: MKT-611 Class: BBA-08
Course Name: Advance Methods In Business Research Duration: 75 Minutes
Instructor Name: Muhammad Masood Mir Max. Marks: 20 Marks

Case

The Hawkins Supply company is currently faced with an inventory rotation problem. This difficulty
stems from the fact that some supplies must be used prior to a stated expiration date. Upon receipt, a
new shipment of these perishable items must be stacked beneath the boxes that are currently in
inventory. A substantial amount of time is consumed in restacking the items according to their
expiration dates. The Company would like to reduce the double and sometimes triple handling of items.
How can this goal be achieved?

Questions: (10 Marks)

Section A
On the basis of above case study write the:

1. Write down the topic showing independent and dependent variables, industry and target firm
2. Identify the problem statement discussing your required variables
3. Develop hypotheses for chosen variables
4. Develop objectives for the above case study
5. Make a theoretical frame work for the case

Section B (Descriptive Questions) (04 Marks)

1. Knowing the reality on the epistemological grounds is very essential. Explain the sources of
epistemology or the sources that creates knowledge?

Section C (Situational Questions) (06 marks)

The below is the case, Draw the proper and complete methodologies that how you are going
to complete this research. You need to construct the complete methodologies with the
proper reasons of anything you will use in methods

1. A manager finds that off-the-job classroom training has a great impact on the productivity of the
employees in the department. However, it is observation that employees over 60 years of age do
not seem to derive much benefit and do not improve with such training.