Module-1

Chapter-1

1. Define operations management. Describe input-transformation-output relationship in

an automobile factory, a restaurant, and a super market.
2. What Activities are involved in the operations Function? How does an
operation interact with other functional areas?
3. What do you mean by ‘Operations Management’? Explain the history of operations
management and how it has evolved to the present state.
4. Describe the basic features of the five major process types and give an
example of each in manufacturing.
5. Discuss the difference between Intermittent and Continuous Manufacturing.
6. Group Technology and Cellular manufacturing.

Chapter-2

7. List the major reasons for and against locating a new apparel manufacturing
plant into a city.
8. A Pizza Delivery Service is considering to locate its business in your city.
Enlist the factors which this service should take into consideration while
locating in your city.
9. As a project manager of a large petro-chemicals refinery, how will you select the
appropriate location of the plant? Discuss the various factors affecting your decision.
10. What are the different processes to decide plant location? Explain in detail.
11. As a plant manager of ceramics products, how will you select the appropriate
location of plant? Discuss consideration of various factors affecting it.

Chapter-3

12. Define the various types of plant layout in brief with suitable examples of
each.
13. What is a cellular layout? How is it different from a process layout? How is
group technology useful in cellular layout?
14. Differentiate process lay out and product layout.
15. What is line balancing? Where it can be used?
16. Define assembly line balancing and explain the process for the same.
17. What are the methods to decide plant layout?

Module-2
Chapter-4

1. Explain the difference between make-to-stock, make-to-order and assemble-to-order

products and services. Give an example of each.
 2. Define costs associated with inventory. Consider the data pertaining to purchase of a
component as given below for a small manufacturing organization:
• Annual demand- 1200 units

• Cost of ordering- Rs.15 per order

• Cost of holding inventory- Rs.2.5per unit per year

• Price- Rs. 25 per unit

• Average working days in year- 365

• Lead time- 7 days

Calculate (i) EOQ, (ii) reorder point, and (iii) total annual cost associated to inventory.
3. What are the techniques of Inventory Management under the independent demand
scenario?

Chapter-5

4. What is Aggregate Production Planning? Discuss the strategies in aggregate planning

to manage demand & supply.
5. What is meant by aggregate production planning? Why it is required?
6. What is pure planning? Which strategic processes can be included in pure planning?
7. What is MRP? Explain the elements of MRP in detail.

Module-3
Chapter-8

1. Explain the term PERT & CPM with context to project management. Give the
example of the projects where each would be more applicable than the other.
2. “Project control should always focus on the critical path”- critically examine the
statement.
3. What do you understand by ‘shop floor control’? What are its functions? Explain
Gantt chart as a tool for shop floor control.

Chapter-9

4. Discuss the methods for Scheduling of “n” jobs on one machine and
scheduling of “n” jobs on more than one machine.
5. Define sequencing. State ‘shortest processing time’ and ‘earliest due date’
priority sequencing rules.

6. What do you mean by job sequencing? Explain any 5 methods of job sequencing
with examples.
7. What do you understand by Operations Scheduling? What are the problems
faced in the absence of proper scheduling?
8. What is waiting line analysis? State the example of waiting line.
 9. Explain the structure of Queue. /write a note on queuing system.
10. Describe the process of Line balancing.

Module-4
Chapter-10

1. Explain JIT System and

2. Explain the pull approach of JIT manufacturing. Compare it with conventional
push approach.
3. Briefly explain the seven elements to achieve waste elimination in JIT.

Chapter-11

4. Discuss the contribution of Deming, Juran and Crosby in the field of quality.
5. Six Sigma Process of Japanese Manufacturing.
6. Explain deming’s 14 principles of quality management.
7. What is lean manufacturing? What are the essentials of it?
8. What is TQM?

Chapter-12

1. What is SQC?
2. Elaborate your understanding about ISO-9000 certification. Explain its importance for
Indian manufacturing industries.
3. Write a note on Industrial Safety.
EXTRA Question:
1. “Business trends have had great impact on operations management” – Discuss
2. What are the benefits of ISO certification? What do you understand when a company
claims that it has ISO 14000 certification?
3. How do the marketing and sales areas affect the product quality in a TQM system?
4. “Layout has many practical and strategic implications” – Discuss
5. How does a layout matter in office operations?
6. Discuss the pros and cons for a company considering a foreign location for its operations.
7. What do you understand by the term “ operations Management” ? what are the major
issues in OM that faced in India?
8. What are the reasons for the growing applications of Group Technology concept for
layout design?
9. How is the continuous flow system different form intermittent flow system?
10. What are the various types of material handling devices?
11. What are the key difference between level strategy and chase strategy in Aggregate
Production Planning formulation?
12. What is the relation between lean management and JIT manufacturing?
13. What is EOQ? How EOQ is apply in Inventory management? Derive the formula for
EOQ.