SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)

(Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)

Re-accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade (3.58/4) Awarded Category – I by UGC
Seat No.

Institute : (0212) SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, NAGPUR

Programme : (021241) MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Batch : 2020-2022
Semester : III (Third)
Course Name : Theory of Constraints
Course Code : 0212410326
Date : 25.11.2021 Maximum Marks : 40
Day : Thursday Time : 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Set 2
Instructions:
1. Students are advised to read the instructions given in Section A & Section B.
2. Students should write the page number on the top-right-side of each page of answer sheets.
3. Students should write the Question Number at the middle- top of the attempted answer and
in the left column so that the examiner cannot miss out the evaluation of that attempted
question
Section – A
Course
Q. (Attempt any 4 questions from 5 questions of Section A)
Marks Outcomes
No. (Compulsory)
Mapped
4 Questions* 5 Marks = 20 Marks
Q1 Construct an Evaporating Cloud for a conflict in selection of 5 CO1
transportation vehicle for movement of goods to the retailer marks
from manufacturer.
Q2 Distinguish between the Bottleneck and Constraint through 5 CO1
relevant examples. marks

Q3 Discuss how Drum, Buffer and Rope ensures constant work in 5 CO2
progress. marks

Q4 Explain how “Throughput Accounting eliminates harmful 5 CO3

distortions introduced from traditional accounting practices”. marks

Q5 “The drum is always beaten at the speed of the slowest 5 CO2

resource”. Justify your stand to the statement. marks
 Section – B (Case Study) (Compulsory) 20 marks
Q6 The company Alfa Ltd. is a micro-company established in 1985 20 CO4
aiming at implementing Critical Chain Project Management. marks
For 7 years it has sold made-to-order wooden houses. Their
offer includes designing the house according to customer
requirements, manufacturing the necessary house parts,
transport and assembly on the customer’s construction site, as
well as weatherproofing and maintenance. Their sales office is
in Poznan, a warehouse of finished products is located near
Poznan, and parts are manufactured by one of the three
suppliers in Estonia.
Project completion, or the delivery of customer order.
1 Discussion about order details and drafting the contract for
the customer (A)
2 Preparation of detailed design documents and drawings for
the producer (B)
3 Approval of the project by the customer (C)
4 Defining the detailed budget (for the purposes of the
company) (D)
5 Creating a roadmap (for the purposes of the company) (E)
6 Ordering raw material with the supplier in Estonia (F)
7 Sending manufacturing order to the production plant in
Estonia (G)
8 Production of house parts by a supplier in Estonia (H)
9 Packing and preparation for transport (performed in the
warehouse of the manufacturer upon the request of the
ordering company) (I)
10 Transport from the manufacturer to the warehouse carried
out by an external transport
Company (J)
Traditionally the project was estimated to be completed in 85
days.
a. Design the project using critical chain project
management concept through the network diagram.
Assume your own durations for each activity.
(10 marks)
b. Identify and explain the critical chain in the project.
Allocate buffers at various stages in the project.
(10 marks)