Final: 16-3-2021

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

(Department of Business Administration)
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PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (MBA-

8509/9545)

CHECKLIST

SEMESTER: SPRING, 2021

This packet comprises the following material:

1. Textbook
2. Course Outline
3. Assignment No. 1 & 2
4. Assignment Forms (2 sets)

If you find anything missing out of the above-mentioned material, please contact at the
address given below:

Mailing Officer
Mailing Section, Block-28
Allama Iqbal Open University
H-8, ISLAMABAD.
Phone: 051-9057611-12

Professor Dr. Syed Hassan Raza

Course Coordinator
 ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD
(Department of Business Administration)
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Course: Production & Operations Management (8509/9545) Semester: Spring, 2021

Level: MBA / PGD Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1
Note: Attempt all the questions.

Q. 1 Explain the concept and applications of production and operation

management in manufacturing organizations detail. (20)

Q. 2 Explain product design. How product design could be evaluated? Discuss

with examples. (20)

Q. 3 Explain the purposes of quality control. What strategies to be adopted to

improve quality of a product by the implementation of TQM? Discuss with
examples. (20)

Q. 4 Explain the concept and purposes of method analysis in production and

operation management. Discuss with examples. (20)

Q. 5 Critically discuss the responsibilities of operations management with

examples in view business environment of Pakistan. (20)

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 ASSIGNMENT No. 2
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50

This assignment is a research-oriented activity. You are required to visit any business or
commercial organization and prepare a paper of about 15-20 pages on the topic allotted to
you. Prepare two copies of this report; submit one copy to your tutor for evaluation and
the other for presentation in the class, which will be held at the end of semester prior to
your final examination. Include following main headings in your report:
i. Introduction to the topic
ii. Important sub-topics
iii. Practical study of the organization with respect to the topic
iv. Review of theoretical and practical situations
v. Merits, demerits, deficiencies or strengths of the organization with respect to topic
under study
vi. Conclusions and recommendations
vii. Annex, if any

You may use transparencies, charts or any other material for effective presentation. You
are required to select one of the following topics according to the last digit of your roll
number. For example, if your roll number is D-3427185 then you will select topic
number 5 (the last digit).

Topics:
1. Trends in Operations Management
2. Design Specifications
3. Incentive Pay Systems
4. Transportation Methods
5. Forecasting Techniques
6. Critical Path Method
7. Aggregate Planning
8. Safety Engineering
9. Continuous Improvement
10. Capacity Planning Environment

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