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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
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December, 2011
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MS-52 : PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 70%)
Note : Answer any four questions. . Question No.6 is

compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) "Projects should be formulated primarily to

meet the needs of customers". Highlight the
importance of market analysis in project
management.
(b) Describe the important phases of a project

life cycle.
2. (a) Discuss the important issues related to

technical analysis of a project.
(b) What are the traditional methods of

financial evaluation of projects ? Why are
they considered deficient ?
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3. (a) Explain the various methods of resource

allocation in a project.
(b) What - are the different types of cost

estimating in the life cycle of a project and
hour does the level of accuracy increase
progressively ?
4. (a) Explain the different types of matrix

structure applied to a project organisation.
Also throw some lights on the recent trends
in organisation design.
(b) What are the pitfalls in the traditional

method of cost accounting and expenditure
control in projects ?
5. (a) Discuss the prevalent quality control

method in project management.
(b) Elaborate your understanding about the

concept of project DRIVER.
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6. A project has the following activities and their

time estimates :
TIME (Days)
Most Most Most
Activity Predecessor Optimistic Likely Pessimistic
A - 2 4 6
B A 8 12 16
C A 14 16 30
D B 4 10 16
E C, B 6 12 18
F E 6 8 22
G D 18 18 30
(a) Draw the network diagram of the project

(b) Determine the expected project completion
time
(c) Identify the critical path
(d) Calculate the variance for the project.
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Term-End Examination
June, 2012

(Weightage 70%)
Note : Answer any four questions. All questions carry equal

marks.
1. (a) Describe the important phases of project life

cycle.
(b) What do you understand about
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) ?
Explain its role in the context of project
management.
2. (a) What are the different levels of forcecasting

and their respective role in decision
making ?
(b) "Detailed Project Report (DPR) forms the
foundation on which the entire
superstructure of the project is built".
Discuss and bring out the do's and don'ts
of a good DPR.
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3. (a) "Management of materials and equipment

forms the core of project management" -
Support your views giving supporting
evidence.
(b) What is resource Levelling ? Discuss the

various methods of resource levelling.
4. (a) Explain the various sources of project

financing.
(b) What are the different organisation

structures recommended for project
organisation ? Discuss their advantages and
disadvantages.
5. (a) Elaborate the concept of Earned value of the

Budget in PERT/ COST System.
(b) Explain the use and advantages of squared

networks in project management.
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6. A small project is composed of seven activities

whose time estimates are given below.
Estimated Time (Weeks)

ACTIVITY Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic
1-2 1 1 7
1-3 1 4 7
1-4 2 2 8
2-5 1 1 1
3-5 2 5 14
4-6 2 5 8
5-6 3 6 15
(a) Draw the project Network
(b) What is the expected Project Length ?
(c) Determine the variance and standard

deviation of the project.
(d) Identify the critical path and activities
(e) What due date has about 90% chance of

being met ? (Take Z = 1.29)
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marks.
1. The following information is given of a project :

Activity : 1 2 1 5 2 3 2 4 3 6 4 6 5 6 5 7 6 8 7 8
Time
4 2 2 6 3 9 5 7 1 10
(Months :
(a) Draw the Project diagram.
(b) Determine the project completion time.
(c) Identify the critical path and activities.
(d) Calculate the total float of each activity.
(e) Explain the difference between total float
and slack.
2. (a) Elaborate your understanding about
Pre-feasibility study of industrial project.
(b) What are different levels of forecasting ?
Also explain the errors in demand
forecasting.
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3. (a) Discuss briefly the various methods of

economic analysis of projects.
(b) "Projects should be formulated primarily to
meet the needs and wants of customers ."
Highlight the importance of market analysis
in project management.
4. (a) Discuss the various methods of resource

allocation in any project.
(b) What is matrix organisation ? Explain its
advantages and disadvantages in project
management.
5. (a) Elaborate your understanding regarding

management of contracting for materials
and equipment in project environment.
(b) Explain the factors affecting the control of
project cost.
6. (a) Describe the objectives, planning procedure

and organisation structure required for
commissioning of projects.
(b) Explain how cybernetics concepts applied
to project management.
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marks.
1. (a) Distinguish between Project and Production

Management. Discuss the critical success
factors in project management.
(b) Explain your understanding regarding

"Technical Analysis" in the context of
project management.
2. (a) Discuss the various available methods for

economic analysis of projects.
(b) Discuss the various issues related to

equipment and process technology as
applied to project management.
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3. Consider a project having the following activities

and their time estimates.
TIME (DAYS)
Most Most Most
Activity Predecessor
Optimistic Likely Pessimistic
A 2 4 6
B A 8 12 16
C A 14 16 30
D B 4 10 16
E C,B 6 12 18
F E 6 8 22
G D 18 18 30
H F, G 8 14 32
(a) Draw the network diagram of the project.

(b) Compute the expected project Completion
Time.
(c) Identify the critical path.
(d) Determine the variance and standard
deviation of the project.
(e) Which due date has about 90% chance of
being met ? (Take z =1.65)
4. (a) What is resource levelling ? Discuss the

various methods of resource levelling.
(b) Discuss the relevant and different types of
cost to be estimated in the life cycle of a
project. How does the level of accuracy
increase progressively ?
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5. (a) What are the different Organisation

Structures recommended for project
organisation ? Explain their advantages and
disadvantages.
(b) What do you understand by "Feedforward
Project Control" ? How do you compare it
with Feed Back System ? Explain the role
of Feedforward Control in MIS for project
management.
6. (a) Explain the pitfalls in the traditional method

of cost accounting and expenditure control
in projects.
(b) Discuss the quality control methods usually
applied in project management.
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marks.
1. (a) Describe the objectives, planning procedure
and organisational structure required for
commissioning of projects.
(b) Explain the importance of "Project Review"
in the context of control of a project.
2. (a) Describe the important phases of a project

Life Cycle.
(b) How do you measure the error in demand
forecasting ? How can we optimize the
conflicting factors of cost and accuracy of
demand forecasting ?
3. (a) Discuss the various issues related to

commercial and socio economic aspects of
any project while preparing a detailed
project report.
(b) What is matrix organisation ? Discuss the
advantages of this organisation design for
project management.
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4. (a) "Management of materials and equipments

forms the core of project management" -
Justify the statement.
(b) Discuss the various methods of resource
allocation.
5. (a) What are the objectives of Project

management information system ? Also
explain Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
(b) Identify and explain the factors affecting the
control of project cost.
6. A maintenance project related to capital

shutdown of turbine in a thermal power plant
consists of the following jobs.
Activity : 1 - 2 2 - 3 2 - 4 3 - 4 3 - 5 4 - 6 5 - 8
Duration :
2 7 3 3 5 3 5
(Weeks)
Activity : 6 - 7 6 - 10 7 - 9 8 - 9 9 - 10
Duration :
8 4 4 1 7
(Weeks)
(a) Draw the network diagram of this project

(b) Calculate the project completion time
(c) Identify the critical path
(d) What are the different kinds of Floats ?
What is the significance of floats in any
project ?
(e) Calculate the TOTAL and FREE floats for
all activities.
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7-4 Term-End Examination
June, 2014
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(Weightage 70%)
Note : (i) Answer any three questions from 1-5.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
(iii)Question - 6 is compulsory.
1. (a) Distinguish between Project and Production

Management with the help of examples.
(b) What are the phases of a project
development cycle ? Give the salient tasks
under each phase.
2. (a) "Economic analysis is done from Societal
Point of view in contrast to simple financial
analysis". How does it bring about a change
in the methods of evaluation ? Describe with
examples.
(b) "Projects should be formulated primarily to
meet the needs and wants of customers".
Highlight the importance of market analysis
in project management.
3. (a) How does management of projects with the
aid of network analysis helps design and
procurement of materials and equipment in
line with the priorities ? Explain.
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(b) "Structure Supports Strategy". Justify in the

context of project management
environment.
4. (a) Discuss the different types of cost estimating

in the life cycle of project.
(b) Elaborate your understanding about
Feedforward Project Control.
5. (a) Elaborate on the concept of "Earned Value

of the Budget" in PERT/COST System.
(b) Discuss the various quality control methods
those are prevalent in project management.
6. Data obtained from a capital shutdown project

are given below with three time estimate.
Preceeding Duration in Weeks

Activity
Activity a m b
A 7 10 12
B A 9 12 17
C 16 18 20
D C 20 24 26
E 2 1 3
F E, B, D 5 2 12
G F 6 4 14
(a) Draw the project network diagram.

(b) Identify the critical path and activity.
(c) Calculate the variance and SD for the
project.
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December, 2014

(Weightage 70%)
Note : (i) Answer total four questions. Questions No. 1 is
compulsory.
1. A small equipment erection project consists of

following 12 jobs :
Jobs 1-2 2-3 2-4 3-4 3-5 4-6 5-8 6-7 6-10 7-9 8-9 9-10
Duration
2 7 3 3 5 3 5 8 4 4 1 7
(weeks)
(a) - Draw the Project Diagram

(b) Determine Project Completion time
(c) Identify Critical Path and activities
(d) Find out the total float for non-critical
activities
2. (a) Discuss the critical success factors in Project

Management.
(b) "Detail Project Report (DPR) forms the
foundation on which the entire super
structure of the project is built". Bring out
the do's and don'ts of a good DPR.
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3. (a) Discuss the different levels of forecasting

and their respective role in decision making.
(b) Briefly discuss the various methods of
resource allocation in project management.
4. (a) "Costing is a guesstimate and pricing is a

strategy". Elaborate.
(b) Elaborate your understanding regarding
Integrated Project Management Information
System.
5. (a) Discuss the various factors affecting the

control of project cost.
(b) "Lean organisations cannot function
without empowerment". Explain.
6. (a) Briefly describe the objectives, planning

procedure and organisational structure
required for commissioning of project.
(b) How the cybernetics concepts are applied
to project management ?
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June, 2015
Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 70%)
Note : (i) Answer any three questions from
1-5.
(iii) Question 6 is compulsory.
1. (a) Briefly describe the three distinct phases of

the development process through which a
typical project goes.
(b) What is the need of demand forecasting ?
Discuss various levels of demand
forecasting.
2.
(a) Explain the concept of Total slack, Free slack
and Independent slack. Also give formula
for their computation.
(b) Justify the statement :
"Meticulous management of activities on
the critical path is crucial to completing
projects on time".
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(a) What is a matrix organisation ? What are

3. the advantages of this organisation design
when used for Project Management ?
(b) "Effective management of materials and
equipment play a vital role in Project
Management". Comment !
(a) How can computers help in monitoring and

4.
control of projects ? Discuss.
(b) Describe the objectives of commissioning of
projects. Name two ways of handling
commissioning in large organisations.
How are Cybernetics concepts applied in

Project Management ? Explain.
Mention some of the pre-requisites for a
successful project.
of the following :
6. Write short notes on any two
Pay Back Period (PB) method for Project
(a)
Evaluation.
(b) Activity On Nodes (AON) diagrams.
(c) Concept of Project 'DRIVER'.
(d) Squared Networks in Project Management.
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(iii) Question no. 6 is compulsory.
1. (a) Briefly discuss the importance of

Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies in
ensuring success in operation phase of the
project.
(b) What is Social Cost Benefit Analysis

(SCBA) ? Explain the need of SCBA in
appraising projects.
2. (a) What are Activity on Arrows (AOA)

diagrams ? Explain Merge Event, Burst
Event and Combined Merge and Burst Event
by drawing diagrams.
(b) What is the aim of 'Resource Levelling' ?

Briefly describe any one method of Resource
Levelling.
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3. (a) Briefly discuss various types of cost

estimates as used in costing and pricing of
projects.
(b) What is 'Feed-forward Project Control' ?
When is this kind of control operable ?
4. (a) "Successful Project Management depends

largely on the capability of the computers
to update project status and feed timely and
critical information to Project Managers."
Comment !
(b) What is an Integrated Project Management
Information System ? What is its
importance ? Explain.
5. (a) Briefly discuss the key elements of control

process in projects.
(b) Discuss some critical success factors in
Project Management.
6. Write short notes on any two of the following :

(a) Internal Rate of Return (IRR) method for
project evaluation
(b) Progressive Scheduling Method of Resource
Allocation
(c) Concept of S - Curve
(d) Network - based Milestone Charts
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71. Term-End Examination
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(Weightage 70%)
(ii) All questions early equal marks.
1. (a) List down some of the pre-requisites of

project success.
(b) Define forecasting error. Describe any one
method of measuring the forecast error.
2. (a) What do you understand by the 'time

analysis of networks' ? Briefly describe the
forward pass and backward pass.
(b) Discuss types of organisation structures in
projects where departmentation is done on
the basis of functions and products.
3. (a) Discuss some of the objectives of project

management information system.
(b) What is `Feedforward project control' ?
Differentiate between the feedback and
feedforward systems.
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4. (a) How can computers help in monitoring and

control of projects ?
(b) What do you understand by commissioning
of a plant ? What should be the objectives
of commissioning ?
Discuss the cybernetics approach to project

management control.
Discuss the trade-off between the activity
duration and the associated costs.

(a) Pay Back period (PB) method for project
evaluation.
(b) Project Management Information System
(PMIS)
(c) UNIDO Method
(d) Critical path of the project
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MS-052: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

(Weightage 70%)
1. (a) What are opportunity studies ? Sketch an

outline of a resource - based study.
(h) What are the traditional methods of
financial evaluation of the projects ? Why
are they considered deficient ?
2. (a) Explain the concept of Total Slack, Free
Slack and Independent Slack. Also give
formula for their computation.
(1) Discuss some sources of project financing
of public sector, joint sector and private
sector projects.
3. (a) What do you understand by contracting for
materials and equipment ? Briefly discuss
the three phases of contracting.
(b) "Unsuccessful projects are marked with
high level of dys-functional conflicts nearer
to the commissioning time". Comment.
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4. (a) What checks should be implemented into

the project management to ensure quality ?
(b) Why is it said that project review must be
carried out from time to time as the project
moves forward ?
5. (a) Discuss the importance of market and

demand analysis in Project Management.
(b) Explain the matrix form of organisational
structure of projects. Highlight its
advantages.

(a) DPR and its importance in a Project
(b) Concept of Project 'DRIVER'
(c) External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)
(d) Squared Networks
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the development process of a typical project.
(b) What is the need for demand forecasting ?
What are the uncertainties faced in
forecasting the demand ? What are the levels
of demand forecasting ?
2. (a) Describe the three time estimates in which

an activity can be finished.
(b) Describe any two types of cost estimates for
costing and pricing of projects.
3. (a) Discuss the role of management information

system (MIS) in implementation and control
of projects.
(b) What is a PERT cost system to control costs
of a project ? What does it involve ?
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4. (a) How can computers help in monitoring and

control of projects ? Explain with an
example.
(b) Project implementation rarely proceeds as
per the forecasts. Discuss the key elements
in the control process of projects.
5. (a) "Decision made during the design phase

have major impact on the entire life cycle of
a project". Justify with reasoning.
(b) "Human resource must be recognised as the
most powerful resource in project
management". Comment!

(a) Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
(b) Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
(c) Contracts planning in projects
(d) Objectives of commissioning of the project
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(Weightage 70%)
Note : (i) Answer any three questions from 1- 5.
1. (a) Briefly discuss the UNIDO's outline of pre-

feasibility study for industrial projects.
(b) Why is economic analysis of projects
done ? What does it cover ?
"Management of materials and equipment

forms the core of project management".
Support your views with reasons.
Mention the sources of project financing.
Describe any one of them briefly.
Developing self directed project teams is the

key to improving effectiveness in project
management Elucidate.
Once we switch over to PERT-cost system,
can we do away with time-based project
control ? Explain with reasons.
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Discuss some quality control methods that

are prevalent in project management.
Highlight the importance of project team
review meetings.
5. (a) Discuss the role of Management

Information System (MIS) in
implementation and control of projects.
(b) Bring out the importance of site selection for
a new project. Is it an economic or personal
issue ?

(a) Forecast versus Prediction
(b) Time/Cost trade-off in projects
(c) Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
(d) Microsoft Project
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(Weightage 70%)
Note : (i) Answer any three questions from 1- 5.
1. (a) Describe the pre-investment phase of a

typical project development cycle.
(b) Briefly discuss the techniques of financial
and economic evaluation of projects.
2. (a) Discuss the trade-off between the activity

duration and the associated cost. Why is it
said that all such activity duration reduction
may not be desirable ? Elaborate.
(b) Describe the 'Trigger Level Method' of
resource levelling.
3. (a) Explain feedforward project control.

Compare the feedback and feedforward
systems with the help of a diagram.
(b) "Developing self directed teams is the key
to improving effectiveness in Project
Management". Give your views on the
above statement.
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4. (a) Why is it said that the tools and techniques

of Project Management lend themselves to
easy computerisation ? Discuss.
(b) Highlight the importance of advance
planning of commissioning and integrating
it with project execution.
5. (a) Project implementation rarely proceeds as

per the forecasts. Discuss the key elements
in the control process of projects.
(b) Describe the three time estimates in which
an activity can be finished.

(a) Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
(b) Estimates for Costing and Pricing of projects
(c) S - curves
(d) Teamwok in projects
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oo Term-End Examination
December, 2018
Time : 3 hours Maxiinion Marks : 100

(Weigh tage 70%)
Note : (i) Anszver any five questions.
1. What is a Detailed Project Report (DPR) ? What

is its importance in a project ? Briefly describe
the main contents of a DPR.
2. Describe the Social Cost Benefit Analysis (SCBA)

for economic analysis of projects. What is the need
for SCBA ? How does SCBA differ from monetary
cost and benefits analysis of the project ?
3. Differentiate between resource levelling and

resource allocation : Describe some methods of
resource allocation.
4. "Project scheduling is a complicated exercise -

especially for large projects." Discuss some issues
relevant to project scheduling and tirne analysis
of projects with respect to the given statement.
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5. Bring out the objectives of a project management

information system. What must be spelt out
clearly while designing a project management
information system ? Discuss.
6. "Project reviews play a vital role in taking stock

of the progress by measuring and evaluating the
current status and to take appropriate remedial
measures". Discuss.
7. Write short notes on any three of the following :

(a) Criteria for a good forecasting method
(b) Precedence Network diagrams
(c) Trade-off between the activity duration and
the associated cost
(d) Concept of Project 'DRIVER'
(e) Concept of Cybernetics
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(Weightage : 70%)
Note : Attempt any three questions from questions no.

1 to 5. All questions carry equal marks. Question
no. 6 is compulsory.

the development process through which a
typical project goes.
(b) What is the need of demand forecasting ?
Discuss various levels of demand forecasting.
2. (a) What is a matrix organization ? What are

the advantages of this organization design
when used for Project Management ?
(b) "Effective management of materials and
equipment plays a vital role in Project
Management." Comment.
3. (a) What checks should be implemented into

the project management to ensure quality ?
(b) Why is it said that project review must be
carried out from time to time as the project
moves forward ?
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4. (a) Discuss some of the objectives of project

management information system.
(b) What is "Feed Forward Project Control" ?
Differentiate between the feedback and feed
forward systems.
5. (a) Briefly discuss the importance of

pre-feasibility and feasibility studies in
ensuring success in operation phase of the
project.
(b) What is Social Cost Benefit Analysis
(SCBA) ? Explain the need of SCBA in
appraising projects.
(a) Pay Back Period (PB) Method for Project

Evaluation
(b) Activity on Nodes (AON) Diagram
(c) Squared Networks in Project Management
(d) Progressive Scheduling Method of Resource

Allocation
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December, 2019
MS 051: OPERATIONS RESEARCH

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(VVeightage : 70%)
Note : (i) Attempt any four questions.

1. (a) Discuss the significance and scope of

Operations Research (OR) in modern
management. Explain in brief the role of OR
models in decision-making.
(b) What is Buffer Stock ? List the reasons for

keeping a buffer stock. Suppose the lead
time for procurement of a product gets
doubled, will you recomment doubling its
buffer stock ? Justify your answer.
2. (a) Briefly describe the Cutting Plane Method

for solving an Integer Programming
Problem.
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(b) What do you understand by

Non-linear Programming and Quadratic
Programming 9 What is the basic difference
between them ?
3. (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages

of Monte Carlo simulation as a problem
solving technique ?
(b) A vending machine dispenses hot chocolate

or coffee. Service time is 30 seconds per cup
and is constant. Customers arrive at a mean
rate of 80 per hour, and this rate is
Poisson-distributed.
Determine :
(i) The average number of customers
waiting in line.
(ii) The average time customers spend in
the system.
(iii) The average number in the system.
4. (a) In a game of matching coins, Player A wins

2 if there are two heads, wins nothing if
there are two tails and loses 1 when there
is one head and one tail.
Determine the payoff matrix, best strategies
for each player and the value of game to
Player A.
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(b) An aircraft company uses rivets at a

constant rate of 2500 per year. Each unit
costs 30. The company personnel estimate
that it costs 130 to place an order, and
that the carrying cost of inventory is
10 percent per year. How frequently should
orders be placed ? Also determine the
optimum size of each order.
5. (a) A firm makes two products X and Y, and has

a total production capacity of 9 tonnes per
day. Both. X and Y require the same
production capacity. The firm has a
permanent contract to supply at least
2 tonnes of X and at least 3 tonnes of Y per
day to another company. Each tonne of X
requires 20 machine hours of production
time and each tonne of Y requires
50 machine hours of production time.. The
daily maximum possible number of machine
hours is 360. All of the firm's output can be
sold. The profit made is 80 per tonne of X
and 120 per tonne of Y.
Formulate this problem as an LP model and
solve it by using graphical method to
determine the production schedule that
yields the maximum profit.
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(b) A construction company has requested bids

for subcontracts on five different projects.
Five companies have responded. Their bids
are represented below :
Bid Amounts (in '000s)
I II III IV V
1 41 72 39 52 25
2 22 29 49 65 81
Bidders 3 27 39 60 51 40
4 45 50 48 52 37
5 29 40 45 26 30
Determine the minimum cost assignment of
subcontracts to bidders, assuming that each
bidder can receive only one contract.
6. Write short notes on any five of the following :
(a) Unbalanced Assignment Problem
(b) Branch and Bound Algorithm
(c) Sensitivity Analysis in LPP
(d) Periodic Review System
(e) Dual of an LPP
(f) FIFO and LIFO
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Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Weightage : 70%
Note : (i) Attempt any four questions.
1. (a) "Executive at all levels in business and
industry come across the problems of
making decisions at every stage in their
day-to-day activities. Operations research
P. T. O.
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provides them with various quantitative
techniques for decision-making and
enhance their ability to make long range
plans and solve everyday problems of
running a business and industry with
greater efficiency, competence and
confidence." Elaborate the statement with
suitable examples.
(b) What do you understand by simulation ?
How is a simulation technique better than
mathematical models in solving problems
of business and industry ? Discuss taking
suitable examples.
2. (a) What is goal programming ? Highlight
major differences between linear
programming and goal programming.

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(b) Explain the Branch and Bound method for
solving an integer programming problem.
3. (a) Discuss the application of dynamic
programming in decision-making. How is
this different from linear programming ?
(b) A motor company purchases 9000 motor
spare parts for its annual requirement,
ordering one month usage at a time. Each
spare part costs 20. The ordering cost
Per order is 15 and the carrying charges
are 15% of the average inventory per year.
You have been asked to suggest more
economical purchasing policy for the
company. What advice would you offer and
how much would it save the company per
year ?
P. T. 0.
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4. (a) What do you understand by 'Game' in the
context of Game theory ? What is the
`strategy' of a player ?
(b) A self-service store employs one cashier at
its counter. Nine customers arrive on an
average every 5 minutes while the cashier
can serve 10 customers in 5 minutes.
Assuming Poisson distribution for arrival
rate and exponential distribution for
service time, find :
(i) Average number of customers in the
system,
(ii) Average number of customers in the
queue,
(iii) Average time a customer spends in the
system, and
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(iv) Average time a customer waits before
being served.
5, (a) Solve the following Linear Programming
Problem by Graphical method :
Min z = 4x1 — 2x2
Subjecto:
x2 514
3x1 +2x2 a.36
2x1 + x2 5 24
and x1 ,x2 O.
(b) A company has three plants at A, B and C
which supply warehouses located at
D1 ,D2,D3 and D4. Daily plant capacities
are 11, 13 and 19 respectively. Daily
warehouse requirements are 6, 6, 8 and 23
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respectively. The unit transportation costs
in Rupees are given below :
Warehouse
Di D2 D3 D4
A 21 16 15 3
Plant B 17 18 14 23
C 32 27 18 41
Determine an optimum distribution for the
company in order to minimize the total
transportation cost by Vogel's
approximation method. How much is the
cost ?
6. Write short notes on any four of the
following :
(a) Buffer stock

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(b) Degeneracy in LP problem
(c) North West Corner rule
(d) Sensitivity Analysis
(e) 2 x n games
(0 Unbounded solution
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No. of Printed Pages : 3 MS-52

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any four questions. . Question No.6 is

1. (a) "Projects should be formulated primarily to

(b) Describe the important phases of a project

2. (a) Discuss the important issues related to

(b) What are the traditional methods of

3. (a) Explain the various methods of resource

(b) What - are the different types of cost

4. (a) Explain the different types of matrix

(b) What are the pitfalls in the traditional

5. (a) Discuss the prevalent quality control

(b) Elaborate your understanding about the

6. A project has the following activities and their

(a) Draw the network diagram of the project

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MS-52 : PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any four questions. All questions carry equal

1. (a) Describe the important phases of project life

2. (a) What are the different levels of forcecasting

3. (a) "Management of materials and equipment

(b) What is resource Levelling ? Discuss the

4. (a) Explain the various sources of project

(b) What are the different organisation

5. (a) Elaborate the concept of Earned value of the

(b) Explain the use and advantages of squared

6. A small project is composed of seven activities

Estimated Time (Weeks)

(a) Draw the project Network

(b) What is the expected Project Length ?

(c) Determine the variance and standard

(d) Identify the critical path and activities

(e) What due date has about 90% chance of

No. of Printed Pages : 2 I MS-52

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any four questions. All questions carry equal

1. The following information is given of a project :

3. (a) Discuss briefly the various methods of

4. (a) Discuss the various methods of resource

5. (a) Elaborate your understanding regarding

6. (a) Describe the objectives, planning procedure

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MS-52 : PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any four questions. All questions carry equal

1. (a) Distinguish between Project and Production

(b) Explain your understanding regarding

2. (a) Discuss the various available methods for

(b) Discuss the various issues related to

3. Consider a project having the following activities

(a) Draw the network diagram of the project.

4. (a) What is resource levelling ? Discuss the

5. (a) What are the different Organisation

6. (a) Explain the pitfalls in the traditional method

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2. (a) Describe the important phases of a project

3. (a) Discuss the various issues related to

4. (a) "Management of materials and equipments

5. (a) What are the objectives of Project

6. A maintenance project related to capital

(a) Draw the network diagram of this project