NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION, JULY 2021 (online)

Session: 2020-21 Semester: Autumn
Subject: Production Management Deptt. Code: ME6241
Full marks: 80 This question paper contains 01
Duration of examination: 2 hrs pages
Answer ALL 04 Questions
Begin answering each question from a new page.
Answer all bits of a question in continuous pages.
Q no Marks
1. a) Why is productivity measurement important to national government 10+10
economists?
b) What are the three key pillars of sustainability in business? How do the
three pillars linked with organizational success?

2. a) Discuss the importance of forecasting for Aggregate Planning. Explain the 10+10
planning horizon and the updating interval.
b) Distinguish between flow and job shops.

3. a) What are the differences between deterministic and probabilistic activity 10+10
time estimates? What are the strengths and weaknesses of PERT?
b) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of quality circles. What is the role of
quality in strategic planning within any company?

4. a) What is a discount offer accepted by a buyer? Describe a perpetual 10+10

inventory system.
b) Finding the best locations for fire stations is an urban community. Discuss
the factors of this problem and what variables are likely to be important.

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