Exam Details
| Subject | Materials Management | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Management Programme | |
| Department | School of Management Studies (SOMS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
What are the objectives of Materials Management? What are its advantages
Explain the role of materials management in conserving environment.
Discuss some approaches to negotiate with foreign suppliers. Why negotiation is important?
How is the performance of purchasing function dependent on supplier development?
Discuss the activity of materials planning and budgeting for production and manufacturing of end products.
Some people say that Just-In-Time is simply one more inventory control system. Do you agree with them? Give reasons in support of your answer.
CONWIP is considered applicable to production environments characterized by longer set-ups and fluctuating demand. Why?
How does LIFO inventory flow method protect against "Inventory Profits"
What do you understand by the term 'Codification'? Discuss the decimal system of codification.
Discuss the various type of losses in warehouses. Briefly discuss the steps involved in prevention and control of these losses.
Discuss the different type of controls needed in materials management.
Explain SCOR framework for performance appraisal. How is it useful in materials management?
Explain the role of materials management in conserving environment.
Discuss some approaches to negotiate with foreign suppliers. Why negotiation is important?
How is the performance of purchasing function dependent on supplier development?
Discuss the activity of materials planning and budgeting for production and manufacturing of end products.
Some people say that Just-In-Time is simply one more inventory control system. Do you agree with them? Give reasons in support of your answer.
CONWIP is considered applicable to production environments characterized by longer set-ups and fluctuating demand. Why?
How does LIFO inventory flow method protect against "Inventory Profits"
What do you understand by the term 'Codification'? Discuss the decimal system of codification.
Discuss the various type of losses in warehouses. Briefly discuss the steps involved in prevention and control of these losses.
Discuss the different type of controls needed in materials management.
Explain SCOR framework for performance appraisal. How is it useful in materials management?
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Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
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- School of Education (SOE)
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- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
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- School of Humanities (SOH)
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- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
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- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Accounting and Finance for Managers
- Advanced Strategic Management
- Bank Financial Management
- Capital Investment and Financing Decisions
- Consumer Behaviour
- Economic and Social Environment
- Electronic Banking and IT in Banks
- Employment Relations
- Ethics And Corporate Governance In Banks
- Human Resource Development
- Human Resource Planning
- Information Systems for Managers
- International Banking Management
- International Business
- International Financial Management
- International Human Resource Management
- International Marketing
- Labour Laws
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Maintenance Management
- Management Control Systems
- Management Functions and Behaviour
- Management of Financial Services
- Management of Human Resources
- Management of Information Systems
- Management of Machines and Materials
- Management of Marketing Communication and Advertising
- Management of New and Small Enterprises
- Management of Public Enterprises
- Management of R&D and Innovation
- Managerial Economics
- Managing Change in Organisations
- Marketing for Managers
- Marketing of Financial Services
- Marketing of Services
- Marketing Research
- Materials Management
- Operations Research
- Organisational Dynamics
- Organizational Design, Development and Change
- Product Management
- Production/Operations Management
- Project Management
- Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications
- Research Methodology for Management Decisions
- Retail Management
- Risk Management In Banks
- Rural Marketing
- Sales Management
- Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- Social Processes and Behavioural Issues
- Strategic Management
- Technology Management
- Total Quality Management
- Wage and Salary Administration
- Working Capital Management