Exam Details
| Subject | Management of Machines and Materials | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Management Programme | |
| Department | School of Management Studies (SOMS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
Define production and operations management. Draw a conceptual model of production and operations management and explain the various terms used in the model.
Why it is more difficult to increase productivity of a service system as compared to a production system
What do you understand by Production, Planning and Control Describe the various objectives of PPC briefly.
Discuss with suitable examples the process of launching a new product in the market.
Critically examine the following statement: "Value Engineering is more of a human relation, team building and motivation program than anything else."
Identify a product in your day to day life and discuss reasons for poor value in it.
What is the fundamental difference between the use of acceptance sampling plans and process charts? Explain briefly.
Processing time (in minutes) of six jobs on two machines are given below. All six jobs must go through A and B in that sequence, A first, then B. Determine the optimal order in which the job should be sequenced through, by using these times. Also find out the minimum time to complete all the jobs on two machines and the idle time on each machine.
Job J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6
M/c A 4 6 7 8 9 1
M/c B 5 8 1 3 6 10
Poor maintenance of plant and machinery leads to various losses in industry. What are these losses? Explain each of these losses in short.
"Prevention is better than cure." How you will support the statement in preventive maintenance? Discuss with suitable examples.
What are the reasons for classification, codification and standardization of materials?
Differentiate between wastivity and productivity. Explain whether reducing wastivity and increasing productivity imply one and the same thing.
Why it is more difficult to increase productivity of a service system as compared to a production system
What do you understand by Production, Planning and Control Describe the various objectives of PPC briefly.
Discuss with suitable examples the process of launching a new product in the market.
Critically examine the following statement: "Value Engineering is more of a human relation, team building and motivation program than anything else."
Identify a product in your day to day life and discuss reasons for poor value in it.
What is the fundamental difference between the use of acceptance sampling plans and process charts? Explain briefly.
Processing time (in minutes) of six jobs on two machines are given below. All six jobs must go through A and B in that sequence, A first, then B. Determine the optimal order in which the job should be sequenced through, by using these times. Also find out the minimum time to complete all the jobs on two machines and the idle time on each machine.
Job J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6
M/c A 4 6 7 8 9 1
M/c B 5 8 1 3 6 10
Poor maintenance of plant and machinery leads to various losses in industry. What are these losses? Explain each of these losses in short.
"Prevention is better than cure." How you will support the statement in preventive maintenance? Discuss with suitable examples.
What are the reasons for classification, codification and standardization of materials?
Differentiate between wastivity and productivity. Explain whether reducing wastivity and increasing productivity imply one and the same thing.
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- Accounting and Finance for Managers
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- Bank Financial Management
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- Marketing for Managers
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- Product Management
- Production/Operations Management
- Project Management
- Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications
- Research Methodology for Management Decisions
- Retail Management
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- Rural Marketing
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- Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- Social Processes and Behavioural Issues
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- Technology Management
- Total Quality Management
- Wage and Salary Administration
- Working Capital Management