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 | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
Material flow and information flow are equally important in the materials flow process. Why
Discuss the role of TQM in material management. Highlight the benefits.
Describe "make or buy" decision making procedure.-What type of questions are included in a typical make or buy checklist?
Describe the obligations of the purchasing manager to his or her own company.
Explain why dependent demand inventory items do not need to be forecasted Give example.
Briefly explain the reason for the evolution of MRP II from MRP. How does MRP II differ from MRP
How is customer affected if a company is maintaining a higher level of WIP
What problems are unique to spare parts that other materials do not exhibit? Why do these problems occur
What do you understand by standardisation? How does standardisation lead to variety reduction
(b) Discuss the safety considerations while designing and laying out the warehouse.
What does it mean when we say a firm has organized according to the materials management concept
Describe the advantages of materials information systems. How are they important in the manufacturing process
Discuss the role of TQM in material management. Highlight the benefits.
Describe "make or buy" decision making procedure.-What type of questions are included in a typical make or buy checklist?
Describe the obligations of the purchasing manager to his or her own company.
Explain why dependent demand inventory items do not need to be forecasted Give example.
Briefly explain the reason for the evolution of MRP II from MRP. How does MRP II differ from MRP
How is customer affected if a company is maintaining a higher level of WIP
What problems are unique to spare parts that other materials do not exhibit? Why do these problems occur
What do you understand by standardisation? How does standardisation lead to variety reduction
(b) Discuss the safety considerations while designing and laying out the warehouse.
What does it mean when we say a firm has organized according to the materials management concept
Describe the advantages of materials information systems. How are they important in the manufacturing process
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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)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- 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