FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
M.B.A. III Semester (CBCS) Examination, May June 2018
Subject Operations Management
Paper MB-301
Time 3 hours Max. Marks 80
PART A x 4 20 Marks)
(Short Answer Type)
1 Types of Manufacturing processes
2 Aggregate planning
3 Work study
4 Value analysis
5 Need for materials management
PART B x 12 60 Marks)
(Essay Answer Type)
6 Describe and compare the phases in product life cycle and process life cycle.
OR
Write about job, batch and mass production systems.
7 Explain the factors influencing product and process layout.
OR
Five elements of a job are subjected to five cycles. The time recorded in minutes
is given below.
Element Cycles
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
A 33 26 30 27 35
B 36 30 28 27 32
C 44 25 32 30 38
D 39 28 24 25 36
E 32 31 29 23 42
You are required to find the normal time and standard time of the job considering
15% of it as allowance.
8 Describe the procedure of master production scheduling.
OR
Explain about development of aggregate plans for service organizations.
9 What are the various techniques used for rating a vendor?
OR
Describe the process of materials requirement planning.
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OU 2260 OU 2260
Code No. 4551
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10 The annual requirement of a material is 72000 units. The cost of placing an order
is Rs.456 and the carrying cost per unit per annum is Rs.3.45. You are required
to find the EOQ and number of orders to be place in a year. Further for a 11%
increase or decrease in carrying cost what would be the EOQ and number of
orders in a year.
OR
Categorise the following materials into B and C and give a graphical
presentation of the same.