DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
Third Semester
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2012-13 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year only)
(English Medium Only)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Enumerate the functions of a Production Manager.
2. What are the objectives of facilities planning?
3. What are the aids to process planning?
4. State the factors responsible for good layout design.
5. What are the features of JIT?
6. Bring out the relationship between TQM and zero defect
manufacturing.
7. What is the need for facility planning?
8. How do CAD/ CAM enable flexible manufacturing?
Sub. Code
33
DE-898
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wk4
SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. Distinguish between manufacturing operations and
service operations.
What is mass production? What are its
characteristics, advantages and limitations?
10. Discuss the capacity planning framework.
11. Briefly discuss the steps in method study.
12. Explain the production planning control functions.
13. Explain the salient features of Material Requirement
Planning.
14. Explain various quality control charts and acceptance
sampling technique.
15. A toy manufacturer uses 48,000 rubber wheels per year
for a popular toy. The firm produces the wheel at the rate
of 800 per day. Carrying cost is Rs. 1 and the setup cost
for production run of the wheel is Rs. 45. The company
operates 240 days in a year.
Determine optimum batch size, cycle time and run
time, and minimum total annual cost of carrying and
setup.