Exam Details

Subject materials management in hospitals
Paper
Exam / Course m.b.a. hospital management
Department
Organization Alagappa University Distance Education
Position
Exam Date May, 2017
City, State tamil nadu, karaikudi


Question Paper

DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
Second Semester
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALS
(Upto 2012 2013 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. What is material planning? What are its objectives?
2. How does the purchasing system help the hospitals?
3. List out the factors to be considered while purchasing for
hospitals.
4. List out the documents required for the import of health
care equipments.
5. Why material handling is needed in a hospital?
6. What are the objectives and functions of stores
management?
7. Explain the purpose and methods of stock verification.
8. What are the stores accounting records maintained in a
hospital?
Sub. Code
24
DE-322
2
Sp7
SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain the relevance of materials management to
hospitals.
10. What are the essentials of successful purchasing?
11. Explain in detail the factors to be considered while
purchasing for hospitals.
12. State the guidelines on import procedure for
pharmaceutical products.
13. Discuss the various material handling equipments used
in hospitals.
14. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
centralised and decentralised stores?
15. What are the advantages of inventory control for a
healthcare organisation?


Subjects

  • computer applications in hospitalmanagement
  • counselling
  • disaster management
  • health economics
  • health policy and health care system
  • hospital core services
  • hospital hazards management
  • hospital planning and designing
  • hospital records management
  • hospital related laws
  • hospital support services
  • human resource management in hospitals
  • management information system
  • marketing of hospital services
  • materials management in hospitals
  • organisational behaviour
  • principles of hospital management
  • quality management in hospitals
  • research methods