Bangalore University 2008-1st Sem M.B.A Iester --2.5 - Production and Operations Management - Question Paper

II Semester M.B.A: (Day) Examination, July/Aug. 2008
MANAGEMENT
2.5 - Production and Operations Management


Time: three Hours
ans any 6 ques..

part - A

Max. Marks: 75
(6x2=12)


1. a) Distinguish ranging from Inspection, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
b) Write the various kinds of recording in Method study.
c) What is the difference ranging from Observed time, Normal time and Standard time ?
d) What is Value Engg. and how does it differ from other cost reduction techniques?
e) discuss the concept Cp and Cpk.
f) What is stratification? Why it is needed ?
g) What is MRP ?
h) What is Bench marking ?
i) discuss Consumer's risk and Producer's risk.
part - B



ans any 4 ques..
2. discuss the concept Muda, Muri and Mura. (4x5=20)

P.T.O.
3. a) elaborate the various kinds of Inventory encountered in industry and who is responsible for every ?
b) An item' is needed at the rate of 4000 Nos/ month. The -item costs Rs. 12 every and cost of placing every order costs Rs. 50; The inventory carrying cost is 15% of unit cost.
obtain total inventory cost and if he provide 8% discount on price if we place an order in the range of 10000 to 15000 nos/ order, is it worth accepting.

f)
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4. a) elaborate the various kinds of pillars in TPM ?
b) compute OEE for the. following:
A Machine has been planned to• work for three shifts of eight hours every. Due to issues w.r.t. power etc it was idle for 129 minutes. The job running on the M/C was supposed to take three mts/piece. The true pieces produced were 403 out of which 17 pieces are not accepted.
5. discuss the concept of work measurement and elaborate the different kinds of work measurement available ?
compute the standard time/piece for the subsequent jobs.
Mts Mts Mts
Observed time for Cycle Manual M/C . Total
Time Time Time/piece
L . 2.2 0.9 3.1 mts
2 2.7 •0.9 3.6 mts
3 2.4 : 0.9• 3.3 mts
4 2.5 0.9 3.4 mts
5 2.6 0.9 3.5 mts
Av performance rating is 90%. The allowances is 11% of normal time.
6. discuss the concept of lean manufacturing.
7. elaborate the 7 tools of Q.C. ? and discuss the concept of reason and effect diagram with an example.

part - C

ans any 3 ques.. (3x10=30)

8.• a) elaborate the criteria for designing a product like scooty predominantly meant for ladies? b) elaborate the criteria for locating a defence unit to produce army tanks?
9. a) elaborate the various kinds of control charts used in quality control? elaborate the objects of Q.C.control charts?

b) Draw a control chart for the subsequent

Sample No. one two three four five . six
Sample size 100 150 200 250 300 150
, .
No. of Defectives five seven eight four nine six
10. a) What is Line Balancing ? How do you compute line efficiency?


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b) Balance the subsequent which are done with nine operations, in4 stations are

Operation No. Precedence Time in Minutes
1 - three Mts
2 one 2Mts
3 •2 six Mts
4 three 4Mts
5 two five Mts
6 five six Mts
7 six 4Mts
8 four 4Mts
9 7,8 three Mts
compute the line efficiency.
11. a) What is meant by capacity planning ?
b) A metal processing organisation wishes to install automatic molders to produce 250000 castings/year. The molding operation takes 1.5 minutes/casting. The output has 3% defectives.
How many molders will be needed if every 1 of them is available for 2000 Hrs. per year ?
12. Explain:
a) J. 1. T
b) Dell's Inventory system
c) Pull system

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part - D (Compulsory) (lx13=13)

13. A company which was selling 200 crores 10 years back was maintaining seven months stock of raw materials and components which is approximately 40% of sales.
Today they are producing 1000 Rs. crores and 40% accounts to Rs. 400 crores as raw material and components.
The company is able to manage only 10 days stock of RMC:
a) How do you feel that this could be possible ?
b) elaborate the methods he would have used to achieve the identical.
c) Can you suggest a road map to achieve this manufacturing excellence.

Earning:   Approval pending.