Thapar University 2007 M.B.A Production Planning and Control - Question Paper
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thapar University
first MST(September 15,2007)
Subject:Production Planning and Control(ME-040)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thapar University
1 MST (September 15, 2007)
Subject: Production Planning and Control (ME-040) Instructor: Mr. Rahul Chhibber
Time: One Hour Max. Marks: 45
1. (a) Explain the various types of manufacturing systems? (6)
(b) What do you mean by the term Group Technology? (6)
(c) Enlist the various types of classification and coding systems used in Group (3) Technology.
2 (a) Explain these terms with reference to forecasting: (3 x 3)
(a) Mean Absolute Deviation
(b) Bias
(c) Tracking Signal
(b) Explain these concepts: (4x3)
(a) Bill of Materials
(b) Master Production Schedule
(c) Priority Control
(d) Capacity control
Using an a =0.5 and a =0.9 calculate ihe forecast for all the weeks, using simple exponential smoothening model and complete the following table
|
WEEK |
DEMAND |
FORECAST a =0.5 |
FORECAST a =0.9 |
|
2 |
350 |
1000 |
1000 |
|
3 |
950 | ||
|
4 |
975 | ||
|
5 |
2100 | ||
|
6 |
750 | ||
|
7 |
550 | ||
|
8 |
300 | ||
|
9 |
1200 | ||
|
10 |
1770 |
|
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| Earning: Approval pending. |
