Andhra University 2005 M.B.A Human Resource Planning and Development - Question Paper

Test Papers of Andhra University SDE MBA (DM) - AMDM - 307 - Human Resource Planning and Development - 2005
Third Year

Time : 3 hours

Maximum : 75 marks

1. part A consists of 8 short ans ques.. The candidate has to ans 4 ques.. The ans shall not exceed one page every.
2. part B consists of 4 ques.. every ques. consists of either or options and the candidate has to ans either (a) or (b) from every ques.. The ans shall not exceed five pages every.
3. part C consists of Case which is compulsory and carries 15 marks.

part A (4 * three = 12 marks)

1. Write briefly on any 4 of the following:-

(a) Outsourcing human resources.
(b) VRS.
(c) Retrenchment.
(d) Retention plan.
(e) Counseling.
(f) HRD for family welfare
(g) HRD Culture.
(h) HRD Systems.

part B(4 * 12 = 48 marks)

2. (a) Outline the concept, nature, scope and significance of Human Resource Planning.

Or

(b) What factors are considered while forecasting the manpower needs of an organisation?

3. (a) elaborate the objectives of HRD?

Or

(b) Examine the significance of developmental supervision.

4. (a) "Management Succession Systems is the next important phase in the executive resource planning". explain.

Or

(b) Examine the emerging patterns and perspectives of HRD in the situation of globalization.

5. (a) provide an overview of HRD in services industry.

Or

(b) elaborate the emerging patterns in HRD?

part C

CASE : volume OR QUALITY (15 marks)

The Rajendra Chemicals Ltd., Bombay. Planned for computerisation of nearly 50 per cent of the production operations and control. It has taken care of all resources in the computerization plan including human resources. The current inventory and future requirements of the production department were specified as provided here under:

The human resource planners suggested to redeploy the chemical engineers in their newly started sister concern, i.e, Rajendra Paper Mills Ltd., and retrench all other categories of employees. They also recommended the management that there was no need for further recruitment or for any other action plan. The computerisation was over by the end of 1987. The management, when it wanted to begin the production on the newly computerised process, it was shocked to note that not many employees in the production department were suitable to the new jobs and the info supplied by the human resources planners in this regard did not match with the reality.

Category of Employees - Persons Inventory - Requirements after Computerisation

Chemical engineers(Operation) - 15 - 8
Chemical engineers (Maintenance and control) - 10 - 6
Mechanical engineers (Maintenance) - two - 1
Supervisors - 10 - 2
Operators - 30 - 10
Quality controllers - five - 1
Total - 72 - 28

The human resource planners suggested to redeploy the chemical engineers in their newly started sister concern i.e., Rajendra Paper Mills Ltd., and retrench all other categories of employees. They also recommended the management that there was no need for further recruitment or for any other action plan. The computerisation was over by the end of 1987. The management, when it wanted to begin the production on the newly computerised process, it was shocked to note that not many employees in the production department were suitable to the new jobs and the info supplied by the human resource planners in this regard did not match with the reality.

Questions:

1. Why did the data supplied by the human resource planners proved to be a failure?
2. To what extent the human resource planning is responsible for the non-suitability of the current employees to the jobs in the computerised production process?

Earning:   Approval pending.