Kerala University 2010 M.B.A First semester (ft/pt) ,uary (2009 scheme) 107:: operations management - Question Paper

FIRST SEMESTER MBA(FT/PT) DEGREE EXAMINATION,JANUARY 2010
(2009 SCHEME)



MBA 107:: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

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First Semester M.ll.A. I>e>>iee I'lxamiiiation, .January 201(1 (2009 Stimuli) (l ull Time and Part l ime)

Mil A 107 : OPKUATIONS MANAC.KMINT

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Time : 3 Hours    Max. Marks 60

PARI A

Wnte short notes on any five of the iollowiniv Kacfi carrion 3 ntark?.

L Operations management v(r^rocess layout OQuaiity manageirient Production planning J$j Job card SO 9000 upply chain

./Rprder quantijty.    .    5x3=15 Marks)

PART-B

er any three of the following questions. Each question carries 10 marks, iscuss the scope of operations management.

State and explain the 5 Ps of operations management.

jgin&fferent work methods.    - .

iscuss the various techniques of statistical quality control.

Explain the simulation theory.

at are the challenges experienced in the operations management due to

globalisation?    (3x10=30 Marks)

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Answer any one K,;ich question -cm ics 15,marks.

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be approximately 3 months and the normally approximated lead Mmes have a

standard deviation of one month. Ifthcscrvice level is to ht; 95 percent, determine the required level of safety stocks in a situation where:

a)    'Hie lead time is constant at 3 months and demand rate is v trying as gi ven _v above

b)    Both the demand rate and lead time vary as given above.

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16. Zen Bicycles Ltd. sources 3000 seat covers for its bicycles from an outside supplier ^N-

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The DC is Rs. 10 per order and the CC is Rs. 6 per unit per year. The O&rapany has 300 working days per year. Find:

a)    EOQ

b)    Number of orders per year

e) Total inventory cost    ^?

d) The duration of an inventory cycle.

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