Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad 2006 M.B.A Business Administration PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - Question Paper

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Code No: OR-304/MBA
M.B.A. III-Semester Examinations, December-2006.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Time: three hours Max. Marks: 60
ans any 5 ques.
All ques. carry equal marks
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1. Write a detailed note on historical development of production and
operations management. Can you project the feature of the same?
2. explain the impact of technology on product process design with
suitable examples.
3. How do facilities location decisions differ for service facilities and
manufacturing plants?
4. Management may select to build up capacity in anticipation of
demand or in response to developing demand. Cite the advantages
and disadvantages of both approaches.
5. If there is a wide variation in the yields of various production
operations in a production system, will you advocate the use of the
LOB technique? (Assume that the situation is 1 of single batch
production).
6. Write a detailed note on work study and its importance in today’s
production environment.
7. What is productivity cycle? discuss the concept and applications
of total productivity model.
8. discuss the concepts of Total Quality Management and ISO 9000
series standards.
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Earning:   Approval pending.