Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) 2006 M.B.A Business Administration - II - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - Question Paper

M.B.A.(Second Year) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2006
PAPER - II - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Time: 3 hours Maximum: 75 marks

PART - A (3 X five = 15 marks)
ans any 3 ques.

1. (a) Operations management
(b) Product selection
(c) Capacity planning
(d) Batch production
(e) Value engineering
(f) Inventory control.

PART - B (3 X 15 = 45 marks)
ans any 3 ques.

2. explain the nature and scope of operations management in terms of production decisions.
3. discuss the product selection and stages involved therein.
4. discuss the process for capacity planning.
5. elaborate the different types of production systems? explain the nature of Mass Production.
6. explain in brief how do you organise value engineering function in an electronic industry?
7. describe .Purchase Systems.. elaborate the common objectives of the purchasing function?

PART - C (15 marks)
Compulsory.

8. Design an assembly line for a cycle time of 10 minutes for the subsequent 10 work elements:

Elements : 1 two three four five six seven eight nine 10
Immediate predecessor : 0 one two 2.3 four five six five 7.9 9
Duration in minutes : 5 10 five two 10 seven five two five 7

Use the method of Kilbridge and Wester.

Earning:   Approval pending.