Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT
SECOND SEMESTER
2014






MS-56: Materials Management






School of Management Studies
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI 110 068





MS-56
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 56
Course Title : Materials Management
Assignment Code : MS-56/SEM - II /2014
Coverage : All Blocks
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 31
st
October, 2014 to
the coordinator of your study centre.

1. Refer the cover page of the study material of MS-56 Materials Management. What is
reflected in the figure given on that? Also distinguish between Logistics and materials
management.

2. If the responsibility for maintaining the quality of the product and incurring less cost on
its production is the responsibility of the production/ operation and deciding the price
of the product and finding the customers that will buy it comes under marketing. What
do the materials management function does?

3. List the important documents that are required for purchasing products from foreign
suppliers. What are the essential elements of each of these documents?

4. A push system controls work release orders, whereas a pull system controls the shop
floor. To be more specific, push systems controls throughput (by controlling work
release) and measure WIP, whereas pull systems control WIP and measure throughput.
Comment

5. Why Customer Service, Packaging and Production scheduling are considered to be inter-
functional management activity? How can they be managed effectively within a
functionally organized firm?