Code No: 24MBA R5-R7

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M.B.A. II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, January 2009

PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 60
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Mention situations in:

(a) Banking
(b) advertising
(c) agricultural and
(d) hoteliering where production and operations management is involved. De-
scribe the inputs, outputs, processes and utilities.

2. Explain how capital requirement for process designs vary with processing alterna-
tives.

3. (a) Explain the product layout with a neat sketch.

(b) Write the advantages and disadvantages of product layout.

4. List the factors that can be altered by an aggregate plan to meet the objectives of
the management.

5. Determine the optimal assignment with the following data:

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Machinist 1 2 3 4
A 66 60 60 66
B 20 86 126 60
C 86 26 86 96
D 60 40 116 120
E 90 86 40 80
F 146 60 66 46

6. (a) Discuss the procedure involved in fatigue observation measures.

(b) Discuss various types of time measuring devices mentioning their limitations.

7. Discuss the factors that are responsible for decline in productivity in an organization
and country. Illustrate with examples.

8. (a) Define the following terms:

i. Acceptable quality level
ii. Producer risk

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(b) Define following:
i. lot tolerance percent defective
ii. Consumer risk.

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