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MS - 53

Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
2011

MS-53: PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

School of Management Studies


INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 53
Course Title : Production/Operations Management
Assignment Code : MS-53/SEM - I /2011
Coverage : All Blocks

Note: Answer all the questions and send them to the Coordinator of the Study Centre you are
attached with.

Q1. Discuss how time horizon of forecast is related to level of decision. Give examples.

Q2. Explain the relationship between lay out decisions, capacity decision and scheduling.

Q3. Evaluate the need of information system for planning, organizing and controlling in
operations management.

Q4. What is aggregate planning and its methods? Explain the assumptions for LDR model.

Q5. Distinguish between independent and dependent demand. Explain Pull and Push system.

Q6. What are the objectives of total productive maintenance? What are the six big losses and how
these can be eliminated?

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