COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATION - II

Program: B.E. Mechanical - VI sem (Group: “common for all the groups”)
Subject Code/Name: 19MEE32/ Project Management
Course Instructor: Dr.P.Manivel, Dr.P.Mohan, Mrs P.Arunadevi
Date of Examination: 08/06/2022
Time 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Max. Marks: 50 Marks

CO1 : Demonstrate a project, production systems, project planning, networking and basic scheduling with
AOA and AON networks.
CO2 : Plan and manage the time effectively by Time/Cost Tradeoffs or Cost Tradeoffs in Projects and to utilize
the resources optimally.
CO3 : Plan, implement, monitor, control the project with PERT/Cost, to improve the team building and
leadership qualities to complete the project in the shortest span of time.
CO4 : Assess the performance of a production system and to justify them for new products considering
financial constraints.
CO5 : Employ management tools like MRP I, MRP II, JIT, Waste elimination techniques to identify, control
and eliminate both bottlenecks and constraints in project.
Bloom
PART-A (5 x 2 Marks = 10 Marks) Marks CO Taxonomy
Level
1 What are the factors considered for introducing a product? 2 CO3 L4
2 What is resource levelling? 2 CO3 L1
3 Mention the importance of leadership in a project. 2 CO3 L2
4 Define the Payback period. 2 CO4 L1
List out the seven types of waste to be considered during
5 2 CO5 L1
continuous improvement.

Bloom
PART-C (5 x 7 Marks = 35 Marks) Marks CO Taxonomy
Level
The following data is pertaining to a project with normal
time and crash time
Jobs Normal Crash
Time Cost Time cost
1-2 8 100 6 200
(a) 1-3 4 150 2 350
11 10 CO3
2-4 2 50 1 90 L5
2-5 10 100 5 400
3-4 5 100 1 200
4-5 3 80 1 100
The indirect cost is Rs 100 per day. Find the least cost
schedule and also the minimum duration.
(OR)
(a) The following time and cost table applied to a project. CO3
12 10
use it to arrive at the network associated with completing L5
 the project in minimum time and minimum cost.
Jobs Normal Crash
Time Cost Time cost
1-2 2 800 1 1400
1-3 5 1000 2 2000
1-4 5 1000 3 1800
2-4 1 500 1 500
2-5 5 1500 3 2100
3-4 4 2000 3 3000
3-5 6 1200 4 1600
4-5 3 900 2 1600

Brief about the significant activity considered for project

13 (a) 10 CO3 L2
completion.
(OR)
Illustrate the important factors and aspects of teamwork in
14 10 CO3 L2
projects

The project has the following data:

Initial Investment I = Rs. 20 lakhs
Annual costs of Operation: Rs. 12,000
Expected Annual revenues:
 Rs. 75,000 for the first 2 years
 Rs. 1,50,000 for the next 3 years
15 The planning horizon of 5 years. CO4 L4
For Computing net cash flow, consider the Sum of digits
method the and tax rate of 20%.
Consider the interest rate of 0, 10, 20 and 30% for computing
the discounted cash flow.
Determine NPV, Payback Period, and IRR.

(OR)
Illustrate the process of introducing a new product to market
16 10 CO4 L2
and also discuss how and when the new product is introduced.

Explain using a case study, how a bottleneck or constraint is

17 CO5 L6
identified and how they are eliminated.
(OR)
Outline detail about :
1. Agile manufacturing
Q. 18 2. Value chain analysis. 10 CO5 L2
3. Kanban system

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy:

L1: Remembering L2: Understanding L3: Applying
L4: Analyzing L5: Evaluating L6: Creating