Production & Operations Management

Vidhya Shikshak Seva Mandal pic Government Registered INDIAN INSTITUTE OF focal point RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Government Recognized An ISO 9001 2008 International B-School SUB PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT member A Fill in the blanks 1. merchandiseion planning functions can be broadly identified as ______, _______ and _______. a) Estimating , routing , distribution b) Estimating, routing, scheduling c) Estimating, distribution, collection d) Distribution, collection, scheduling 2.For efficient process of order picking by personnel, communication plays a vital role in some(prenominal) Organization and the directives they need to have are ____, _____ and _______. a) Simple, slang and straight b) Straight, clear and easy c) Precise, timely and appropriate d) Accurate, timely and sufficient 3. The three major functions of any business organization are _______, _______ and ______. a) Coordinating, organizing, delegating b) Organizing, supervising, executing c) Controlling, mann ing, procuring d) Operations, marketing, finance 4. Formulation of the strategy depends on the _________. ) Assessments of strengths, understanding of the weaknesses, the nature of external environment and the resilience of the internal environment. b) Understanding strategies, formulation of plans, utilization of preferences, enabling opportunities c) resilience of internal environment, resilience of external environment, understanding strategies, enabling opportunities d) Decision making abilities, strategizing the actions, preparation of master plan, resource planning 5. Match the following P) Market analysis x) needs assessment Q) Competitive priorities y) design analysisR) Product design z) cost quality Which of the following is correct? a) P-X, Q-Y, R-Z b) P-X, Q-Z, R-Y c) P-Y, Q-Z, R-X d) P-Z, Q-Y, R-X 6. All operation systems are based on criteria of _____, ______ and _____. a) Output of product, specification of product and flow pattern b) Input of product, characteristic s of product and prices c) tonicity of services, operations and arousal of product d) decision making ability, input of product and output of product 7. Consider the following statements P) military rank is done for the processes and quality assurance measures.Q) Sometimes suppliers are given total responsibility for design, procurement of materials, processing, Quality and deliveries as per schedules. Which of the following is correct? a) Both are true b) Both are false c) uncoiled and false respectively d) False and true respectively. 8. The method used mainly where transportation costs any for distribution of products or collection Of materials from polar suppliers is the main criterion. a) Centre of gravity method b) Break even out analysis c) Point rating method d) Factor rating method 9. PDCA stands for ________. a) Prepare, Develop, Control, Act ) Plan, Develop, Coordinate, read c) Product, Development, Cost, Analyze d) Plan, Do, Check, Ac 10. Success of JIT depends u pon a lot of ________ and _______. a) Preparation and committed implementation b) Teamwork and technology c) Cooperation and effort d) education technology and planning 11. Write short notes on the following (I) CPM Vs. pert technique (II) Total unlax (III) Advantages of matrix organization (IV) Commission of projects 12. a. How would operations strategy for a service industry be different if any from that for a manufacturing industry? (Its an example & explains) . What are the levels of aggregation in forecasting for a manufacturing organization? How should this hierarchy of forecasts be linked and used? 13. How would forecasting be useful for operations in a BPO (Business processes outsourcing) unit? What factors may be important for this industry? Discuss. 14. A good work canvass should be followed by good supervision for getting good results. Explain with an example. 15. What is telephone circuit military rank? undersurface it be alternatively used as job ranking? How doe s one ensure that job evaluation evaluates the job and not the man? Explain with examples? 6. What is the impact of technology on jobs? What are the similarities between job enlargement & job rotation? Discuss the importance of training in the content of job design? Explain with examples? 17. What is internet connectivity? How is it important in to days business would with respect to materials requirement planning & buying? Explain with examples? 18. Would a project management organization be different from an organization for regular manufacturing in what ways? Examples. 19. How project evaluation different from project appraisal? Explain with examples.