Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester II MB0044 Production & Operations Management - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1133) Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.

Q1. Explain in brief the origins of Just In Time. Explain the different types of was tes that can be eliminated using JIT. Q2. What is Value Engineering or Value Analysis? Elucidate five companies which have incorporated VE with brief explanation. Q3. Explain different types of Quantitative models. Differentiate between work study and motion study. Q4. What is Rapid Prototyping? Explain the difference between Automated flow line and Automated assembly line with examples. Q5. Explain Break Even Analysis and Centre of Gravity methods. Explain Product layout and process layout with examples. Q6. Explain Juran s Quality Trilogy and Crosby s absolutes of quality. List out the pillars of Total Productive Maintenance.

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester II MB0044 Production & Operations Management - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1133) Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks) Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.

Q1. Explain Logical Process Modelling and Physical Process Modelling. What are the ingredients of Business Process? Q2. Explain Project Management Knowledge Areas. With an example explain Work Breakdown Structure. Q3. Take an example of any product or project and explain Project Management Life Cycle. Q4. Explain PMIS. What is the difference between Key Success Factor (KSF) and Knowledge (K) Factor? Explain with example. Q5. Explain the seven principles of supply chain management. Take an example of any product in the market and explain the scenario of Bullwhip effect. Q6. Time taken by three machines on five jobs in a factory is tabulated below in table below. Find out the optimal sequence to be followed to minimise the idle time taken by the jobs on the machines. Job Machine 1 (M1) Machine 2 (M2) Machine 3 (M3) A 6

8 7 B 4 5 3 C 5 5 7 D 3 4 6 E 4 3 4