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Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  1 = 10 marks)

Answer any TEN questions.

1. Give the meaning of product life cycle.

2. What is the point of BEP?

3. How is site weight computed?

4. What is Ergonomics?

5. Why do employees need visual display?

6. State the principles of material handling.

7. Write the meaning of production control.

8. What do you mean by supply chain?

9. Why do are need time study?

10. Name any two reasons for assignable variation.

11. What is the meaning of vendor rating?

12. Give the meaning of Marshaling.

 PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.

13. Discuss the four step procedure in product

planning stage.

14. Specify the significance of materials management.

15. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of

process layout.

16. Compare human capabilities with those of

machines.

17. Write the objectives of production control.

18. Explain inventory carrying cost.

19. State the functions of warehousing.

PART C — (4  10 = 40 marks)

Answer Q. No. 20 compulsory and answer any THREE

questions from Q. No 21 to 24.

20. A company is considering the product of the new

energy saving light bulb. The selling price is
Rs. 10.00 and the variable cost is about Rs. 2.00
per light bulb. If the fixed costs are
Rs. 2,00,00,000. What is the BEP in units of light
bulb?

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21. Are location choices sensitive to relative weights
between objective and subjective factors in a Brain
– Gibon location model.

22. Indicate the principle limitations of master

scheduling. Under what type of situation would it
be used?

23. Why is it necessary to control both X and R

variations for control of variables?

24. Explain in detail about the concept of value

analysis.

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