Operations and Supply Chain Management Assignments

Assignment No. 1
Video Clip Review (20 Marks)
Q.] Visit NPTEL website of MHRD Govt. of India. Write down video clip review in your own
words based on the topic Operations Management Basics. Name of the video : (Lecture 01:
Operations Management Basics

Refer below mentioned link.

https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112107238/
 Assignment No. 2
Research Article Review (20 Marks)
Q.] Log in to J-Gate and write down research paper review for below mentioned link

https://jamrpublication.com/uploads/72/4916_pdf.pdf

(Refer attachment for Research article in the e mail or refer above link)
 Assignment No. 3
Case Study (30 Marks)
“The Ashok Leyland Way” (Refer attachment for Case Study.)

Q.1] How Ashok Leyland managed to beat the recession?

Q.2 ] How JIT helped Ashok Leyland to reduce materials cost?
 Assignment No. 4
Class Test Assignment (30 Marks)
Q. 1] What are the various dimension of Quality? Define Quality from Customers view and
Manufacturer’s view. Explain concept of TQM.
Q.2] Write down characteristics of Batch Production with suitable example.
Q.3] Being a PPC manager of Manufacturing plant, what will be your functions to manage
smooth production flow in the plant?
 Assignment No. 5
Internal Exam Assignment (50 Marks)
Q. 1] Define “Operations Management” and write down it’s functions.
OR

In an Automobile company, Quality Control department is facing severe problems

associated with Quality of manufactured parts during manufacturing processes particularly in
machining shop and grinding shop. Being a Quality Manager, what steps do you take in order to
overcome this problem by considering involvement of all employees in an organization?

Q.2] What do you understand by Job Production? Write down its characteristics.
OR
Assume that you are an Operations Manager for manufacturing of Steam Boiler. Being an
Operations manager what challenges do you face wrt materials, machines, scheduling and
control?

Q.3] What is Demand Forecasting? Why it is called as Planning Tool?

OR

Assume that you are a garment manufacturer. Your current production rate is 20,000 pieces
per day. If you want to increase it to 30,000 pieces per day, make a list of problems that you will
face in making this change?

Q.4] Define Inventory Management? Explain concept and types of inventory

Management in detail.

OR
A forging unit has an annual consumption of 400 numbers of end caps in making a part.
Procurement cost and unit price of end caps is Rs 18 and Rs. 9 respectively. Annual Inventory
carrying cost is 10% only. Being a materials manger determine Economic order quantity to
minimize annual total cost.

Q.5] Draw and explain Generalized Supply Chain Management model.

OR

One of the reputed Automobile company in Pune city is producing Light Motor Vehicles and
Commercial Vehicles, being a Supply Chain Manager make a list of flows involved in a supply
chain and explain their direction.