Sunday 18 September 2011

MDU MBA PAPER: Production & operation management


PRODUCTION & OPERATION MANAGEMENT
Previous Year Question Paper (July 2009)
UNIT-1
1) What are the basic criteria for determining the nature of production? Contrast continuous and intermittent production.
2) How do production and process layout differ from each other? explain the conditions under which each of the two types is appropriate and why?
UNIT-2
3) Identify the basic issues of capacity management and describe how these are treated in detailed capacity planning?
4) Discuss the steps involved in aggregate planning process. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of the strategies of aggregate planning.
UNIT-3
5) What do you mean by batch production? Explain its merits and demerits. Under what circumstances you will recommend one organization to go for batch production.
 6) Why work study is conducted? Discuss the pre-requisites and procedure of conducting a work study.
UNIT-4
7) Define the term safety stock and E.O.Q with the help of ideal inventory model.
8) What do you mean by statistical quality control? Explain the importance of control charts for variables and attributes.

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