Name of the University : Uttarakhand Open University
Degree : M.B.A
Department :
Subject Code/Name : CP1008 Production and Operations Management
Semester : II
Document Type : Old Question Papers
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Production & Operations Management :
Second Semester, Examination 2012
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 60
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Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks containing three (03) sections. Learners are required to attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.
SECTION – A
(Long-answer – type questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer two (02) questions only.
1. What do you understand by Plant Layout? Explain the various factors affecting Plant Layout? Travesty
2. What do you understand by Quality Control? Explain the approach used for analyzing the quality of a product using control charts.
3. Define material management? What are the functions of material management? Briefly explain these.
4. What do you understand by the term “production planning and control”? Explain briefly the objectives of production, planning and control
SECTION – B : (Short – answer – type questions)
Note : Section ‘B’ contains eight (08) short- answer type questions of five (05) marks each. Learners are required to answer four (04) questions only. Answers to these questions must be restricted to two hundred fifty (250) words approximately. (4*5=20)
5. Briefly discuss any four (04) of the following;
5.1 Explain the Weber’s theory-
5.2 What is the importance of product research and development-
5.3 Discuss the drawbacks of Sargant Florence’s theory of Plant Layout-
5.4 Write a note on Demand/Sales Forecasting-
5.5 Discuss the integrated approach to material management.
5.6 What are the pre-requisites of production planning-
5.7 Explain the Product Life Cycle-
5.8 Explain the difference and inter-relationship between inspection and quality control?
SECTION – C
(Objective – type questions)
Note : Section ‘C’ contains ten (10) objective –type questions of one (01) mark
each. All the questions of this section are compulsory. (10*1=10)
6. Indicate whether the following are true or false;
6.1 The make-or-buy decision becomes necessary when the current source of supply is not able to supply the material in accordance with buyer’s quality requirements.
6.2 Production Planning and Control department acts as a link between company’s sales and manufacturing department.
6.3 In production control scheduling, refers to the arrangement of different operations involved in manufacturing in sequence of priority.
6.4 The layout in which all the equipments performing similar tasks are grouped together is called the product layout.
6.5 Acceptance sampling, is a technique to evaluate the quality of a complete lot.
7. Indicate the correct answer-option :
7.1 Which one of the following is a type of basic plant layout?
(A) Process Layout
(B) Product Layout
(C) Project Layout
(D) All of the above
7.2 All of the following are the techniques of production control, except:
(A) Routing
(B) Scheduling
(C)Programming
(D) Dispatching
7.3 Which one of the following is not a type of production process?
(A) Job production
(B) Batch production
(C) Automatic production
(D) Process production
7.4 ‘Weber’s theory of Industrial location’ is related to which aspect of Production and Operations Management?
(A) Sales Forecasting
(B) Product Design
(C) Plant Layout
(D) Quality Control
7.5 Which one of the following is not a standard product development technique?
(A) Standardization
(B) Simplification
(C) Diversification
(D) Improvisation
Second Semester, Examination-2015 :
CP-1008 Production and Operations Management :
Section – A : (Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer any two (02) questions only. (2×15=30)
1. What do you understand by production control? Elaborate various techniques of production control?
2. Explain the concept of supply chain management. Discuss the various methods of coding materials in inventory?
3. Define productivity. Also, explain the concept of work measurement.
4. Elaborate the methodology of Operations Research? Provide a descriptive classification of Operations Research models.