The document is a study guide for an MBA exam on production and operations management. It lists 8 questions that will be on the exam covering topics like: 1) situations where production management is involved in different industries, 2) how capital requirements vary with processing alternatives, 3) product layout design, 4) factors that can be altered in an aggregate plan, 5) optimal assignment determination from data, 6) fatigue measurement procedures and time measuring devices, 7) factors responsible for declines in productivity, and 8) definitions for acceptable quality level, producer risk, lot tolerance percent defective, and consumer risk. Students must answer any 5 of the 8 questions on the exam.

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M.B.A. II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, January 2009
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 60
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
1. Mention situations in:
(a) Banking
(b) advertising
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(c) agricultural and
(d) hoteliering where production and operations management is involved. De-
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2. Explain how capital requirement for pro cess designs vary with processing alterna-
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3. (a) Explain the product layout with a neat sketch.
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(b) Write the advantages and disadvantages of product layout.
4. List the factors that can be altered by an aggregate plan to meet the objectives of
the management.
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5. Determine the optimal assignment with the following data:
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C 86 26 86 96
D 60 40 116 120
E 90 86 40 80
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6. (a) Discuss the procedure involved in fatigue observation measures.
(b) Discuss various types of time measuring devices mentioning their limitations.
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7. Discuss the factors that are responsible for decline in productivity in an organization
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