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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Operations Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2016 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
 All Questions carry equal marks.
 All Questions are compulsory
 All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
 All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
 Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
 Studentsshould writethe assignmentin their own words.Copying of assignmentsfromother
students is not allowed.
Question. 1. Discuss in detail the importance of
Product/Technological life cycles in Operations Management. How

2. do organizations face the challenges of quick technological changes
in product specifications as well as from customers’ requirements?
Explain the same with reference to the Mobile industry, focusing in
quick changes in product specifications as well as the changes in the
technology used. (10 marks)
Answer: The Product/Technological life cycles are highly important in Operations Management.
Organizationsface the challengesof quicktechnological changesinproduct specifications as well as
from customers’ requirements with the help of below mentioned TLC phases.
 The research and development (R&D) phase when revenue from inputs are negative
 The ascent phase when corporate out-of-pocket investments have been recovered
 The maturity phase when all the gain recovered is stable and high
 The decline phase of reducing the utility and fortunes of the technology
In mobile industry, there have been a lot of quick changes in the product specifications and
technology. This part usually
Question. 2. Explain in detail the various types of plant layout
concepts that are available in operations management. Give
examples on where each of these types can be employed
respectively. Briefly explain a layout for a Retail store format,
highlighting the good points and bottlenecks, if any. (10 marks)
Answer: The plant layout concept has been quite popular in operation management. The plant
layout concept integration in the organization makes it possible for organization to understand
things better and function in much better way.
Types of Plant Layout Concept
1. Product or Line Layout: Only for the manufacturing of one type of products in operating
area whichwill be standardized and produced in large quantities. Raw material is supplied
and works gets accelerated with
Question. 3. Education is one of the top sectors of our country. It is
also started to being identified as one of the business functions
with many corporates starting their own educational institutes.
However imparting quality education is a challenge for

3. organizations from non-educational expertise. To understand and
suggest roadmaps for the same, answer the following concepts
a) What are the 8 building blocks of Total Quality Management?
Discuss how these 8 building blocks can be incorporated in a typical
College setup for the objective of providing quality education. (5
marks)
Answer: Total Quality Management (TQM) is considered to be developed in 1950 but it took 20
yearssince it gained popularity. So, we can say that the rise of Total Quality Management (TQM) is
considered to be early 1980s. TQM is organization, attitude and cultural description of a company
that offers customers services and products according to their requirements and needs. Quality is
the basic requirement of culture and the quality need to be maintained in all aspects of the
operation because if all the operations of the process are done efficiently then there are high
chances that the defects will be less and waste eradicated from operations will be managed
properly.
b) Briefly explain the 5-s methodology of quality and discuss how
the same can be applied to an educational institute. (5 marks)
Answer: The 5-s methodologyof quality includesfive phases which can be efficiently implemented
in the educational institution as per requirement.
Five 5S phases are "sort", "set in order", "shine", "standardize", and "sustain".
Sort
 Make education easier by reducing obstacles.
 Reduce disturbance chances with unnecessary items
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