ME6501 PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

1. DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
IE 6605 PRODUTION PLANNING AND CONTROL
Unit I-INTRODUTION
PART-A
1. What are the objectives of production planning and control? [May 2015]
2. What are the functions of production planning and control? [Nov 2014]
3. What are phases of PPC?
4. Distinguish between dispatching and expediting.
5. How to classify the production system. [May 2010]
6. Define the term Standardization. [Nov 2009]
7. What is Preferred number?
8. What are the disadvantages of simplification? [Nov 2008]
9. Define the term break-even point. [Nov 2016]
10. What is margin of safety?
11. What are Effect of simplification?
12. Define the term production control and mention how it forms the basis for other control. [May 2014]
13. What are limitations of Break-Even Analysis? [Apr 2014]
14. What is angle of incidence?
15. Brief about the economics of a new design. [Nov 2014]
16. Difference between routing and scheduling.
17. Difference between product design and produt development.
18. Difference between durability and dependability. [May 2010]
19. Name the majior type of production. [Apr 2010,2016]
20. Difference between simplification and standardization. [Apr 2016]
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2. PART- B
1. Discuss objectives of PPC.
2. What are function of production planning and control? [Nov 2016]
3. Distinguish between batch production and continuous production. [Nov 2014]
4. Discuss the various aspects of product development and design. [Apr 2016]
5. Give the detailed accounts of the various factors considered while designing a product. [Nov 2008]
6. Explain the economics of new design. [May 2016]
7. Write short notes on: a) STANDARDISATION, b) SIMPLIFICATION, c) SPECIALIZATION.[Apr
2010]
8. A manufacturer sells an item for Rs13 per unit. He incurs a fixed cost of Rs60,000 and a variable cost
of Rs 8 unit. Find the break even production quantity and also the no. of units to be produced to get a
profit of Rs.12,000. [Nov 2014]
9. Why it is necessary to analyses the product and explain the various analysis that are carried out.[Apr
2014]
10. Discuss benefits of PPC. [Nov 2014]
11. Annual fixed costs at a small textile shop are Rs.50,000 and variable costs are estimated at 50% of the
Rs.40 per-unit selling price.(a) Find the BEP. (b) What profit would result from a volume of 3250 units?
12. Describe the Samuel EILON’S models for economics of a new product design.
UNIT-II WORK STUDY
PART-A
1. What is method study? [Nov 2014]
2. Define Work Study.
3. What are the objectives of method study? [May 2008]
4. What are the steps involved on method study? [Apr 2016]
5. What is motion study? [Nov 2014]
6. What is Simo chart?
7. What are therbligs? Give any five therbligs with symbol.[Apr 2014]
8. What is memo motion study? [Nov 2009]
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3. 9. What is micro motion study? [Nov 2009]
10. What is string diagram?
11. What is cycle graph? [Apr 2016]
12. What is chronocycle graph? [Apr 2016]
13. What is time study? [Apr 2014]
14. What are various work measurement techniques? [Nov 2008,2016]
15 What is PMTS
16. List the various allowance considered during time study. [May 2010]
17. List the steps involved in time study. [May 2014]
18. Difference between production and inspection.
19. What is meant by work sampling. [Nov 2009]
20. Difference between cumulative timing and fly back timing.
PART-B
1. Explain the basic procedure for method study. [Nov 2014]
2. What is production study? Explain. [May 2015]
3. Discuss two types each of the charts and diagrams used in the recording phase of the method study[Apr 2010]
4. Explain the significance, construction and application of the following recording techniques;
a. Out line process chart
b. Flow process chart
c. Two handed process chart and
d. Multiple activity chart.
5. Explain steps involved in work study. [Nov 2016]
6. What are principles of motion economics?
7. Explain the following: [May 2015]
a. Memo motion study
b. Micro motion study.
8. . Explain the following. [Nov 2016]
a. work sampling
b. PMTS
9. . Explain the following
a. SIMO Chart
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4. b. Chronocyclegraph
10. Describe the different techniques of work measurement. [Nov 2014]
11. What are various symbols of process chart? Explain briefly.
12. List the various allowances to be considered while calculating the standard time of a job.
UNIT-III PRODUCTION PLANNING AND PROCESS PLANNING
PART-A
1. What is production planning? [Apr 2015]
2. What are the factors affecting production planning? [Apr 2008]
3. What is value analysis? [Apr 2015,Nov 2016]
4. What is value engineering? [Apr 2014]
5. What are phases of value analysis?
6. State the pre request information need for process planning. [Nov 2014]
7. What are factors affecting process planning?
8. What are the steps in process planning? [Nov 2014]
9. What is machine capacity?
10. Mention the types of process planning
11. What is the consideration in selection of an equipment or process? [Apr 2014]
12 What are the advantages of generative process planning? [Apr 2010]
13. Draw the simple stock control model of with and without buffer stock.
14. List the problem associated with lack of production planning. [Apr 2016]
15. What is meant by machine balancing? [Nov 2009]
16. List the pre- requisite information needed for process planning. [Apr 2008,Nov 2014]
17. How is the quantity determined in batch production? [Apr 2008]
18. Enumerate the problems that will be result due to lack of production planning. [Nov 2008]
19. State the objectives of line balancing.[Nov 2008]
20. Mention the factors affecting the routing procedure. [May 2010]
PART- B
1. Define process planning. Discuss in detail steps for same. [Nov 2016]
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5. 2. Discuss value analysis and value engineering. [Nov 2014]
3. Explain in details phases of Value Analysis? [Apr 2014]
4. Explain how production quantity in batch production is determined. [Nov 2014]
5. Describe problem of lack of product planning. [Nov 2014]
6. Compare and contrast the manual process with CAPP.
7. Elaborate on procedures involved in determination of quantity, machine capacity and balancing in
batch production. [Nov 2016]
8. What is meant by machine loading? .Also enumerate the various methods to the cycle time to a
minimum.
9. Define value analysis and present a fast diagram for a PEN. [Apr 2016]
10. Explain analysis of process capabilities in a multi-product system? [Apr 2010, Nov 2016]
11. A product is sold at a rate of 400 pieces a day and is manufactured at a rate of 2000 pieces a day.
The setup costs of the machine are Rs.5000 and the storage costs found to be Rs.0.015 per unit per
day. Labour charges are Rs.120, materials Rs.80, and overheads Rs160 per piece. If the interest
charges are 13% find the minimum-cost batch size and the costs of the production run. Assume 300
working days in a year.
12. What do you mean by minimum –cost batch size? Also derive an expression for it.
UNIT-IV PRODUCTION SCHEDULING
PART-A
1. What is loading?
2. What is scheduling? [Apr 2016]
3. What are the advantages of Gantt load chart? [Apr 2014]
4. What are the disadvantages of Gantt load chart?
5. Write a note on perpetual loading. [Nov 2014]
6. Difference between aggregate planning and master planning.
7. Explain the Johnson’s rule for scheduling.
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6. 8. What is production sequencing? [Nov 2014]
9. List the function of production scheduling and control. [Nov 2009]
10. What is meant by EBQ scheduling?
11. What is Gantt chart? [Nov 2009]
12. Brief about ‘kanban’. [Apr 2015]
13. What is MRP? [Nov 2009]
14. Cite the meaning of the term line of balance. [Nov 2016]
15. What is expediting? [Nov 2014]
16. What is MPS?
17. List the any five priority sequencing rules. [Nov 2008]
18. Write the advantage and dis advantage of master scheduling. [Nov 2008]
19. What is meant by manufacturing lead time. [Apr 2008]
20. Difference between sequencing and scheduling. [Nov 2016]
PART- B
1. What is scheduling? Explain master scheduling and aggregate planning? [Nov 2016]
2. Describe Gantt charts. What are their uses? [Nov 2012, 2014]
3. Explain floor shop scheduling in detail. [May 2013]
4. Write short notes on aggregate run out method of batch scheduling. [Nov 2009]
5. Discuss in detail about the various factors that affect scheduling. Explain any one technique used in
loading and scheduling. [Nov 2008]
6. Explain techniques for aligning completion times and due date. [Nov 2014]
7. Sequence the following jobs to minimize the processing times on the two machines Also compute the
idle times of the machines [May 2015]
Job: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Machine 1 5 9 4 7 8 6
Machine 2 7 4 8 3 9 5
8. What is priority sequencing? Explain the six priority rules used for job sequencing.
9.Discuss the following [Nov 2014]
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7. a) Flow production scheduling
b) Kanban
c) Dispatching and expediting.
10. Discuss the concept inputs, working and benefits of MRP. [Nov 2016]
11. An assembly line is to designed to operate 7.5 hours per day and supply a steady demand of 300 units
per day. The following table shows the tasks and their performance times (i) draw the precedence digram,
(ii) What is cycle time? (iii) Assign tasks to work stations stating your logical rules, and (iv) What is the
efficiency of your line balance? [Apr 2014]
Task a b c d e f g h i j k l
preceding
tasks
- - - a b c d e f g h,i j,k
performance
time (sec)
70 40 45 10 30 20 60 50 15 25 20 25
12 (i) what are the common causes of delay? How can they be avoided? Explain.
(ii) Briefly explain the various techniques adopted for aligning completion time and due dates.[Apr
2010]
UNIT-V INVENTORY CONTROL AND RECENT TRENDS IN PPC
PART-A
1. Why inventories maintained? [Apr 2010]
2. Difference between anticipation and fluctuation inventories.
3. What are the types of inventories? Give example for each type. [Apr 2014 ,2016]
4. What is an Economic order quantity? [Apr 2010]
5. Define ‘sawtooth effect’
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8. 6. What is safety stock?
7. What are the advantages of ABC analysis? [May 2008]
8. What is Re-order point?
9. What is Re-order Quantity?
10. What is two bin system? [Nov 2014]
11. What is JIT? [Nov 2009]
12. What are the element of JIT? [Apr 2014, Nov 2016]
13. What are the objectives of JIT?
14. What is MRP II? [Apr 2015]
15. What is ERP? [Nov 2014]
16. List the different type of inventories a manufacturing organization keep. [Nov 2009]
17. What are basic principles of JIT? [Apr 2010]
18. What is ABC analysis? [Nov 2016]
19. Compare excess stock and stock-out situation. [Nov 2008]
20. Spell out basic assumption involved in determination of EOQ using the formula developed by Harris.
[Nov 2008]
PART- B
1. Explain the purpose of maintaining inventory in any production unit. [Apr 2008]
2. Discuss the effect of demand on inventories. [Apr 2015]
3. Describe the element of just in time systems. [May 2015,]
4. What is EOQ? Derive expression for EOQ. [Nov 2016]
5. Explain two types kanban production control
6. What are functions of MRP II. [May 2013, Nov 2016]
7. What is ERP? Briefly explain. [Apr 2015]
8. Explain ordering procedure. [Nov 2014]
9. Describe the fixed period quantity inventory model. Also compare P with Q- system. [Nov 2008]
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9. 10. What is ABC analysis? Explain the significance in inventory control with a suitable example. [Apr
2014]
11. Derive the formula for determining the economic order quality. State its assumptions, advantages and
disadvantages [Apr 2010]
12. Explain about the various cost associated with the inventory control. Give appropriate examples for
each cost element. [Apr 2010]
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