Executive MBA Operations Management June 2007 Paper

For More Papers Visit http://www.IGNOUGuess.com IGNOU Papers -IGNOU Forum – IGNOU Articles @IGNOUGuess.com COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE MBA/MPA PROGRAMME Term-End Examination June, 2007 C-4: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks:100 (Weight age 70%) Note : Answer any five questions. 1. (a) Describe the production systems like GT and OPT in different organizational settings. (b) Discuss the inter-relationship between Information technology and production systems. 10+10=20 2. (a) Discuss the principles of (i) DEMING (ii) JURAN,and (iii) CROSBY (B) Describe how leadership by top management is the driver of quality. 10+10=20 3. (a) Explain the need of forecast in Operations Management. (b) Explain why a trade – off between cost of forecast and accuracy level should be considered? 10+10=20 4. (a) Discuss the process of determining the capacity for single stage and multi-stage production systems. (b) Explain the various techniques of job design. 10+10=20 5. (a) Discuss the managerial importance of Aggregate plan. For More Papers Visit http://www.IGNOUGuess.com IGNOU Papers -IGNOU Forum – IGNOU Articles @IGNOUGuess.com (b) Compare and contrast push-type of production system with pulltyyp of production system and justify which one is better. 10+10=20 6. (a) Explain the important issues relating to purchasing. (b) Discuss the principle of Manufacturing Resource planning with the help of block diagram. 10+10=20 7. Write short notes on any two of the following: 2 x10=20 (i) Selective Inventory Control (ii) Total productive Maintenance (iii) Role of Computer in Operations Management (iv) Quality function Deployment(QFD)