Tuesday 23 December 2014

Marketing Research. Material Mgmt. Operation Mgmt. ARAVIND 9901366442.doc

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Marketing Research



1.       What is conjoint analysis? How does it help in marketing research?

2.      What is market segmentation? On what ‘basis a market is segmented?

3.      What is factor analysis? How does it help in interpretation of results?

4.      Discuss the situations under which Factor Analysis can be used ? List the steps involved in using Factor Analysis.

5.       Describe the precautions that should be taken while conducting marketing research based on secondary data.

6.      What are the different Probability Sampling methods ? Explain with the help of examples.
7.       Prepare a suitable marketing research proposal for helping GSL.

8.      Develop a suitable questionnaire for the above proposal.



Material Management



1. Explain the steps involved in systematic material handling analysis.
2. Explain the different methods of buying goods from abroad.
3. Discuss the criteria to be taken in to account in vendor rating.
4. Discuss the role of information in materials management.
5. Elaborate your understanding regarding analysis of sources of supply and its Evaluation.
9.   What do you mean by Material planning ? Explain the factors affecting it.
6. Annual requirement of diesel oil for a power station is 120,000 liters. Purchases are made in bulks of 10,000 liters. The ordering cost is Rs. 37.50 per order and inventory carrying cost is Rs. 0.01 per liter. Find: (a) EPQ Total cost
7. Explain in brief the procedure of purchasing generally followed by an industry.
8. Discuss the role of material handling equipment in reducing the cost of storage and store room operations.
9. (a) Describe codification along with its importance.

10. Explain VED analysis. Write its advantages also.


Material Management


1.         What is the need for International Purchase? Discuss the procedure and problems in International Purchase.
2.     Differentiate between independent and dependent demand inventory. Dependent demand inventory items do not need to be forecast. Why not? Explain with the help of examples?
3.     If you reduce WIP then you expose many organizational bottlenecks." Comment on this statement. Also, state the reasons for your agreement/disagreement.
4.         Explain how a performance appraisal system can be used in the context of materials management. What are the metrics of performance appraisal in materials management?
5.         What is the scope of materials management? Define the various roles of materials management in the context of internal and external interfaces to a materials management system.
6.         Why is negotiation an important aspect of purchasing? Describe the elements and objectives of negotiation. Also discuss the negotiation process and techniques.
7.         Discuss the various losses in warehouses. What are the reasons of their generation? Discuss the  procedure of preventing and controlling losses in a warehouse.
8.        What are the measures you recommend to maintain inventory security in stores? Discuss in brief the problems and their remedies in case of valuation of finished goods and work-in-process inventory.


Operation Management


1. What is the purpose of aggregate production planning? When is aggregated planning most useful? Explain.
2. Explain in general terms how a safety stock level is determined using customer service level.
3. Discuss how a quality-management program can affect productivity.
4. Select three service companies or organizations you are familiar with and indicate how process control charts could be used in each.
5. Explain the various factors that are to be taken into account for plant location. Discuss in connection with setting up an Automobile industry.
6. Explain the term 'Break-even analysis'. Draw imaginary BEP chart and briefly describe its merits and demerits.
7. Define .Purchase Systems.. What are the common objectives of the purchasing function?
8. Explain the role of production manager.


Operation Management


1.    What is the vision of AECS? What is the role of operations in meeting it?

2.   Can this system be replicated to other aspects of health care? Other services? What will be the problems? What will be the advantages?

3.   How do different elements of AECS work together to deliver the vision of Dr. V?

4.   What are some of the problems AECS facing? Are they inherent in its model or they could be rectified while keeping the model intact?
1.    Given the activities and precedence relationships described in the (A) case, develop a network diagram for the wedding plans.

2.   Identify the paths. Which are critical?

3.   What is the maximum cost plan that meets the March 22nd deadline?
1.    Given your answers to the (A) case, describe the effects on the wedding plans of each incident noted in the (B) case.
1 ) Briefly  sketch  the  product  development  process .

2 ) What do you mean by continuous improvement ? Give two examples of continuous improvements that organizations undertake .

3 ) S u p p o s e y o u w a n t t o v i s i t y o u r b a n k t o d e p o s i t y o u r s a l a r y c h e q u e a n d t h e n w i t h d r a w s o m e m o n e y f r o m y o u r a c c o u n t . U s e y o u r k n o w l e d g e o f p r o c e s s m a p p i n g  a n d  d r a w  t h e  p r o c e s s .




Operation Management


Where are they located? What kind of customers they intend to serve?

Do they serve you while you are standing or do they first seat you? How big is their seating capacity?

How do they take orders?

What is the process of communicating your orders to the others working in the outlet so that you can be served?

Are the items prepared after taking your order or are they already prepared?

Do they allow any customization in your order or is it one standard order?

Do they take large orders for, say, parties?

What parts of their processes are visible to you?

How do they handle any quality issues which might prop up?

Are employees doing skilled work? What kind of job allocation is visible to you?

What is the extent of automation? What work is being done manually? What is automated?

After completing your meals, what is the process of clearing the table? What could be to motivation behind designing such a process?

Do the same kind of operational comparisons for different grocery stores, movie theaters. Car service centers, banks, etc., and see if their operational design gels with the kind of customers they want to serve.

1.Using the project planning data from the FPDS, develop a plan that shows what car projects will be happening during the first week of January each year. Assume that the launch date for new models is the first week of August (week 33) each year. Also, assume that the division operates only 50 weeks each year (the division is idle during Christmas and New Year’s each year).

2 How are these data useful to the Thunderbird team?

3 What additional data would be useful to the team? How would these data be used?

4 Given the very dynamic nature of the luxury automobile market, and the complex engineering and design issues associated with building new cars, what would you consider the most important features of a product development system for the Thunderbird product planning group?


Operation Management


1)         What are the objectives of purchase department? Explain briefly the purchase procedure?
2)        What are the factors to be considered for planning the lay-out of a new factory?
3)        What is waste management? Explain the importance of waste management.
4)        What are the advantages & disadvantages of different types of site location?
5)        What is power supply? What alternative power supplies are available to an industrial unit?
6)        What provisions of Indian Factories Act of 1948 apply to Industrial sanitation? Explain each point clearly.
7)        Explain briefly the functions of production planning & control.
8)        What are the usual errors made in plant location selection?
9)        Explain the steps involved in maintenance job planning and scheduling
10)      Write short notes on any two of the following:
(a)       Material requirement planning. (b)        Safety management (c)      Time study

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