Production Planning & Control, Question Paper of MBA (OP) 3rd-4th Semester,Download Previous Years Question Paper 2

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MBA (Sem.-3^rd )

PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

SUBJECT CODE: MB -642

Paper ID: [C0122]

Time : 03 Hours

Maximum Marks

Instruction to Candidates:

1) Section - A is Compulsory.

2) Attempt any Four questions from Section - B.

Section - A

QI)

a) Operation Management.

b) Process layout.

c) Plant location.

d) 'Master production schedule.

e) Line Balancing.

f) Inventory control for single product.

g) Job-shop.

h) Machine Loading.

i) Gantt scheduling chart.

j) Job-sequencing for Men and Machines.

Section - B

Q2) Distinguish in clear terms between Mass Production, Batch Production and

Unit Production. In what ways production planning and control system differ between three types? Explain with examples.

Q3) (a) Discuss briefly both Qualitative and Quantitative factors which are kept

in mind before locating any plant-site useing examples.

(b) A factory working in two shifts each of 8 hours produces 24,000 electric bulbs using a set of work stations. Compute the actual time of plant operation, if 8 tasks are required to manufacture the bulb and sum of all task times is equal to 12 seconds. Assuming feasibility of combining tasks into work stations, 

calculate the number of work stations to maintain this level of production.

Q4)    (a) Explain critical elements of Aggregate production planning and its

importance. Also describe one technique of Aggregate production

planning with an example.

(b)     Distinguish between process and product layout using suitable examples.

Q5) The XYZ company is in the process of updating its master production

schedule (IVPS) for its production. The plant produces on produce to stock basis. The manager has collected the following data for the next six weeks.

Weeks

Demand for product           1    2        3        4        5        6

Customers                          500 1000  500    200    700    1000

Branch Warehouse             200 300   400    500    300    200

Market Research                        50                        10

Production Research             10

The safety stock K, minimum production lot size and beginning in venture are 1500, 400 and I 120 units, respectively. Prepare a six week MPS assuming sufficient production capacity.

Q6) (a) Explain briefly the Inventory control management for single product as

well as for multiple products with examples.

(b) Six jobs require the use of two machines in the order M₁, × M₂, ir a job shop. Time on each machine for each job is given below, work out the optimal sequence of jobs that minimises the total elapsed time.

Jobs

                   1        2        3        4        5         6

M₁     12      7        10      14      4        5       

M₂     8        10      6        9        11      9

 

Q7) Write brief note on the following (Any Two) :

(a) Modular Design.

(b) Service Process Matrix.

(c) Assembly line Balancing.

(d) Production organization structure.