Mba Global Network
June, 2011
Ms-55 : Logistics and Supply Chain Management
1. (a) Discuss the goals of a supply chain and explain the impact of supply chain decisions on the success of a firm.
(b) Describe the supply chain for a paper manufacturing organization.
2. (a) What is more important - inbound or outbound logistics in a supply chain ? Why ?
December, 2011
MS-55 : Logistics and Supply Chain Management
1. (a) What are the primary responsibilities of logistics group and marketing group within an organization ? Why there is a conflict between the two ?
(b) State some of the strategies that are followed in implementation of Efficient Consumer Response (ECR).
2. (a) What are the reasons for variability in the supply chain ? Discuss the methods of reducing variability.
December, 2012
Ms-55 : Logistics And Supply Chain Management
1. (a) Describe the evolution of Supply Chain Concept. What in your opinion is the most important stage?
(b) How can customer service be improved by proper implementation of SCM?
2. (a) What are the reasons for variability in the supply chain? Explain in detail with relevant examples.
June, 2013
Ms-55 : Logistics And Supply Chain Management
1. (a) What is Physical Distribution Management ? Describe its components.
(b) Elucidate the "total approach" to Physical Distribution Management.
2. (a) What is more important - Inbound or Outbound logistics in a supply chain ?
December, 2009
Ms-54 : Management Of Information Systems
1. (a) Discuss the various models for the decision making process.
(b) Define Management Information Systems and discuss various characteristics expected of a good MIS.
2. (a) How do you trace the growth of MIS function in an organisation ?
June, 2010
MS-54 : Management of Information Systems
1. (a) "The way organisation cannot exist without MIS, even information does not exist without organisation". Discuss.
(b) What is the relevance of Nolan's stage Growth Model for the Study of Information Systems in today's organisation ?
2. (a) Describe the major phases in MIS design. Can you compare these phases with research and development projects ?
June, 2011
MS-54 : Management of Information Systems
1. (a) Distinguish between structured and unstructured decisions. Give example from automobile and hotel industry.
(b) Explain the process of evaluation of management information system
2. (a) Elaborate your understanding about the concept of information resource assessment.
December 2011
Ms-54 : Management of Information Systems
1. (a) Discuss the information requirement for different stages of decision making.
(b) Differentiate between physical structure and conceptual structure of information systems.
2. (a) What do you understand by strategic planning for MIS ? Explain the relationship between corporate MIS plan and top management.
December, 2012
Ms-54 : Management Of Information Systems
1. (a) Discuss SIMON'S decision making model and also the information requirements for different stages of decision making.
(b) Elaborate your understanding about the following terms :
(i) Internal Information.
June, 2013
Ms-54 : Management Of Information Systems
1. (a) Define structured and unstructured decisions. Give four examples of each
(b) Differentiate between physical structure and the conceptual structure of Information Systems.
2. (a) What is the relevance of the Nolan's Stage Growth Model for the study of information system in today's organization ?
December, 2009
MS-53 : Production/Operations Management
SECTION – A
1. (a) What factors have contributed to the increased emphasis on faster product development and introduction ?
(b) A manufacturing firm has three proposals for a product. Either it can be purchased from an outside vendor at Rs. 4.00 per unit or it can be manufactured in-plant. There are two alternatives for in-plant manufacturing. Either a fully automatic unit is procured, involving fixed cost of Rs. 30,000 and variable cost of Rs. 2.75 per unit. Alternatively, a semi-automatic unit would cost Rs. 20,000 as fixed cost and Rs. 3.00 per unit as variable cost. Draw a break-even chart for these alternatives. Suggest range of production - volume suited for these alternatives.
June, 2010
Ms-53 : Production/Operations Management
1(a) Why did JIT approach evolve in Japan and not in Western Countries ? Also compare the vendor relations before and after the installation of JIT approach.
(b) Compare and contrast 'Push' type of production system with 'Pull' type of production system and justify which one is better and in what environment ?
2.(a) Discuss the issues in materials management to be considered important by the management of any manufacturing organisation.
December, 2011
Ms-53 : Production/Operations Management
SECTION - A
1. (a) What are the important elements of JIT manufacturing ? How does JIT system eliminate waste, enforce continuous improvement ? What are the benefits of JIT manufacturing ?
(b) A company is producing certain type of circuit breakers. The fixed cost of land building, etc, is Rs 40,000. The variable cost is Rs. 10 per unit production. If the sales price of the product is Rs. 20 per unit, what should be the minimum production level ? If the firm is operating at present so that production is 8000 units what is the firms profit ?
December, 2012
Ms-53 : Production Operations Management
1. (a) Define Operations Management. Identify its various components. Explain why operations management is multidiciplinary and how it becomes more effective ?
(b) Explain Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and how is this used by TQM Organizations ?
2. (a) Describe how leadership by top management is the driver of quality. Use appropriate examples relevant to industry in the context of either auto or IT industry.
June, 2011
MS-53 : Production/Operations Management
1. (a) Draw a systems view diagram of any service organization of your choice. Identify its various components. Explain its interdisciplinary nature.
(b) What are the major characteristics of a Production systems ? Discuss some of its upcoming issues that provide economies in production and efficiency in the performance of the system.
December, 2009
Ms-52 : Project Management
1. A project schedule has the following characteristics :
Activity
Time
June, 2010
MS-52 : Project Management
SECTION – A
1. What are some aspects of the project manager's job that make it more demanding than the job of a manager working in a more routine organisational framework ? Justify your answer with suitable examples.
June, 2011
Ms-52 : Project Management
1. (a) Distinguish between Project and production management giving examples. Identify the critical success factors in project management.
(b) Elaborate the concept of opportunity studies in project management. How do they affect project feasibility studies ?
2. (a) Explain the errors in demand forecasting. How can we optimise the conflicting factors of cost and accuracy of demand forecasting ?
December, 2012
Ms-52 : Project Management
1. The following information is given of a project :
Activity :
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June, 2013
Ms-52 : Project Management
1. (a) Distinguish between Project and Production Management. Discuss the critical success factors in project management.
(b) Explain your understanding regarding "Technical Analysis" in the context of project management.
2. (a) Discuss the various available methods for economic analysis of projects.
