Ms-58 June, 2010 Management of R&D and Innovation
June, 2010
Ms-58 : Management of R&D and Innovation
1(a) Discuss the various measures for determining the benefits of technological innovation.
(b) What is R & D ? Briefly explain the various facets of R & D.
2.(a) Elaborate your understanding about market oriented product development method. Compare it with the traditional method.
(b) What do you understand by technology portfolio analysis ? Explain.
3. (a) What could be different types of approaches used for R & D budgeting ? Which pproach in your opinion would be most desirable ?
(b) How would you define innovation ? What are the distinctive characteristics of innovating persons ?
4(a) How do we measure the worth of R & D project output ? Discuss.
(b) Describe in detail organisations related with R & D under the Central Government.
5. (a) Discuss the salient features of the Technology Policy of India. What have been the achievement and failure of the technology policy ?
(b) How is technology transfer in
6. (a) What is intellectual property rights ? What are TRIPS ? Discuss major differences between Indian Laws and TRIPS.
(b) Write a short essay on consultancy services in
Ms-58 June, 2011 Management of R& D and Innovation
June, 2011
Ms-58 : Management of R&D and Innovation
1. (a) What is the interaction between science, technology and business ? How do these interactions affect industrial growth ? Discuss with suitable examples.
(b) Critically examine the role of market research in product development. Discuss the pros and cons of market research based R&D.
2. (a) Explain the following techniques of enhancing or maintaining the creativity
(i) Brainstorming
(ii) Synectics
(b) Discuss the roles of R&D with the help of examples.
3. (a) "In a highly competitive industry, business should be technology driven". Do you agree ? Give reasons.
(b) Discuss the various types of approaches for R&D budgeting. Which approach in your opinion would be most desirable ?
4. (a) Who can be partners in innovation Discuss their rote and limitations.
(b) Elaborate your understanding about. LEADERSHIP, What are the four different Leadership Styles as reflected in the Blanchard model ? How are these styles interrelated ?
5. (a) What are the resources required for R&D activity ? Write a critical note on availability of relevant resources for R&D in
(b) Discuss the various issues related to technology transfer.
6. (a) What is a patent ? What are the conditions attached for Patentability ?
(b) Suggest few measures for enhancing the role of consultants in R&D and innovation.
Ms-58 December, 2011 Management of R&D and Innovation
December, 2011
Ms-58 : Management of R&D and Innovation
1. (a) What are the factors which impinge heavily on the growth and quality of life in
(b) Elaborate your understanding about major issues related to the nature of technological change.
2. (a) Explain the relationship between design, innovation and market. Why is design important in the market context ?
(b) Discuss the various issues related to technology sourcing.
3. (a) Discuss the rationale of partnership in innovation and R and D. Why is the need for partnership in innovation felt more strongly today ?
(b) Define innovation. What are the distinctive characteristics of innovative persons ?
4. (a) What is the genesis of Team Concept ? How do individuals convert themselves into a team ?
(b) What is a learning organisation ? Describe the process of learning in an organisation.
5. (a) Elaborate your views on the causes of failure of R and D projects.
(b) Discuss the salient features of the technology policy of
6. (a) What do you mean by Patent Trade mark and Copyright ? Suggest various measures for the protection of these rights.
(b) How do we manage the funds for R and D and technology development ? Also discuss briefly the role of government in R and D funding.
Ms-58 December, 2012 Management Of R&D And Innovation
December, 2012
Ms-58 : Management Of R&D And Innovation
1. (a) How does one identify a business strategy that is appropriate to your competancies ? How do you ensure that competitive advantage can be assured through technological innovation ?
(b) Elaborate your understanding about Dual Role of R&D with the help of an example.
2. (a) What are the essential requirement of design ? Examine the relationship between design, innovation and market.
(b) Identify and explain the main characteristics of creative individuals.
3. (a) Elaborate your understanding about Technology Portfolio.
(b) What are the different types of R&D organisations ? What kind of R&D organisations are found in
4. (a) Discuss the various types of partnerships for innovation and R&D.
(b) Explain the role of teamwork in corporate research and development.
5. (a) Discuss the various causes of failure of R&D projects. What can the management do to prevent such failures ?
(b) Compare the main features of the technology policy of
6. (a) Discuss the differences in commercialisation approach between developed and developing nations.
(b) Explain the various issues related to management of Intellectual Property Rights.
Ms-58 June, 2013 Management Of R&D and Innovation
June, 2013
Ms-58 : Management Of R&D and Innovation
1. (a) "Business is a fluid, dynamic living thing, sometimes building to great things, sometimes failing to crumpled lumps". Discuss the above fact keeping in mind technology and corporate growth.
(b) Distinguish between Basic and Applied Research with at least one practical example.
OR
Distinguish between Basic and Experimental Research with at least one practical example.
2. (a) With the help of schematic line diagram, describe the objectives and purpose of Corporate Function of R & D so as to impart to the organization of a competitive advantage.
(b) With the help of a graph, describe the six stages of development i.e. Technology development, Technology application, Technology launch, Technology growth, Technology maturity and Technology decline.
3. (a) Give a brief introduction of Technological Innovation. List some of the distinctive
characteristics of Innovators.
(b) Prepare an illustrative checklist for Project Evaluation in respect of corporate objectives, marketing and financial criteria.
4. (a) Classify
(b) What are the resources for Research and Development (R & D) ? Illustrate the interrelationship of natural, human and institutional resources.
5. (a) Whenever the technology flows from one country to another country subjected to some terms and conditions, the process is termed as Technology Transfer. From your understanding of the technology transfer process, briefly describe some challenges or barriers to the flow of technology. (Hint : One such challenge is lack of top management commitment).
(b) Describe the procedure followed by the Patent's Office for the award of Patent to
any organization/institution.
6. Write short notes on any four of the following :
(a) Creative Destruction
(b) Zero-based budgeting
(c) Partnership
(d) Team Leader
(e) Sponsored Research
(f) Technology Transfer
(g) IPRs
Ms-57 June, 2010 Maintenance Management
June, 2010
Ms-57 : Maintenance Management
1. What are the life cycle cost components for any plant ? How can maintenance affect the life cycle profits of any equipment and plant ?
2. What are the important components of a maintenance organization ? Name the key issues affecting the maintenance organization structure.
3. Briefly describe the concept of reliability, maintainability and availability. Why it is said that 100% reliability of all components of a machine or equipment is not always aimed to achieve ?
4. Discuss the internal customer concept with reference to maintenance activities in a typical Indian Organization. Should maintenance activities be integrated into the operator's daily workload ?
5. "Overhauling of plant and equipment constitutes an important part of the preventive maintenance effort of a manufacturing organization". Discuss.
6. What is condition-based maintenance ? What are the key steps involved in implementing condition based maintenance in any plant ?
7. Write short notes on any two of the following :
(a) Reliability Centred Maintenance.
(b) CMMS Modules.
(c) Constant Hazard Model.
(d) Importance of Maintenance Audit.
Ms-57 December, 2011 Maintenance Management
December, 2011
Ms-57 : Maintenance Management
1. (a) Discuss briefly the various techniques for condition based maintenance.
(b) What are the objectives of Total Productive Maintenance ? Discuss the significance of Age-specific failure rate.
2. (a) Explain the importance of maintenance audit. Describe the salient features to be covered in a maintenance audit report.
(b) Describe the process through which a shutdown programme has to be established. Give an example from thermal power plant.
3. (a) What is Reliability ? How Redundancy is related to reliability ? Explain how component redundancy yields higher reliability than unit redundancy. For a general case of n-component series system, prove that is true.
(b) Discuss the relationship between emerging technology, maintenance management and TQM.
4. (a) What are the aims and activities of maintenance ?
(b) What are major components of safety and environmental issues of an enterprise ? Differentiate between investigation of incidents and audits.
5. (a) Discuss the processes in details for maintenance planning and scheduling.
(b) Elaborate your understanding regarding the importance and processes for maintenance costing and budgeting.
6. Write short notes on any Three of the following.
(a) Terotechnology
(b) Reliability Centered Maintenance.
(c) Maintenance Organisation
(d) Process Capability
(e) Spare Parts Inventory.
Ms-57 December, 2012 Maintenance Management
December, 2012
Ms-57 : Maintenance Management
1. (a) What are the Life cycle cost components for any plant? How maintenance can affect the life cycle profits of any equipment and plant?
(b) Discuss the various functions and objectives of maintenance.
2. (a) Discuss the basic principles of maintenance planning and scheduling.
(b) Explain the characteristics and benefits of planned maintenance.
3. (a) Discuss the key issues affecting maintenance organisation structure.
(b) Explain the unique problems of spare parts management. Suggest the methods for controlling the spare parts.
4. (a) Discuss the important issues related to Training and Development in maintenance management.
(b) What do you mean by continuous improvement? Explain the autonomous CAPD cycle for maintenance function.
5. (a) Explain Reliability, Failure Rate, Hazard Rate. Establish the relationship among these three with the help of equations. Also explain BATH-TUB curve and its importance in maintenance management.
(b) What are the objectives of TPM? What are the big six losses? How these can be eliminated or reduced?
6. Write short note on any three of the following.
(a) Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM).
(b) Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
(c) Safety and Environmental issues in maintenance.
(d) Maintenance Costing and Budgeting.
(e) Terotechnology.
Ms-57 June, 2013 Maintenance Management
June, 2013
Ms-57 : Maintenance Management
1. (a) Explain the Life Cycle Cost and its components for any plant. Identify the factors affecting Life Cycle Profits of any industrial plant.
(b) What is preventive maintenance ? Explain different preventive maintenance tasks. How is total maintenance cost affected by the level of preventive maintenance.
2. (a) What do you understand by maintenance planning and scheduling ? Explain basic
principles for maintenance planning.
(b) Elaborate your understanding about maintenance control.
3. (a) Explain the key issues affecting maintenance organisation structure.
(b) Discuss the role of Information and Communication Technology for influencing
maintenance function.
4. (a) What do you understand by maintenance budgeting ? Explain Zero Based Budgeting.
(b) Elaborate your understanding about "Training in Maintenance Technology".
5. (a) What do you understand by the terms :
(i) design for manufacturability
(ii) design for serviceability
(iii) design for maintainability. Also discuss the relationship amongst them.
(b) Define Reliability, Maintainability and Availability. Establish relationship amongst them.
6. Write short notes on any four of the following :
(a) Condition Based Maintenance
(b) Maintenance Strategy
(c) Spare Parts Inventory Management
(d) Process Capability
(e) Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
(f) Maintenance Audit
Ms-56 December, 2009 Materials Management
December, 2009
Ms-56 : Materials Management
1(a) Briefly discuss the functions of materials management.
(b) Discuss the business implications of the environmental issues in materials management.
2(a) Improper supplier selection leads to receipt of inferior goods and services. Explain what stages would you follow to make a proper selection.
(b) Discuss any two documents used in international purchase.
3. (a) Explain the Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) algorithm with the help of a flow chart.
(b) Define "Kanban System" and discuss its benefits in managing materials.
4(a) Describe an Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model with shortages.
(b) Discuss uses of operations research techniques in materials management.
5(a) Describe the Mnemonic and Decimal System of codification.
(b) What are the various considerations to be made for controlling losses due to shrinkages/pilferages ?
6. (a) What is third-party logistics (3PL) ? Explain its benefits in context of materials management.
(b) Explain the SCOR framework for performance appraisal.
7. Write short notes on any four of the following :
(a) TQM in materials management
(b) Make or Buy decisions
(c) Process inventory
(d) Life cycle of spare parts
(e) Super organization
(f) ABC Analysis.
