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    6 MS-5 Management Programme Term-End Examination December, 2012 MS 5: Management of Machines and Materials

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    6 MS-5 Management Programme Term-End Examination December, 2012 MS 5: Management of Machines and Materials

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    MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
    Term-End Examination
    December, 2012 02891
    MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES
    AND MATERIALS
    Maximum Marks : 100
    Time : 3 hours
    (VVeightage 70%)

    Note : (i) Section - A has five questions that carry 20 marks


    each. Attempt any three questions from this
    section.
    (ii) Section - B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.

    SECTION-A
    1. (a) Which factors are most important in 10+10
    determining the location of the following ?
    Briefly explain the reasons for your answer :
    (i) A garment plant
    (ii) A paper mill
    (iii) An automobile repair shop
    (iv) A distribution warehouse
    (b) Product - A consists of three B type sub-
    assemblies and one C type sub-assembly.
    The sub-assembly B consists of one D, one E
    sub-assembly, and one F. The sub-assembly
    C consists of a G and an F. The sub-
    assembly E consists of a D and a K.
    (i) Prepare a product tree

    MS-5 1 P.T.O.
    (ii) Prepare the Bill of Materials

    (iii) Determine the number of each sub-


    assembly/Components required to
    produce fifty units of item A.

    2. (a) Define FMS. What is the general field of 10+10


    FMS application ? Is the field of FMS
    application significant in terms of the
    potential market size for its capability ?
    State with reference to any production unit.

    (b) There are seven jobs that must be processed


    in two process : A and B. All seven jobs
    must go through A and B in that sequence -
    A first, then B. Determine the optimal order
    in which the jobs should be sequenced
    through the process using these times.

    Job Process A Time Process B Time


    1 9 6
    2 8 5
    3 7 7
    4 6 3
    5 1 2
    6 2 6
    7 4 7

    MS-5 2
    between10+10
    3. (a) What is the major difference
    aggregate planning in manufacturing and
    aggregate planning in services ? Discuss
    with suitable examples.

    (b) Processing times (including set-up times)


    and due dates for five jobs waiting to be
    processed at a work centre are given in the
    following table. Determine the sequence of
    jobs, the average flow time, average job
    lateness and average number of jobs at the
    work centre, for each of these rules

    Shortest Processing Times (SPT)


    (i)

    (ii) Earliest Due Date (EDD)

    Job I Process Time (Days) Due date (Days from Now)


    12 15
    A
    6 24
    C 14 20
    D 3 8
    E 7 6

    manager10+10
    4. (a) Discuss the role of the operations
    in today's context. Do you agree that
    operations management is a multi-
    disciplinary function ? Discuss with the
    help of suitable examples.

    MS-5 3
    (b) What is buffer stock ? List the reasons for
    keeping a buffer stock. Suppose the lead
    ti me for procurement of a product gets
    doubled. Will you recommend doubling its
    buffer stock ? Justify your answer.

    5. (a) What do you understand by automated 10+10


    storage and retrieval ? For what kinds of
    goods and in which companies in India do
    you think such systems would be
    appropriate ?
    (b) Explain why quality should be better by
    following the "Total Quality Management"
    concept than in a system that depends on
    final inspection. Give an example of how
    i mproving quality can also increase
    productivity.

    MS-5 4 P.T.O.
    SECTION - B

    6. The R & D department is planning to bid on a 20


    large project for the development of a new
    communication system for commercial planes.
    The accompaning table shows the activities, times
    and sequence required.

    Immediate Estimated Duration


    Activity
    Predecessors (Months)
    A 6
    B A 2
    C A 5
    D A 7
    E A 1
    F B 2
    G C, D, E 3
    H F 6
    I G 7
    J H 8
    K I, J 4

    (a) Draw the network diagram

    (b) Find the Critical Path

    (c) Find the project completion time

    (d) Calculate the total float for each of the


    activities

    MS-5 5 P.T.O.
    7. Write short notes on any five of the following :
    (a) Taxonomy of waste 5x4=20

    (b) Learning Curve


    (c) Job enrichment
    (d) Standardization and Codification
    (e) Robotics
    (f) Delphi Technique
    (g) Vendor Rating
    (h) Consumer's Risk

    MS-5 6

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