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Q1. Samatadeep Industries have hired you as a consultant as most of their recent
plans have failed miserably. Post you research, you concluded that they have
not considered the external environment at all when planning or executing their
plans. Can you guide them about the forces that affect management thought?
Q2. As a management trainer to a batch of new joiners at ABC Ltd, can you
explain Henri Fayol’s 14 principles of management to them and make them
understand their significance in today’s world.
Q3. Sachi Ltd has been facing many loses and want to modernize themselves
using modern tools and have hired you as a consultant for the same. Can you
explain the following concepts to them and how will they help them modernize
a cycle manufacturing business like theirs.
a. JIT
b. Six Sigma
Q.1) Ghanshyam Das and Sons Jewellers has now its several branches across
different cities in India. The Jewellers started from very small shop in Delhi and
expanded their business in several years across India. Initially when they
started, they have appointed different personnels to keep a track of jewelries
sold, orders given and inventory required. With the expansion of business in
different cities, Ghanshyam Das and Sons Jewellers are now finding it difficult
to manage/ track the details at global level and to get an overview of Jewellery
details across all stores of various cities. They contacted a solution providing
firm to get solution of the same and were told to shift their business to Cloud
wherein, all the operations of different stores can be monitored/detailed out very
easily. Discuss how migrating to Cloud will help Ghanshyam Das and Sons
Jewellers to smoothen up the process of monitoring/tracking details from one
location for other stores across various cities. Also, discuss which types of cloud
and cloud service will be suitable or their organization.
Q.2) E-Commerce has gained boom more after the digital payment initiative
was emphasized for usage in recent years. Most of the retailers are using these
platforms to sell their products. Discuss how the retailers are getting benefitted
by choosing these e-commerce platforms. Which type of sellers are being
benefitted most by choosing the e-commerce platform (Explain with help of
some Statistics by taking references from some E-commerce websites). Discuss
your views for all the above points by choosing any one E-Commerce platform
as an example.
a) What can be the various threats and vulnerabilities to the organization? What
are the security measures that need to be adopted by Horizon Technology for
avoiding the same?
b) Discuss which Software Development Life Cycle model needs to be
implemented and why by Horizon Technology for development of the Project
stated in the Scenario.
Business Economics
Q1. “Demand forecasting plays a vital role and enables organisations to arrange
for the required input as per the predicted demand, without any wastage of
material and time” Substantiate your view on demand forecasting and discuss
the various factors influencing demand forecasting.
Q2. Define the term “Elasticity of demand.” Discuss different types of elasticity
of demand. Also, explain why this concept should be of interest to anyone in
business who has a choice to determine the price at which to sell their products.
Q3. A) “The root of the economic problem is the scarcity of resources while our
wants are infinite”. Elaborate the given statement explaining the three types of
economic problems faced by an economy in achieving in production and
distribution.
Q3. B) Complete the hypothetical table - compute and show steps on Average
Product and Marginal product.
Business Communication
Strategic Management
2) India has been a laggard in the world of Sports. You have been appointed as
a consultant for strategy for building a sports ecosystem in India. Suggest a
strategic road map to make India a sporting powerhouse.
3) You are the marketing strategy head for a major online music service. Your
business is dependent on advertising, but, despite the large number of
consumers listening to your app. Advertisers have not been enthused to
advertise.
a. What strategy should you adopt to get advertisers on board? Give examples to
justify your answer.
Business Law
1) If the policy contains an arbitration clause, the courts in India will direct the
parties to arbitrate. The jurisdiction of the court in deciding an application for
arbitral reference is very narrow and limited to examining only the existence of
an arbitration agreement, and all other questions relating to the arbitrability of
the dispute have to be decided by the arbitral tribunal. Explain this statement
with the help of recent decision of various courts.
2) The vehicle owner paid the renewal premium amount to the insurance agent
on January 19, 2022 and a receipt was also issued. However, the insurance
agent had credited the amount to the insurance company only on January 31,
2022. The policy for the vehicle was issued only with effect from February 1,
2016. On January 24, 2022 accident happened and the owner of the vehicle
died. The insurance company rejected the claim and hence the legal heirs of the
vehicle owner filed a case against the insurance company. The court mulcted
the entire liability upon the insurance agent. Examine whether in this situation
agent was liable with the help of recent case laws.
3) Consumers who are unaware of their rights are vulnerable in the marketplace.
It is vital that they be aware of their rights so that they can make choices
confidently, and with due regard to their interests.
(b) Explain the compliant making process for misleading advertisement and e-
commerce platform.
Operations Management
Q.1 Tesla Motors is considering India for setting up its manufacturing facility.
As regional head, you have been assigned the most critical decision of choosing
a location for your business setup. What are the various factors that you will
consider for narrowing down on a facility location for your business? Also,
justify your selection with some facts based on the choice of your location as
you why you feel that location is appropriate for setting up the manufacturing
facility.
Q.2 Explain the need for a good layout and compare the different types of
layouts used in operations management, emphasizing their respective
advantages and disadvantages. Post that, analyze the specific challenges and
opportunities associated with both the cloud kitchen format and dine-in
restaurant setups. Finally, make a recommendation on the most suitable layout
type for each format, providing a justification for your choice based on how the
selected layout addresses the unique needs and challenges of each format.
Q.3 A famous patisserie brand is planning to open a new mid-sized pastry shop
near your locality. Considering their expertise and knowledge in manufacturing
and branding their product offerings, they are confident of getting into the new
pastry shop operations. The standard offering, which is ready-to-eat single
items, takes nearly 20 minutes for one worker, while the extended multiple
items required in bulk take 30 minutes. On the other hand, custom-made items
require three workers to spend 25 minutes each.
a) Estimate the aggregate capacity required at the patisserie brand during the
next four weeks. Also, if the company employs 29 workers for six days a week
and 10 hours a day, compute the capacity available in its current level of
working. Is the capacity adequate to meet the demand, and if not, how much
additional capacity do they need?
b) What alternatives would you recommend to the patisserie brand to solve their
capacity problem, and if they are ready to recruit, then how many workers
should they recruit?
Essentials of HRM
Q1. Explain how you would do a job analysis for the position of “Successful
Student” and create a job description using the various elements. Explain your
choices of essential functions and job specifications.
Q2. Which training methods would be most effective to train the taste testers?
Discuss how each of the levels in Kirkpatrick’s model could be applied to the
training for the positions. Would another evaluation method be more relevant?
Explain.
Q3. Design an employee selection program for hiring stock traders. We already
know what to look for as far as the technical skills are concerned such as
accounting skills, economics, and so on. What we want is a program for
screening out potential bad apples. To that end, please let us know the
following:
Explain in your own words the company’s relationship with water as a resource
including what are its water related risks, opportunities and financial
implications. How does business manage/approach all its water related issues
and initiatives as an overall business strategy such that it minimizes its negative
impact on the environment as well as the local communities. (use quantitative
data to support your answer where required). DO NOT copy paste.
2. Go through the Code of Conduct and all other corporate policies published on
the company’s website. (Can use the same company as in Q1 or another
company from the same list) Write an executive summary in your own words
about all the key points/parameters covered in the code of conduct plus ONE
other policy (NOT csr policy). Conclude with your observations and insights
about what both of them are meant to achieve. DO NOT copy paste.
1) Net income = ₹3, 00,000/- preferred dividend = ₹30,000/- during the year. In
addition it also had ₹30, 00,000 total shares outstanding during the year and ₹5,
00,000/- preferred stock. Calculate ROE of the organization.
2) RBI has different parameters for evaluating the performance of bank. These
criteria emanates from different roles played by commercial banks. Explain the
different parameters on which banks are rated on scale of 1 to 5. Here 5 is rated
as unsatisfactory/poorly performing bank, while 1 rating is deemed as a well run
bank.
a) Write the major steps taken for recovery since last 10 years
Consumer Behaviour
It is obvious that the Poor Class is going to be much bigger in Digital Payments
compared to the Rich and almost similar in share compared to the Middle Class,
though their average ticket size is going to be smaller. It is also clear that in
order the realise the potential number of 55 million Households the poor will
need the highest support and hand-holding
From a consumer buying perspective what are the things think the Government
Authorities along with banks and financial institutions do to enable a faster
adoption of Digital Payments across the poorer and economically backward
sections of the society.
Q2. Age has 2 broad categories – chronological age and Subjective Age which
is different from chronological age. Subjective Age has 4 dimensions. Analyse
how the 4 dimensions of Age will impact the purchase choices for consumers
buying cosmetics and ready-to-wear clothes.
Corporate Finance
1) Calculate the WACC for M/s Antara Limited with the following
information:
Capital Structure BV
Debentures 15,00,000
Bank Loan 2,00,000
Share price of M/s Antara Limited at the beginning of the year was Rs. 50 and
end of the year was Rs. 55 per share. Dividend declared was Rs. 5. Beta of the
Company was pegged at 0.6. M/s Antara had floated its Debentures at 8% fixed
interest for 5 years. The bank had extended a loan on floating rate basis. Interest
paid during the year was Rs. 10000. Government securities are earning a return
of 4% currently.
2) Calculate the Gross and the Net Operating Cycle for Vishal & Co. Ltd. using
the following information. (Assume 360 days in a year).
Amt. in Rs.
Opening Balances
Raw Material 200,000
WIP 60,000
Finished Goods 600,000
Debtors 250,000
Creditors 550,000
Closing Balances
Raw Material 300,000
WIP 65,000
Finished Goods 725,000
Debtors 215,000
Creditors 575,000
Annual Purchase of Raw Material 3,200,000
Manufacturing Expenses 550,000
Selling & Distribution Costs 300,000
Sales 4,480,000
3) a) What should be the amount to be invested:
b) Calculate the current ratio and Acid Test Ratio with the following
information
Debtors 500,000
Inventory 400,000
Bank OD 50,000
Q1. The following details have been extracted from Sam Ltd.’s books of
accounts for the year ending March 31, 2023. The manager of the company is
shared and divides his time between the factory and the office in the ratio of
20:80. You are required to compute: (a) prime cost, (b) factory overhead, (c)
factory cost, (d) over head and (e) cost of sale.
Total workers in the beginning of the month were 3800, whereas at the end of
the month were 4200. During the month, 50 workers left the firm on account of
their own problems while 80 workers were discharged. 560 workers were
engaged during the month in various departments. But out of them, only 60
were appointed.
Q3. A product sells at Rs. 3 per unit. The company uses a first-in-out actual
costing system. A new fixed manufacturing overhead allocation rate is
computed each year by dividing the actual fixed manufacturing overhead cost
by the actual production. The following data is available for the first two years:
Year 1 Year 2
Sales (Units) 1500 1800
Production (Units) 2100 1500
Cost: (Rs.) (Rs.)
Variable 1050 750
Manufacturing
Fixed 1050 1050
Manufacturing
Variable Marketing 1500 1800
and Administration
Fixed Marketing 600 600
and Administration
a. Absorption Costing
b. Variable Costing
Digital Marketing
2. Assume you plan to launch a campaign to promote the Jewels4All where the
main objective is to create brand awareness for the masses. The campaign will
be done at the national level with a very high budget. Explain the seven stages
for setting up a marketing campaign for the brand Jewels4All.
3. a. Explain the key activities involved in the campaign set up for the Brand
Jewels4All.
b. What are the key activities involved in monitoring the campaign for
Jewels4All?
Q1. "Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your
employees, they will take care of the clients." Explain.
Q2. Kritika is a final year hotel management student, who is very much
interested in starting her own business of bakery. She is thinking of taking a
loan and has approached you for advice. What would you advise her?
Q3. Vicky, Charvi and Anjli are going to start a business, which is basically a
PR firm which helps different organizations to create brand image and
communicate to public to attract customers to those organization. Vicky and
Charvi is of opinion that they should form it as a private limited company and
Anjli feels it should be LLP.
Q1. Mr Raman is one of the director in XYZ ltd company. The company is
engaged in hotel sector, which has recently witnessed a steady downfall in its
revenue and value of its assets due to a downward trend persisting in the
market. The periodical financial result of the company were to be declared in
the fortnight time. Mr. Raman being an insider, had to access to unpublished
price sensitive information related to it. Consequently, he sells the major portion
of his holding in an anticipation of fall in the market price of the shares of the
company subsequent to announcement of periodical financial result of the
company. On conducting a probe, SEBI finds Mr. Raman guilty of insider is
trading. In context to the above case – State the importance of SEBI and its
various functions.
Q2. Rima buys a financial asset from the RBI. This financial asset is an
instrument of short-term borrowing. He has bought it because he doesn’t want
to take risk and wants an assured return. This instrument is a promissory note. It
is highly liquid. The instrument is also known as zero coupon bonds. On this
instrument, it is written T-91 Based on the above case study, Identify the
financial asset indicated in the above case. elaborate why this instrument is
called as zero coupon bonds and mention what are functions of these
instruments and why this is called as T-19?
Q3. Nishanth was working in the portfolio management department of Beta Ltd
and had new recruits to whom he was supposed to provide training on the risks
associated with the financial market as apart from earning returns they should
be well aware of the risks that can be managed and which ones cannot be
managed in a portfolio. He decided to broadly classify the risks in two
categories and explain the different types of risks associated with each one. If
you are Nishanth,
International Business
Q1. In our country many products from China dominate our markets and have
made production unprofitable for Indian manufacturers. In your opinion should
we allow the entry of Chinese products in our country?
Q2. Countries like US have at times stated “America First” as their policy. Do
you consider that our country should adopt “India First” policy? In this context,
explain how countries can create barriers to promote their own products.
Q3. Read the following case study carefully and then answer the questions that
follow:
A BBC anchor remark on India while discussing ISRO's historic lunar mission -
Chandrayaan-3. The anchor asked question to a person who was reporting from
India - whether India should really be spending money on a space program the
size of Chandrayaan-3 in the wake of poverty in the nation. He claimed much of
India's population lives in poverty and over 700 million Indians don't have
access to a toilet. An Indian Industrialist tweeted that a large part, our poverty
was a result of decades of colonial rule, which systematically plundered the
wealth of an entire subcontinent. Yet the most valuable possession we were
robbed of was not the Kohinoor Diamond but our pride & belief in our own
capabilities.
Ironically India is home to the largest number of hungry people. Around 213
million go hungry and are malnourished people as they do not get proper two
meals a day. Food distribution channels are weak and about 10 % of the stored
food grains is being wasted and eaten up by rats and birds while human
population is deprived of food.
b) Explain whether India should continue to export food grains to various other
countries?
Q.1) Develop a Public Relations campaign for SEBI to educate retail investors
about the risks involved in trading in the Futures and Options segment.
Q.2) Your client Mr. Ashok Pandit has a moderate risk profile. Explain the
potential benefits of investing in Mutual Funds that periodically rebalance their
portfolio between equity and debt.
a) Anuj and Neha, seek your assistance to plan for their daughter Riya's higher
education expenses. They want to ensure they are financially prepared for her
future educational needs. What advice or strategies would you recommend to
help them save and invest wisely for Riya's higher education?
b) Anuj aims to retire by the age of 60. Design a comprehensive retirement plan
for him.
1. Henri Fayol, the father of the classical approach was the first to present his
observations on organisational management. What according to you are the 4
major principles driving this approach that are still relevant in today’s
organisations? Give suitable examples.
a. How do you think they will measure the organisational effectiveness of their
business? Add examples
b. They are in favor of the systems approach. Explain this and state what the
benefits of it, with examples.
Project Management
Q1. Assume your company has got the contract to build a new airport in Goa. It
is a very important project for you and your company. How are you going to
manage the different stages of the project?
Q2. The activity involved in a certain project have been identified as follows:
Job Time (weeks) No. of Men Precedence
required requirements
A 5 1 -
B 10 1 A
C 8 2 A
D 6 3 B,C
E 7 1 B,C
F 4 2 E
G 4 2 D,F
H 2 1 G
a. For the above project draw the network (using the MS word line function)
and determine the critical path.
b. If there are three men available at any one time how long would the project
take and how would you allocate the men to the activities?
c. If there are no restrictions on the amount of labour available, explain how you
would schedule the activities?
Q3. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) that runs Visvesvaraya Iron and
Steel Plant (VISP) at Bhadravati in Karnataka decided to close the unit last year.
Founded in 1954, SAIL operates and owns five integrated steel plants at Bhilai,
Rourkela, Durgapur, Bokaro and Burnpur (Asansol) and three special steel
plants at Salem, Durgapur and Bhadravathi. SAIL has declared VISP a loss-
making unit. Please suggest:
a. A transition plan for the project and factors that might affect the smooth
termination of the projects. (5 Marks)
b. List down the contents of Closure report and the post closure activities you
would suggest to be undertaken.
Research Methodology
b. Interview 4-5 respondents for with the questions formulated and generate
themes to evaluate the future of metaverse?
Retail Banking
Q1. Retail bank has different distribution channels to facilitate customers and
give him different options to use banking services. This choice helps the
customer to choose the channel he deems fit at that point of time. Explain the
different channels and also explain why banks are discouraging customers to
visit branch for financial transactions.
Q2. Credit appraisal is an important step in doing financial due diligence. If this
action is not carried out properly it may result in bad loan and subsequent NPA.
Explain the basic lending principles and the role of credit scoring and CIBIL
score.
Q3. Today we are in era of e-banking/digital banking. Brick and mortar banking
is virtually coming to an end. Technology has deeply pervaded banks and is
playing an important role in increasing performance, accuracy and speed.
Discuss the importance of the following in digital banking:
a) Artificial intelligence
b) Multifactor authentication
Sales Management
Q.1 Assume you are a sales manager. You will be opening a new branch for
which you intend to promote one of the existing salespersons as a branch sales
manager. What criteria or qualities would you look for in selecting a person for
the position of branch sales manager?
Q.2 Take any product/service of your own choice & explain the Personal
Selling process.
Q.3 Read the case & answer the questions based on the case:
Krishna Kumar thought that the territory design should include geographical
areas with high market potential for achieving the sales budget of 1,00,000
numbers in the first year and a growth of 25 % per year for subsequent four
years. He calculated a sales force size of seven numbers, and decided to launch
the product initially in major metros and cities in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Krishna Kumar was of the view that sales quotas should consider sales volume,
selling expense, and also number of sales calls per day, in order to have a proper
control on salespeople. He wondered how to design sales territories, what
criteria should he consider while assigning salespersons to territories, and how
to design the sales quotas considering the factors mentioned above.
Questions:
a) If you were Krishna Kumar, how would you design the sales territory?
Services Marketing
Q1. You are the owner of a retail chain. You currently have consumer durables,
groceries and private label clothing range for kids, men, and women. The price
point is low and the quality you offer is fantastic. You have more than eighty
percent repeat customers. In most of the customer, surveys that you have
conducted with market research agencies have pointed this unique feature of
your store. You have successfully operated your business in Delhi. You have
about 15 stores operating across the state. During the last five years, you have
spread your offerings to the other northern states, and you have seen a
wonderful response. You are encouraged, and you decide to take this down
south.
You have encouraged about twenty five percent of your best staff member to
open the first store in Bangalore. (With a salary hike) They are your top
performers. The vacant positions in the north will be filled up temporarily and
the staff members deputed would be called back after 3 years from the start of
the operation. The store opens as scheduled. The initial response is good, but
within six months, you see a plethora of complaints coming in and customers
are unhappy with their overall experience. Your cash counters seem to become
empty with footfalls and profits coming down.
This comes to you as a big shock as you had not expected this to happen. You
are unwilling to give up and you need to understand why? Is it the mindset of
the people, a consumer whom you have never encountered before, or is it the
issue of training your people and re designing of your service offerings? But
will you be able to turn this around?
Do you feel that there is a difference in consumer mindset in the South vis a vis
the North? Can you point some of them? What data do you need to reach to a
conclusion and what steps should you take to plug the footfalls?
Q2. You have worked in the industry for a decade, and you are now fed up with
the boring work environment around you. The entrepreneurial bug has bitten
you and a food business is in your mind. There are numerous challenges,
however. In your city, the working population is large enough to sustain the
business, disposable incomes are high, and you feel that there is a niche offering
that needs to be created for your restaurant, for example a Japanese or a Korean
cuisine. The problem however with a niche is adoption to local tastes,
preferences, and the biggest challenge of whether customer would be interested
in them. The next big challenge would be for you to reach out to the right set of
customers. This might take you some time, and your biggest fear is that the
initial buzz that you may create at the start may not sustain after a point. Also, if
you are successful, there may be copycats coming in. You are therefore
considering a second alternative of ‘tiffin services’ to people around you. This
may not have the glamour but will make you cash bells ringing from day 1 if
your product is right. There may not any need for branding or the need to
position yourself. It is a dilemma that you are facing.
How would the service offering be different in case of a restaurant vis a vis
tiffin service? (7Ps) and how would you plan to market the service offerings?
(restaurant vis a vis tiffin service)
Trail Blazers have also realized that due to competitive pressure, they are
unable to make good margins in the business and wants to expand their
offerings. They are now planning to start a HR recruitment consulting firm. The
CEO can drive this, because of his previous experience in this area. He also has
a team, which is capable enough. The CEO has invited you, as a consultant.
They are in a dilemma on whether they should use the Trail Blazers brand name
to the recruitment consulting firm or use a new name. Trail Blazers sound to be
a great name for the consulting firm and matches with the nature of work that
they intend to do. However, many of the other managers opine that these two
businesses are different and not related and therefore the brand extension is not
suitable for the new offerings. Even if they use the same name, how would they
position themselves?
c) Labour rate Rs. 500 per hour. Total hours required is 5000 hours
3. Target profit of Rs. 200 per jacket. Calculate the PV Ratio at that price.
4. Shubham Limited has a good brand following and people are willing to give
up to Rs. 2500 per jacket. Shubham prices it at Rs. 2400 per jacket. What is this
strategy called?
P1 P2 P3 P4 Total
No. of 1300 2000 1500 1200 6000
units
produced
Labour 250 350 200 200 1000
Hours
No. of 2 5 3 3 13
units in 1
packet
Machine 260 450 360 180 1250
Hours
a) Traditional Costing
b) ABC Costing
Q3.
a) With the following information, prepare the Budgeted Profit for the year for
Company XYZ.
4 products (P, Q, R & S) are produced by XYZ Ltd. The labour costs are at Rs.
10 per hour of work. Raw Material used for all products is similar at Rs. 25 per
kg.
Factory Rent is Rs. 1,00,000 and other Overheads are at Rs. 20,000/-. Prepare a
Budgeted Profit and Loss Statement for XYZ Ltd.
Other information is as under:
UoM P Q R S
No. of Nos. 50 45 80 90
Units
produc
ed
Sales Rs. Per 700 700 900 950
Price Unit
Labour Hrs. 10 12 8 4
Hours per
unit
Raw Kgs. 6 5 10 12
Materi per
al unit
Calculate:
b) PV Ratio
2. You are a 55-year-old single person. You have a pension from your job but
are not sure how much you will need to supplement your income in retirement
and are also concerned about the impact of inflation on your retirement income.
What are some strategies that you can use to ensure that you have enough
money to live comfortably in retirement considering the inflation?
3. Mr and Mrs. Singh are a 30-year-old married couple with no children. They
both are working and have a combined income of Rs1,80,000. They are
considering buying a life insurance.
a. As a life insurance agent, what type of life insurance would you recommend
them? Explain the key features of Life Insurance Policy recommended.
b. Explain the key considerations while deciding the sum assured for their life
insurance policy?
2) What is the GST (Goods and Services Tax) notion of "Supply" in India, and
how does it establish the taxability of transactions within the GST framework?
Explain the distinction between VAT and GST.
3) XYZ Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is a Mumbai-based electronic gadget company.
They just received an order for 1000 units of their latest smart phone model
from a dealer in another state. The selling price per unit is INR 15,000, with a
12% GST rate. XYZ Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is interested in learning about the
GST consequences of this interstate sale. Can you answer the following
questions for them?
a) What type of supply does this transaction fall under and how will it be treated
under GST? (5 Marks)
b) What is the GST liability for XYZ Electronics Pvt. Ltd. on this sale, and how
will they calculate the tax amount?
International HR Practices
Q1. STPL Steel India Limited, planning to set up its manufacturing plant in
Vietnam. You have been appointed as a Global HR Head of the company on
undertaking International Human Resource Planning.
a. How will you (in the Global HR role) plan and prepare for the repatriation
process for these returnees?
Q1. ‘The Jaipur Collective’ is a textile manufacturing unit located in the city of
Jaipur with enough infrastructure and a good workforce. The organization is
specialized in block printing particularly, the supplies that are done in Rajasthan
only. The organization is run by the CEO who is commonly known as well
educated, experienced, a businessman with a humane approach. He considered
the employees as a competitive advantage of his organization and want to keep
the workforce always motivated and updated to face the challenges from their
competitors. What points should be considered by the CEO for framing
effective motivational strategies?
Q3. Infinity Ltd. is an IT based company that provides software packages to its
users. It was doing well until it observed a lack of cooperation among its
employees and the management, which affected its business performance. It
was observed that employees at various levels were either demotivated or were
frustrated. The management asked the HR department to look for a reason
behind the rising number of demotivated and frustrated employees. The HR
manager worked with managers from other departments and found out that a
new technology was introduced by the organisation around a year back to
develop software. Most of the employees in the organisation were not aware of
this technology; thus, they were having a hard time using it. This reflected on
their performance which eventually leads to unsatisfied appraisals, thus
increasing frustration among employees and no cooperation with the
management.
The HR department was asked to suggest a solution for the problem as soon as
possible. The department then came up with an idea of conducting employee
development program that aimed at making employees aware of the new
technology so that they can perform better.
a. Considering the situation given in the case, explain the benefits of conducting
employee development programs in the company.
Strategic HRM
Q.2 You are the HR Manager of a rapidly growing technology start-up. The
company has been experiencing a high rate of employee turnover, particularly
among top-performing employees who are leaving for better opportunities
elsewhere. This turnover is not only affecting the company's productivity but
also hindering its ability to innovate and stay competitive in the industry. As the
HR Manager, you are tasked with developing some retention strategies.
a. Discuss the initiatives taken by the organisation for Career Development &
Planning for employees.
b. Explain the significance of a well-designed process of succession planning
increasing employee satisfaction and retention rates at Innovate Tech?
Q3) Get-well hospitals is a reputed chain of hospitals in the southern part of the
country and recently they have decided to open a branch in a city in Western
India. As a first step they had advertised for the position of “Staff Nurses” with
nursing qualification and adequate experience. From the numerous applicants
they selected fifteen ladies from diverse background, w.r.t age, qualification,
experience, attitude, physical fitness & communication skill.
Q3b) You are requested to suggest how the selected persons can be
compensated.
Organisation Culture
3.b. Analyse the risks and benefits of cultural alignment in mergers and
acquisitions, citing a real-world example. How can leaders effectively balance
cultural differences to achieve successful post-merger integration and preserve
the strengths of each organisation involved?
1. Henri Fayol, the father of the classical approach was the first to present his
observations on organisational management. What according to you are the 4
major principles driving this approach that are still relevant in today’s
organisations? Give suitable examples.
a. How do you think they will measure the organisational effectiveness of their
business? Add examples
b. They are in favor of the systems approach. Explain this and state what the
benefits of it, with examples.
Question-1)
You have joined as HR Manager at Sonata Logistics which is a five year old
company. You are required to design a ‘360 degree appraisal form’ as a method
of employee appraisal.
Question-2)
Question-3)
Using the SMART principles, prepare 2 goals each for each of the following:
Question: Read the case study – ‘AuroVision Consulting (AVC) moves Human
Resources to the Cloud’ and answer the following questions.
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1. How can the full set of logistical and cross-functional drivers be used to
create strategic fit for a PC manufacturer targeting both time-sensitive and
price-conscious customers?
b. You are appointed as consultant for the Yomato. Suggest some corporate
level strategies that ultimately helps them.
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Procurement Management
1. “Fast Fashion”, a new generation fashion and utility wear network of stores,
has about 200 high end fashion stores in the country. They have heir own brand
which appeals to youngsters and kids. They plan to expand to 500 stores by the
year 2025. Along with this growth plan, they already are facing delays in
getting stock, stock out situations, higher cost due to stocks not arriving within
season, quality issue with apparel manufacturers etc. They want to open new
stores and also optimize cost along with higher service. How can they leverage
various supply chain drivers to meet their objective by 2025?
2. “Drunken Monkey” is a fast food and healthy snack chain. They are a post
covid start up by fresh graduates and technocrats. Being creative thinkers, they
have expanded to about 6 locations within the city. They plan is to put up 6
more stores within next year. Brand has picked up well but due to lack of
sufficient experience they are already facing cost issues, sourcing is not able to
meet customer demand, not able to meet required heathy snack demand. With
more customers visiting outlets, non-availability is leading to negative social
media reviews which is an issue for their brand and growth plan. They are
aiming at making their process agile to meet increasing and variable demand.
Also make the business lean so that profits can be maintained while growing
number of stores. How will they transition through different stages to reach
LEAN and AGILE value chain stage?
3. “Winners” are a sports tourism agency who under take guided sports tourism
package around major events like IPL, Football World Cup, F1 races and even
smaller European and American sports / games events. They need to forecast
from number of potential tourism package bookings, visa needs, travel
bookings, organize stay, food etc.
Q3. Below is data collected for the percentage of defective from a process
(n=100).
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b. Discuss two types of control charts you will use for attributes data.
Warehouse Management
2. Discuss the essential features and functionalities that businesses should look
for when selecting a warehouse management system to improve inventory
management, streamline operations, and enhance overall supply chain
performance for Food and Beverage Industry warehouse.
3. You are a warehouse manager for an E-commerce company that deals with a
wide range of products. The company has been experiencing inefficiencies in its
warehouse operations, leading to delayed order processing, increased errors, and
rising inventory carrying costs. Your task is to analyze the situation and propose
solutions to address the challenges.
a. Identify the key issues and challenges faced by the warehouse in terms of
efficiency and inventory management. Discuss the factors contributing to the
delays in order processing, the reasons for the increased error rates, and the
factors leading to higher inventory carrying costs.
b) Assuming you are the project leader of a Six Sigma project undertaken based
on the identified process in part a, list down the responsibilities covered under
different six sigma belts such as Master Black Belt (MBB), Black Belt (BB),
Green Belt (GB), Yellow Belt (YB) and White Belt (WB).
2. Vinesh (from the previous example) has done good job assembling a team.
He now has to generate product ideas. What are different idea generation
strategies that he can use and what are the characteristics of each.
3a. Consider that you work for an Android app development company,
NeuApps. The company needs your help in analyzing the different types
product features for a new fitness tracking app they are developing, using the
Kano model? Give a brief description of Kano model and explain the different
types of features described by it in the context of a smartphone.
3b. You are a product manager at a new age start up. A friend of yours is setting
up a company and would like understand the nuances of Intellectual Property
Rights? Explain the different types of IPR and the need for considering IPR
during a new product development. Provide an example for each type of IPR.
Q1. As a consultant dealing with TQM practices, you are concerned with the
objectives or the principles for implementing TQM. In this regard, explain the
principles for which TQM is implemented.
Q3.
a) Quality Awards act as motivation for the companies to carry on with the
world class standards in manufacturing. There are some awards, which are
international, and some are domestic. Refer to one international and one
domestic award and explain how are they different. (5 Marks)
Digital Payments
1) Outline the steps involved in implementing digital wallets, and then evaluate
the opportunities they provide to both businesses and customers.
a) Suggest and justify two suitable digital payment options that the small retail
store can implement to enhance customer convenience. Consider factors such as
ease of use, security, and cost-effectiveness in your recommendations.
b) Analyze the potential impact of adopting digital payments on the small retail
store's business growth and customer acquisition. Discuss how digital payments
can help reach a broader customer base and improve overall sales.
2. Access control is a method of guaranteeing that users are who they say they
are and that they have the appropriate access to company data. Companies often
grant access to information and assets to staff even if it is not relevant to that
member of staff’s role. Describe access control methodologies and
implementation for purpose of security? Give detailed justifications for your
recommendations.
a. In the Bangladesh Bank Cyber Heist case, what were the key vulnerabilities
and security lapses that allowed the cybercriminals to compromise the bank's
systems and attempt a fraudulent transfer of funds? Provide specific examples
from the case to support your answer.
At the onset of the project, the BPO team at MeraBPO decided to dissect the
problem and get to the root cause. Through a detailed analysis, they identified
some of the critical issues in the process that were affecting the customer's
BPO's performance. The following were the requirements of the customer:
a. What were the cultural challenges faced by ALPHA call center and how were
these specific cultural challenges met by ALPHA call center.
Decision Science
Q1. Draw the decision tree diagram and explain the best possible decision based
on EMVs (expected Monetary Values) On the 1st April 2023, Rajinder Saproo,
an investor is in a dilemma for the investment of 10 lakh INR. He has consulted
his Mumbai based friend, MukulBhai Gadhecha, an investment expert for this
matter. Mr Saproo went to meet him at his office located at Prabhadevi.
Mukulbhai asked him to express his feeling for the market situation in coming
economic year.
Mr Saproo assumed the economic growth for the coming year in the following
way. 10 % optimist for the ‘Good Economic Growth’
50 % optimist for the ‘Moderate Economic Growth’ 40 % optimist for the
‘Lower Economic Growth’.
Note: You are not allowed to use any software for the calculation. But for the
preparation of Decision tree diagram you are advised to use Software like MS -
Word, PowerPoint etc.
Q2. Draw the appropriate chart using MS EXCEL, also carryout Exponential
Smoothing model in MS EXCEL for the given Alpha values, copy the results
(from EXCEL to Word) and explain which alpha is relatively better for the
forecast. In this journey of identification of relatively better way of forecasting
you may take the support of MAD and MSE type of errors. Suggested Alpha
values are 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9.(10 Marks)
Yield of
Groundnut
(Kg./hectare)
2000-01 977
2001-02 1127
2002-03 694
2003-04 1357
2004-05 1020
2005-06 1187
2006-07 866
2007-08 1459
2008-09 1163
2009-10 991
2010-11 1411
2011-12 1323
2012-13 995
2013-14 1764
2014-15 1552
2015-16 1465
2016-17 1398
2017-18 1893
2018-19 1422
2019-20 2063
2020-21 1703
2021-22 1758
Q3. A) You are not advised to use Software in this case, show the calculation-
steps typed in your MS-word file.