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1. Define Production management . Discuss the scope and objectives of Production management. 2.

What are the differences between Job Production, Batch production and continuous ( mass ) production systems ? 3. Distinguish between intermittent and continuous manufacturing systems. 4. Write short notes on a) Assembly line b) Multipurpose plants 5. Define the term Product Design and state the characteristics of good design. 6. State the objective and factors affecting the design of a Product. 7. Explain the Process of New Product Development 8. State the information required to do Process planning 9. How will you select the process for the manufacture of a given product ? 10.Write short notes on a) Process chart b) Flow process chart c) Assembly line balancing 11.How will you decide the optimum level of production in a factory ? 12.What are the effects of economies of scale on the capacity planning problem ? 13.Explain the strategic considerations involved in MAKE OR BUY decisions 14.Compare cost and profit considerations in break even techniques used in MAKE OR BUY decisions. 15.Demand for the component is at the rate of 6000 per year and this demand is going to continue for next three years. The company has two options. It can get the component manufactured from outside or it can manufacture in house. It will incur a fixed cost to the extent of Rs 10000/- and variable cost of Rs 1.50 per unit. Give the decision rule for MAKE OR BUY. ( If the quantity is more than 7963 it is economical to manufacture ) 16.What are the fundamental factors which have to be considered in deciding about the location of plant for profitable working ? 17.What factors need to be considered for the selecting site for establishing the Plant ? 18.What are the factors involved in the choice of an equipment and process technology.

19.Write short notes on a) Depreciation b) Lease or Buy decision. 20.Define Plant Layout ? 21.State the characteristics and advantages of good plant layout 22.Explain the principles of a good layout 23.What are the types of Plant layout ? what are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of layout ? 24.What is the difference between Product layout and process layout ? 25.Write short notes on a) Group technology b) Stationary layout

26.Define Production Planning and Control

27.What are the principal objectives of Production planning and control

28.State and explain the main functions of Production Planning and control

29.Define the term maintenance . what are the objectives and functions of maintenance

30.Discuss the essentials requirements of a good maintenance system ?

31.What is preventive maintenance ?

32.What are the advantages and limitations of preventive maintenance ?

33.What is ergonomics ? what are its objectives ? explain the usefulness of ergonomics to work study

34.Mention the areas of application of ergonomics.

35.What is 5Ss in good house keeping practices. Explain them with suitable examples.

36.Define work study and state its objectives

37.Explain the different steps involved in work study techniques.

38.Explain the relationship of time motion study to work study.

39.Define method study and state its objectives.

40.State the steps involved in implementing method study.

41.Define the term work measurement and state its objectives.

42.Explain the techniques of work measurement

43.Explain standard time and explain its uses.

44.Describe briefly the steps involved in arriving at standard time beginning with observed time.

45.What is demand forecasting ?

46.Explain the need for material demand forecasting ?

47.What are different methods of sales forecasting ?

48.Write short notes on a) JIT Purchasing b) forward buying

49.What are inventory models ?

50.Enumerate the different types of inventory models .

51.How would you determine Economic order quantity ( EOQ )

52.What is the set up cost in a manufacturing situation ? What elements does it comprise of?

53.What are the limitations of Economic Batch Quantity ( EBQ ) production model ?

54.Write short notes on a) input output analysis b) inventory ratios and indices

55.10 000 units of a component are required per year. Rs 100/- the ordering cost on an average per order , ERs 2 / - is the average stock carrying cost per annum per unit. What is the economic ordering size ? how many times should the orders be placed and what will be total cost of ordering and of carrying cost of inventory ? ( EOQ is 1000units : 10 times : Rs 20000/- )Define Material requirements planning ?

56.What are the objectives and advantages of MRP ?

57.WRITE SORT NOTES ON A) Bill of material b) Master production schedule c) MRP I d) MRP II e) benefits of JIT

58.Write short notes on a) Six sigma b) ISO 9000 c) Bench marking

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59.EOQ,EBQ,Make or buy,Break even point,control charts,maintenance mgt .

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