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SEVENTH SEMESTER B.TECH. (ENGINEERING) DEGREE EXAMINATION

MAY 2013
PE 04 703-PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

(2004 Admissions)

Maximum: 100 Marks

Time: Three Hours

Answer all questions.

I.

1 Define production system. State the different types of production system.

2 What are the possible approaches of forecasting demand for new product? Explain.
3 How does manufacturing resource planning differ from material requirement planning?
4 Following table shows the minimum time (in hours) for five jobs on two different machines.
Passing is not allowed. Find the optimal sequence in which jobs should be processed
Job

Machine Ml

Machine M2

5 Explain the function of Purchase Management.

6 Describe briefly the HML analysis of inventory control.
7 What is the necessity for plant layout?
8 What are the economic factors of the material handling system ?
(8 x 5 = 40 marks)

Answer all questions.

II. (A) Discuss briefly the various methods of forecasting demand and point out their limitations.
What are the criteria of a good forecasting method?
(15 marks)

Or
(B) Define master production scheduling with an example explain the factors that need to be
taken into account while developing master production schedule.
(15 marks)

Turn over

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III. (A)

(i)

Explain the concept of MRP and describe its inputs and their relationship.

(12 marks)
(3 marks)

(ii) What are the advantages of ERP ?

Or
(B)

(i) What is manufacturing resource planning? How does it benefit the management of a

factory.
(7 marks)
(ii) What are the differences between capacity planning and resource requirement

planning? Explain the function of each.

(8

IV. (A)

marks)

(i) A dealer supplies you the following information with regard to a product dealt in

..

by him:--':"
Annual demand

6000 units

Buying cost

::::

Rs. 250. 00 per order

Inventory carrying cost

::::

30% per year

Price

::::

Rs. 100.00 per unit.

The dealer is considering the possibility of allowing home back orders to occur for the
product. He has estimated that the annual cost of back ordering (allowing shortages) the
product will be Rs. 10.00 per unit.
(1) What quantity ofthe product should be allow to be back ordered.

(6 marks)

(2) How much additional cost will be have to incur on inventory ifhe does not permit
back-ordering?
(6 marks)
(ii) What is an inventory system? Explain the term safety stock.

(3 marks)

Or
(B)

(i) ABC manufacturing company needs balls bearing of worth Rs. 28,800 per year. The cost

of placing an order is Rs. 48 and inventory carrying cost as a percentage of inventory

investment is 12%. Determine

en

Value of each assignment.

(in Number of orders per year.

(6 marks)
(3 marks)

(ii) What is the concept of ABC analysis? How is it used for inventory control. What is the

procedure?
(6 marks)

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V. (A)

(i) Explain the different types of layout with neat sketch.

(ii) Explain the factors influencing the plant layout.

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(9 marks)
(6 marks)

Or
(B)'

(i)

Explain the principles and importance of material handling system.

(ii) State the different types of material handling equipments.

(12 marks)
(3 marks)
[4 x 15 = 60 marks]

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