MB0044 - Production & Operations Management Set- 1

Q1 Explain in brief the origins of Just n Time. Explain how JT is implemented.

Q2. Bring out the historical background of Value Engineering. Elucidate three companies which have
incorporated VE with brief explanation.
Q3. Explain the key elements of Quantitative modelling. What is work study and motion study.
Q4. What is Rapid Prototyping? Explain the difference between Automated flow line and Automated assembly
line with examples.
Q5. List different methods for selecting a suitable plant location and explain any two.
Q6. Explain Juran's Quality Trilogy and Crosby's absolutes of quality. List out Demings 14 points.

Set- 2
Q1. Sketch the business process model and define the terms. Differentiate between Explain Logical Process
Modelling and Physical Process Modelling.
Q2. Explain project management life cycle and its phases. With an example explain Work Breakdown Structure.
Q3. Define industries' best practices? Explain any one popular industry best practise followed by all companies.
Q4. Explain PMS. What is Key Success Factor (KSF), Explain with example.
Q5. Explain the seven principles of supply chain management. Take an example of any product in the market
and explain Bullwhip effect.
Q6. Time taken by three machines on five jobs in a factory is tabuIated beIow in tabIe beIow. Find out the
optimaI sequence to be foIIowed to minimise the idIe time taken by the jobs on the machines.
Job Machine 1 (M1) Machine 2 (M2) Machine 3 (M3)
A 6 8 7
B 4 5 3
C 5 5 7
D 3 4 6
E 4 3 4

MB0045 - FinanciaI Management

Q.1 What are the 4 finance decisions taken by a finance manager.
Q.2 What are the factors that affect the financial plan of a company?
Q.3 Show the relationship between required rate of return and coupon rate on the value of a bond.
Q.4 Discuss the implication of financial leverage for a firm.

Q.5 The cash flows associated with a project are given below:
Year Cash flow
0 (100,000)
1 25000
2 40000
3 50000
4 40000
5 30000
Calculate the a) payback period.

b) Benefit cost ratio for 10% cost of capitaI

Q6. A company's earnings and dividends are growing at the rate of 18% pa. The growth rate is
expected to continue for 4 years. After 4 years, from year 5 onwards, the growth rate wiII be 6% forever.
If the dividend per share Iast year was Rs. 2 and the investors required rate of return is 10% pa, what is
the intrinsic price per share or the worth of one share.

MB0045 - FinanciaI Management Assignment Set- 2

Q.1 Discuss the objective of profit maximization vs wealth maximization.
Q.2 Explain the Net operating approach to capital structure.
Q.3 What do you understand by operating cycle.
Q.4 What is the implication of operating leverage for a firm.

Q.5 A company is considering a capital project with the following information:
The cost of the project is Rs.200 million, which consists of Rs. 150 million in plant a machinery and Rs.50
million on net working capital. The entire outlay will be incurred in the beginning. The life of the project is
expected to be 5 years. At the end of 5 years, the fixed assets will fetch a net salvage value of Rs. 48 million
ad the net working capital will be liquidated at par. The project will increase revenues of the firm by Rs. 250
million per year. The increase in costs will be Rs.100 million per year. The depreciation rate applicable will be
25% as per written down value method. The tax rate is 30%. f the cost of capital is 10% what is the net
present value of the project.

Q.6 Given the foIIowing information, what wiII be the price per share using the WaIter modeI.
Earnings per share Rs. 40
Rate of return on investments 18%
Rate of return required by shareholders 12%
Payout ratio being 40%, 50%, or 60%.


MB0046 - Marketing Management Assignment Set- 1
Q.1 What is Marketing nformation System? Explain its characteristics, benefits and information types.
Q.2 a. Examine how a firm's macro environment operates. (5 marks)
b. Mention the key points in Psychoanalytic model of consumer behaviour. (5 marks)
Q.3 Explain the key roles played and various steps involved in organisational buying. (10 marks)
Q.4 Explain the different marketing philosophies and its approach. (10 marks)
Q. 5 What are the various stages involved in decision process when a consumer is buying new product? Also,
explain the adoption process. (10 marks)
Q. 6 Explain briefly the marketing mix elements for an automobile company giving sufficient examples.

Assignment Set- 2
Q.1 What is product mix? What are the strategies involved in product mix and product line? (10 marks)
Q.2 What is a distribution channel? Explain the factors to be considered while setting up a distribution channel.
(10 marks)
Q.3 Discuss the communication development process with examples. (10 marks)
Q.4. Select any mobile handset and mobile company and then evaluate its positioning strengths or weakness
in terms of attributes, benefits, values, brand name and brand equity. (10 marks)
Q. 5 What is retailing? Explain the functions and different types of retailing with its key features. (10 marks)
Q. 6 a. What is CRM? What are its objectives? (2 marks)
b. Write a short note on Brand development. (8 marks)

MB0047 - Management Information Systems Assignment Set- 1

1. What is MS? Define the characteristics of MS? What are the basic Functions of MS? Give some
Disadvantage of MS?
2. Explain Knowledge based system? Explain DSS and OLAP with example?
3. What are Value Chain Analysis & describe its significance in MS? Explain what is meant by BPR? What is
its significance? How Data warehousing & Data Mining is useful in terms of MS?
4. Explain DFD & Data Dictionary? Explain in detail how the information requirement is determined for an
organization?

5. What is ERP? Explain its existence before and its future after? What are the advantages & Disadvantages of
ERP? What is Artificial ntelligence? How is it different from Neural Networks?
6. Distinguish between closed decision making system & open decision making system? What is 'What if'
analysis? Why is more time spend in problem analysis & problem definition as compared to the time spends on
decision analysis?

MB0047 - Management Information Systems Assignment Set- 2

1. How hardware & software support in various MS activities of the organization? Explain the transaction
stages from manual system to automated systems?
2. Explain the various behavioral factors of management organization? As per Porter, how can performance of
individual corporations be determined?
3. Compare various types of development aspect of nformation System? Explain the various stages of SDLC?
4. Compare & Contrast E-enterprise business model with traditional business organization model? Explain how
in E-enterprise manager role & responsibilities are changed? Explain how manager is a knowledge worker in
E-enterprise?
5. What do you understand by service level Agreements (SLAs)? Why are they needed? What is the role of
CO in drafting these? Explain the various security hazards faced by an S?
6. Case Study: nformation system in a restaurant.

MB0048 -Operation Research Assignment Set- 1

1. a .Define O.R and discuss its characteristics. [ 5 marks]
b. Explain the nature of Operations Research and its limitations.

2. a. What are the essential characteristics of a linear programming model? [ 5 marks]
b. Explain the graphical method of solving a LPP involving two variables. [ 5 marks]

3. a. Explain the simplex procedure to solve a linear programming problem. [ 5 marks]
b. Explain the use of artificial variables in L.P [ 5 marks]

4. a. Explain the economic interpretation of dual variables. [ 5 marks]
b. Define: Primal Problem and Dual Problem. [ 5 marks]

5. Describe the North-West Corner rule for finding the initial basic feasible solution in the transportation
problem? [ 10 marks]

6. Use the simplex method to
Maximise z = 3x1 x2
Subject to the constraints
2x1 + x2 2
x1 + 3x2 3
x2 4,
x1, x2 0.

MB0048 -Operation Research Assignment Set- 2

1. a. Explain the terms: Pure strategy, Mixed Strategy, Saddle point, Competitive games, Payoff matrix,
Rectangular games.
b. Explain the Maximin and Minimax principle used in Game Theory.

2. a. Explain the steps involved in Monte-Carlo simulation.
b. What are the advantages and limitations of using simulation?

3. a. Distinguish between PERT and CPM. What is a critical path?

b. Write a short note on PERT/CPM networks in Operations Research.

4. a. State the general form of an integer programming problem. [ 5 marks]
b. Describe the branch and bound method for the solution of integer programming problem? [ 5marks]
5. How can you use the Matrix Minimum method to find the initial basic feasible solution in the transportation
problem. [ 10 marks]
Solve the following transportation problem. [ 10 marks]
9 1
2
9 6 9 1
0
5
7 3 7 7 5 5 6
6 5 9 1
1
3 1
1
2
6 8 1
1
2 2 1
0
9
4 4 6 2 4 2 2
2


Project Management - MB0049 Assignment Set- 1

Q.1 List and explain the traits if a professional manager.
Q.2 Describe in brief the various aspects of programme management?
Q.3 Compare the following:
a. Traditional Vs. Projectised Organization b. Reengineering Vs. E-engineering
Q.4 List out the macro issues in project management and explain each.

Q.5 Describe the various steps in risk management Iisted beIow:
a. Risk dentification
b. Risk Analysis
c. Risk Management Planning
d. Risk Review
Q.6 ABC Company implements got a very big project and they decided to allot the same to a new project
manager, who joined the company recently. n order to execute the project successfully, what are the various
phases in which the project lifecycle should be divided.

Assignment Set- 2

Q.1 Write a short note on the following:
a. Work Breakdown Structure
b. Estimation Approach
Q.2 List and define in Brief all the tools for Post mplementation Review
Q.3 Define the Basic categories of performance management.
Q.4 Write a short note on the following:
a. Professional Responsibility
b. Business Orientation
c. Personnel Productivity
d. Conflict Management,
Q.5 Comment on the following
a. mportance of DMAS in project management cycle
b. Knowledge areas of project management

Q.6 What are the various SCMo soft wares available in project management? Explain each in brief.