Summer 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3 ML0010 – Warehousing and Supply Chain Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1761)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. What do you mean by warehousing and What are the attributes of Ideal 10 Marks
Warehousing? (Meaning - 2 marks, Explaining Attributes - 8 marks)
Q2. Examine the fundamental dimensions of customer service. (Detail 10 Marks
explanation of 3 fundamental dimensions - 8 marks, Diagram – 2 Marks)
Q3. Discuss the major drivers of supply chain performance briefly. ( 10 Marks
Introduction & Diagram - 2 marks, Explaining drivers - 8 marks)
Q4. Enumerate the three basic steps involved in the achievement of strategic 10 Marks
fit. (Detail explanation of 3 basic steps - 8 marks, Diagram - 2 marks)
Q5. What are the basics of strategic supply chain management and also enlist 10 Marks
the imperatives for the supply chain strategy? (Explanation of strategic
supply chain management – 2 marks, Diagram - 2 marks, Listing the
imperatives - 6 marks)
Q6. Explain the various factors that are taken into view while assessing and 10 Marks
scoring the suppliers. (Detail explanation of factors - 10 marks)
Summer 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
ML0011 – Buying and Merchandising - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1762)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. Explain the various principles of an ideal merchandising giving suitable 10 Marks
examples for each? (Meaning of Ideal Merchandising – 2, Detail explanation
of 14 principles - 8 marks)
Q2. Enumerate the category management strategies that are used by retailers 10 Marks
to ensure a smooth category management process. (Meaning of category
management – 2 marks, Detail explanation of 7 steps – 8 marks)
Q3. Discuss the concept of open-to-buy system. How do you calculate open- 10 Marks
to-buy for the past and current period? (Detail explanation on the concept of
OTB system - 3 marks, Calculation of OTB for past period – 2 marks,
Calculation of OTB for current period - 5 marks)
Q4. Enumerate some merits and demerits of Formal Buying Organization, 10 Marks
Informal Buying Organization, Centralized Buying & Decentralized Buying
along with diagrammatic representation of functions and attributes of the
buying department.(Diagrammatic representation of functions and Attributes
of the buying department – 2 marks, Merits and Demerits of formal buying – 2
marks, Merits and Demerits of informal buying – 2 marks, Merits and Demerits
of Centralized buying – 2 marks, Merits and Demerits of Decentralized buying –
2 marks )
Q5. Enumerate the first 5 steps in Merchandise Buying and Handling Process 10 Marks
(Explanation of first 5 steps – 8 marks, Diagram - 2 marks)
Q6. ‘Selecting an appropriate vendor is the key step in the success of an 10 Marks
enterprise’. (Detail explanation of five steps - 9 marks, Diagram – 1 mark)
Summer 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
ML0012 – Store Operations - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1763)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. Explain Pre-Store opening activities and State at least 10 pre-store 10 Marks
opening activities that should be ideally carried out in a retail store?
(Meaning of Pre-Store opening activity – 2 marks, 10 activities - 8 marks)
Q2. What are the functions of a store manager? (Brief explanation of at least 10 10 Marks
functions of a retail store manager – 10 marks)
Q3. What does an optimum store layout ensure? (Brief explanation of at least 10 10 Marks
factors which explains optimum store layout – 10 marks)
Q4. Write a note on any two types of classification on the basis of the nature 10 Marks
of merchandise. (Classification on basis of Nature of Merchandise – 7 marks,
Classification on the basis of usability and condition of merchandise – 3 marks )
Q5. Define standardization and explain the levels of standardization 10 Marks
(Explanation of standardization – 2 marks, Explaining the levels of
standardization - 8 marks)
Q6. How does a store control the quality of its merchandise? (Detail 10 Marks
explanation of five steps in quality control procedure - 10 marks)
Summer 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
ML0013 – Retail IT Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1764)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. Explain the various factors affecting the use of IT applications in the retail 10 Marks
industry? (Detailed explanation on factors – 10 marks)
Q2. What is the impact of e-retailing in the travel and tourism sector? (Detail 10 Marks
explanation of e-retailing in travel and tourism sector with examples – 10
marks)
Q3. What is RFID technology and how does it work? (Detail explanation on 10 Marks
working of RFID technology – 6 marks, concept of RFID – 2 marks, and
diagram – 2 marks)
Q4. Describe the various features of retail software. (Detail explanation on 10 Marks
functions of retail software - 10 marks)
Q5. Briefly describe the steps involved in designing a database. (Explanation 10 Marks
of 5 steps involved in designing a database - 10 marks)
Q6. Explain the various types of networks. (Detail explanation of five types of 10 Marks
networks - 10 marks)
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3 ML0010 – Warehousing and Supply Chain Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1761)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. What do you mean by warehousing and What are the attributes of Ideal 10 Marks
Warehousing? (Meaning - 2 marks, Explaining Attributes - 8 marks)
Q2. Examine the fundamental dimensions of customer service. (Detail 10 Marks
explanation of 3 fundamental dimensions - 8 marks, Diagram – 2 Marks)
Q3. Discuss the major drivers of supply chain performance briefly. ( 10 Marks
Introduction & Diagram - 2 marks, Explaining drivers - 8 marks)
Q4. Enumerate the three basic steps involved in the achievement of strategic 10 Marks
fit. (Detail explanation of 3 basic steps - 8 marks, Diagram - 2 marks)
Q5. What are the basics of strategic supply chain management and also enlist 10 Marks
the imperatives for the supply chain strategy? (Explanation of strategic
supply chain management – 2 marks, Diagram - 2 marks, Listing the
imperatives - 6 marks)
Q6. Explain the various factors that are taken into view while assessing and 10 Marks
scoring the suppliers. (Detail explanation of factors - 10 marks)
Summer 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
ML0011 – Buying and Merchandising - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1762)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. Explain the various principles of an ideal merchandising giving suitable 10 Marks
examples for each? (Meaning of Ideal Merchandising – 2, Detail explanation
of 14 principles - 8 marks)
Q2. Enumerate the category management strategies that are used by retailers 10 Marks
to ensure a smooth category management process. (Meaning of category
management – 2 marks, Detail explanation of 7 steps – 8 marks)
Q3. Discuss the concept of open-to-buy system. How do you calculate open- 10 Marks
to-buy for the past and current period? (Detail explanation on the concept of
OTB system - 3 marks, Calculation of OTB for past period – 2 marks,
Calculation of OTB for current period - 5 marks)
Q4. Enumerate some merits and demerits of Formal Buying Organization, 10 Marks
Informal Buying Organization, Centralized Buying & Decentralized Buying
along with diagrammatic representation of functions and attributes of the
buying department.(Diagrammatic representation of functions and Attributes
of the buying department – 2 marks, Merits and Demerits of formal buying – 2
marks, Merits and Demerits of informal buying – 2 marks, Merits and Demerits
of Centralized buying – 2 marks, Merits and Demerits of Decentralized buying –
2 marks )
Q5. Enumerate the first 5 steps in Merchandise Buying and Handling Process 10 Marks
(Explanation of first 5 steps – 8 marks, Diagram - 2 marks)
Q6. ‘Selecting an appropriate vendor is the key step in the success of an 10 Marks
enterprise’. (Detail explanation of five steps - 9 marks, Diagram – 1 mark)
Summer 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
ML0012 – Store Operations - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1763)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. Explain Pre-Store opening activities and State at least 10 pre-store 10 Marks
opening activities that should be ideally carried out in a retail store?
(Meaning of Pre-Store opening activity – 2 marks, 10 activities - 8 marks)
Q2. What are the functions of a store manager? (Brief explanation of at least 10 10 Marks
functions of a retail store manager – 10 marks)
Q3. What does an optimum store layout ensure? (Brief explanation of at least 10 10 Marks
factors which explains optimum store layout – 10 marks)
Q4. Write a note on any two types of classification on the basis of the nature 10 Marks
of merchandise. (Classification on basis of Nature of Merchandise – 7 marks,
Classification on the basis of usability and condition of merchandise – 3 marks )
Q5. Define standardization and explain the levels of standardization 10 Marks
(Explanation of standardization – 2 marks, Explaining the levels of
standardization - 8 marks)
Q6. How does a store control the quality of its merchandise? (Detail 10 Marks
explanation of five steps in quality control procedure - 10 marks)
Summer 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
ML0013 – Retail IT Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1764)
Assignment- 60 marks
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q1. Explain the various factors affecting the use of IT applications in the retail 10 Marks
industry? (Detailed explanation on factors – 10 marks)
Q2. What is the impact of e-retailing in the travel and tourism sector? (Detail 10 Marks
explanation of e-retailing in travel and tourism sector with examples – 10
marks)
Q3. What is RFID technology and how does it work? (Detail explanation on 10 Marks
working of RFID technology – 6 marks, concept of RFID – 2 marks, and
diagram – 2 marks)
Q4. Describe the various features of retail software. (Detail explanation on 10 Marks
functions of retail software - 10 marks)
Q5. Briefly describe the steps involved in designing a database. (Explanation 10 Marks
of 5 steps involved in designing a database - 10 marks)
Q6. Explain the various types of networks. (Detail explanation of five types of 10 Marks
networks - 10 marks)
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