ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE FALL 2014
PROGRAM MBA/ MBADS/
MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2
SEMESTER II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MB 0044 - PRODUCTION AND OPERATION
MANAGEMENT
BK ID B1627
CREDIT & MARKS 4
CREDITS, 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks
Total Marks
1 People's productivity
key to Indian
manufacturing
competitiveness: Boston
Consulting Group
Namrata Singh, TNN | Mar 14, 2013, 09.34PM IST
MUMBAI: People productivity is the key to Indian
manufacturing competitiveness, says a
report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
In most global people productivity surveys, not only does
people productivity of Indian
manufacturing sector lags developed nations such as US and
Japan, but also lags in
most manufacturing sectors to China. While earlier, many
explained this to differences in
technology, level of automation, etc., the report suggests
such differences are not only
rapidly
shrinking, but they
do not fully
explain the significant
gaps in productivity
that
exists.
Skill gap and engagement
gap are the
two critical factors
that explain lower
people
productivity. Under gap in skill, Indian manufacturing
sector faces significant challenges
in attracting quality
manpower that is
'right' skilled prior
to entering the
workforce. In
addition, continuous skill development efforts are required
for the work force, throughout
their careers, as processes and technologies evolve.
On the other
hand, many manufacturing
studies have indicated
a direct correlation
between
workforce engagement and
productivity. For most
Indian manufacturing
companies, the level of engagement and alignment with
corporate vision, amongst their
union work force and contract labour is extremely low, when
compared to their global
peers.
"An
improvement in people
productivity can be
beneficial across all
levels of an
organization. At the
employee level, it
results in higher
wages and enhanced
job
satisfaction. At company
level, the direct
correlation between profits
and resource
productivity has been established through research multiple
times. And at industry level,
increased people productivity leads to improved skills and
better working environment —
thus paving the way for higher investments and faster
economic growth. Therefore, it is
critical for the Indian manufacturing sector to work toward
enhancing people productivity
to achieve the goals it has set for itself," the report
says.
The subject gains
importance in the
backdrop of a
slowdown in western
economic
countries and China,
as well as
cost increases in
China. Indian manufacturing
sector
stands at the cusp of a tremendous opportunity.
After reading the case study answer the following questions:
a. What do you think
are the reasons for low people productivity in India?
b. Compare and
analyze India’s productivity with respect to other countries?
c. What suggestions
do you offer to improve the situation?
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Peoples-productivity-key-toIndian-manufacturing-competitiveness-Boston-ConsultingGroup/articleshow/18974957.cms.
accessed August 16
th
2018.
A a. From the case study ,list and explain
the reasons for low productivity in India.
b. From the case and
other resources
provide comparision and analysis of
India’s productivity with respect to other
countries like China, USA, Japan
c. From the analysis
provide suggestions
to improve productivity
6 Write short notes
on
a. Tools for
implementation of operations
b. Fixed position
layout
A a. Tools for implementation of operations
Listing and brief explanation of tools for
implementation of operations
b. Fixed position
layout- explain with
examples and when to use fixed layout
5
5
10
NAME
MB0045
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
BK ID B1628
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
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.
Q.No Questions Marks
Total
Marks
1 Explain the
liquidity decisions and its important elements. Write complete information
on dividend decisions.
Explanation of liquidity decisions with its important
elements
Explanation of dividend decisions
5
5
10
2 Explain about the
doubling period and present value. Solve the below given problem:
Under the ABC
Bank’s Cash Multiplier
Scheme, deposits can
be made for
periods
ranging from 3
months to 5
years and for
every quarter, interest
is added to the
principal. The applicable rate of interest is 9% for
deposits less than 23 months and
10% for periods more than 24 months. What will be the amount
of Rs. 1000 after 2
years?
Explanation of doubling period
Solving the problem
Explanation of present value
2
3
5
10
3 Write short notes
on:
a) Operating Leverage
b) Financial leverage
c) Combined leverage
Explanation of operating leverage
Explanation of financial leverage
Explanation of combined leverage
4
4
2
10
4
Explain the factors affecting Capital Structure. Solve the
below given problem:
Given below are two firms, A and B, which are identical in
all aspects except the
degree of leverage employed by them. What is the average
cost of capital of both
firms?
Details of Firms A and B
Firm A Firm B
Net operating income EBIT
Rs. 1, 00, 000 Rs. 1, 00, 000
Interest on debentures I
Nil Rs. 25, 000
Equity earnings E Rs.
1, 00, 000 Rs. 75, 000
Cost of equity Ke
15% 15%
Cost of debentures Kd
10% 10%
Market value of equity S =
E/Ke
Rs. 6, 66, 667 Rs.
5,00, 000
Market value of debt B
Nil Rs. 2, 50, 000
Total value of firm V
Rs. 6, 66, 667 Rs. 7, 50, 000
Explanation of factors affecting capital structure
Solution for the problem
Interpretation
6
3
1
10
5 Explain all the
sources of risk in capital budgeting with examples.
Solve the below given problem:
An investment will have an initial outlay of Rs 100,000. It
is expected to generate cash
inflows. Cash inflow for four years.
Year Cash inflow
1 40000
2 50000
3 15000
4 30000
If the risk free rate and the risk premium is 10%,
a) Compute the NPV
using the risk free rate
b) Compute NPV using
risk-adjusted discount rate
Explanation of risk in capital budgeting with examples
Solution for the problem with interpretation
5
5
10
6 Explain the
objectives of Cash Management. Write about the Baumol model with their
assumptions.
Explanation of objectives of cash management
Explanation of Baumol model with assumptions
5
5
10
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION PAPER
DRIVE FALL 2014
PROGRAM MBA/ MBADS/
MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2
SEMESTER 2
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MB0046- Marketing Management
BK ID B1629
CREDIT &
MARKS 4 Credits, 60 marks
Q.No Questions Marks
Total Marks
1
Explain the classification of market based on nature of
Competition and area.
Definition of market
2
Classification of market based on nature of
Competition and area
8 10
2
Do you think the argument of some theorists that the
traditional Ps are not enough for
services marketing? Give suitable examples to prove your
point.
Define Service Marketing
2
Explanation of 4p’s 4
Explanation of Additional 3 p’s 4 10
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.
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE FALL 2014
PROGRAM MBA/ MBADS/
MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2
SEMESTER II
SUBJECT CODE &
NAME
MB0047 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
BK ID B1968
CREDIT 4
MARKS 60
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.
Q.No Questions Marks
Total Marks
1 In the current
e-world any organisation’s massive operations are managed by various types of
information systems that help them to achieve their goals of
servicing their clients. This can be
done by the growth of modern organization. Discuss some of
the essential features of modern
organisation.
A Listing the
features 2
10 Explaining each of
them in brief 8
2 Marketing managers
are keener to look for a least cost route that also allow a sales person to
meet all his customers. Identifying a least cost route with
this features is slightly complicated.
Therefore, managers depend on decision support tools to find
the most cost effective routes to
cover the market. The travelling salesman problem is one of
such tool. Describe the tool with a
diagram.
A Graphical
representation of Travelling salesman
problem
4
10
Describing the problem
6
3 There are many
examples of digital goods. Companies such as Amazon.com are selling digital
versions of books over their site. These digital books can
be read on special readers that
display the pages on a screen.
Explaining five examples
10 10
*A-Answer
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE FALL 2014
PROGRAM MBA/ MBADS/
MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2
SEMESTER II
SUBJECT CODE &
NAME
MB0048
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
BK ID B1631
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
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.
Q.No Questions Marks
Total
Marks
1 Explain the
types of Operations
Research Models. Briefly
explain the phases
of
Operations Research.
Meaning of Operations Research
Types of Operations Research Models
Phases of Operations Research
2
4
4
10
2 a. Explain the
graphical method of solving Linear Programming Problem.
b. A paper
mill produces two
grades of paper
viz., X and
Y. Because of
raw material
restrictions, it cannot produce more than 400 tons of grade
X paper and 300 tons of grade
Y paper in a week. There are 160 production hours in a week.
It requires 0.20 and 0.40
hours to produce a ton of grade X and Y papers. The mill
earns a profit of Rs. 200 and Rs.
500 per ton of grade X and Y paper respectively. Formulate
this as a Linear Programming
Problem.
Meaning of Linear programming problem
Explanation of graphical method of solving Linear
Programming
Problem
Formulation of LPP (Objective function & Constraints)
2
4
4
10
3 a. Explain how to
solve the degeneracy in transportation problems.
b. Explain the procedure of MODI method of finding solution
through optimality test.
a. Degeneracy in
transportation problem
b. Procedure of MODI
method
5
5
10
4 a. Explain the
steps involved in Hungarian method of solving Assignment problems.
b. What do you mean by unbalanced assignment problem? How do
you overcome it?
Steps in Hungarian method
Unbalanced assignment problem
6
4
10
5 a. Write a short
note on Monte Carlo Simulation.
b. A Company produces 150 cars. But the production rate
varies with the distribution.
Production Rate
147 148 149
150 151 152
153
Probability 0.05 0.10
0.15 0.20 0.30
0.15 0.05
At present the
track will hold
150 cars. Using
the following random
numbers
determine the average
number of cars
waiting for shipment
in the company
and
average number of empty space in the truck. Random Numbers
82, 54, 50, 96, 85, 34,
30, 02, 64, 47.
Explanation of Monte Carlo Simulation
Calculation/ Solution to the problem
5
5
10
6 a. Explain the
dominance principle in game theory.
b. Describe the Constituents of a Queuing System.
c. Differentiate between PERT and CPM.
a. Dominance principle
in game theory
b. Constituents of a
Queuing System
c. Differences
between PERT and CPM
4
3
3
10
ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE FALL 2014
PROGRAM MBA/ MBADS/
MBAFLEX/ MBAHCSN3/ PGDBAN2
SEMESTER II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MB 0049 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BK ID B1632
CREDIT & MARKS 4
CREDITS, 60 MARKS
Q.No Criteria Marks
Total Marks
1 Describe the CPM
model.
Explain the main focus of CPM and how is it
different from PERT
List the assumptions of CPM
Explain the procedure of CPM analysis
2
4
4
10
2 Write short notes
on:
The Shewhart Cycle
Project procurement
process
Role of Risk
Management in Overall Project Management
Design of
PMIS(Project Management Information System)
The Shewhart Cycle
Project procurement
process
Role of
Risk Management in
Overall
Project Management
Design of
PMIS(Project Management
Information System)
10 (2.5 marks each)
10
3 As an investor, how
will you choose the projects to invest in?
List the cash flow techniques you will use
Explain any four commonly used methods in
brief- list the criteria for choosing a project in
each method
2
8(2 marks for each
technique)
10
4 Write a note on
Earned Value Method (EVM).
EVM explanation
Parameters to calculate performance measures
Plot of BCWS versus time
Plots BCWS, ACWP, and BCWP for a typical
project
2
6
1
1
10
5
Discuss the various methods of conflict resolution.
List and explain the methods of conflict resolution
and with examples
Argue if one method suits all situations or if
project managers need to need to use different
methods to resolve conflicts.
7.5(1.5 marks for
each method)
2.5
10
6 Answer the
following questions:
a. What are the
advantages of using PM software package?
b. What are the types
of project performance evaluation techniques?
a. List and briefly
explain the key
advantages of using project management
software.
b. List and explain
types of project
performance evaluation techniques
5
5
10
A-Answer
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
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