Management Programme
ASSIGNMENT
SECOND
SEMESTER
201
6
MS
-
56
:
Materials Man
agement
School of Management Studies
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI
–
110 068
M
S
-
56
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code
:
MS
-
56
Course Title
:
Materials Management
Assignment Code
:
MS
-
56/
TMA/
SEM
-
II /201
6
Coverage
:
All Blocks
Note:
Attempt all the
questions and submit this assignment on or before
31
st
October, 201
6
to
the coordinator o
f you
r study cent
r
e
.
1.
What is the need of implementing materials management quality improvement process?
How does TQM support in creating customer value in materials management?
2.
“Ethical conduct in purchasing depends, to a large extent, on the local cultur
e to which
the purchasing agents and suppliers belong”. Comment!
3.
Discuss the various types of inventory carried by a manufacturing organization. In what
types of inventories can the EOQ and order level polices be used, and in what types of
inventories wil
l the use of MRP be more effective?
4.
What do you understand by the term codification? What type of information should be
built into a code? What are the objectives of codification? List the different systems used
to codify materials.
5.
Explain how a performan
ce appraisal system can be used in the context of materials
management. What are the metrics of performance appraisal in materials management?
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