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Internal Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
SEMESTER 1
Course:
Essentials of HRM
1. Mahadev & Mahadev is a tourism and luxury travel
company owned by Mr. Gajaraj Mahadev. His son Karan completed his tourism
management course and joined the family business. After six months of joining
the organization, he realised that there are gaps in the HR processes. Karan
discussed the same with the HR Head, which he refused to accept. Karan is now
sure that there are plethora of loopholes in the HR system. He now wants to
conduct a HR audit which has never been a practice before. He needs to convince
his father for the same. How can Karan justify the need, objectives and
importance of HR audit to Mr. Gajaraj? (10 Marks)
2. Take any two E commerce sites and discuss their training
and development methodology? (10 Marks)
3. Sanjay works as a Product Manager in Green Pvt Ltd. which
is a FMCG company. From the past five years he has been a consistent performer
and has always got a good increment. Even though he earns really good but there
hasn’t been much progress as far as his career is concerned. He is still holding
the same designation since the time he joined the organisation. This has deeply
impacted Sanjay’s morale which could be seen in his aggression towards his
peers. You are an external consultant hired for organisational development.
After observing the organisation and its employees for eight months you
interpreted that it is not only with Sanjay but widely all employees are very
dissatisfied the way their career is progressing. Based on the above scenario:
a. What is missing in Green Pvt. Ltd. and why Sanjay and
other employees are so dissatisfied? Discuss with a proper rationale. (5 Marks)
b. As a Consultant device a solution for Green Pvt. Ltd and
chalk out a proper career planning method. (5 Marks)
Course: Financial Accounting & Analysis
Question 1
One of your colleague is going to make a presentation in the sales meeting.
However, he finds difficult to understand the difference between gross profit,
operating profit and net profit. Explain these terms to your colleague by
discussing how these are calculated and highlighting the relevant points. (10
Marks)
Question 2
The provisions of AS-3 provide two methods for preparing the cash flow
statement. Discuss how the manner of computation of cash flow from operating
activities under direct method and under indirect method differs from each
other. (10 Marks)
Question 3
On April 1st 2016 your company purchased an asset at a cost of 7 lacs and
incurred Rs50000 on installation. The machinery being depreciated on WDV method
every year. On March 31st 2019 , the machinery was sold for Rs4.5 lacs.
a) Pass relevant journal entries to recognize the profit or loss and sale of
asset
(5 Marks)
b) Calculate the profit or loss on disposal, Calculate Closing book value and
depreciation for the years 2016-19 (5 Marks)
Course: Marketing Management
Case
“Swaad” is a regional brand for pickles and spices. The demand for the brand
has been growing. The pickles are made by traditional practices. The company
has hired only females to make good quality pickles. The pickles and spices are
made using natural ingredients. The packaging is done in a traditional jar
which can increase the shelf life of the product. The pricing of the product is
higher than other existing competitor’s brand. The biggest marketing
communication for them is Word of Mouth because of which “Swaad” is very
popular in the regional market. The company understands that there is a huge
potential for the brand to establish itself in the national market.
The company is planning to grow its business across the country and they hire
you as a Marketing Manager. They want you to develop the business and advise
them on various issues.
1. Study various elements of micro and macro environment for Indian Market and
suggest whether the company should expand its business. (10 Marks)
2. Explain various ways to promote the Brand “Swaad”. (10 Marks)
3. a) Explain the buyer decision making process for pickles. (5 Marks)
3. b) Suggest the psychographic and behavioural segmentation for the
Brand
“Swaad” (5 Marks)
Course : Strategic Management
1. China’s largest commercial vehicle firm Beiqi Foton wishes to enter India’s
Automotive market. Conduct a PESTLE analysis for Beiqi in India & suggest
whether Beiqi should enter India or otherwise. (10 Marks)
2. You have been appointed as a Strategy Consultant to Dolce & Gabbana Italian
brand wanting to enter India. Which one of Porter’s Generic Strategies would
you choose to be operational in India & explain the reasons in detail
behind your choice of strategy? Once the strategy has been chosen, explain the
categories of customers you would target? (10 Marks)
3. You are the Chairman of Nissan Motors in Japan. Your Indian subsidiary
Nissan India has managed to gain only 1.9% of the market share so far &
Competitor brands such as Maruti & Hyundai account for 50% & 17% of the
market shares respectively.
a. What turnaround strategies can you suggest to arrest the decline of revenues
& profitability of your company? (5 Marks)
b. In your opinion, would it be considered appropriate to pursue a Combination
Strategy? State your response with appropriate justifications & reasons. (5
Marks)
NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Advanced Supply Chain Management
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019
Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
1.
As Head of Supply Chain you are given the task of
distribution network design. Explain
the process of Distribution Network Design you will follow
and the influencing factors
you need to consider. Give examples wherever possible.
(10 Marks)
2.
As a business strategy, your organization has chosen to outsource some work so that
they can continue to focus on the core business processes.
Small tasks which can be
easily passed on to outsourcing companies are identified.
Explain the supplier selection
and procurement process that needs to be followed for
successful implementation.
(10
Marks)
3. A wholesaler buys shoes from NaviCo a shoe manufacturing
company at Rs.500 per
pair. The wholesaler carries an average inventory of Rs
60,00000. The purchase
department expenses are Rs 408000 per annum and during this
period around 3400
orders are released for procuring the shoes. It is also
estimated (as % of inventory
value) the ware-housing costs (building rent, depreciation,
operating cost) to be 6%,
Material handling costs (equipment, lease or depreciation,
power) 3%, Labor cost 3% ,
Investment costs (borrowing costs, taxes, and insurance on
inventory) 11%, Pilferage,
scrap, and obsolescence 3%. The annual demand for NaviCo
shoes are 50,000 pairs.
a. What should be the ordering quantity the wholesaler
should place to keep his total
inventory costs minimum? (5 Marks)
b.
Explain the types of inventories maintained by an
organization? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment
Applicable for April 2019 Examination
1.
As department manager, you are tasked with hosting an
informal celebration in the
office. The food budget is Rs. 20,000. Your next-door
neighbor, Rhea Sharma, has just
started her own catering business and asks to supply the
food for your company’s
celebration. Since she is just starting out, she'll do it
at cost and provide extra items at
no charge. Is there a conflict of interest here? What
points might you want / need to
consider while preparing to discuss her proposal with the
department head?
(10
Marks)
2.
You have studied Business Ethics as a structured subject
for the first time. Has it
influenced your perception and understanding of the process
of doing business, how?
List 3 ways in which you see it helping you in your day-to-day business decisionmaking process, irrespective of
your function and designation.
(10
Marks)
3A. It has become quite common to market/target products and services to
children in
certain advertising campaigns, be it consumer durables or
food or FMCG products.
Is it ethical to market to children? Justify your answer
giving valid reasons.
(5
Marks)
3B.
Pick a current popular advertisement from a national TV
channel and critically analyze
as to what negative social / ethical messages it is conveying/re-enforcing and what
can be changed in the advertisement to convey a positive
social/ethical value of the
product /service being marketed. (5 marks)
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NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Decision Analysis & Modeling
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
1. What is Linear Programing Problem? Explain with a
suitable example
(10
Marks)
2.
How can you detect multicollinearity in regression? Briefly
explain with a suitable
example. (10 Marks)
3. Queuing Theory relates to the Management of waiting
lines. Suppose, recently you
visited a multiplex cinema hall where there was only one
service window and a long
queue. When asked to give feedback about your experience,
you wrote the
Management back about the implementation of an optimal
Queuing system.
a. Share
with us your feedback to the Management regarding the Queuing system that
you have suggested. (5 Marks)
b. With
reference to the above situation, you found out that the mean arrival rate of
viewers was 7 per 15 minutes whereas the mean service rate
of issuing tickets for the
cinema was 5 per 15 minutes. What was the efficiency rate?
Comment on the result.
(5
Marks)
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NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Logistics & Supply Chain
Management
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
Context : Assume that you are appointed as a Logistics
& Supply Chain Head of a firm “ ABC
International” based out of Delhi. This firm is in Import
-Export with its clients spread across
Mumbai, Delhi and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia This firm is
required to do the following activities:
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
1) For its client based in Delhi, “Corn fresh Ltd” it is
required to import consignment of 22
tons of packed Sweet Corn, which has a requirement of being
stored in (-) 4 degree,
supplied in 50 kg export worthy double layer polybags, on
pallets of 20 bags each,
imported from USA, with a lead time of 35 days by sea at
Nhava Sheva for a full
container load @ USD 1300/container, 38 days at Chennai
port @ USD 1100/container,
Cost ICD Delhi being 1500 USD/Container with a lead time of
42 days. 3 days by air at
Delhi @ USD 5/k. Local transit time being 7 days Mumbai-
Delhi, 9 days being ChennaiDelhi.
2) As a Commission agent, Import and supply Provide 1000
Lenovo Laptops to “India
Infotech” a company based in Kolkatta from Ingram,
Hongkong; with a 5% commission.
Quote of Dell being as follows: For an FCL with a loading
capacity of 1100 pcs, price on
FOB Hongkong sea port is: USD 1000/number for 500 number,
USD 800 upto 800
Numbers, USD 700 if order is between 801-1000 numbers,
Manufacturing Base :
Hongkong,, Port of Loading: Hongkong. Lead time 60 days
from the date of receipt of
Original Letter of credit, Payment terms LC at Sight.
Warranty : Repair – 3 years from
the date of manufacturing, Service SLA for response: 48
Business hours, Serivce SLA for
resolution : 7 days from the date of inspection.
Freight/container Hongkong to Nhava
Sheva = 500 USD.. Insurance cost : 1% of consignment FOB
cost. USD = 65 Rs,
.Customs duty = 10% of Assessable value. Assessable Value =
101% of CIF cost. Local
Transport from Nhava – Sheva to Jaipur = Rs 20000/truck.
Each truck carries upto 300
laptops.
3) ABC International also has an E-Commerce site on
internet. ABC offers Sale of Fresh
Exotic flowers, which it imports from Italy and supplies in
the Indian market to its online
direct consumers.
Question
1. Defining Different types of Transportation Modes and types
that can be availed by
NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Logistics & Supply Chain
Management
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
an Logistics and Supply Chain person and then suggest the
most appropriate Transportation
mode comparing with available options for each of the above
3 scenarios, i.e import in Delhi for
Corn fresh, Import of Laptops for Raj Infotech and Import
of fresh flowers for E commerce
business and also delivering to online customers, and
justify the reason/benefits of your choice
versus other modes of transportation available. (10 Marks)
Question
2. Define various Commercial & Import Documents that are
required for Imports.
Using the information available on Lenovo Laptops for India
Infotech from Ingram Hongkong,
elaborate your understanding on the following terms used in
this case. Finally derive the Total
Landed cost to India Infotech at site in Indian Rupees :
1. Commision agent:
2. Import:
3. FCL
4. FOB
5. Port of Loading:
6. Lead time
7. Letter of credit,
8. Customs duty
9. Assessable value.
10. CIF (10 marks)
Question
3a. Referring Scenario 3 of an Online Shopping Site of ABC,
detail out the importance
of E Commerce in Supply Chain in today’s scenario and its
advantages over the Traditional trade
as well as Modern Trade (Hyper markets). (5 marks)
NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Logistics & Supply Chain
Management
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
Question
3b . Cornfresh consignment came in normal container and when
landed in Delhi was
found to have developed odour, damaged and non-usable.
Further, ABC did not even get
insurance claim despite taking Transit Insurance. What
could have be the possible reasons that
the odour and damages to bag would have happened and in
what conditions the Insurance
company would not honour the claim. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: World Class Operations
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
1.
Briefly explain the various types of environmental
pollution and their management
to attain world class standards in operations. (10 Marks)
2. What are the different levels of quality system? Explain
with a suitable application.
(10
Marks)
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
3. Mr. Subramaniam has worked with a major Japanese
manufacturing firm in Japan
for the last 12 years. During the last two years of his
stay in the company he was
responsible for the implementation of SHINGO Model for
operational excellence.
He has now been invited by the Quality Council of India to
consult for an Indian
auto manufacturer for the implementation of the SHINGO
Model.
a. Explain in brief the steps that Mr. Subramaniam would
advise the Indian company,
to follow in order to implement the SHINGO Model for
operational excellence.
(5
Marks)
b. In
the above context briefly state the difference in approach of the FMECA model
from the SHINGO Model for operational excellence, in
achieving world class
operational standards. (5 Marks)
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