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MS-5 june-2007
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
1. (a) Define Information Technology. Describe various types of information systems. Give example of each type of information system in order to differentiate
between them.
MS-5 june-2008
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
1,(a) Explain the Management Systems concept with the help of an exarnple. what are the major distinctions between a production organisation and a service organisation ?
(b) Product A consists of three B type sub-assemblies and one C type sub-assembly. The sub-assembly B consists of one D sub-assembly, one E sub-assembly, and one F sub-assembly. The sub-assembly E consists of a D and a K. The sub-assembly C consists of a G and an F.
(i) Prepare a product tree.
MS-5 june-2009
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
1. (a) Define a 'system'. Use this concept in explaining a production system. Briefly
indicate the relationship of production systems to operations management.
(b) Discuss how life cycle approach to product and systems can help decision making. Use examples.
MS-5 june-2010
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
1. a) Why does the "proper" operations strategy keep changing for companies that are world-class competitors ?
(b) Some suggest that customer expectation is the key to service success. Give an example from your own experience to support or refute this assertion.
2.(a) "You don't inspect quality into a product; you have to build it in". Discuss the implications of this statement.
MS-5 june-2011
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
1. (a) How is value added to any entity using operations function ? Explain the conceptual model of a 'Operations System'.
(b) Discuss life cycle approach in Operations Management. Use examples to elaborate.
2. (a) What is Product Design ? How does it influence the Process Design ? Explain with examples.
MS-5 Dec, 2007
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
l. (a) Explain how the system concept can be used in explaining the terms waste and waste management.
(b) A company is considering adding a new feature that will increase unit sales by !2 percent and product cost by 10 percent. Profit is expected to increase by 16 percent of the increased sales. Initially the product cost incurred by the company was 63 percent of the sales price. Should the new feature be added ? Justify your answer.
2. (a) Four different organisations are considering youl home town as a potential location for one of the following :
MS-5 Dec, 2008
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
l. (a) Give two examples (with supporting details) for each of a service and manufacturing firm, of the impact of technology in service and product design.
(b) Data for a breal+even analysis revealed that total cost at volumes of 600 and 800 units were Rs. 8,00,000 and Rs. 9,60,000 respectively. Revenue is Rs. 1,440 per unit. Based upon this information, what are
(i) the variable cost per unit, and
MS-5 Dec, 2009
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
1(a) Explain with the help of a suitable diagram the framework of organising and control in a production system.
(b) On the basis of material flow classify production systems and give examples for each type.
2(a) List down different phases of value engineering approach as used for a product design.
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MS-5 Dec, 2011
MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINES AND MATERIALS
1. (a) Discuss conceptual model of an operations system. Explain some of the performance objectives in operations management.
(b) Explain the frame work of organising and control in a production system.
2. (a) What are different types of process forms in manufacturing system which are used to effect transformation of inputs into outputs ? Explain with examples.
