SMU MBA OM 3 Rd Semester FALL 2015

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Q. @uestins Marks Total Marks

1 Explain the relationship between business functions and business processes in

the

insurance sector

A Explaining the terminologies business

function and business processes

4

10

Explaining the relationship with

insurance example

5

Drawing the relationship with a diagram 1



2 Explain ERP selection process

A Explaining E! selection process 10 10

3 Earlier payroll systems used the systems which were more than process time

sheets, print payroll checs and eep total so f annual wa!es and deductions.

Present day systems used computer"based system that optimises the collection,

collation, transfer and presentation of information throu!hout an or!anisation.

Explain the #arious Roles of $%&. Explain decision support system and its

ad#anta!es and disad#anta!es

4 roles of M"# 4

10Defining decision #upport s$stem %

Ad&antages and disad&antages of D## 4

4 E#aluate the role of #endor e#aluation sub"module of the materials mana!ement module

A explaining &endor e&aluation 5 10

Explaining the role of &endor e&aluation

sub module

5

5 'rite short notes on

a. &ub"modules of (R$

b. )eatures of human resource mana!ement module

A a' Explaining the ( sub)modules of *M + 10

b' ,isting at least 4 features 4

* a. Explain some of the technolo!ies pro#ided by People&oft %nc.

b. Explain the different modules under $)+PR- application

A a' Explaining ( technologies + 10

b' Explaining 4 modules 4


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Q.N 8riteria %arks &otal %arks1 How is supply chain performance improved by expanding the scope of strategic fit?

A Explanation of the five scopes of strategicfit across a supply chain with suitable

10 (2 mars each! 10

2 "rite short notes on• #etwor optimi$ation model

• %nteractive approach of routing and scheduling in transportation

• &trategic purchasing

• 'ushpull supply chain



A • #etwor optimi$ation model

• %nteractive approach of routing

and scheduling in transportation

• &trategic purchasing

• 'ullbased supply chain

10 (2)* mars each! 10

+ "hat is ris pooling? "hy is it important in supply chain management? ,ist thefour types of ris pooling)

A -efinition of rispooling %mportance ofris poolingExplanation of the . types of ris pooling

11/ (2 mars each!

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. -escribe the framewor of &upply hain uality anagement (&! )

A -escription of the framewor of &upplyhain uality anagement (&!

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* "hat are results of bullwhip effect in supply chain management? "hich are the waysof reducing the bullwhip effect in supply chain?

A ,isting of the results of bullwhip effect insupply chain management

2 10

-escription of the methods used to reducethe bullwhip effect in supply chain

/( 2 mars foreach method!

3 "rite short notes on

• -istributor integration

• E%nforming

• Hedge ris mitigation strategy for controllable riss

• 4ramewor for %5 integrated &

• -istributor integration

• E%nforming

• Hedge ris mitigation strategy

for controllable riss

• 4ramewor for %5 integrated &

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1 "rite short notes on6

• "orld class manufacturing concept

• 7ob analysis method of improving productivity

• &iddal8s classification of design approaches

• Expert opinion poll



A • "orld class manufacturing concept

• 7ob analysis method of

improving productivity

• &iddal8s classification of

design approaches

• Expert opinion poll

10 (2)* mars each! 10

2 -ifferentiate between infinite and finite loading) Explain se9uencing) ention the rulesof se9uencing)

A "rite the differences between finite andinfinite loading-efine se9uencing,ist the rules of se9uencing

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• Alfred "eber8s theory on industrial location

• :elationship between design capacity ; system capacity and actual output

• Aggregate planning process

• Approaches to updating :'

A • Alfred "eber8s theory on

industrial

location

• :elationship between design

capacity ; system capacity and actual

output

10 (2)* mars each! 10

. "hat is purchasing? <riefly explain the purchasing procedure)

A -efine purchasing

"rite the activities it encompasses<riefly describe the purchasing procedure

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*#n!entory %ana=ement at A8 or=ani>ation

A< is an organi$ation that procures a product ' from another organisation) A< re9uires 11;000 units of ' every year) 5he cost of the product is :s)* per unitand its ordering cost is estimated to be :s)100 per order) 5he cost of carrying

inventory is 2*=) 5he consumption rate of ' in the organi$ation is uniform)5herefore; A< needs to spend a huge amount on the procurement of product ')5he E> of A< called the production manager of the organi$ation to discusswhether the manufacturing of the product ' would be more economical for theorganisation)

5he production manager conducts a research and identifies e9uipment that can beused for producing ') 5his e9uipment can yield 100 units of ' per day) 5hecost of producing a single unit of ' by using the e9uipment is :s)+)*0 per unit) %naddition; the setup cost of e9uipment and inventory carrying costs are :s)*0 per setup and 2*=; respectively) 4rom the preceding data; it is found that theproduction of product ' would be more beneficial for A<) 5herefore; A< has

purchased the e9uipment and has started in house production of ') 5his hasreduced the cost of procuring ' almost five times)

?uestion

A alculation of E>

<riefly describe situation that led to the use

of the E> model)

Assess the pre E> situation to post

E> situation

&ummarise if E> has helped A<

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3 "rite short notes6• 'lan-ohecAction('-A! cycle

• uality circles

• >bectives of 7%5

• aintenance management system

A • 'lan-ohecAction('-A! cycle

• uality circles

• >bectives of 7%5

• aintenance management system

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1 Research is a seuential method of enuiry, directed towards a clear implicit or

explicit ob/ecti#e. 0escribe in detail the steps to be carried out in a typical

research study.

Meaning of esearch % 10

,isting the steps %



Explanation of the steps in a research stud$ +

% 'hat are descripti#e research desi!ns Explain the different inds of

descripti#e research desi!ns.

Meaning of Descripti&e research designs 5 10

inds of Descripti&e research designs 5

( he procedure of testin! hypothesis reuires a researcher to adopt se#eral

steps. 0escribe in brief all such steps.

Meaning of h$pothesis 4 10

#teps in testing h$pothesis +

4 a' 0istin!uish between

i. &chedules and Questionnaires

-pen ended and closed ended uestions

b' Explain the uestionnaire desi!n process.

a' Differences

b' uestionnaire design process

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5 a. 'hat is the analysis of #ariance 'hat are the assumptions of the

techniue +i#e a few examples where this techniue could be used.

b. he followin! data represents the number of units produced by four

operators durin! three different shifts

Perform a two"way analysis of #ariance and interpret the result.

a' Meaning2 Assumptions and examples

b' 3ormulas2 *alculation2 #olution and "nterpretation to

the problem

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+ Explain the &tructure of the Research Report. 'hat are the !uidelines for

effecti#e report writin!

Explanation of the #tructure of the esearch

eport uidelines for effecti&e report writing

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?. ?uestions and E!aluation "heme %arks &otal %arks1) Explain any 4%BE techni9ues of operations research)

A -escribe any 4%BE techni9ues of operations

research; with examples

%nterpret which is the most effective techni9ue

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A • onvex nature of the obective function

• Applications of 9ueuing model

• Barious performance measures of se9uencing

• Applications of arov analysis

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