Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division

First Semester 2019-2020

Mid-Semester Test
(EC-2 Make-up)

Course No. : MBA ZG526

Course Title : OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Nature of Exam : Closed Book
Weightage : 30% No. of Pages =2
Duration : 2 Hours No. of Questions = 6
Date of Exam : Saturday, 12/10/2019 (FN)
Note:
1. Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book.
2. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page.
3. Assumptions made if any, should be stated clearly at the beginning of your answer.

Q.1. Describe in 1-2 pages

(a) Bill of Materials (BOM) and its uses.
(b) Bottlenecks, and principles of Bottleneck management.
(c) Value Engineering (Analysis) and its purpose and approach. [3 x 3 = 9]

Q.2. Describe the four basic types of production layouts (Fixed-position layout, Process-
oriented layout, Workcells, Repetitive and Product-oriented layout), and also draw the
layouts. [4]

Q.3. Explain the concept of Product Life Cycle, and the opportunities and challenges in
managing the operations in different stages of a Product’s Life cycle. [4]

Q.4. How are Labour standards established by time study? Explain with examples the
differences between job specialisation and job enlargement. [4]

Q.5. A production process at ProdCo is shown below. The drilling operation occurs separately
from, and simultaneously with, the sawing and sanding operations. The welded product
needs to go through only one of the three assembly operations. [Show all calculations].
[4]
(a) Which operation is the bottleneck?
(b) What is the throughput time of the overall system?
(c) If the firm operates 8 hours per day, 20 days per month, what is the monthly
capacity of the manufacturing process?

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Q.6. SoftShoeCo produces high-quality but expensive training shoes for runners.
Manufacturing the shoes requires 10 separate tasks. There are 400 minutes available for
manufacturing shoes in the plant each day. Daily demand is 60. The details of the tasks
are as follows- [Show all calculations]. [5]

Task Immediate Time (min)

Predecessor
A - 1
B A 3
C B 2
D B 4
E C,D 1
F A 3
G F 2
H G 5
I E, H 1
J I 3

(a) Draw the precedence diagram.

(b) Assign tasks to the minimum feasible number of workstations.
(c) What is the efficiency of the process of the assignment?

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