MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ASSIGNMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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 Assignments are to be submitted by each student online in student’s login.
 Assignments of each subject should be in softcopy (ms word).
 Only one file having collection of all assignments of individual students should be uploaded.
 If the matter of two students will mach then assignment will be treated rejected and
student will be given zero marks. And no second chance will be given.
 After last date there is no provision of uploading assignments & no hard copy will be accepted
under any circumstances.
NOTE: All questions are compulsory.
MBA 608 (SALES & DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT)
Q-1. Differentiate between selling and marketing.
Q-2. What is field force automation? How different is it from sales force automation?
Q-3. Explain the various aspects of cross-functional training.
Q-4. How do distribution channels help in bridging these discrepancies?
Q-5. Which do you think is the best way to expand the distribution network? Why?
MBA 609 (SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT)
Q-1. Compare and contrast economic, market, and relevancy value.
Q-2. Discuss the role of the CRM system in enhancing the firm’s competitiveness.
Q-3. How do warehouses perform order storing?
Q-4. What is meant by the threshold service level of a least-cost system?
Q-5. Describe the relationship between logical capabilities and competencies.
MBA 610 (LOGISTICS & RETAIL MANAGEMENT)
Q-1. What is E-commerce?
Q-2. Mention the differences in distribution ‘culture’ in international markets.
Q-3. Discuss the managing the fashion logistics pipelines with the help of shorter lifecycles making timing
crucial figure.
Q-4. Elaborate the changing Tesco supply chain: establish control and delivering efficiency.
Q-5. Define home delivery channel.
MBA 611 (EXPORT IMPORT PROCEDURES)
Q-1. What are INCO terms?
Q-2. Discuss the Customs clearance procedures along with the documentation formalities?
Q-3. Explain various steps involved in the processing of an export order with suitable examples?
Q-4. Explain the procedure of Duty Drawback scheme along with the documentation formalities?
Q-5. Write a note on Letter of Credits?
MBA 612 (TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT)
Q-1. Differentiate between training, education and development. Discuss how they are related to HRD.
Q-2. Briefly discuss the steps necessary for creating a learning organization.
Q-3. What is a skill inventory? How does it help in competency mapping in an organization?
Q-4. How is a training policy aligned with training transfer?
Q-5. Discuss the concepts of e-training. Why is it important for today’s organization?
MBA 613 (LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT)
Q-1. What do you mean by logistics? How is logistics different from SCM?
Q-2. Why are newspapers and magazines transported and distributed by air?
Q-3. Define payload and tare weight with respect to wagon loads.
Q-4. How is multimodal bill of lading with ocean different from main carriage?
Q-5. What are the type and functions of inventory?
MBA 614(QUANTITATIVE MODELS IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT)
Q-1. What is synchronous manufacturing?
Q-2. Write about the Capacity Constrained Resource?
Q-3. What do you mean by production flow analysis?
Q-4. What is marginal quantity discount?
Q-5. Write about the Production Inventory models?