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MB0044_MBA_Sem2_Fall/August 2012

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 2

MB0044 – Productions & Operations Management- 4 Credits

Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

Q.1 What do you understand by Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)?

Q.2 Explain briefly the four classification of scheduling strategies & its approaches.

Q.3 Define production management. What are the various functions involved in

production management?

Q.4 Explain the various phases in project management life cycle.

Q.5 Explain the ingredients of a business process. Explain Physical Modelling.

Q.6 Define the term quality. Explain the concept of quality at source.



MB0044 – Productions & Operations Management - 4 Credits

Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)

Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

Q.1 What is value engineering? Explain the steps involved in Value analysis.

Q.2 Describe dimensions of quality. Which are the quality control tools?

Q.3 What are the objectives of layout? Explain the classification of layouts.

Q.4 List the benefits of forecasting. Discuss the role of forecasting in modern

business context.

Q.5 Mention the significance of plant location decision. Explain the location

decision sequence.

Q.6 What is meant by business process? Explain logical process modelling?



MB0045 –Financial Management - 4 Credits


Q.1 Considering the following information, what is the price of the share as per Gordon’s

Model?

Details of the Company

Net sales Rs.120 lakhs

Net profit margin 12.5%

Outstanding preference

shares

Rs.50 lakhs@ 12%

dividend

No. of equity shares 25, 000

Cost of equity shares 12%

Retention ratio 40%

Rate of interest (ROI) 16%

Q.2 Examine the components of working capital & also explain the concepts of

working capital.

Q.3 Internal capital rationing is used by firms for exercising financial control. How

does a firm achieve this?

Q.4 What are the objectives of working capital management? Briefly explain the

various elements of operating cycle.

Q.5 Define risk. Examine the need for assessing the risks in a project.

Q.6 Briefly examine the significance of identification of investment opportunities in

capital budgeting process



MB0045 – Financial Management - 4 Credits


Q.1 Examine the reasons for holding inventories by a firm & also discuss the

techniques of inventory control.

Q.2 a.) A bond of Rs. 1000 value carries a coupon rate of 10% and has a maturity

period of 6 years. Interest is payable semi-annually. If the required rate of return

is 12%, calculate the value of the bond. ( 5marks)

b.) A bond whose par value is Rs. 500 bearing a coupon rate of 10% and has a

maturity of 3 years. The required rate of return is 8%. What should be the

price of the bond? ( 5marks)

Q.3 Examine the features & evaluation of decision-tree approaches.

Q.4 If the EPS is Rs.5, dividend pay-out ratio is 50%, cost of equity is 20% and

growth rate in the ROI is 15%. What is the value of the stock as per Gordon’s

Dividend Equalisation Model?

Q.5 Critically examine the pay-back period as a technique of approval of projects.

Q.6 Two companies are identical in all aspects except in the debt-equity profile.

Company X has 14% debentures worth Rs. 25,00,000 whereas company Y does not

have any debt. Both companies earn 20% before interest and taxes on their total

assets of Rs. 50,00,000. Assuming a tax rate of 40% and cost of equity capital to be

22%, find out the value of the companies X and Y using NOI approach.



MB0046 – Marketing Management - 4 Credits


Q.1 Marketing involves satisfaction of consumer needs’. Elucidate the statement.

Q.2 Conduct a SWOT analysis for any one automobile brand of your choice. How will

this analysis help in planning marketing strategies for the brand?

Q.3 Explain in brief the process involved in personal selling.

Q.4 Describe the stages of business buying process.

Q.5 Why is rural market important? What should marketers keep in mind when

catering to this market?

Q.6 Explain the core concepts of marketing. Define service and explain its relevance

in modern society



MB0046 – Marketing Management - 4 Credits


Q.1 Explain the various steps involved in the design of a distribution channel.

Q.2 Will the pricing and product policy of a multinational firm be different in a

developed and an underdeveloped country? Justify your answer.

Q.3 Explain the consumer decision making process

Q.4 What is integrated marketing communication? Explain the integration

marketing communication development process.

Q.5 Explain the types of advertisements and characteristics of major media.

Q.6 What are the advantages of branding? What value does the organisation and

customers get out of the branding process?

Aug/Fall drive 2012

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester II

MB0047 – Management Information Systems - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1136)

Assignment - Set- 1 (60 Marks)

Marks-60

Attempt each question. Each question carries 10 marks:

1. What is MIS? Define the characteristics of MIS? What are the basic Functions of MIS? Give some

Disadvantage of MIS?

2. Explain Knowledge based system? Explain DSS and OLAP with example?

3. What are Value Chain Analysis & describe its significance in MIS? Explain what is meant by BPR?

What is its significance? How Data warehousing & Data Mining is useful in terms of MIS?

4. Explain DFD & Data Dictionary? Explain in detail how the information requirement is determined

for an organization?

5. What is ERP? Explain its existence before and its future after? What are the advantages &

Disadvantages of ERP? What is Artificial Intelligence? How is it different from Neural Networks?

6. Distinguish between closed decision making system & open decision making system? What is

‘What – if‘ analysis? Why is more time spend in problem analysis & problem definition as

compared to the time spends on decision analysis?

Aug/Fall drive 2012

Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester II

MB0047 – Management Information Systems - 4 Credits

(Book ID: B1136)

Assignment - Set- 2 (60 Marks)

Marks-60

Attempt each question. Each question carries 10 marks:

1. How hardware & software support in various MIS activities of the organization? Explain the

transaction stages from manual system to automated systems?

2. Explain the various behavioral factors of management organization? As per Porter, how can

performance of individual corporations be determined?

3. Compare various types of development aspect of Information System? Explain the various

stages of SDLC?

4. Compare & Contrast E-enterprise business model with traditional business organization model?

Explain how in E-enterprise manager role & responsibilities are changed? Explain how manager

is a knowledge worker in E-enterprise?

5. What do you understand by service level Agreements (SLAs)? Why are they needed? What is the

role of CIO in drafting these? Explain the various security hazards faced by an IS?

6. Case Study: Information system in a restaurant.



MB0048 – Operations Research- 4 Credits


Q.1 Maximise z = 3x1 + 4x2

Subject to constrains 5x1 + 4x2 200;

3x1 + 5x2 150;

5x1 + 4x2 100;

8x1 + 4x2 80,

x1 0, x2 0

Q.2 State the ways in which customers in a queue are served.

Q.3 Explain the use of simulation in networks? What are the advantages of using

simulation?

Q.4 Explain maximin-minimax principle. Briefly describe the characteristics of

competitive game

Q.5 A project has 10 activities. The following table shows the information about the

activities.

Table 14.5: Activities information

Activity Preceding activity Duration in weeks

A – 6

B – 3

C A 5

D A 4

E A 3

F C 3

G D 5

H B, D, E 5

I H 2

J I, G, F 3

Draw the network

Find the project duration

Identify the CPM

Prepare the schedule

Q.6 Discuss different types of service systems?



MB0048 – Operations Research - 4 Credits


Q.1 Explain project management (PERT) & Project scheduling of PERT.

Q.2 Write a short note on Monte-Carlo simulation? What are the Limitations of

using Simulation?

Q.3 In a rectangular game, pay-off matrix of player A is as follows:

i) Solve the game.

ii) Write down the pay-off matrix of B and then, solve the game.

Q.4 A marketing manager has 5 salesmen and 5 sales districts. Considering the

capabilities of the salesman and the nature of districts, the marketing manager estimates

that the sales per month (in hundred rupees) for each salesman in each district would be as

follows.

Sales districts

A B C D E

1 32 38 40 28 40

2 40 24 28 21 36

3 41 27 33 30 37

4 22 38 41 36 36

5 29 33 40 35 39

Find the assignment of salesman to districts that will result in maximum sales.

Q.5 Define PERT & CPM. Write down the basic difference between PERT and CPM.

Q.6 Explain Linear programming problem by giving two examples & write any 3

applications of Linear Programming problem

Salesman



MB0049 – Project Management - 4 Credits


Q.1 Define Project Management Information Software. Discuss the various steps of

PMIS planning.

Q.2 Explain procurement process . What are the key steps involved in purchase

cycle?

Q.3 Define project-type organisation and discuss it in detail

Q.4 Define value engineering. Discuss the scope of applying VE in project.

Q.5 Define project management, resource, process, and project cycle. Why is project

management important?

Q.6 What are the key steps included in risk management process? What are the

strategies used to reduce risk?



MB0049 – Project Management - 4 Credits


Q.1 Define activity, event, and path as used in network development. What is a

dummy activity? Describe the CPM model.

Q.2 Discuss the advantages of using PM software package. What are the common

features available in PM software packages?

Q.3 Define risk management. What are the different types of risks that can affect a

project?

Q.4 What are the roles and responsibilities of project leader? Describe the

leadership styles for project managers.

Q.5 Explain the life cycle of a project. Describe the various phases of project

management life cycle.

Q.6 What is project control? Discuss the various elements of project control.

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