PROF. G.
RAM REDDY CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD – 500 007
INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT QUESTION PAPER
Course: MBA – III Semester
Paper: IV
Subject: Production and Operations Management
Total Marks: 30
Assignment – I
UNIT – I: Answer the following questions (Each question carries five marks)
3 × 5 = 15 Marks
1. Explain the role of Operations Management in the total management system.
Describe the significance of operations management in planning, coordinating, and
controlling resources effectively for achieving organisational goals.
2. Explain the relationship between Product Life Cycle and Process Life Cycle.
Illustrate how the evolution of products aligns with changes in production processes,
highlighting each stage with examples.
3. Six jobs are to be processed through two machines A and B in the same order. The
processing times are given below. Determine the total elapsed time and idle times using
Johnson’s Rule.
Job 1 2 3 4 5 6
Machine A 4 2 5 6 8 7
Machine B 3 8 6 6 4 1
Tasks:
- Determine optimal job sequence using Johnson’s Rule
- Compute total elapsed time
- Calculate idle time on Machines A and B
Assignment – II
UNIT – II: Answer the following questions (Each question carries five marks)
3 × 5 = 15 Marks
1. A company bottles soft drinks. The following data shows the sample means and ranges
for 10 samples of size 5. Using control chart constants, draw the X̄ -chart and R-chart.
Comment on process control.
Samp 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
le No.
X̄ 16.05 16.04 15.95 15.91 16.02 16.07 15.95 16.06 15.94 15.97
R 0.20 0.25 0.62 0.47 0.58 0.37 0.35 0.21 0.29 0.46
Given Constants (n = 5):
- A₂ = 0.180
- D₃ = 0.414
- D₄ = 1.586
Tasks:
- Calculate X̄̄ and R̄
- Find UCL, CL, and LCL for X̄ -chart and R-chart
- Comment on the control state of the process
2. The following table gives the number of defects in a casting used for making cylinder
cases of a diesel engine. Prepare a control chart and comment.
Samp 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
le No.
No. of 11 15 10 20 15 17 13 18 19 14
Defec
ts
Tasks:
- Compute average number of defects
- Calculate control limits for a c-chart
- Comment on whether the process is under statistical control
3. Define EOQ. Explain various EOQ models.
Provide an overview of Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), its assumptions, and briefly
describe:
- Basic EOQ Model
- EOQ with Quantity Discounts
- EOQ with Shortages
- EOQ for Production Lot Sizes
