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ENGINEERI NG MANAGEMENT I C 402POSTAL TEST PAPER - 2

MARK S:100 DURATION:3 Hours Answer all the questions. This is an open book test. You may use our study material while answering this test. Please send Xerox copy of your answers to ( Upto one week before start of examinations) Director

(Evaluation Programme ) , AMIE(I) Study Circle (Regd.), P.B. No. 77, Sultan Tower, Roorkee- 247667

Q.1 (a) What are the functions of management ? Explain each in brief. (5)

(b) What is a system ? What are the different types of systems ? (5)

(c) Explain the meaning of line and staff system of organisation. What are its merits and demerits ? (5)

(d) Describe the principles of plant layout. Describe different types of plant layouts. (5)Q.2. (a) What is an organisational chart ? What is the significance of such a chart to an industrial organisation ?

(5)

(b) Define the term maintenance. Explain the necessity of maintenance management. (5)

(c) Explain a typical life-cycle of a product with the help of a suitable diagram. (5)

(d) What are the objectives of maintenance management ? (5)

Q.3. (a) What is project management? Discuss project objectives and functions briefly.

(b) Write short note on Material requirement planning . (5)

(c) Discuss the difference between fixed cost, variable and semi variable costs. (5)(d) The manager of a factory is purchasing forgings of outer ring for Rs. 10,000 annually. Records reveal

that cost of an order is Rs. 15/-; cost of inventory carrying is 9 % of the average inventory value and unit

price is Rs. 65/-. Determine :

(i) Economic order quantity (Q opt )

(ii) optimum number of orders per year

(iii) optimal cost of ordering and inventory carrying cost. (5)

Q.4. (a) What is a computer based information system ? What are the different elements in it ? (5)

(b) Illustrate with examples the essential differences between PERT and CPM techniques. (5)(c) The table shown below indicate the relevant information regarding a project. With the help of

information supplied complete the following :

(i) Draw the network and number of nodes

(ii) Find out the earliest and latest event times

(iii) Identify the critical activities and critical path

(iv) Estimate the project completion time. (5)

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Activity Predecessor activities Time (days)

A - 6

B - 8

C A 9

D B 10

E B 10

F D 14

G C 14

H F,G 12

I E 13

J I 15(d) What is MIS? What are the characteristics of MIS? (5)

Q.5. Multiple Choice (2 x 10 )

(i) A bill of materials (BOM) means

(a) Listing of all the assemblies, subassemblies, parts and raw materials that are needed to produce one unit

of a finished product.

(b) A list of all the materials required for the manufacturing during the day.

(c) A bill from the vendor for all the materials supplied by him.

(d) A requisition for materials from the production shop to the stores.

(ii) If the demand curve is vertical, then the value of elasticity of demend is

(a) Poisson

(b) Normal

(c) Binomial

(d) Beta

(iii) Which of the following is a technique for determining the optimum machining of jobs and machines ?

(a) minimum cost

(b) shortest processing time

(c) assignment method

(d) Gantt chart

(iv) In PERT, critical path is the path which is(a) longest(b) shortest(c) most likely(d) most expensive

(v) There are four activities on the critical path. The standard deviation of each is equal to 5.0. The standarddeviation of the critical path is equal to

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(a) 4(b) 5(c) 10(d) 25

(vi) An activity has early start time of 8, an early finish time of 12, a late start time of 13 and a late finish timeof 17. The slack is(a) 8(b) 5(c) 1(d) 10

(vii) The father of scientific management is(a) Taylor(b) Gilberth(c) Gantt(d) Dantzig

(viii) Maslows hierarchy of needs theory is relevant to(a) Motivation(b) Planning and control(c) Leadership(d) Strategic decision

(ix) The extra safety stock needed to absorb variation in demend and supply to provide cushion is known as(a) Buffer stock(b) Annual stock(c) Average stock(d) Dead stock

(x) Gantt chart is concerned with(a) Progress of job(b) Wage payment system(c) Job evaluation(d) Inspection