March 2006

Management & Production Planning
March 2006
(Revised Course)

Time: 3Hours                                             Marks:100

N.B:
1 All questions are compulsory.
2 Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3 Answers to the two sections should be written in the same answer-book.

SECTION I
Q.1.
Answer in brief any six of the following questions:- (12)
(a) Co-ordination
(b) M.B.O.
(c) Brain storming Technique
(d) Motion Study
(e) Span of Management
(f) Induction Training
(g) Job description and Job specification
(h) Matrix Organization
(i) Performance Appraisal

Q.2.
Answer any four the following questions:- (20)
(a) Define Management and explain any five principles of Management.
(b) Briefly explain four advantages and four limitations of planning.
(c) What is decision making? What are the steps in decision making process?
(d) Distinguish between Formal and Informal organization.
(e) What is Delegation of Authority? Why is it necessary?
(f) What is 'Line and Staff' organization? Suggest any six measures to resolve the conflicts between 'Line and Staff'?
(g) Define controlling and explain any two control Techniques.

Q.3.
Answer any three of the following questions:- (18)
(a) What is staffing? Explain the factors affecting staffing.
(b) What do you mean by recruitment? Explain the external sources of recruitment of Managerial Personnel.
(c) What is Training and Development? What are Off-The-Job Methods of Training?
(d) Explain 'Theory X' and 'Theory Y' of motivation.
(e) Define leadership. Explain any five leadership styles.
(f) What are the managerial functions in Multinational Corporation?

OR

Q.3.
Write short notes on any three of the following:- (18)
(a) Human Relations movement
(b) Premising and Forecasting
(c) Bases of departrnentation
(d) Human Resource Accounting
(e) Limitations of Performance Appraisal
(f) Types of Employment tests

SECTION II
Q.4.
Answer in brief any six of the following questions:- (12)
(a) Production Planning
(b) Productivity
(c) Quality Circle
(d) Product design
(e) Work study
(f) Statistical Quality Control
(g) Inventory
(h) Re-order Point?
(i) JIT Technique

Q.5.
Answer any four of the following questions:- (20)
(a) What do you mean by 'Production Management'? Explain its importance.
(b) Explain Batch Production, Mass Production and Process Production with examples.
(c) Suggest measures for improving industrial Productivity.
(d) Explain the difficulties in measuring industrial Productivity.
(e) What are the characteristics of a good Product design?
(f) What do you mean by 'Flexible Manufacturing System'? What are the problems with FMS?
(g) Explain the factors affecting selection of suitable plant location.

Q.6.
Answer in brief any six of the following questions:- (18)
(a) What do you understand by Production Standards? What are the uses of Production Standards?
(b) Explain the objectives of work measurement
(c) What is Total Quality Management? What are the problems in effective implementation of TQM in India ?
(d) Write notes on 'Quality Control'.
(e) What is Material Planning? Why is it necessary?
(f) What are the objectives of Inventory Control?

OR

Q.6.
Write short notes on any three of the following :- (18)
(a) Productivity movement in India
(b) Quality Assurance
(c) Routing and scheduling
(d) ISO 9000
(e) Inventory Costs
(f) MRP as a scheduling and ordering system.