Code No. 2367

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING B.E. 4/4 (Auto. Engg.) I-Semester (Main) Examination, November / December 2012 Subject : Productions and Operations Management (Elective-I) Time : 3 Hours

Max. Marks: 75

Note: Answer all questions of Part - A and answer any five questions from Part-B. PART – A (25 Marks) 1. What are the contributions of F.W. Taylor to scientific management? 2. What are the different types of business firms? 3. What are the features of line organization? 4. What are the factors influencing plant layout? 5. What is meant by priority sequencing? 6. Define Work Study and mention its importance. 7. List the applications of Cranes and fork lift trucks. 8. What is an AGV? 9. Explain the concept of quality circles. 10. Calculate the control limits (UCL & LCL) for the X and R charts when R =0.45; A2=0.58; D3=0 and D4=2.11.

X =17.5;

PART – B (5x10=50 Marks) 11.(a) Briefly discuss the contribution of Henry Fayol to scientific management. (b) Draw the organization chart for functional organization and discuss its merits and demerits. 12.(a) Discuss about product layout and process layout. (b) Explain the basic components of FMS. 13.(a) What is aggregate planning? What are its goals? (b) What is Gantt chart? What are its advantages and disadvantages? 14. The following data were obtained over a 10 day period to initiate X and R charts. The sub group size is 5 (Take A2=0.58; D3=0 and D4=2.11). Sub-group no X R

1 166 23

2 165 8

3 168 22

4 166 12

5 167 7

6 169 8

7 168 15

8 168 6

9 167 7

10 166 12

Plot the control limits X and R charts. What are your observations? 15.(a) Discuss the Taguchi methods of quality control. (b) What is Deming's contribution to TQM? 16.(a) What are the factors to be considered while selecting material handling equipment? (b) Discuss in brief the various conveyor systems. 17. Write short notes on any two of the following: (a) Fishbone diagram and its importance (b) Pneumatic conveyors (c) Functions of management *****