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SEM 3 TQM SPRING 2015 ASSIGNMENTS


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SEM 3 TQM SPRING 2015 ASSIGNMENTS

1 Define the term ‘quality’. Explain the dimensions of quality.

Definition of the term ‘quality’

Dimensions of quality

2 What is meant by “customers’ perception of quality”? Explain the factors that influence customers’ perception of quality.

Meaning of customer’s perception of quality

Factors that influence customer’s perception of quality

3 Explain the following with an example:

(a) Quality policy

(b) Quality objectives

Explanation of Quality policy

Explanation of Quality objectives

4 Describe the principles of quality management system.

Eight principles of quality management system

5 Explain the concept of productivity. How do you calculate productivity? List the factors affecting productivity.

Meaning and concept of productivity

Calculation of productivity

Listing the factors affecting productivity

6 Write short notes on the following:

(a) Quality audit

(b) Supplier Selection

Short notes on ‘Quality audits’

Short notes on ‘Supplier Selection’

 

QM 0020- Quality in Service Industries

1 Discuss the Capability Maturity Model Integration(CMMI)

Explanation of CMMI

CMMI constellations

CMMI maturity levels

2 Explain the five dimensions of Service Quality given by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry, to evaluate the service gap.

Definition of Service quality

Explanation of five dimensions of Service quality

3 SERVQUAL is a diagnostic tool that uncovers a firm’s broad weaknesses and strengths in the area of service quality. It is very useful in measuring quality in service sectors. Discuss the SERVQUAL concept in detail.

Definition of SERVQUAL

Explanation of SERVQUAL concept

4 Explain the various reasons for Service failure and also the two types of service failure.

Explanation of service failure and its two types

Reasons for service failure

5 Give reasons why providing high-quality service depends on efficient co-ordination between different functional areas/departments of an organisation.

Explanation of the role of different departments in managing service quality

Steps in providing high-service quality

6. Explain the various services provided by retailers. Also explain the various approaches to service quality in retailing.

Services Provided by retailers

Approaches to service quality in retailing

 

QM0021: STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL

1 Write short notes on:

(a) Process management

(b) Types of data

Short notes on process management

Short notes on Types of data

2 What is process capability? Define process capability index. Explain Cp index and Cpk Index.

Meaning of process capability

Definition of process capability index

Explanation of Cp index and Cpk index

3 What is ‘mean’ and ‘median’? How do you calculate mean and median? Calculate the mean and median of the following data: 54, 56, 23, 65, 34, 71, 56, 39.

Meaning of mean and median

Mention the formula to calculate mean and median

Calculation of mean and median of the given data

4 What are the properties of ‘probability’? Explain about ‘normal distribution’ in brief.

Properties of ‘probability’

Meaning of normal distribution

Characteristics of normal distribution

5 Define ‘hypothesis testing’. Explain ‘null hypotheses’ and ‘alternative hypothesis’.

Definition of hypothesis testing

Explanation of ‘null hypothesis’ and ‘alternative hypothesis’

6 What is a control chart? What are the various control charts for attributes? Explain ‘p’ chart in detail.

Meaning of ‘control chart’

List the various control charts for attributes

Explanation of ‘p’ chart

 

QM0022: TQM TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

1 Describe the principles of ‘Total Quality Management (TQM)’.

Description of each of the principles of TQM:- top management involvement, customer-oriented approach, employee empowerment, continuous improvement, supplier relationships, performance measures

2 List the seven basic quality control tools. Describe any three of them.

Listing the seven basic quality control tools

Description of any three quality control tools

3 Write short notes on the following:

(a) Quality circles

(b) Six Sigma Methodology

4 What is meant by ‘Kaizen’? What are the benefits of Kaizen? Explain the ‘PDCA’ cycle.

Meaning of Kaizen

Benefits of Kaizen

Explanation of PDCA

5 What is ‘FMEA’? Explain the concept of ‘Risk Priority Number’.

Meaning of FMEA

Concept of ‘Risk Priority Number’.

6 Write short notes on the following:

(a) Benchmarking
(b) Just-In-Time (JIT)

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SMU MBA SEM 3 RETAIL SPRING 2015 ASSIGNMENTS

ML0010-Warehousing and Supply Chain Management

1 Define Logistics Management and discuss different models in Logistics Management

Definition

Types of Models with explanation

2 “The success of an organization is dependent on whether its supply chain and competitive strategies complement each other”. Explain Strategic fit and its process in the light of this statement.

Explanation of strategic Fit

Process of Strategic Fit

3 Describe the role of third parties in increasing the supply Chain Surplus.

Explanation

4 State the different legs in transportation. Explain the benefits of transport management system.

Explanation of different legs

Explanation of benefits

5 What do you understand by time series forecasting? Explain the components of time series demand forecasting.

Explanation of time series forecasting

Explanation of components of time series demand forecasting

6 Write short notes on the following:

(i) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul(MRO)

(ii) TL Shipping (TL)

(i) Explanation of MRO

(ii) Explanation of TL

 

ML0011-Buying and Merchandising

1 What is the concept of Merchandising and its principles

Concept of Merchandising

Principles of Merchandising

2 Enumerate the category management strategies that are used by retailers to ensure a smooth category management process.

Explanation

3 Describe the steps in a Typical Buying Process of a merchandise in detail

4 What is counterfeit merchandise? How can retailers and vendors protect themselves from the misuse of intellectual properties?

Explanation

5 What are the different steps involved in Vendor Selection Process

Explanation of different steps

6 Discuss the concept of merchandising strategy. What are the areas influenced by merchandising strategy?

Explanation

 

ML0012-Store Operations

1 “Managing a retail store is a complex activity”. Explain this statement in context to the role of a Retail store manager.

Explanation of the roles

2 Explain at least three general expectations from a store manager. Name a few standard departments in centralized retail companies and their functions.

Explanation of general expectations

Name of standard departments and their functions

3 Which factors should you consider while deciding the rack arrangement in a store?

Explanation

4 In how many groups can merchandise be divided when classified on the basis of usability and condition? Write a note on any one such group.

List the all types

Explanation of any one

5 “Standardization is the process of establishing the acceptable levels of various characteristics on the basis of study, experiment and statutory requirements”. Comment

Meaning of standardization

Explanation of different levels

6 Write short notes on:

a) Preservation of merchandise

b) Principles of Merchandise handling

a) Explanation

b) Explanation

 

ML0013-Retail IT Management

1 Explain the various factors affecting the use of IT applications in the retail industry.

Explanation

2 “E-Retailing is spreading across many industries in the world”. Enumerate the significance of e-retailing across various industries.

Explanation

3 Discuss the usage of barcode equipment in the retail industry.

Explanation

4 Explain how the CRM software helps the retailer in his business.

Explanation

5 Explain Database Management Systems and its components.

Meaning of DBMS

Explanation of components

6 Write short notes on:

a) Data Mining

b) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

a) meaning and Explanation
b) Meaning and Explanation

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SMU MBA SEM 3 OM SPRING 2015 ASSIGNMENTS

OM0010 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the objectives of operations management?

2. What are the major limitations of operations research?

3. Explain the relationship among organisation, operations and marketing strategies.

A 1. List the 3 objectives of operations management and give a brief explanation on each.

2. List the 4 major limitations of operations research and give a brief explanation on each.

3. Describe and analyse the relationship among organisation , operations and marketing strategies

2. Write short notes on

1. Consumer Pricing Expectations Range (CPER)

2. Constrained optimization problems.

A Consumer Pricing Expectations Range (CPER)- definition aspects of CPER and how does CPER helps the organisation

Constrained optimization problems

definition of constrained optimization problems

describe the methods commonly used solve them

3. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the difficulties/challenges faced by service operations managers?

2. What is service blueprint? What are its components?

A 1. List and briefly describe the 4 difficulties/challenges faced by service operations managers

Describe the service blueprint

List and briefly explain its components

4. Give the steps for solving the goal programming problem using the graphical method of goal programming.

Explain the 2 types of goal programming with multiple goals.

A List the steps for solving the goal programming problem

5. Find the minimum transportation cost from the data given below using the north-west

corner method

Unit/Depot
D1
D2
D3
D4
Supply
S1
2
3
5
1
8
S2
7
3
4
6
10
S3
4
1
7
2
20
Demand
6
8
9
15
38

 

6. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the benefits of maintaining inventory?

2. Give any 2 applications of queuing models.

3. Mention any 2 performance measures of sequencing.

4. What are the characteristics of Markov analysis?

 

OM0011- ENTERPRISES RESOURCE PLANNING

1 a. Explain the different types of business processes.

b. What are the different components of an information system

a. Explaining three types of business processes

b. Explaining at least four key components of information system

2 Write short notes on

a. Customer relationship management

b. Data warehousing

c. Data Mining

d. OLAP

3 Elaborate the different modules under manufacturing and production planning

Explaining ten modules

4 Discuss the various terminologies of ERP purchase system

Explaining at least 5 terminologies of ERP purchase system

5 CRM is a powerful tool used by an organization to acquire new customers and retain the existing ones. Explain various types of CRM.

Listing the types of CRM

Explaining the four types of CRM

6 a. Explain main application suite provided by JD Edwards World Solutions Company.

b. Explain the different modules under MFG/PRO application

a. Explaining 3 main application suites 6 10

b. Explaining 4 modules 4

 

 

OM0012- SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

1 Write short notes on:

 Intermodal transportation

 Capacitated plant location model

 Bulk shipments

 Purchasing strategies

2 Discuss the steps involved in the measurement of supplier performance.

Listing of the steps involved in the measurement of supplier performance

Explanation of the steps involved in the measurement of supplier performance

3 Write short notes on:

 Lead time reduction

 Cross docking

 Distributor integration

 e-sourcing

4 What are the issues faced in global supply chain?

Explanation of the issues faced in global supply chain

5 What is standardisation? Explain the four approaches to standardisation?

A Explanation of standardization

Description of the approaches to standardization

6 Discuss the impacts of e-commerce on SCM.

Listing of the impacts of e-commerce on SCM

Explanation of impacts of e-commerce on SCM

 

OM 0013 – ADVANCED PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1 Answer the following questions:

1. Determine the standard production per shift for 8 working hours using the following data.

Observed time per unit =10 minutes

Rating factor =110%

Allowances =15% of basic time

2. What is production selection? Which factors are considered while selecting a product?

1. Compute the standard production per shift

2. Define product selection.

List and briefly explain the factors considered while selecting a product.

2 Write short notes on

1. Scheduling for services

2. Current trends in industrial location

3. Lead capacity strategy

4. Level production strategy

3 What are inputs to MRP (Material Requirements Planning)?

List the 3 inputs to MRP

Explain the 3 inputs to MRP

4 Write short notes on:

1. Stores management

2. Safety stock

5 Answer the following questions:

1. What are the barriers to implementation of total quality management?

2. Give the steps to follow when implementing six sigma in an organisation.

1. List and explain the barriers to implementation of total quality management

2. List and explain the steps to follow when implementing six sigma in an organisation.

6 What are the elements of JIT? Explain.

List the elements of JIT
Describe the elements of JIT