IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR POM

From unit-1

1)      What is POM; explain its role in bringing a competitive edge for industry

2)      Discuss the major difference between production of goods & production of services

3)      Explain the role of production manager, skills and knowledge required to become a successful operations manager

4)      Explain the production process, identify & describe two specific operation management problems that are important for that process

5)      What is value analysis, explain various phases of value analysis

From unit-2

1)      Explain various factors to be considered for determining the location of a given industry with suitable examples

2)      What is an Urban & Rural sites, Explain these procedures the locate the industries in Urban& Rural sites(Advantages Disadvantages)

3)      What is product design, explain the procedure to be followed in designing an efficient functional layout

4)      Discuss the factors influencing the location of facilities

5)      Explain various strategies used in aggregate planning & objectives of aggregate planning

From unit-3(Theory and problems)

Theory

1)      What is Scheduling, Explain various standard scheduling rules

2)      Explain how Johnson’s rule minimize the total elapsed time  in two stages problem

3)      Difference between an aggregate plan and master production schedule

4)      Explain the terms Job rotation, Job enlargement and job enrichment clearly

Problems

Job sequencing

ü  When single criterion rule is applied (FCFS,SPT,LPT,EDD,LS,TSPT&COVERT)

ü  When two machines on different jobs are given

ü  When three machine on different jobs are given (APPLY JOHNSON’S RULE)

ü  When four and five machines are given

From unit-4(Theory and problems)

Theory

1)      What is quality control, explain various types of quality control charts

2)      What is productivity, discuss productivity measurement approach with special reference to manufacturing industry

3)      What is ISO, explain the total quality control standards, three sigma and six sigma concepts clearly

Problems

Control charts for variables:     Mean charts & Range charts

Control charts for attributes:    Fraction defective charts (P-Charts,np-charts&C-charts)

From unit-5(Theory and problems)

Theory

1)      What is project management, Explain the importance of Network analysis in manufacturing industry

2)      What is Pert/Cpm, Explain the advantages and Limitations

3)      What is Pert/Cpm, Explain the calculation procedure of Earliest time of event(ET)&Latest time of event(LT)

4)      Explain the importance of Gantt charts

Problems

ü  CPM-Basic problems

ü  PERT-Basic problems

ü  PERT-Deviations( Z value identification )