1. How would operations strategy for a service industry be different if any from that for a manufacturing industry ? (Its an example & explain)
2. Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects. The net cash flows are given below:
| YEAR | NET CASH FLOWS FROM PROJECT A | NET CASH FLOWS FROM PROJECT B |
| 0 | – Rs. 1,00,000 | – Rs. 1,00,000/- |
| 1 | + Rs. 30,000 | + Rs. 15,000/- |
| 2 | + Rs. 35,000 | + Rs. 17,500/- |
| 3 | + Rs. 40,000 | + Rs. 20,000/- |
| 4 | + Rs. 45,000 | + Rs. 22,500/- |
| 5 | + Rs. 25,000/- | |
| 6 | + Rs. 27,500/- | |
| 7 | + Rs. 30,000/- | |
| 8 | + Rs. 32,500/- |
If the desired rate of return is 10% which project should be chosen?
3. What are the levels of aggregation in forecasting for a manufacturing organization? How should this hierarchy of forecasts be linked and used ?
4. How would forecasting be useful for operations in a BPO (Business processes outsourcing) unit ? What factors may be important for this industry ? Discuss .
5. A good work study should be followed by good supervision for getting good results. Explain with an example.
6. What is job evaluation ? Can it be alternatively used as job ranking ? How does one ensure that job evaluation evaluates the job and not the man ? Explain with examples ?
7. What is the impact of technology on jobs ? What are the similarities between job enlargement & job rotation ? Discuss the importance of training in the content of job redesign ? Explain with examples ?
8. What is an internet connectivity ? How is it important in to days business would with respect to materials requirement planning & purchasing. Explain with examples ?
9. Would a project management organization be different from an organization for regular manufacturing in what ways. Examples.
10. How project evaluation different from project appraisal? Explain with examples.