Human Resource Management - Write short notes on any three of the following(a) Training methods (b) Value determinants of HRP (c) Human Resource accounting (d) Labour Market Behavior

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Human Resource Management

1. Define and differentiate between Job Analysis, Job Description and Job Evaluation. Select an appropriate job evaluation method and create a plan for evaluating jobs of scientists in different grades.

2. Discuss the role of indoctrination in organizations. How can Performance Appraisal, and Training and Development be made an integral part of Human Resource Planning? Discuss.

3. Discuss the scope of Human Resource Audit. While auditing Reward systems for employees in a manufacturing organization, which factors should be taken into account and why? Explain with suitable examples.

4. Define and discuss the need for Human Resource Planning in an organization. Briefly discuss various approaches to HRP

5. Write short notes on any three of the following: 

(a) Training methods
(b) Value determinants of HRP
(c) Human Resource accounting
(d) Labour Market Behavior
(e) Promotion and Reward Policies

SECTION B

1. Define and discuss the objectives of Human Resource Planning at organizational level. How does it help in determining and evaluating future organizational capabilities, needs and anticipated problems? Explain with suitable examples.

2. Define and describe Job Analysis. Briefly discuss several methods in which information about a job is collected and evaluated.

3. What is the purpose and process of recruitment function? Discuss various methods of sourcing manpower.

4. How is monetary value assigned to different dimensions of Human Resources costs, investments, and worth of the employees? Briefly explain Cost and Economic value approaches of measurement.

5. Write short notes on any three of the following :
(a) MBO
(b) Succession Planning
(c) Competency Mapping
(d) Job Evaluation
(e) H.R. Inventory

(a) Was the management justified in taking a decision to recruit a qualified and experienced person from outside as Deputy Chief Quality Controller?

(b) Was it in the interest of the organization to transfer Ratnam to the new auto-wheeler plant and promote Kapil Kumar? What could have prompted the management to take this decision?

(c) How do you view the role of O.A.s in supporting only the local and internal candidates and overlooking the interests of direct recruits even when they were family members of the Association, particularly at a time, when the industry needed professionally qualified persons to fill key technical posts?

(d) How would you react to the management's scheme for quarter allotment and why?

(i) Identify the issues related to manpower planning as evident in the case.

(ii) Discuss the strategies to tackle the percentage of internal promotion at the organizational level.

(iii)What type of additional training programmers’ should be imparted for direct entrants?

(iv) Suppose you are the head of the personnel division. What would be your suggestions in the meeting - Which has been called by the General Manager?

Human Resource Management - Write short notes on any three of the following (a) MBO (b) Succession Planning

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Human Resource Management

1. Define and differentiate between Job Analysis, Job Description and Job Evaluation. Select an appropriate job evaluation method and create a plan for evaluating jobs of scientists in different grades.

2. Discuss the role of indoctrination in organizations. How can Performance Appraisal, and Training and Development be made an integral part of Human Resource Planning? Discuss.

3. Discuss the scope of Human Resource Audit. While auditing Reward systems for employees in a manufacturing organization, which factors should be taken into account and why? Explain with suitable examples.

4. Define and discuss the need for Human Resource Planning in an organization. Briefly discuss various approaches to HRP

5. Write short notes on any three of the following: 

(a) Training methods
(b) Value determinants of HRP
(c) Human Resource accounting
(d) Labour Market Behavior
(e) Promotion and Reward Policies

SECTION B

1. Define and discuss the objectives of Human Resource Planning at organizational level. How does it help in determining and evaluating future organizational capabilities, needs and anticipated problems? Explain with suitable examples.

2. Define and describe Job Analysis. Briefly discuss several methods in which information about a job is collected and evaluated.

3. What is the purpose and process of recruitment function? Discuss various methods of sourcing manpower.

4. How is monetary value assigned to different dimensions of Human Resources costs, investments, and worth of the employees? Briefly explain Cost and Economic value approaches of measurement.

5. Write short notes on any three of the following :
(a) MBO
(b) Succession Planning
(c) Competency Mapping
(d) Job Evaluation
(e) H.R. Inventory

(a) Was the management justified in taking a decision to recruit a qualified and experienced person from outside as Deputy Chief Quality Controller?

(b) Was it in the interest of the organization to transfer Ratnam to the new auto-wheeler plant and promote Kapil Kumar? What could have prompted the management to take this decision?

(c) How do you view the role of O.A.s in supporting only the local and internal candidates and overlooking the interests of direct recruits even when they were family members of the Association, particularly at a time, when the industry needed professionally qualified persons to fill key technical posts?

(d) How would you react to the management's scheme for quarter allotment and why?

(i) Identify the issues related to manpower planning as evident in the case.

(ii) Discuss the strategies to tackle the percentage of internal promotion at the organizational level.

(iii)What type of additional training programmers’ should be imparted for direct entrants?

(iv) Suppose you are the head of the personnel division. What would be your suggestions in the meeting - Which has been called by the General Manager?

Quantitative Techniques - Write short notes on any ten of the following (a) Concept of Maxima and Minima(b) Types of classification of data(c) Pascal Distribution(d) Multi-stage sampling & Multi-phase sampling(e) Box-Jenkins Models for Time Series

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Quantitative Techniques

1.         Distinguish between decision making under certainty and decision making under uncertainty. Mention certain methods for solving decision problems under uncertainty. Discuss how these methods can be applied to solve decision problems.

2.         Distinguish between probability and non-probability sampling. Elucidate the reasons for the use of non-probability sampling in many situations in spite of its theoretical weaknesses.

3.         What are models? Discuss the role of models in decision-making. How can you classify models on the basis of behavior characteristics?

4.         What are matrices? How are determinants different from matrices? Discuss few applications of matrices in business.

Section B

Write short notes on any ten of the following:

(a) Concept of Maxima and Minima

(b) Types of classification of data

(c) Pascal Distribution

(d) Multi-stage sampling & Multi-phase sampling

(e) Box-Jenkins Models for Time Series

           (f) Determinant of a Square Matrix

           (g) Primary and Secondary Data

           (h) Bernoulli Process

          (i) The Student's t Distribution

          (j) Use of Auto-correlations in identifying Time Series

          (K) Absolute value function

           (l) Quantiles

          (m) Criteria of pessimism in decision theory

          (n) Cluster vs. Stratum

          (o) Moving average models

          (p) Step function

          (q) More than type ogive

          (r) Subjectivist's criterion in decision making

          (s) Double sampling

          (t) Auto regressive models

MARKETING MANAGEMENT - Write Short Notes on any four of the following (a)Price Skimming. (b) Media Selection for Advertising (c)Sales Promotion (d)Product Differentiation

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MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1.         At the time when the market leader for instant noodles was Nestles Maggi,  the main challenger was Top Ramen’s Noodles. Applying the concepts of marketing Management, what would be your strategic plan in order to keep up the top position of Maggi

2.         Discuss the relationship between ‘Segmentation’ and ‘Positioning’. Explain the major criteria of Segmentation and Positioning. Quote sufficient examples to strengthen your answer.

3.         (a)       Describe in detail the stages in the Product Life Cycle

(b)       In this context, explain the challenges that a Marketing Manager has to deal while introducing a new product

4.         What do you understand by Channel of Distribution? Explain the different kinds of Channel of Distribution in detail.

5.         Explain the factors affecting Pricing Decision. What are the various methods of pricing a Product? Briefly explain them. Also, differentiate between Price shadowing and Price Covering.

6.         What are the essential Factors influencing Consumer behavior? Explain its significance in Marketing Management in accordance with the Technology advancements.

7.         Write Short Notes on any four of the following:

(a)       Price Skimming. (b)              Media Selection for Advertising    (c)    Sales Promotion 

(d)       Product Differentiation

8.         A new product is to be launched by a company at Mumbai. As a part of identifying the consumer behavior, the company intends to carry out a research process. Outline a Marketing Research Process for the company in order to establish the requirements of the consumers.

1.         Discuss the main issues narrated in the case in your own style

2.         Carry out a SWOT Analysis.

Operations Management - Write short notes on any five of the following (a) Cellular manufacturing(b) ISO 9000(c) Fish-bone Diagram(d) AGVS(e) Cross Impact Matrix(f) Benchmarking(g) CIM

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Operations Management

Section A: 5 Marks Each (Attempt any 3)

1.       Discuss the nature and scope of operations management in terms of production decisions.

2.       Explain the product selection and stages involved therein.

3.      What are the various kinds of production systems? Discuss the nature of Mass Production.

4.       Discuss in brief how do you organise value engineering function in an electronic industry?

5.       Define .Purchase Systems. What are the common objectives of the purchasing function?

Section B: 5 Marks Each (Attempt any 3)

1.        Design an assembly line for a cycle time of 10 minutes for the following 10 work elements:

Elements : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Immediate predecessor : 0 1 2 2.3 4 5 6 5 7.9 9
Duration in minutes : 5 10 5 2 10 7 5 2 5 7

2.       Discuss how a quality-management program can affect productivity.

3.       Select three service companies or organizations you are familiar with and indicate how
process control charts could be used in each.

4.       Explain the various factors that are to be taken into account for plant location. Discuss
in connection with setting up an Automobile industry.

5.       Explain the term 'Break-even analysis'. Draw imaginary BEP chart and briefly describe
its merits and demerits.

Section C: 10 Marks Each (Attempt any 3)

1. (a) Explain what you understand by the term "Total Quality Management", paying particular attention to the following terms :

quality, supplier-customer interfaces, and process.

(b) Define Productivity. List some factors that can affect productivity and some ways in which productivity can be improved.

2. (a) Give two examples (with supporting details) of the impact of technology in product and service design, in the context of service and manufacturing firms.

(b) A firm uses simple exponential smoothing with α = 0.1 to forecast demand. The forecast for the first week of February was 500 units, whereas actual demand turned out to be 450 units.

(i) Forecast the demand for the second week of February.

(ii) Assume that the actual demand during the second week of February turned out to be 505 units. Forecast the demand for the third week of February.

3. (a) Bloomsday Outfitters produces T-shirts for road races. They need to acquire some new stamping machines to produce 30,000 good T-shirts per month. Their plant operates 200 hours per month, but the new machines will be used for T-shirts only 60 percent of the time and the output usually includes 5 percent that are "seconds" and unusable. The stamping operation takes 1 minute per T-shirt, and the stamping machines are expected to have 90 percent efficiency considering adjustments, changeover of patterns, and unavoidable downtime. How many stamping machines are required ?

(b) Give an example of a business that would use a push and one that would use a pull operations control system. Explain your choice and briefly describe how the system works.

4. (a) What are the various methods of judgemental forecasting ? Comment on possible errors that are associated with judgemental forecasting.

(b) A time study of a restaurant activity yielded a cycle time of 2.00 minutes, and the waitress was rated at PR = 96 percent. The restaurant chain has a 20 percent allowance factor, Find the standard time.

5. (a) What are the advantages of having a company-wide data-bank ? Show how different functions e.g. cost accounting, sales, inventory, manufacturing can be integrated with a data-bank.

(b) A contractor has to supply 10,000 bearings per day to an automobile manufacturer. He finds that, when he starts a production run, he can produce 25,000 bearings per day. The cost of holding a bearing in stock for one year is Rs. 2 and the set-up cost of a production run is Rs. 1,800. How frequently should production runs be made ? (Assume 300 working days in a gear)

Section D: 20 Marks

1. Write short notes on any five of the following:

(a) Cellular manufacturing

(b) ISO 9000

(c) Fish-bone Diagram

(d) AGVS

(e) Cross Impact Matrix

(f) Benchmarking

(g) CIM

(h) Job Enlargement