Download PTU (I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University Jalandhar (IKGPTU) ) MBA (Master of Business Administration) 2020 March 4th Sem 71390 Supply Chain Management Previous Question Paper
Roll No. Total No. of Pages : 03
Total No. of Questions : 15
MBA (2016 to 2017) (Sem.?4)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Subject Code : MBA-945
M.Code : 71390
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A contains SIX questions carrying FIVE marks each and students has
to attempt any FOUR questions.
2. SECTION-B consists of FOUR Subsections : Units-I, II, III & IV. Each Subsection
contains TWO questions each carrying EIGHT marks each and student has to
attempt any ONE question from each Subsection.
3. SECTION-C is COMPULSORY and consists of ONE Case Study carrying EIGHT
marks.
SECTION-A
Q1. What is supply chain management? Explain its importance.
Q2. Write a short note on strategic fit.
Q3. Compare deterministic and stochastic inventory models.
Q4. Discuss push vs. pull systems.
Q5. Discuss bullwhip effect in supply chain.
Q6. What is role of IT in supply chain management?
SECTION-B
UNIT-I
Q7. What are supply chain decisions? Explain decision phases in supply chain.
Q8. What are supply chain models? Explain supply chain networks in detail.
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Roll No. Total No. of Pages : 03
Total No. of Questions : 15
MBA (2016 to 2017) (Sem.?4)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Subject Code : MBA-945
M.Code : 71390
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A contains SIX questions carrying FIVE marks each and students has
to attempt any FOUR questions.
2. SECTION-B consists of FOUR Subsections : Units-I, II, III & IV. Each Subsection
contains TWO questions each carrying EIGHT marks each and student has to
attempt any ONE question from each Subsection.
3. SECTION-C is COMPULSORY and consists of ONE Case Study carrying EIGHT
marks.
SECTION-A
Q1. What is supply chain management? Explain its importance.
Q2. Write a short note on strategic fit.
Q3. Compare deterministic and stochastic inventory models.
Q4. Discuss push vs. pull systems.
Q5. Discuss bullwhip effect in supply chain.
Q6. What is role of IT in supply chain management?
SECTION-B
UNIT-I
Q7. What are supply chain decisions? Explain decision phases in supply chain.
Q8. What are supply chain models? Explain supply chain networks in detail.
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UNIT-II
Q9. What is warehousing? Explain cross docking in detail.
Q10. What is the role of facility decisions in supply chain management? Explain facility layout
in detail.
UNIT-III
Q11. Explain aggregate planning in detail.
Q12. What is vendor managed inventory? Explain predictable variability in detail.
UNIT-IV
Q13. What is strategic cost management in supply chains? Explain target pricing in detail.
Q14. What is supply chain service level? Explain customer satisfaction in detail.
SECTION-C
Q15. CASE: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AT THE ONSET OF ECONOMIC
DEPRESSION IN INDIA
The global economic depression stuck India in September-October, 2008. There was a
slump in the demand due to depressed demand. Customers were not ready to spend. By
now, US market had already witnessed a similar, but more aggressive economic
downturn. During this time, the supply chain of Indian auto sector started getting choked
with raw-material, work- in-progress inventory, and finished vehicles at different stages.
Sources within a leading auto manufactures in India said ?It has been seen in the month
of October (of year 2008) across the industry that unavailability of finance coupled with
the high interest rate is forcing the customers to postpone purchases.?
Tata Motors understood it well that immediate steps must be taken to match demand with
supply and avoid unnecessary build-up of inventories in the companies or with its
dealers. Therefore, to tackle the slump in demand, it decided to shut down its Jamshedpur
plant, which produces commercial vehicles. The process started initially for three days,
starting from November 6 and again for 5 days, starting from November, 25. In its other
plant at Pune, which has a strong well-trained workforce of 10,000, Tata Motors produces
passenger cars like Indica, Indigo, Safari, and Sumo and also light, medium, and heavy
vehicles. This plant was temporarily planned to stop production during November 21 to
26. Similarly, the Lucknow plant of Tata Motors manufactures a range of buses including
low-floor CNG and high-capacity buses. This plant took a similar block closure from
November 10 to November 15,2008.
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Roll No. Total No. of Pages : 03
Total No. of Questions : 15
MBA (2016 to 2017) (Sem.?4)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Subject Code : MBA-945
M.Code : 71390
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A contains SIX questions carrying FIVE marks each and students has
to attempt any FOUR questions.
2. SECTION-B consists of FOUR Subsections : Units-I, II, III & IV. Each Subsection
contains TWO questions each carrying EIGHT marks each and student has to
attempt any ONE question from each Subsection.
3. SECTION-C is COMPULSORY and consists of ONE Case Study carrying EIGHT
marks.
SECTION-A
Q1. What is supply chain management? Explain its importance.
Q2. Write a short note on strategic fit.
Q3. Compare deterministic and stochastic inventory models.
Q4. Discuss push vs. pull systems.
Q5. Discuss bullwhip effect in supply chain.
Q6. What is role of IT in supply chain management?
SECTION-B
UNIT-I
Q7. What are supply chain decisions? Explain decision phases in supply chain.
Q8. What are supply chain models? Explain supply chain networks in detail.
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UNIT-II
Q9. What is warehousing? Explain cross docking in detail.
Q10. What is the role of facility decisions in supply chain management? Explain facility layout
in detail.
UNIT-III
Q11. Explain aggregate planning in detail.
Q12. What is vendor managed inventory? Explain predictable variability in detail.
UNIT-IV
Q13. What is strategic cost management in supply chains? Explain target pricing in detail.
Q14. What is supply chain service level? Explain customer satisfaction in detail.
SECTION-C
Q15. CASE: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AT THE ONSET OF ECONOMIC
DEPRESSION IN INDIA
The global economic depression stuck India in September-October, 2008. There was a
slump in the demand due to depressed demand. Customers were not ready to spend. By
now, US market had already witnessed a similar, but more aggressive economic
downturn. During this time, the supply chain of Indian auto sector started getting choked
with raw-material, work- in-progress inventory, and finished vehicles at different stages.
Sources within a leading auto manufactures in India said ?It has been seen in the month
of October (of year 2008) across the industry that unavailability of finance coupled with
the high interest rate is forcing the customers to postpone purchases.?
Tata Motors understood it well that immediate steps must be taken to match demand with
supply and avoid unnecessary build-up of inventories in the companies or with its
dealers. Therefore, to tackle the slump in demand, it decided to shut down its Jamshedpur
plant, which produces commercial vehicles. The process started initially for three days,
starting from November 6 and again for 5 days, starting from November, 25. In its other
plant at Pune, which has a strong well-trained workforce of 10,000, Tata Motors produces
passenger cars like Indica, Indigo, Safari, and Sumo and also light, medium, and heavy
vehicles. This plant was temporarily planned to stop production during November 21 to
26. Similarly, the Lucknow plant of Tata Motors manufactures a range of buses including
low-floor CNG and high-capacity buses. This plant took a similar block closure from
November 10 to November 15,2008.
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Other auto manufacturers were no way different. The Hinduja Group?s Ashoka Leyland
also started the pinch of high inventory due to slump in the market. It decided to bring
down the manufacturing at its Chennai plant to just three days per week. Almost all
manufacturing sectors in India went through this phase at that point of time.
Government suggestion to the industry was quite interesting. According to the then
Finance Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, this situation was entirely manageable and
within industry?s control as he further said in an interview that cutting down the
production by planned closure of manufacturing is a short-sighted approach. There is a
need to stimulate the demand by cutting down the price and providing liquidity in the
market.
Questions :
a) Why did the Finance Minister advocate non-closure of manufacturing? Do you expect
a cascading effect of economic depression due to planned closure?
b) Other than planned closure of manufacturing units, what are the other ways to flush
out supply chain inventory?
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