Management Programme
ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
2018
MS - 53: Production/Operations Management
School of Management Studies
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068
MS-53
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 53
Course Title : Production/Operations Management
Assignment Code : MS-53/TMA/SEM - I /2018
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2018 to the
coordinator of your study center.
1. Over the years many variations on classical Delphi have been forwarded. Discuss these variants.
2. Capacity will be modified in response to demand. Demand will be modified in response to
capacity. Which of these two statement is correct? Why?
3. (a) What is Line-Balancing of assembly operations? Illustrate with examples.
(b) What approach would you suggest for increasing throughput rate of assembly lines and why?
4. Inventory of materials provides operational flexibility. But, many flexible operational systems
need little inventory. Explain this seeming contradiction.
5. Discuss preventive maintenance. In what ways is preventive maintenance absolutely necessary in
JIT/ kanban/ pull manufacturing as opposed to push manufacturing.
6. Write short notes on any three of the following:
(a) Quality and profitability relationship.
(b) Stopwatch Time Study method.
(c) The KANBAN System
(d) Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
(c) Classification of manufacturing technology.