Q1 . a) Explain the forecasting process?

What are the techniques for monitori

ng forecasts?
b) Explain various forecasting models.
Q2 .
a) What is aggregate production plan? What are the pure strategies for APP?

b) The demand and capacities for production of company is given below. Demand f
or January, February and March are 900, 300 and 700 respectively. The production
capacities for each of the month are given below.
January February
March
Regular time 600 300
200
Over time 300 300
300
Sub contracted 500 500
500
The production cost per unit during regular time is Rs 60, during over time is R
s 70, and the sub contracted cost is Rs 72. The cost of carrying inventory is Rs
5 per unit per month. The cost of unused regular time capacity is Rs 15. Find t
he optimum production plan using transportation model.
Q3 .
a) What is Master Production Scheduling? Explain various types of Bill of Materi
als.

b) What are the various disaggregation methods in use?
Q4 .
a) Explain Materials Requirement Planning. What are the inputs and outputs of MR
P?

b) Explain the various Lot sizing techniques.
Q5 .
a) Explain assembly line balancing clearly defining various terminologies like c
ycle time, precedence diagram, work
stations, efficiency, utilization, balance delay, etc.

b) Explain the key elements to successful JIT.
Q6 .
Explain, long-range, medium-range and short-term capacity planning methods?
Q7 .
a) What are various batch processing techniques?

b) Explain the concept of theory of constraints and synchronous manufacturing.
Q8 .
. Write short notes
a) Kanban
b) Scheduling and sequencing
c) System nervousness
Section B
Case study
Case study: Please read the case study given below and answer questions given a
t the end.

CASE STUDY
a) A company is setting up an assembly line to produce 192 units per eight
-hour shift. The following table identifies the work elements, items, and immedi
ate predecessors.
Work element Time (seconds) Immediate predecessor(s)
A 40 None
B 80 A
C 30 D, E, F
D 25 B
E 20 B
F 15 B
G 120 A
H 145 G
I 130 H
J 115 C, I
Q1. What is the desired cycle time? What is the theoretical minimum number o
f work stations?
Q2. Use the largest work element time rule to work out a solution.
Q3. What are the idle time, efficiency and balance delay for the solution?