MBA ( REVISED)

SECOND SEMESTER
ASSIGNMENTS

MB0028 Production and Operations Management

(3 credits)
Assignment 1
(6x10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

• Differentiate dynamic scheduling and dynamic inventory. How would you

integrate them to enhance productivity?
• List out five important management skills associated with operations
management.
• What are the key drivers for process improvement?
• Distinguish personnel productivity from Labour productivity.
• Explain the stages in strategy formulation and implementation.
• Explain the importance of project management information system.

MB0028 Production and Operations Management

(3 credits)
Assignment 2
(6x10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. Outline the importance of shop floor control and labour reporting in the context of
optimization of human resources.
2. Explain the 14 principles of Total Quality Management proposed by W. Edwards
Deming
3. Briefly explain the seven principles of supply chain management.
 4. What do you understand by Longest-Operation-Time (LOT) Approximation
Algorithm? What are the three steps of LOT?
5. List out the conditions under which JIT system can be successfully implemented.
6. What are the three categories of Quantitative Models ?

MB0029 Financial Management

(3 credits)
Assignment 1
(60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. “The investment, financing and dividend decisions are interlinked”. Comment.
( 10
Marks)
2. . Badrinath Industries Ltd is contemplating three mutually exclusive projects A, B and
C. The following information is available related to three projects. ( 15 Marks)
Project A Project B Project C
Initial Investment Rs. 50,000 Rs. 50,000 Rs. 50,000
CFAT at the end of year 1 5,000 10,000 25,000
2 20,000 20,000 20,000
3 25,000 25,000 15,000
4 25,000 15,000 10,000
5 20,000 10,000 5,000
Assuming the firm’s cost of capital at 12%, Rank the projects based on IRR

3. The following information is available related to Reliable Industries Ltd.

Sales : 20,000 units
Selling Price per unit : Rs.125
Variable cost per unit : Rs. 60
Fixed Operating cost : Rs. 5,00,000
Interest : 4,00,000
Compute
a) Operating Leverage
b) Financial Leverage
c) Combined Leverage ( 15 Marks)
5. Explain briefly the traditional view of the relationship between the capital
structure and the value of the firm ( 10 Marks)
6. Explain various techniques of inventory management. ( 10 Marks)
MB0029 Financial Management
(3 credits)
Assignment 2
(60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. “Capital Expenditure decisions are by far the most important decisions in the field of
financial management.” Elucidate. ( 10 Marks)

2. Prepare cash budget for the period January-June from the following information.
( 15 Marks)

Novembe December January February March April May June

r
Sales 80,000 90,000 1,00,00 1,05,000 1,05,00 1,10,00 1,00,00 95,000
0 0 0 0
Purchases 40,000 45,000 50,000 55,000 55,000 50,000 50,000 40,000
Wages 8,000 9,000 10,000 10,500 10,500 11,000 10,000 9,500
Overheads 5,000 6,000 6,500 6,500 7,000 7,500 7,000 6,000

Additional information
i) 20% of the sales are on cash basis; 70% is received in the month following
sales and balance in two months following sales
ii) Suppliers offers two months credit on all purchases
iii) Lag in payment of wages is one month
iv) Expected cash balance as on 1st April is Rs.75,000
v) Tax of Rs. 60,000 to be paid in the month of March

3. “Efficient cash management will aim at maximizing the availability of cash inflows by
decentralizing collections and decelerating cash outflows by centralizing disbursements”
Discuss. (10 Marks)

4. The following information is available related to three companies P Ltd., Q Ltd. and R
Ltd. ( 15 Marks)

A Ltd. B Ltd. C Ltd.

EPS = Rs. 30 EPS = Rs. 30 EPS = Rs. 30
Ke= 12% Ke= 12% Ke= 12%
r = 14% r = 12% r = 10%
Determine the value of shares as per Walter model when the dividend pay out ratio is
0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%
5. How the probability theory be utilized in analyzing risk of investment projects ?
Illustrate. ( 10
Marks)
MB0030 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
(3 credits)
Assignment 1
(4x10=40 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. Explain the different marketing concepts.

2. Describe the stages involved in market research process.

3. Explain the different types of buying behavior.

4. What are the bases for consumer market segmentation? Explain.

MB0030 MARKETING MANAGEMENT

(3 credits)
Assignment 2
(4x10=40 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. Explain the factors to be considered in the pricing decision.

2. Compare and contrast the internal and external sources of recruitment and
selection.

3. What are the reasons behind losing customers by organizations?

 4. Explain the nature and benefits of International marketing.

MB0031 Management Information Systems

(3 credits)
Assignment 1
(6x10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. Explain the importance of MIS in the present scenario.

2. “The selection of Information Technology is a strategic decision in MIS
development”. Explain
3. Describe Processing of Data, Transaction, Application and Information for MIS
4. Distinguish between closed decision making system and open decision making
system.
5. Explain the impact of IT on quality of life.
6. Write a shot note on
a) E - Business
b) E - Communication

MB0031 Management Information Systems

(3 credits)
Assignment 2
(6x10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. What are several attributes of decision makers that influence decision making
strategy?
2. What major responsibilities does the Chief Information Officer have for managing
systems development activities?
3. Briefly explain the three approaches on which the decision support systems can be
based.
4. “The character and value of information is linked to the people in the organization
and to the management process in the organization”. Explain
5. Explain the methods adopted by the manager for analyzing decision alternatives.
6. What is a firewall and how does it protect an organization.
 MB0032 Operations Research
(3 credits)
Assignment 1
(6 × 10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. Explain the different phases used in O.R. study ?

2. Solve the L.P.P
Maximize Z = 50 x1 + 80 x 2
subject to the constraints 1.0 x1 + 1.5 x 2 ≤ 600
0.2 x1 + 0.2 x 2 ≤ 100
0.1x 2 ≤ 30
x1 ≥ 0 , x 2 ≥ 0 by graphical method
3. Solve by using simplex method the L.P.P.
Maximize Z = x1 + 9 x 2 + x3
subject to the constraints x1 + 2 x 2 + 3 x3 ≤ 9
3 x1 + 2 x 2 + 2 x3 ≤ 15
x1 , x 2 , x3 ≥ 0
4. Use Penalty cost method to
Maximize Z = 2 x1 + 3 x 2
subject to the constraints x1 + 2 x 2 ≤ 2
6 x1 + 4 x 2 ≥ 24
x1 , x 2 ≥ 0
5. Use the Two Phase Method to
Maximize Z = 3 x1 + 2 x 2
subject to the constraints 2 x1 + x 2 ≤ 2
3 x1 + 4 x 2 ≥ 12
x1 , x 2 ≥ 0
6. How do you economically interpret the dual variables?
 MB0032 Operations Research
(3 credits)
Assignment 2
(6 × 10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. Determine an initial basic feasible solution to the following transportation problem

using the North West Corner rule

D1 D2 D3 D4
O1 6 4 1 5 14
Availability
O2 8 9 2 7 16
O3 4 3 6 2 5
6 10 15 4 35
Requirements
where Oi and D j represent the ith origin and jth destination respectively.
2.Obtain an intial basic feasible solution to the following Transportation problem using
the Vogel’s approximation method

Warehouses Stores Availability

I II III IV
A 5 1 3 3 34
B 3 3 5 4 15
C 6 4 4 3 12
D 4 –1 4 2 19
Requirement 21 25 17 17 80

3. Obtain an initial basic feasible solution to the following transportation problem using
the matrix minima method

D1 D2 D3 D4
1 2 3 4 6 Demand
O1
O2 4 3 2 0 8 Capacity
O3 0 2 2 1 10
4 6 8 6 24
4. Consider the problem of assigning
five jobs to five persons. The assignment costs are given as follows
 Persons Job
1 2 3 4 5
A 8 4 2 6 1
B 0 9 5 5 4
C 3 8 9 2 6
D 4 3 1 0 3
E 9 5 8 9 5
Determine the optimum assignment schedule.

5. Find the optimum integer solution to the following all I.P.P

Maximize Z = x1 + 2x 2
subject to the constraints x1 + x 2 ≤ 7
2 x1 ≤ 11
2 x2 ≤ 7
x1 , x 2 ≥ 0 and are integers

6. Use Branch and Bound technique to solve the following I.P.P.

Maximize Z = 7 x1 + 9 x 2
subject to the constraints − x1 + 3 x 2 ≤ 6
7 x1 + x 2 ≤ 35
0 ≤ x1 , x 2 ≤ 7
x1 , x 2 are integers

MB0033 Project Management

(3 credits)
Assignment 1
(6 × 10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. Briefly explain the project management process and principles
2. Explain the PERT model with the suitable example
3. Enumerate the 3S of Six Sigma Strategy
4. Describe the recent revolutions in project management
5. Elucidate the organizational issues in project management
6. Enumerate the basic management issues in project management

MB0033 Project Management

(3 credits)
Assignment 2
(6 × 10 = 60 Marks)

Answer the following questions:

1. “Projects as vehicle of change” Express you views to justify the statement
2. Explain the importance of project management in strategic planning
3. Elaborate on Microsoft Project
4. Discuss the ARROW Project
5. Describe the Project Management Information System (PMIS)
6. Specify the Global Delivery Model