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Master of
Business Administration - MBA Semester 4
OM0017-Advanced
Production and Planning Control
(Book ID:
B2010)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Answer
all questions must be written within 300 to 400 words each. Each Question
carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60.
Q1. a. What is the importance of
production planning and control?
b. What factors affect inventory
planning and control?
c. What is the difference between
batch and mass production?
Answer. a. The importance of
production planning and control are summarized below:
Better Service to Customers: Production
planning and control, through proper scheduling and expediting of work, helps
in providing better services to customers is terms of better quality of goods
at reasonable prices as per promised delivery dates. Delivery in time and
proper quality, both help in winning the confidence of customers, improving
relations with customers and promoting profitable repeat orders.
Fewer Rush Orders : In
an organization, where there is effective system of production planning and
control, production, operations move smoothly as per original planning and
matching with the promised delivery dates. Consequently, there will be fewer
rush orders in the plant and less overtime than, in
Q2. What is a master schedule?
Explain.
Answer. Master Schedule: Master schedule
is the presentation of the production schedule at the summary level, depicting
various key elements, resulting from the processor master scheduling. In simple
words, it can also be said that the master schedule is a plan or format that
integrates and relates other production processes such as demand management,
inventory planning and capacity planning.
Q3. What are the different types of
planning and scheduling tools? Explain.
Answer. The seven MP tools, listed in an order that moves from abstract analysis
to detailed planning, are:
Affinity
Diagram: organizes a large
number of ideas into their natural relationships.
Relations
Diagram: shows
cause-and-effect relationships and helps you analyze the natural links between
different aspects of a complex situation.
Q4. a. What are the pillars of lean
production?
b. What factors should be considered
while implementing a production planning and control system?
Answer. The Six Pillars of a Lean
Production System:
Q5. Case Study: Planning and Scheduling at John Smith Pvt .Ltd
John Smith is a manufacturing
organisation of apparels and accessories, specialising in both men and women
segments. The organisation started in the US and gradually extended its
different branches and merchandise to other nations as well. The organisation
was not only favoured by customers but was also loved by its employees for the
work environment it provided. Employees were not only paid well but were also
provided good appraisals that motivated them to give their best to the
organisation.
Current planner Mr. Jackson had
been working with the organisation for the past 15 years and now wanted to take
retirement from his work due to his age. The organisation bid him farewell and
Mr.Max was hired as the new planner for the organisation on the basis of his qualifications
and experience. After Mr. Max completed 1 year, the organisation observed dissatisfaction
among its employees. The reason was that employees were not happy with the way
production was carried out. There was too much pressure on employees, and Mr.
Max was accepting more orders than the workers could manage.
This was demotivating workers and
employees, and as a result, the company observed the highest attrition rate in
its history. The management immediately reacted to the situation and called
back Mr. Jackson as an external planning consultant to address the issue at the
earliest, because management was losing its manpower, which was affecting the
business.
Mr.
Jackson paid a visit to the organisation and studied the records for the past 1
year.
He also had a discussion with the
new planner, Mr. Max, for the current appraisal system. On the basis of his
observations and discussions, Mr. Jackson made certain conclusions. He stated
that Mr. Max was not following the appropriate production process, because the
number of orders accepted for production was more than the resources available
at the production unit. He also stated that the problem was not completely Mr.
Max’s fault, because the organisation did not train him on the existing
production process and neither did they make him aware of the competitors and
the market.
Question
What
is main issue in the case study? Evaluate why this issue was caused and provide
a solution to resolve it.
Answer. Main issue in the case study
Ø The organization observed dissatisfaction
among its employees
Ø Employees were not happy with the way
production was carried out.
Ø Too much pressure on employees.
Q6. Write short notes on:
Ø Cost centre
Ø Objectives
of sales and operations planning
Ø Bills of Distribution
(BOD)
Ø Advanced
scheduling
Answer. A cost center is
often a department within a company. The manager and employees of a cost center
are responsible for its costs but are not responsible for revenues or
investment decisions.
A
manufacturer's cost centers include each of its production departments as well
as the manufacturing service departments such as the maintenance department or
quality control department. Other examples of cost centers include the human
resource department, the IT department, the accounting department, and so on.
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