- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE EXECUTIVE POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES ACADEMIC YEAR 2012 ~2013 BATCH: EPGP OSREPG! Faculty: Prof, Mahesh.P-Bhave Duration: 2 Hes (Open book exam. Apply the lecture notes, texbook readings, and your fnilry with concepts ‘and frameworks, including Aggregate Projet Planning, Ansoff mati, New Product Development, Project Prioritization, Governance, . 1 any two ofthe question below. Use diagrams tlustate your points. About nso answer book pages of text per answer for people ‘uth normal handwriting. Diagrams shouldbe on separate extra pages. 30 marks each, 0% of overall grade. 1. Represent the Dilmah challenge in a diagram. Starbucks has high quality, high volume, and high margins. How will you do it for Dilmah tea’? to compete with China ad Indi, which have lower cost of production andthe ahantage of size. To attract busines, Sx Lankan companies have become specialists and producers of “ffordeble yet exclusive prodocts," "Unless I got ino branding ed marktivg,” he aid. "T would have Been out of the business in two or thee years.” ‘The company has opened “ten bars” where i ofers tastings and classes about how to make, ink end appreciate em mich ne winrice do These efforts are ia af showing commer hat its teat worth the extra cot.” 2, Develop your theory of why innovation does not happen in India? Explain it with the help of a diagram, Wy. hasn't Indio produced a Google ov an Apple? "The same idea, it's born in Silicon Valley it goes the distance,” said Nadathur S Righovan, a tvestor Im start-ups and a founder of Infosys, one of India's most succesful technology companies, "fis borm in dia it dows no! 30 ‘he distance.” _ 3: Recommend a national strategy for power access and expansion for Inia ‘The ship, the Vansh, was carying cool from Indonesia, a two-week rp across the Indian Ocean India has ts own abundant reserves of coal, which raises a question: Why did dia need fo go 80 Sor to ge something already had? India’s economy is growing at more than 8 percent annually, but is badly constained by an Inadequate power supply tr years in which the government dominated the power sector and Jailed 0 keep up with growing demand. 4, Represent Dr. Bantiig’s discovery in a diagram. Why should Dr. Macleod also get the Nobel Prize since he did litle work on the discovery, and just because Dr. Banting worked in his lab?Dr Bantng’s mentor and ab director, Dr. John J. R, Macleod, was sumnering in Seotand. Dr ‘Boning never forgave Dr. Macleod for arriving back the autunn, rested and refzshed. and Taking over His biter hostility lasted years, long afer the Nobel Prive cere in 1923 which Dr. Banting refused t attend, fr although he shared the physiology prize ‘Tn some sense, the breobivough i the easy par," he said. “Thon the real work begins." For ‘ot inuin ad the AIDS drugs the big challenge was “geting from hereto there," Dr Sephowite said... By 1932 the drug's price had fallen by 90 percent{INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE EXECUTIVE POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES [ACADEMIC YEAR 20:2~2013 BATCH: EPGP 05/EEPGM-12 Section ABB Contemporary Issues in Management Separate answer sheets needs tobe used for each faculty. Write your Name, Roll number & Faculty Name at the fop of your answer sheet Prof. Surya Prakash Pati Duration: 30 minutes (Closed Book Exam) CCan employee engagement lead to work life unbalance? [$ marks] |. Please mention how your organization atemps to ensue that (a) you remain engaged in your jobs (b) you experience a work-life balance. [243 marks] DrG Venkat Raman Duration: 30 minutes (Closed Book Exam) This ection comprises of seven questions out of which you have to tempt ary ive, The answers nthe form of short ess) 0 these question shoul ot exes 80-100 words Each aueston aes Sma. (a gort= 1. Diffeenees between CSR and CSV to ee Relevance of Gcoplitsin formating sates or nermational Business Ctr Development and CSV Pragmatism and Evironment thes [Any two strategies forthe “good enough’ markets in emerging matkets os 6, Any te sgt atu eminmtsf Chines eptition blair Beijing Consensus oeProf, Sudershan Kuntluru & Prof. Sony Thomas Duration: 30 minutes (Closed Book Exam) ‘ner allhe questions. Each question carsesS marks, Answer should not excea5 Sentences 1) iferentate investment and iancingdelsions 2} Whats an ETF? What ae its salen features? How ist assed? C4 '5) oes india have gone fr either adoption or convergence of FRS? What f the ational? 3) offerentate between investment and speculation ca 4) hat are the hey changes IFRS brings in? Bre explain 6) Whats XBRL? Explain etal. Prof, Saptarshi Purkayastha (Time 30 minutes) (closed Book Exam) 1. Discuss the characteristics of emerging markets from the perspective of Pros Tarun Khanna and Krishna Pelepu in their book " Winning in Exerging Markets” How does ther perspective help business managers take decisions while formulating ‘and implementing their strategy? Discuss with examples (+10)GP INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE EXECUTIVE POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013, BATCH: EPGP 0S/EEPGM-12 Section ASB. ‘Management Accounting. End Term Examinations: January 2014 culty: Prof, K K Ramesh TIME - 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES FOTAL MARKS - 90 Cosed book exam Use of altators permitted : Use of laptops ~not permitted QuesTION MARKS alo Enterprises recently experienced a ie, forcing the company to use incomplete information to analyze operations. Consider the following data and assume that all materials purchased ‘uring the period were used in production: Diseot materials: ‘Standard pice per pound: $9 * ‘Actual price per pou. 38 Price variance: $20,000F ‘Total of ciect-materal Variances: $2,000F Direc labor Actual hours worked: 40,000 ‘Actual rat per hour: $15 Efficieney variance: $28,000 “Total of direct-labor variances: $12,000U ) Halo completed 12,000 units oo Required ger? ie Determine the following: (1) actual materials used, (2) direct-material quantity varianee, 3) lector rate varie, (4) standard labor rte per hour, and (5) standard aber time per fed wit Oe yw 29UESTI 15 MARI Baxley Prodvets manufactures office furiture by using an assembly-ine process. All ect tetris mre introduced at the stat of the process, and conversion costs incurred evenly throughout manufacturing. An examination of the company’s Workin-Processaecount for ‘August revealed the following selected information: Debi side— ‘August | balance; 60 units, 40% complet; cost, $44,600" Pradution started: 1,800 units Direct materials used during August: $90,000 ‘August conversion cost $51.400 Creat side— Production completed: 1400 units ‘Supplementary records disclosed diet matral cst of $30,000 and conversion cost of 14600. Conversations with manufacturing personnel re complete Required sytem the number oF units in the August 31 workin-process inventory. AP + Calculate the cost of goods completed during August, and prepare the approfiat journal entry to ecord completed production. 44,4 {C.Detemine the east ofthe August 31 work-in-process inventory. 39 44 mi 15 “Aiphabeta Corporation sells tvee products: ,K, and L, The following information was ten from a recent budget = Gorn eat ee UNIT SALES 140,000 | 130,000 | 30,000 led thatthe ending workin process was 80% [SELLING PRICE (SPERUNITO | 60 | 80 | 75 Variance cost Penunm| 4 | 6 | 30 | “Toul ied costs ae anticipated to be $2480.00 Require A petrmine Alphbettssales mix. 0°46 oe By Determine the weighted-overapeconibtion margin. 2? .Cafelate he number of wits of, K, and L that must be sold to breakeven 1. Alphabets desires to increase company profitability, shoud i atemptt neease oF ects the sales of product Kreative to those of J and L? Briefly expen,QUESTION -IV_10 MARKS WHAT ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE CVP(COST VOLUME PROFIT) ‘MODEL ? (GIVE BULLET POINTS) UESTION =v \WHAT ARE THE STEPS INVOLVED IN TRADITIONAL COSTING FOR OVERHEADS ? GIVE BULLET POINTS VE 3 Me Ima factory there are two service departments P & Q and three production departments A,B and CC. In April 2013, the departmental expenses were | DEPARTMENTS | Rs. A 50,000 8 «00,000| c 00.000 [e 1.20.00 (9 Ti.00.0001 “The service department expenses are alloted ona percentage bass as follows [7 Sevice | Protction deparments | Sewvice . pe _deparnents | Pea | cua P| | wo | 1s 1s @ a | 0 | a | s =I at PREPARE A STATEMENT SHOWING RE DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICE_ a 7% DEPARTMENTS EXPENSES TO PRODUCTION DEPARTMENTS USING SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION (ALGEBRAIC) METHOD. QUESTION, 0 MARKS, EXPLAIN THE USE OF LEARNING CURVE (EXPERIENCE CURVE) IN COST DETERMINATION, EXPLAIN THE PROCESS WITH REFERENCE TO AN 80% LEARNING CURVE, aINDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE. Executive Post Graduate Programme END TERM EXAMINATION 30 1. This is an open book examination. You are allowed to use cass, text books and any other notes, However you ae no allowed 10 use any electronic medium. 2. This question paper contains | page only. 53, There are two parts to the question paper. You are expected to mantain the comect ‘numbering of the questions. Answers with incorrect questions numbers will not be ‘raded, 4, Please answer tothe point. Uimecessary lone winded answers will be panalized. Part A: Application based questions |. Are the reasons for a frm to go international dependent on the industry characterises or fm characteristics? Use the same reasons to justly whether Bollywood need to yo global 110) 2. Illustrate the CAGE model with the globalization ofthe TATA group. Whatare the ‘awbacks ofthis model? aa ors) 3. The AAA model states that globalization is all about the adaptability ofthe business model to the local environment while atthe same time there isa need 10 reap the benefit of global sale Do you agree withthe statement? Jusiy your answer with examples from reallife, (5#5) art Questions fiom cases ovided in the syllabus 4. Has Toys R Us chosen the best enty strategy forthe Japanese market? lusrate your answer by disoussing the other alternatives available forthe company © 5. Should General Electric Medical Systems be pursuing genomigs and healthcare I in addition 'w of in lien ofthe China opportunity? Should they take a middle path insead? Justify your answer by looking atthe pros and cons ofeach argument 6PART: (80 minutes)” Max Marks: 20 Course Title E-Business (Section-B) Frstrcor Prof Sebastian Durston 2H Maximum marks io ‘Term i Year 20.14 Instrections TTT ea close book examination. 2. Please wie your answers to Part Bin a separate answer het Answer the following auestions based onthe given Case Studies (ath question carries? mars} Case Study Evolving business models inthe ntoret carsales market {Evo teoverl urcess che nema sa mechansm car sks. 2 Wich busines models and fevenue models appear foe efectve onthe Inemet? Can te suoess fairs bo ise 5. Wha approaches are taken by th car manufactures fot nemetmarkepace? 4. Asinle pron wh spi badness espnably& equred forever) mesum-osage buses. N'rt sient or 2 bso bebe esponstily ofa non specials manag Dette fo end aga. 5 Boat-ovelereseraion oI manages fs esanialin teens ea Debate fr nd gas. aoe Cte study: Managing global change at Guinness 1 Outin ie man eafturl and ergarzasonal prods asoi wth change hat are describes ithe case. 2 ha acne wer taken overcame resistance o paizatoral charge a Guiness? 4 Ouse ne ez soliton adopted by Guess To wal etn was poss fo sure rom sgl suppl? 41 The nocueton ofa separate business nen i necessary lage cgaizatins to implemen -busnessefecbe, Dota rad against Sree enor 5 it ot igs of aa on P22 fron ed ata nape Debs Tad oars ae Study 1: voting bus ‘Sone of hme elas mage- and promises ofan nar rviuon appear tobe cying up, anc pemaps nowhere is tis ‘nore apparent tan in fe US avo retal mate, Car eb eairg iin he mist ol change ~ aga. Tae, tr examole, is eae fom th duty rade maga, Auarave News ubised i Agus: Rept ole dealers denise appt to Fave Een premature’ The rst wave of web elaing of cass akeady ast wh some very cable casualties, neu the osaion ef peraion at cOrtsrcam and Gaon acon paring hos by te fore: head auo sales of Prien am. Neverhets, sling ears va the Word Wide Wi far for des, Tho model has smply shied back favour of he tradoalseenghs of desers, manuecters and some moga ao etal Stes: acess Io a neck of cars fo ae. The | Interne ws supposed 1 ep consumer bypass, nat kif th upleasetessin buying acs: haging wih he car elo, Buyers would cg en to tha Inlet, cofore a carlo ter cw speiicaion, o Ri browse ard negotiate “rernowsy in serenity The promos cama fot and Taro, Verte captl was town al naw keas designe ose ars ‘rh net Hopes were tig al rnd excep et the desers, who Became deere a te thought of ther busness beng undermined any sled 1 use te web fo heels any harteured he suspicion ta the tp car manuerers were manoewing {o ete ero as 8 way of pushing deals out nodose prs, Honever, as nay dotcom companies ani doa fal to ear, he shakeout has abo changed the ital perceptions of Mw cas woul sel and who wou se them over ‘telnet“Te new theing was cnstaiced by the recat resignation of Mayan Keler as te head of the av business of Peal com. Ms Kale, omer Wall Steet at ast, who ed the se wt hopes of revlon car etal, el on ‘hore dihisoned rte For cr bug, there an ea whose tne as nl el cone ad may neve, sh sys any sty sna, howe, 366 «Brg ture nol car ret on ss tal can acta yoo te bung process, fomating nl ache by the we bckerrg or pcananig adel of Presi con ‘alimprverent cou ome wih ofrng a Searchbl, utd vil warstouse ofc. This process ead LocteTo-Ode (TO), alls consumes fo seach an inventory of ales an the faton fo fd 2 ‘Tate chee ote dated spoctcats.Tensactone cou osu tough deals si tu domed cou mov cose {osupaly wih customers abl To reserve cares on the fay Ire. ‘We think we are going to see an eon of his proses ove Ihe ex few yeas, says Baba Shaty, senior auoroive anata Fett Reseach. The name enables ome fudamentl process provement, bat tat does bow up the exsng etal dstnbuton syste, Both General More and For have ofereddeles an olve branch and slated fo buld sjtons heading inthis decton. GM's BuyPowercom euncod mn Oetober a Ntrneapos plot programme, whee inked Oxsmbie deers nd oer pees ip o expands sir of his sem. Pg has aimed se, Forecicon,n which its deals ox an 80 par cat sak ad ofl combined invents with ‘pies that vary exer region. Oe et leaders itu AuoNaoncom, and fs AOL patter, and Moss ‘Sao oral CarBonicam, AucNabon, he US largest dae ling group, say iwi sl 1 bilonin new crs ol is ooo om ring stem hal oud Be constered a pooype fre lage scale LTO. atPantcom hs estabisod 3000 dele les Ww aresfonstip wih Ford ard has the Hghest Wai of car ses date ‘ight now ony fers customers to desler, bli elo chge eal next year. ‘ter ba fetoral sie, Aucytl com, s thought aly fo supe # K does rt change, whis rec sles, uch as ‘Geenigtzom wtih sled th Amazon.com an Eds cars for buyers ~ ls coul grave this melo compete, Ins year, Forester Research estes that 6 par et of new vei sles, $39 bin il wopen ever he nme hnpred wi etont 1 percent or §28 bilo, caren. Alo, by 205, eet researc s expects infuence 5 per cent ‘teases, wih 40 percent of buyer atleast sling = ore sling se nthe meant, data abut vehicles bong Sold nth ere tous be more dete (so Study 2 Managing global change at Guinness Programme Ams Ih fT Cunnossembates on # 28 pregranne of busess arsomatn fered fo ashe iegated Busse Freyorine (PTs change nul pact 10.00 wena ine aes fhe £22 bk sess lel te thie foudom Euros, he Und Stats adhe Gla Supt son ~ and enss pod ines eig e aes, Guiness end Hap lap, Kenny ale ad ih el. The IBF was leded to suport the company saag at 0 ow the bia floulg the meer wih topatian In 199, was ao combined with ecg the milena bu, The bP ted edesging commen busines rooesses adhe informa stot supped hen. 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