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MBA-031: Supply Chain Management

MBA MODEL TEST PAPER-2 2011-12 Max. Marks: 100 Max. Time : 3 Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The question paper contains three Sections. All Sections are compulsory.

Section I : Attempt All the Questions

2*10 = 20

1- Define the terms Logistics and Logistics Management. 2- Define supply Chain Management. 3- What is role of Logistic in Organisation? 4- What is meant by Warehouse Management? 5- Distinguish between Vendor Evalution and Vendor Rating. 6- What is Paretos Law? 7- Distinguish between Push and pull view of SCM. 8- Discuss in brief EOQ model & the quantity discount for EOQ model. 9- Define Outsourcing. 10- What do you mean by Benchmarking? Section II : Attempt Any THREE 10*3 = 30

1- The supply chain is the nature of organizations that are involved through upstream and downstream linkages in the different processes and activities that produce value in form of products & services. Comment. 2- Discuss the functions of Storekeeper. 3- Discuss the Modelling Approaches to SCM. 4- What are various cost associated with Inventory and discuss MRP? 5- Explain ABC & VDE matrix. Section III : Attempt All the Questions 10 * 5 = 50

1- Identify three key supply chain decsion phases & explain their significance. OR 1- Consider the supply chain involved when a customer purchases a book at a book store. Identify the cycles in this supply chain and the location of the Push / pull boundary.

2- Consider the purchase of a can of soft drink at a retail store. Describe the various stages in the supply chain and the different flours involved. OR 2- What are the advantages and limitation of centralized purchasing in comparison to decentralized purchasing for a chain of fast- food resturant which would you suggest & why?

3- Suppose that a two wheeler manufacturer buys tyres from a local under at rs.4.00 per tyre. On average, he uses 50,000 tyres each year, Every time an order in placed on ordering cost of rs.8,000 is incurred regardless of the number of tyres ordered. The cost of capital is twenty percent per year. (I) How many tyres should be purchased each time an order is placed? (II) To satisfy annual demand, how many times in a year should the order be placed for the tyres? OR 3- Weekly demand of nokia all phones at a retail store is normally distributed with a mean of 300 & a standard deviation of 200. Nokia takes two weeks to supply a retailers order. Retailer is targeting a cycle service level (CSL) of 95% and monitors its inventory continuously. How much safety inventory of all phones should a retailer carry? What should their replenishment order point (ROP) be?

4- Write a note on Benchmarking? OR 4- Differentiate between SCM vs CRM.

5- What are various issues or challenges faced while managing SCM? OR 5- Explain the Logistics cost approach.