Bcom 374: Materials Management Question Paper
Bcom 374: Materials Management
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Chuka University question papers
Exam Year:2013
CHUKA
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
BCOM 374: MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
STREAMS: BCOM Y3 TIME: 2 HOURS
DAY/DATE: WEDNESDAY 24/4/2013 2.30PM – 4.30 PM
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO.
1. (i) Discuss the concept of materials management and explain the core objectives
which enhances the achievement of organisational goals and objectives.
[10 Marks]
(ii) Explain the major roles of inventories within an organisation. [10 Marks]
(iii) Explain any five merits and demerits of electronic data interchange application to
materials management. [10 Marks]
2. Demonstrate how the following inventory control methods are applied to materials management and state their advantages respectively.
(a) Materials requirement planning
(b) Bar coding systems. [20 Marks]
3. (i) Explain the following terms and state how each is carried out
(a) Stock taking
(b) Stock checking [10 Marks]
(ii) State any five advantages of perpetual inventory controls of perpetual inventory
controls. [10 Marks]
4. Discuss any five principles of materials handling and explain how they are managed respectively. [20 Marks]
5. With an aid of a diagram illustrate the flow of materials (life cycle) and state the specific activities of every stage. [20 Marks]
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