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Production &Amp; Operations Management(Buss 323) Question Paper

Production &Amp; Operations Management(Buss 323)

Course:Business Administration

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2010

TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer Question ONE and any Other TWO Questions

Question 1
a)Write shorts notes on the following:
i) Production and operation management concept
ii) Capacity planning
iii) Five P’s of Production and operations management
iv) Six-sigma of quality
v) Just in time (JIT) concept (20 marks)
b) Explain the THREE type of transformation process that are used in production and operation function (10 marks)

Question 2
a) Briefly discuss the functions performed by production and operations management of an organization (5 marks)
b) Discuss the reasons for concern in the study of production and operations management in present day world of economic environment (15 marks)

Question 3
Discuss SIX different steps in the production process which are generally common process of all production and operation management (20 marks)

Question 4
Apart from the traditional management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling, operations managers perform specific functions. Explain these functions. (20marks)

Question 5
a) Define facility location and explain the factors that influence facility location (10marks)
b) “A product like a biological being goes through a process of change and development”. Discuss and illustrate your answer using a diagrammatic presentation of these processes. (10 marks)

Production &Amp; Operations Management(Buss 323) Question Paper

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