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Visit the website of Asian Paints, read the information and list their priorities in international operations. Critically evaluate whether such focus can help the company to achieve excellence in global business exposure?
Dabur is of late experiencing difficulty in their international operations. As an expert suggest whether the company should focus on deep-rooted strategy, or focus on their present footloose strategy?
An Indian furniture manufacturer with the largest market share in the domestic market would now like to expand its business abroad. The furniture manufacturer specializes in wooden furniture only. For its global market development, the company has chosen Germany, Italy and France as its initial
Short notesa. Footloose strategyb. Deep-rooted strategyc. Network-based manufacturingd. Internationalizatione. Environmental imbalance
What is network strategy of international POM? How does it benefit an organization?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of international POM functions?
What are the strategic issues of international production and operations management? Discuss the different types of strategies in international POM functions.
Discuss how globalization has influenced the production and operations management function
Explain the concept of international production and operations management.Discuss how it benefits the organization.
As a Production and operations manager, develop your own research guidelines for such research.
You always observe your competitors reactions to your new product development initiatives prevents you from creating a niche in the market. As a production and operations manager suggest an action plan to stop such damages.
Your company would like to introduce supply chain management systems.Suggest the possible line of actions, duly stating your company's hypothetical activities, customers, market spread, vendors, etc.
Short notesa. Applied researchb. Simplex Methodc. Activity on noded. Dynamic programming algorithm
Explain the significance of game theory in POM research
Network and transportation are two important tools for POM research! Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.
Explain how linear programming helps in POM research. What are the limitations of linear programming?
What is the significance of models in production and operations management research?
Explain the concept of Production and Operations Management Research. Why is it important for production and operations managers?
Visit any organization in your locality and study their internal work environment. Relate your identified work environment issues as per our given list and suggest possible remedial action to the organization.
Study the ethical compliance report of an Indian organization. Relate their degree of compliance with their business achievements. Give your comments and observations.
Visit some recent press reports on ethical violations in organizations. Critically examine those and suggest what could be the possible course of action for your chosen organization to avoid such ethical violations.
Write short notes on the following:a. Code of Ethicsb. Ethical Decision Makingc. International Business Ethicsd. Ethics in Productione. Incinerationf. Technological factors g. Task Environment
What advantages and disadvantages do organizations experience as they become socially responsive?
What are the mega and task environment issues that affect an organization?
Discuss the rationale behind an organization’s responsibility towards society?
Explain the significance of ISO: 14000 standards for environment management systems.
Explain the waste management strategies that organizations must adopt for suitable management of environment issues.
Explain the concept of pollution. What are the causes of pollution and how can it be controlled by an organization?
Discuss the various environmental issues that concern organizations.
Explain how ethical cultures can be built in organizations.
In designing ethical guidelines for managing the production and operations management functions of an organization, what are the important areas one should consider? Illustrate your answer, selecting an area (like discipline, promotion, transfer, etc.), with a suitable description of the concerned
Explain the meaning and importance of corporate ethics. Do you think compliance with ethics will deter an organization from achieving its business goals? Justify your answer.
Wal-Mart is considered an efficient company which has gained substantially through effective supply chain management. Study the available web-based information on this company and discuss its SCM practices.
Short notesa. Configuration process of supply chainb. Coordination issues in SCMc. Strategic SCM Decisionsd. Just-in-time
Explain the basic elements of the SCOR Model.
Discuss how supply chain management decisions are taken
Discuss the core operations capabilities of an organization.
Explain how an organization selects its channel strategy
Discuss the process of supply chain management.
Define the concept of supply chain management. Why is it important in today’s organizations?
Short notesa. ABC Analysisb. SDE Analysisc. GOLF Analysisd. SOS Analysise. FSN Analysisf. XYZ Analysis g. EOQ Variables
Explain the concept of supply chain management. How does it relate to inventory control?
For a steel manufacturing organization, suggest some selective inventory control measures.
What is selective inventory control? How is such control ensured?
Explain how inventory control relates to the materials management function?
Explain the concept of materials management function. What are the activities involved in materials management?
Short notesa. Productivity and unemploymentb. Productivity and productionc. Productivity and qualityd. Multi-factor productivity
Discuss some of the important productivity-linked incentives?
Discuss the role of trade unions in increasing productivity levels at the national and organizational level.
Discuss the concept of productivity measurement. Why is it difficult to measure the productivity of knowledge workers?
What are the misconceptions about productivity?
From an organizational perspective, which are the factors that can improve productivity?
What are the important drivers and determinants of productivity growth?
Discuss the difference between total factor and single factor productivity. Can these two productivity concepts also be considered as multi-factor and labour productivity?
Explain the concept of productivity. Also, discuss how the concept of productivity has gained worldwide attention.
Visit a manufacturing plant and critically evaluate its HR systems.
Short notesa. Structural change in employmentb. Kurt Lewin’s contribution to the HR fieldc. T-Groupsd. Competitive advantagee. Human Resource Utilization (HRU)f. Integrated HRM functions g. Enabling organization h. Harvard Model i. Configurational School of Thought j. HR Manager as Change
Explain the importance of human resource planning function for an organization.How is human resource planning strategically important for an organization?
Briefly discuss the principles for the functioning of the HRM system of an organization. What are the important roles of a HR Manger?
What are the factors that should be considered while structuring the HRM unit of an organization? Illustrate your answer with an organization chart of the HR department of any organization.
Outline the focus areas for designing an effective HRM system. Which area or areas do you consider to be more important than others?
Explain the role and significance of HRM. Do you think, in the present context in India, we really need HRM professionals in our organizations?
Do you think HRM and HRD are different functions? How did the concept of HRD develop in an organization?
What are the general functional areas of HRM? Answer this, keeping in view the HRM functions of any organization.
Discuss why it is necessary for a Production and Operations Manager to understand HRM functions
Discuss the process of development of HRM, suitably delineating it from Labour Welfare and Personnel Management
Briefly discuss the history of development of the HRM function
Read the above case. Study the technological change in any manufacturing industry and similarly frame your observation to transform their manufacturing process.
You have been asked to implement Six Sigma in production functions in a phased manner. Hypothetically, assume the nature of production and suggest your line of action.
Your organization is a well-known manufacturer of life saving drugs. For research inputs and trial data, your company has to depend on the research and development support of US-based research organizations. The same research organizations cater to many of your competitors. To maintain your
Short notesa. Innovationb. Technology Transferc. BPMd. Reengineeringe. TPS
Explain how technology benefits an organization with some live case examples.
In the context of Toyota Production Systems, explain the concept of lean management? Also discuss how lean management can improve the production and operations management function?
Explain the concept of six-sigma. How can six-sigma implementation benefit an organization?
Differentiate between the Singho Prize Model and the Malcolm Baldrige Model of Excellence. Explain how these two models benefit the production and operations management function of an organization
Explain the EFQM model of excellence? Discuss how emulating these models can benefit organizations
What is pro-active technological culture? How is it different from a re-active technological culture? For production and operations management, which type of technological culture would you advocate and why?
Explain how cross-cultural issues interfere with the technological change in any organization
Can we consider TQM as a culture? Give your answer in the context of organizational examples
Explain the concept of BPR. How is BPR different from TQM?
What do managers do to move to the next level of manufacturing operations performance?
How do managers know if the improvement programmes that have been implemented are effective and can achieve the predicted results?
Do organizations make use of information to create a culture of continuous improvement?
On what basis do organizations decide and evaluate improvements and implement the same to provide the largest possible return?
What are the standards (metrics) for evaluating the efficiency of a manufacturing operation?
Can the organization identify the most critical elements of business operation that must be evaluated and measured to ensure it is performing at an optimum level?
Do organizations have any specific detailed measurable process improvement goals, and the projects to achieve those goals?
What makes the organization win over competition?
What does the customer want?
Are customer feedback and suggestions used to drive corrective actions and used in process improvement projects?
Are these goals supported, coached and reviewed by management on a regular basis?
Do organizations have both organizational and personal goals that aim at continuous improvement of the operation’s performance and customer satisfaction?
How far is the manufacturing operation organized in the most efficient manner and how far does it provide the correct resources to meet the correct need in the shortest possible time?
To what extent do managers remain busy to use formal tools in developing and implementing processes and solving problems?
Do the managers know how the process is performing at any particular point of time?
Do the managers seek and use all available information and inputs from all levels of the organization, including suppliers and customers, to develop the optimum solutions to problems?
To what extent do managers institutionalize problem-solving and corrective action to ensure the perpetuation of such practices?
To what extent do managers use formal problem solving tools to solve problems?
Do managers use formal statistical tools (DOE) to identify and quantify critical operating parameters?
Do the managers ‘train’ and ‘coach’ operators, engineers, technicians, supervisors, etc. on understanding the entire process and how to identify and solve problems?

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