Industrial Engineering SPPU Endsem Question Paper May 2024

Questions

1. Q1

   1. a)

      Sketch and explain in brief Material flow patterns.

      Also asked:Nov 2023 ·May 2023

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   2. b)

      Explain product layout with advantage and disadvantage.

      Also asked:May 2023

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   3. c)

      Summarize the different principles of material handling?

      Also asked:May 2023

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2. Q2

   1. a)

      Define plant location .Describe the factors to be considered while finalizing the plant location with suitable illustration.

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

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   2. b)

      Explain different material handling equipment’s with their application.

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023 ·Nov 2022

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3. Q3

   1. a)

      Write short notes on : i) Assembly line balancing technique ii) Capacity Planning

      Also asked:Nov 2023 ·May 2023

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   2. b)

      Explain the need for forecasting. The past data about the load on a machine center is as given below : Month Sells of cars 1 585 2 611 3 656 4 748 5 863 6 914 7 964 i) If a five month moving average is used to forecast the next month’s demand, compute the forecast of the load on the center in the 8th month. ii) Compute a weighted three moving average for the 8th month, where the weights are 0.5 for the latest month, 0.3 and 0.2 for the other months, respectively.

      Also asked:May 2023

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4. Q4

   1. a)

      Enlist different types of production? Describe various functions of Production Planning & Control.

      Also asked:May 2025 ·May 2023

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   2. b)

      A dealership for Skoda cars sells a particular model of the car in various months of the year shown in the tablebelow. Estimate the forecast for the month of October 2022 Using (Take period n =3) i) Moving average method ii) Exponential smoothing method(Take exponential smoothing constant as 0.2) iii) Comment on the results of above methods. Month Sells of cars Jan 2022 80 Feb 2022 65 March 2022 90 April 2022 70 May 2022 80 June 2022 100 July 2022 85 August 2022 60 September 2022 75

      Also asked:Nov 2023

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5. Q5

   1. a)

      Write short notes on (i) Just-In-Time (JIT) (ii) MRP-I (iii) Supply chain management - SCM.

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   2. b)

      Annual requirement of an item is 2400 units. Each item costs the company Rs.6. The manufacturer offers discount of 5% if 500 or more quantities are purchased. The ordering cost is Rs 32/- per order and inventory cost is 16%. Weather it is a advisable to accept the discount? Comment

      Also asked:May 2023

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6. Q6

   1. a)

      The annual demand for an item is 3200 parts. The unit cost is Rs. 6 and the inventory carrying charges are estimated as 25% per annum. If the cost of one procurement is Rs. 150. Calculate i) EOQ ii) Number of orders per year iii) Time between two consecutive order iv) The optimal cost

      Also asked:Nov 2023 ·May 2023

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   2. b)

      Explain any three selective control techniques of inventory?

      Also asked:Nov 2025 ·Nov 2024 ·May 2023

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7. Q7

   1. a)

      Describe the principles of ergonomics.

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   2. b)

      Explain the steps involved in job evaluation.

      Also asked:May 2023

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   3. c)

      Write short a note on the “KRA”.

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   OR

8. Q8

   1. a)

      Elaborate the term “merit rating”? Explain any 4 methods of merit rating?

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·Nov 2022

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   2. b)

      What is performance appraisal? Enlist various performance appraisal methods. Explain Rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) with level of MSD risk. 

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