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Industrial Engineering SPPU Endsem Question Paper Nov 2023

All 8 questions from this SPPU endsem paper, as printed. Read them here or open the PDF.

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Subject code
402044 D
Pattern
2019 pattern
Exam
Endsem
Session
Nov 2023
Max. marks
70
Time
2 ½ Hours
Semester
VII
Paper code
[6181]-237

Printed for: B.E. (Mechanical)

Instructions to the candidates

  1. Solve Q.1 or Q.2, Q.3 or Q.4, Q.5 or Q.6, Q.7 or Q8.
  2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
  3. Use of electronic calculator is allowed
  4. Assume suitable data if necessary.

Questions

  1. Q1

    1. a)

      Define Plant Location & explain four factors which affectsplant location selection.

      [6]
    2. b)

      Differentiate between Product Layout & Process Layout.

      [6]
    3. c)

      What are the objectives of material handling?

      [6]

  2. Q2

    1. a)

      Define material handling. List Material Handling equipment and describe any three of them.

      Also asked:Nov 2025 ·May 2025

      [9]
    2. b)

      Describe material flow pattern in material handling with suitable sketches?

      Also asked:May 2024 ·May 2023

      [9]

  3. Q3

    1. a)

      What are the different techniques of production control? 2

      [9]
    2. b)

      Explain the need for forecasting. The past data of monthly sell is as given below: Month Actual Sells l 56 2 76 3 58 4 67 5 75 6 76 7 i) If a three month moving average is used to forecast the next month’s demand, compute the forecast of the load on the center in the 7 th month. ii) Compute by exponential smoothing for the 7th month. Take smoothing coefficient ( α = 0.3)

      [8]

  4. Q4

    1. a)

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

      Also asked:May 2024 ·May 2023

      [8]
    2. b)

      A dealership for Skoda cars sells a particular model of the car in various months of the year shown in the table below. 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 3

      Also asked:May 2024

      [9]

  5. Q5

    1. a)

      Enumerate needs of inventories?

      [9]
    2. b)

      M/s Patil Brother Ltd. are the manufacturers of Lamps. The following are the details of their operation during 2022 : Average monthly market demand 2,000 lamps Ordering cost` 200 per order Inventory carrying cost 20% per annum Cost of lamps` 1000 per lamp Normal usage 100 lamps per week Minimum usage 50 lamps per week Maximum usage 200 lamps per week Lead time to supply 4 - 6 weeks Compute from the above : i) Economic order quantity. ii) Maximum level of stock. iii) Minimum level of stock. iv) Re-order level of stock.

      [9]

  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:May 2024 ·May 2023

      [9]
    2. b)

      Write a short note on EPR? Also explain different modules present in ERP.

      Also asked:Nov 2024

      [9]

  7. Q7

    1. a)

      Write a short note on Value Engineering.

      [5]
    2. b)

      Enlist the objectives of job evaluation.

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·Nov 2022

      [6]
    3. c)

      Explain the principle of ergonomics.

      [6]

  8. Q8

    1. a)

      What is Performance Appraisal? Explain Performance Appraisal methods.

      Also asked:Nov 2025 ·May 2025

      [9]
    2. b)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [8]