1. How can maintenance affect the life cycle profits of any equipment and plant? 2.What is the importance of maintenance budgeting? Give the advantages of Zero Based Budget. 3. Why do you need performance measurements for a process? Discuss a suitable measurement framework for quality maintenance. 4. “RCM methodology focuses on the maintenance of functions […]
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1. Refer the cover page of the study material of MS – 56 Materials Management. What is reflected in the figure given on that? Also distinguish between Logistics and materials management. 2. If the responsibility for maintaining the quality of the product and incurring less cost on its production is the responsibility of the “production/ […]
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1. “These are many possible structures for SC, but the simplest view has materials converging on an organization through tiers of suppliers and products diverging through tiers of customers”. Elaborate. 2. What is Bullwhip effect? Explain the various permutations and combinations to reduce this effect in SCM. 3. “The leading supply chain planning (SCP) products […]
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1. Choose any firm providing financial services and try to find out the different risks that they are exposed to while performing their day to day functions. Discuss with the officials as to how these risks are being managed. Prepare a detail Report on the Risk Management of this firm. Answer. Financial risk is an […]
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1. What are the special features of the Euro bond market? How do bond markets in general differ from equity markets? Answer. The Eurobond market is made up of investors, banks, borrowers, and trading agents……… A Eurobond is an international bond that is denominated in a currency not native to the country where it is […]
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1. What do you understand by ‘investment’? Explain the various factors, which form the basis of the investment process. 2. Differentiate between fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Discuss the usefulness of odd lot theory and Elliot wave theory on stock market prediction. 3. What is Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) Explain the techniques for testing the […]
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1) Explain different approaches adopted by managers in building multinational organizations. Elaborate on control mechanism in international human resource management citing suitable examples. 2) Discuss the influence of cultural factors on international human resource management. What is culture shock? Narrate some experiences of culture shock with reference to job that you have faced or somebody […]
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1. Explain the genesis, objectives and classification of labour legislation in India. Describe the sources of Industrial jurisprudence in India. 2. Explain the Scope and Coverage of the Mines Act, 1952. Describe the enforcement of the Act. Discuss the provisions regarding working hours for adult under the Act. 3. Explain the concept, scope and coverage […]
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1. Explain the stages of group development. Discuss with the group members of different groups and prepare a document on the importance of communication for group development. 2. What is organizational Stress? Briefly describe the strategies to cope with stress at individual and organizational levels. Cite few instances how you deal with organizational stress that […]
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1. Explain in what sense the top management takes strategic decisions in an organization? Illustrate with suitable examples. 2. Identify two organizations of your choice from the automobile sector. One that is a single business unit (SBU) and the other which has several related businesses. Read the published information about these organizations and analyze the […]
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