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ABES IT Group of Institutions

MBA-031: Supply Chain ManagementMBA

MODEL TEST PAPER-2

2011-12

Max. Marks: 100 Max. Time : 3 Hours

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The question paper contains three Sections. All Sections are compulsory.

Section I : Attempt All the Questions 2*10 = 20

1- Define the terms Logistics and Logistics Management.2- Define supply Chain Management.3- What is role of Logistic in Organisation?4- What is meant by Warehouse Management ?5- Distinguish between Vendor Evalution and Vendor Rating .6- What is Pareto s Law?7- Distinguish between Push and pull view of SCM.8- Discuss in brief EOQ model & the quantity discount for EOQ model.9- Define Outsourcing.10-What do you mean by Benchmarking?

SectionII : Attempt Any THREE 10*3 = 30

1- The supply chain is the nature of organizations that are involved through upstreamand downstream linkages in the different processes and activities that produce valuein form of products & services . Comment.

2- Discuss the functions of Storekeeper.3- Discuss the Modelling Approaches to SCM.4- What are various cost associated with Inventory and discuss MRP?5- Explain ABC & VDE matrix.

SectionIII : Attempt All the Questions 10 * 5 = 50

1- Identify three key supply chain decsion phases & explain their significance.OR

1- Consider the supply chain involved when a customer purchases a book at a bookstore. Identify the cycles in this supply chain and the location of the Push / pullboundary.

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2- Consider the purchase of a can of soft drink at a retail store. Describe the various

stages in the supply chain and the different flours involved.

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2- What are the advantages and limitation of centralized purchasing in comparisonto decentralized purchasing for a chain of fast- food resturant which would you suggest& why?

3- Suppose that a two wheeler manufacturer buys tyres from a local under at rs.4.00 pertyre. On average, he uses 50,000 tyres each year, Every time an order in placed on orderingcost of rs.8,000 is incurred regardless of the number of tyres ordered. The cost of capital istwenty percent per year.

(I) How many tyres should be purchased each time an order is placed?(II) To satisfy annual demand, how many times in a year should the order be placed

for the tyres?

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3- Weekly demand of nokia all phones at a retail store is normally distributed with a mean of300 & a standard deviation of 200. Nokia takes two weeks to supply a retailer s order. Retaileris targeting a cycle service level (CSL) of 95% and monitors its inventory continuously. Howmuch safety inventory of all phones should a retailer carry? What should their replenishmentorder point (ROP) be?

4- Write a note on Benchmarking?OR

4- Differentiate between SCM vs CRM.

5- What are various issues or challenges faced while managing SCM?OR

5- Explain the Logistics cost approach.