Annamalai 1st Year Assignment

MBA E/M 1ST Year

MBA E/M BUSINESS FIRST SEMESTER

346E1110 – PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. What do you mean by Management? Bring out the important principles of Management?
2. Examine the importance of MBO and explain the measurability of management by objectives.
3. What is mean by Planning? Elaborate the various steps to be followed in planning.
4. Examine the barriers of effective communication.
5. Illustrate the concept of corporate social responsibility of business.

346E1120 – MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss about the significance of Marketing.
2. What is marketing research? Elaborate the process of Marketing Research.
3. What are the pricing policies available in modern marketing concept? Discuss in detail.
4. What is PLC? Explain the process of product life cycle with suitable examples.
5. What do you understand by the term Advertising? Examine the uses of advertising?

346E1130 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the goals of Financial Management.
2. What is meant by Working Capital? Explain different factors determining the working capital?
3. Elaborate the different sources of long term finance? State the merits of long term sources.
4. Discuss about Walter’s views on optimum dividend pay-out.
5. Explain the various dimensions of receivable management.

346E1140 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the scope of Human resource management.
2. What are the factors influencing performance appraisal? Discuss in detail.
3. What do you mean by Selection? Explain the various steps involved in selection process.
4. Evaluate the recent HR policies and challenges of HRM in India.
5. Explain briefly the various methods of job evaluation.

346E1150 – MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

1. Explain the significance of economic analysis in business decision.
2. Discuss how managerial economics is related to economics, statistics, mathematics and accounting.
3. Enumerate the various methods for maximising profits.
4. Illustrate the factors determining price elasticity of demand.
5. Narrate the different methods of forecasting demand for a product.

MBA E/M BUSINESS SECOND SEMESTER

346E1210 – OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1. What are the continuous improvement tools?
2. Discuss the process involved in supply chain management
3. What do you understand by factor rating in location selection process?
4. Elaborate on the different types of facility layout.
5. What are the objectives purchasing?

346E1220 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1. What is project management and what are the phases of project life cycle?
2. Write the responsibilities of a project manager in detail.
3. Illustrate break even analysis.
4. What are the characteristics of an entrepreneur?
5. What are the different phases of entrepreneurial development cycle?

346E1230 – STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

1. What are the steps involved in a strategic plan? Explain with examples.
2. Illustrate Stability, Expansion and Retrenchment Strategies.
3. Examine the importance of Porter’s Generic Strategies.
4. Define Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) analysis. Substantiate your views on SPACE.
5. What do you mean by the term Market Penetration? Evaluate the various tactics to increase Market Penetration.

346E1240 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS

1. Research problems in managing business practices of marketing (or) human resources (or) finance (or) information systems (or) production and materials management vary in its outcome (dependent variable) in response to the courses of actions. Write the equation for the outcome and its possible number of courses of actions in your specialization area of study.
2. Draft a research proposal using the 7-steps research process for anyone corporate company of your choice.
3. Compare and contrast various alternative methods of data collection.
4. Distinguish between parametric tests and non-parametric tests used for testing of hypothesis and for further analysis.
5. Prepare the structure of a research report with special focus on tables and diagrams.

346E1250 – LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

1. Bring out the Essentials of a Contract.
2. What are the elements of Fraud? Explain in detail.
3. Differentiate Mistake, Misrepresentation and Fraud.
4. Write an essay on Carriage of Goods.
5. What do you understand by Insurance? Explain different types of Insurance in detail.

MBA E-Business 1ST Year

MBA E BUSINESS FIRST SEMESTER

178E1110 – PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. What do you mean by Management? Bring out the important principles of Management?
2. Examine the importance of MBO and explain the measurability of management by objectives.
3. What is mean by Planning? Elaborate the various steps to be followed in planning.
4. Examine the barriers of effective communication.
5. Illustrate the concept of corporate social responsibility of business.

178E1120 – MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss about the significance of Marketing.
2. What is marketing research? Elaborate the process of Marketing Research.
3. What are the pricing policies available in modern marketing concept? Discuss in detail.
4. What is PLC? Explain the process of product life cycle with suitable examples.
5. What do you understand by the term Advertising? Examine the uses of advertising?

178E1130 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the goals of Financial Management.
2. What is meant by Working Capital? Explain different factors determining the working capital?
3. Elaborate the different sources of long term finance? State the merits of long term sources.
4. Discuss about Walter’s views on optimum dividend pay-out.
5. Explain the various dimensions of receivable management.

178E1140 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the scope of Human resource management.
2. What are the factors influencing performance appraisal? Discuss in detail.
3. What do you mean by Selection? Explain the various steps involved in selection process.
4. Evaluate the recent HR policies and challenges of HRM in India.
5. Explain briefly the various methods of job evaluation.

178E1150 – MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

1. Explain the significance of economic analysis in business decision.
2. Discuss how managerial economics is related to economics, statistics, mathematics and accounting.
3. Enumerate the various methods for maximising profits.
4. Illustrate the factors determining price elasticity of demand.
5. 5. Narrate the different methods of forecasting demand for a product.

MBA E BUSINESS SECOND SEMESTER

178E1210 – E-COMMERCE: APPLICATION AND SECURITIES

1. Examine the management challenges and issues in online Banking.
2. What are the various needs of security in E-Commerce Industry?
3. Discuss the role of the Web in the marketing communication mix.
4. Explain the Role of Human Resource Information Systems in Human Resource Planning.
5. The Emerging Role of Banks in E-Commerce and Application of E-commerce in Banking – Discuss

178E1220 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

1. “The way organization cannot exist without MIS. Even information does not exist without organization.” – Discuss.
2. What will affect the System planning and the mutual investigation? Illustrate with suitable example input/output design.
3. You are asked to write the System Development Life cycle. Explain this statement by using examples.
4. Discuss in detail the activities involved in development of e-commerce-based Information System in an organization.
5. Explain a hierarchical database of an organisation.

178E1230 – STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

1. What are the steps involved in a strategic plan? Explain with examples.
2. Illustrate Stability, Expansion and Retrenchment Strategies.
3. Examine the importance of Porter’s Generic Strategies.
4. Define Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) analysis. Substantiate your views on SPACE.
5. What do you mean by the term Market Penetration? Evaluate the various tactics to increase Market Penetration.

178E1240 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS

1. Demonstrate the probability theorem and examine the prediction of conditional probability.
2. Evaluate the estimation of population parameters from sample statistics of a research in your choice of specialization.
3. Enumerate the application of various statistical tests with a special focus on regression analysis.
4. Draw a research model of your choice and demonstrate the procedure to use PLS-SEM.
5. Draw the data analysis add-on in excel and compare it with other statistical software.

178E1250–COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss in detail about the different generation of computers.
2. Summarize the Input and Output devices. Explain in detail about the data storage devices.
3. Explain the different models of software development lifecycle.
4. Write an essay about the various topologies for networking with diagram.
5. Write the pros and cons of Anti-virus tools.

MBA International Business 1ST Year

MBA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FIRST SEMESTER

179E1110 – PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. What do you mean by Management? Bring out the important principles of Management?
2. Examine the importance of MBO and explain the measurability of management by objectives.
3. What is mean by Planning? Elaborate the various steps to be followed in planning.
4. Examine the barriers of effective communication.
5. Illustrate the concept of corporate social responsibility of business.

179E1120 – INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss about the significance of Marketing.
2. What is marketing research? Elaborate the process of Marketing Research.
3. What are the pricing policies available in modern marketing concept? Discuss in detail.
4. What is PLC? Explain the process of product life cycle with suitable examples.
5. What do you understand by the term Advertising? Examine the uses of advertising?

179E1130 – INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. Explain the features and major participants of international stock exchanges.
2. Explain the concept of international working capital management.
3. Explain the nature functions and structure of foreign exchange markets.
4. What are the steps in management of inventory?
5. Discuss the international theory of FDI.

179E1140 – INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. Illustrate the sources of recruitment. Discuss
2. What are the methods of selection procedures .Explain.
3. List out and explain some of the executive training programs and discuss.
4. Explain modern techniques of performance appraisal method.
5. Discuss the various methods of job- evaluation.

179E1150 – INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

1. Explain the various methods of exchange control with their merits and demerits.
2. Examine the salient features of the recent EXIM Policy and their effectiveness under new trade policy.
3. Explain the functions and achievements of IMF.
4. Examine the fixed rate exchange system and flexible exchange rate system.
5. What is EURO-DOLLAR market analysis features?

MBA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SECOND SEMESTER

179E1210 – OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1. What are the continuous improvement tools?
2. Discuss the process involved in supply chain management.
3. What do you understand by factor rating in location selection process?
4. Elaborate on the different types of facility layout.
5. What are the objectives purchasing?

179E1220 – COMMUNICATION FOR GLOBAL MANAGERS

1. Explain the importance and scope of business communication.
2. What are the steps in effective interpersonal communications distinguish among them?
3. What are the different types of interviews? Explain.
4. Describe the essentials of effective written communication
5. Evaluate how team meetings are conducted effectively.

179E1230 – GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

1. Explain the concept of Strategy and the process of Strategic Management.
2. What do you mean by the term Company Strategy? Discuss in detail.
3. Define the term Global Strategy. Why is Global Strategy important?
4. Explain in detail about the Environmental and Scenario Analysis with suitable example.
5. “Boston Consulting Group Matrix” Examine in detail.

179E1240 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS

1. Demonstrate the probability theorem and examine the prediction of conditional probability.
2. Evaluate the estimation of population parameters from sample statistics of a research in your choice of specialization.
3. Enumerate the application of various statistical tests with a special focus on regression analysis.
4. Draw a research model of your choice and demonstrate the procedure to use PLS-SEM.
5. Draw the data analysis add-on in excel and compare it with other statistical software.

179E1250 – COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss in detail about the different generation of computers.
2. Summarize the Input and Output devices. Explain in detail about the data storage devices.
3. Explain the different models of software development lifecycle.
4. Write an essay about the various topologies for networking with diagram.
5. Write the pros and cons of Anti-virus tools.

MBA Human Resource Management 1ST Year

MBA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FIRST SEMESTER

347E1110 – PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. What do you mean by Management? Bring out the important principles of Management?
2. Examine the importance of MBO and explain the measurability of management by objectives.
3. What is mean by Planning? Elaborate the various steps to be followed in planning.
4. Examine the barriers of effective communication.
5. Illustrate the concept of corporate social responsibility of business.

347E1120 – MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss about the significance of Marketing.
2. What is marketing research? Elaborate the process of Marketing Research.
3. What are the pricing policies available in modern marketing concept? Discuss in detail.
4. What is PLC? Explain the process of product life cycle with suitable examples.
5. What do you understand by the term Advertising? Examine the uses of advertising?

347E1130 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the goals of Financial Management.
2. What is meant by Working Capital? Explain different factors determining the working capital?
3. Elaborate the different sources of long term finance? State the merits of long term sources.
4. Discuss about Walter’s views on optimum dividend pay-out.
5. Explain the various dimensions of receivable management.

347E1140 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the scope of Human resource management.
2. What are the factors influencing performance appraisal? Discuss in detail.
3. What do you mean by Selection? Explain the various steps involved in selection process.
4. Evaluate the recent HR policies and challenges of HRM in India.
5. Explain briefly the various methods of job evaluation.

347E1150 – MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

1. Explain the significance of economic analysis in business decision.
2. Discuss how managerial economics is related to economics, statistics, mathematics and accounting.
3. Enumerate the various methods for maximizing profits.
4. Illustrate the factors determining price elasticity of demand.
5. Narrate the different methods of forecasting demand for a product.

MBA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SECOND SEMESTER

347E1210 – OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1. What are the continuous improvement tools?
2. Discuss the process involved in supply chain management
3. What do you understand by factor rating in location selection process?
4. Elaborate on the different types of facility layout.
5. What are the objectives purchasing?

347E1220 – MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

1. Discuss the elements of communication process?
2. How is oral communication different from written communication explain.
3. Write any two types of leadership styles with examples.
4. Describe the steps involved in writing a business memo?
5. Explain a) Research report b) Research proposal.

347E1230 – STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

1. What are the steps involved in a strategic plan? Explain with examples.
2. Illustrate Stability, Expansion and Retrenchment Strategies.
3. Examine the importance of Porter’s Generic Strategies.
4. Define Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) analysis. Substantiate your views on SPACE.
5. What do you mean by the term Market Penetration? Evaluate the various tactics to increase Market Penetration.

347E1240 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS

1. Demonstrate the probability theorem and examine the prediction of conditional probability.
2. Evaluate the estimation of population parameters from sample statistics of a research in your choice of specialization.
3. Enumerate the application of various statistical tests with a special focus on regression analysis.
4. Draw a research model of your choice and demonstrate the procedure to use PLS-SEM.
5. Draw the data analysis add-on in excel and compare it with other statistical software.

347E1250–COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss in detail about the different generation of computers.
2. Summarize the Input and Output devices. Explain in detail about the data storage devices.
3. Explain the different models of software development lifecycle.
4. Write an essay about the various topologies for networking with diagram.
5. Write the pros and cons of Anti-virus tools

MBA Marketing Management 1ST Year

MBA MARKETING MANAGEMENT FIRST SEMESTER

348E1110 – PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. What do you mean by Management? Bring out the important principles of Management?
2. Examine the importance of MBO and explain the measurability of management by objectives.
3. What is mean by Planning? Elaborate the various steps to be followed in planning.
4. Examine the barriers of effective communication.
5. Illustrate the concept of corporate social responsibility of business.

348E1120 – MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss about the significance of Marketing.
2. What is marketing research? Elaborate the process of Marketing Research.
3. What are the pricing policies available in modern marketing concept? Discuss in detail.
4. What is PLC? Explain the process of product life cycle with suitable examples.
5. What do you understand by the term Advertising? Examine the uses of advertising?

348E1130 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the goals of Financial Management.
2. What is meant by Working Capital? Explain different factors determining the working capital?
3. Elaborate the different sources of long term finance? State the merits of long term sources.
4. Discuss about Walter’s views on optimum dividend pay-out.
5. Explain the various dimensions of receivable management.

348E1140 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the scope of Human resource management.
2. What are the factors influencing performance appraisal? Discuss in detail.
3. What do you mean by Selection? Explain the various steps involved in selection process.
4. Evaluate the recent HR policies and challenges of HRM in India.
5. Explain briefly the various methods of job evaluation.

348E1150 – MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

1. Explain the significance of economic analysis in business decision.
2. Discuss how managerial economics is related to economics, statistics, mathematics and accounting.
3. Enumerate the various methods for maximising profits.
4. Illustrate the factors determining price elasticity of demand.
5. Narrate the different methods of forecasting demand for a product.

MBA MARKETING MANAGEMENT SECOND SEMESTER

348E1210 – OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1. What are the continuous improvement tools?
2. Discuss the process involved in supply chain management
3. What do you understand by factor rating in location selection process?
4. Elaborate on the different types of facility layout.
5. What are the objectives purchasing?

348E1220 – MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

1. Discuss the elements of communication process?
2. How is oral communication different from written communication explain.
3. Write any two types of leadership styles with examples.
4. Describe the steps involved in writing a business memo?
5. Explain a) Research report b) Research proposal.

348E1230 – STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

1. What are the steps involved in a strategic plan? Explain with examples.
2. Illustrate Stability, Expansion and Retrenchment Strategies.
3. Examine the importance of Porter’s Generic Strategies.
4. Define Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) analysis. Substantiate your views on SPACE.
5. What do you mean by the term Market Penetration? Evaluate the various tactics to increase Market Penetration.

348E1240 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS

1. Demonstrate the probability theorem and examine the prediction of conditional probability.
2. Evaluate the estimation of population parameters from sample statistics of a research in your choice of specialization.
3. Enumerate the application of various statistical tests with a special focus on regression analysis.
4. Draw a research model of your choice and demonstrate the procedure to use PLS-SEM.
5. Draw the data analysis add-on in excel and compare it with other statistical software.

348E1250–COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss in detail about the different generation of computers.
2. Summarize the Input and Output devices. Explain in detail about the data storage devices.
3. Explain the different models of software development lifecycle.
4. Write an essay about the various topologies for networking with diagram.
5. Write the pros and cons of Anti-virus tools

MBA Financial Management 1ST Year

MBA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FIRST SEMESTER

349E1110 – PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. What do you mean by Management? Bring out the important principles of Management?
2. Examine the importance of MBO and explain the measurability of management by objectives.
3. What is mean by Planning? Elaborate the various steps to be followed in planning.
4. Examine the barriers of effective communication.
5. Illustrate the concept of corporate social responsibility of business.

349E1120 – MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss about the significance of Marketing.
2. What is marketing research? Elaborate the process of Marketing Research.
3. What are the pricing policies available in modern marketing concept? Discuss in detail.
4. What is PLC? Explain the process of product life cycle with suitable examples.
5. What do you understand by the term Advertising? Examine the uses of advertising?

349E1130 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the goals of Financial Management.
2. What is meant by Working Capital? Explain different factors determining the working capital?
3. Elaborate the different sources of long term finance? State the merits of long term sources.
4. Discuss about Walter’s views on optimum dividend pay-out.
5. Explain the various dimensions of receivable management.

349E1140 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss the scope of Human resource management.
2. What are the factors influencing performance appraisal? Discuss in detail.
3. What do you mean by Selection? Explain the various steps involved in selection process.
4. Evaluate the recent HR policies and challenges of HRM in India.
5. Explain briefly the various methods of job evaluation.

349E1150 – MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

1. Explain the significance of economic analysis in business decision.
2. Discuss how managerial economics is related to economics, statistics, mathematics and accounting.
3. Enumerate the various methods for maximising profits.
4. Illustrate the factors determining price elasticity of demand.
5. Narrate the different methods of forecasting demand for a product.

MBA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SECOND SEMESTER

349E1210 – OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1. What are the continuous improvement tools?
2. Discuss the process involved in supply chain management
3. What do you understand by factor rating in location selection process?
4. Elaborate on the different types of facility layout.
5. What are the objectives purchasing?

349E1220 – MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

1. Discuss the elements of communication process?
2. How is oral communication different from written communication explain.
3. Write any two types of leadership styles with examples.
4. Describe the steps involved in writing a business memo?
5. Explain a) Research report b) Research proposal.

34971230 – STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

1. What are the steps involved in a strategic plan? Explain with examples.
2. Illustrate Stability, Expansion and Retrenchment Strategies.
3. Examine the importance of Porter’s Generic Strategies.
4. Define Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) analysis. Substantiate your views on SPACE.
5. What do you mean by the term Market Penetration? Evaluate the various tactics to increase Market Penetration.

349E1240 – STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS

1. Demonstrate the probability theorem and examine the prediction of conditional probability.
2. Evaluate the estimation of population parameters from sample statistics of a research in your choice of specialization.
3. Enumerate the application of various statistical tests with a special focus on regression analysis.
4. Draw a research model of your choice and demonstrate the procedure to use PLS-SEM.
5. Draw the data analysis add-on in excel and compare it with other statistical software.

349E1250–COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT

1. Discuss in detail about the different generation of computers.
2. Summarize the Input and Output devices. Explain in detail about the data storage devices.
3. Explain the different models of software development lifecycle.
4. Write an essay about the various topologies for networking with diagram.
5. Write the pros and cons of Anti-virus tools

MBA Information System 1ST Year

1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

1. Management is said to have universal application. How do you justify the Universality of Management? Give examples to illustrate your arguments.
2. “The importance of strategic planning is now fully realized by the Indian corporate sector than before.” – Discuss.
3. Explain about the personal challenges involved in becoming a manager and a leader in today’s turbulent environment.
4. Without effective management the resources will remain as resources cannot be converted into productive utilities. – Do you agree? Give reasons.

1.2 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

1. “The objective of Managerial Economics is to provide framework for analyzing business decisions. Instead of presenting detailed list of rules for specific decision-making, managerial economics addresses the larger economic forces that shape day-to-day decision-making”. Critically analyze the above statement.
2. “Outline the various steps which would be necessary if you were asked to forecast demand for a typical mass consumption item”.
3. “If the production function is homogeneous with constant returns to scale everywhere, the returns to a single variable factor will be diminishing.” – Comment.
4. “Short-run average variable cost curve is saucer-shaped but the short-run average total cost curve cannot be saucer-shaped”. Discuss in detail.

1.3 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS

1. Enumerate the ratios that measure a firm’s overall effectiveness and specify the related formula.
2. “Depreciation is a process of allocation and not of valuation.” – Comment.
3. It is said that only cash cost are relevant for capital budgeting decision. However, depreciation which is a non-cash cost is a prominent part of cash flow analysis for such an investment decision. How do you explain this paradox?
4. It is said, “cost accounting is a system of foresight and not post-mortem examination; it turns losses into profit, speeds up activities and eliminates wastes”. Discuss in detail this statement

1.4 MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1. What is market segmentation? What are the different ways of segmentation? Suggest the segmentation strategy for the following products: edible oil, table top wet grinder and business magazine.
2. What strategies you would recommend to be followed during the four stages of PLC? Identify one product and one service for each stage in the plc. Give reasons for your answer.
3. What are the objectives of pricing strategies? Discuss the merits of different pricing techniques that you would recommend for the following products. Laptop, sports utility vehicle, designer tiles.
4. Do you think that social media advertisements would kill all other traditional MEDIA? Discuss your answer with proper justification. Also explain under what circumstances online advertisements would be highly recommended.

1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. “Human resource planning is a pre-requisite for effective management of human resources.” In the light of this statement, analyze the significance of human resource planning.
2. Explain a sample HR departmental structure for a large manufacturing organization and explain the functions.
3. You are appointed as HR manager for a mid size leather company which is new. Now you are asked to fix pay scale for the employees. Explain your process of pay fixation.
4. Performance Appraisal System helps employees to identify the areas in which they need to improve –Do You agree or disagree? Justify with the suitable methods.

1.6 PRODUCTION AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

1. Suggest the factors governing the choice of site for a manufacturing plant in a city or sub- urban part of a city.
2. Give a specimen of Gantt Charts which is normally used in the production planning and control department and describe briefly how it could be used for checking the actual progress of a job against the schedule.
3. Discuss the functions of purchasing department in an industry. Explain some methods of purchasing commonly adopted in an industrial purchasing. Why should the purchasing documents be legally sound?
4. Elaborate the various costs that are involved in inventory problems with suitable examples. How are they inter related?

1.7 RESEARCH METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT

1. “Research is much considered with proper fact finding, analysis and Evaluation.” – Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your view with the following situation. You are the HRD Manager with ABB (India). ABB has recently taken over a major unit in Kolkata. You are sent on a posting there and are given the task of introducing a new operation scheme which your parent organization feels will improve efficiency. But you perceive during your stay that there is an underlying dissatisfaction amongst the employees and it is essential to gauge their views and opinion about the takeover and their expectations before introducing the scheme.
2. In order to improve the importance of chi square analysis, correlation analysis and t test. Create tables with imaginary and appropriate values and explain the results.
3. “Every data collection method has its own built-in biases. Therefore, resorting to multi method of data collection is only going to compound the biases”. How do you critique this statement?
4. “Data processing is an intermediary stage of work between data collection and data analysis”- Explain the statement by enumerating the various operations involved in it.