DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
BA 9221 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
TWO MARK QUESTIONS Unit I
1.Define Production Management
It is the process by which raw material and other inputs are converted into finishedgoods.
2.What are the needs or Objectives of Production Management.
To manufacture the products as per the specification
To effectively manage the available resources and facilities
To produce products as per the market requirement .
3.What are the Functional subsystems of the any organization?
Production Management
Marketing Management
Personnel Management
Finance Management
4.What are the major managerial decisions to be taken while managing the functionalsubsystems?
Strategic decision
Tactical decision
Operational decision
5.What are the strategic decisions need to be taken in Production Management?
Alternative manufacturing approaches and alternative approaches to automation
6.Define Product Planning.
Product planning is process of searching ideas for new products, screening themsystematically, converting them into tangible products and introducing the new productsinto markets.
7.Define Operations Management
This is concerned with the management of the resources and processes required by anorganization to produce goods or services for customers.
8.Name the different types of inventories.
•Raw materials
•Bought out components or sub assemblies
•Goods of work in progress.
•Consumables
•Finished goods.
9.Explain the term strategy and tactics
Strategies are plans to achieve organizational goals.Tactics are methods and actions o accomplish strategies.
10.List the strategies for improving the productivity of an organization.
•Increased output for the same input
•Decreased input for the same output.
•Proportionate increase in the output is more than the proportionate increase in theinput.
•Proportionate decrease in the input more than the proportionate