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Production Management

1. A small manufacturer buys a set of steel brackets at Rs. 40 per pair. He does havethe capacity to produce the same at his workshop. However he has to incur a fixed cost of Rs. 30,000 and a variable cost of Rs. 10 per pair of brackets. He has firm orders for 2000 assemblies each requiring a pair of brackets. His selling price is Rs. 16 per pair of brackets. What should he do ? Buy brackets or produce them himself.

2. "Good working conditions lead to higher productivity”. Discuss.

3. Discuss the factors to be considered while selecting a "Factory site"

4. Explain the various factors to be cionsidered in rating a vendor.

5. Assume that a company has just committed to change from a traditional style of management to one based on TQM. Explain the importance of employee involvement and empowerment in implementing the TQM.

6. Name of the tasks, task times and required immediate predecessors are given below for a food processing plant:

|Task |Task Time (in |Immediate | |

| | | | |

| |minutes) |Predecessors | |

| | | | |

|A |3 |None | |

| | | | |

|B |6 |A | |

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