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International Financial management
Q.1 Answer the following questions:
(a) Define exposure, differentiating between accounting and economic exposure.
(b) Describe at least three circumstances under which economic exposure is likely to exist.
Management of financial services
Q.1 Discuss the Economic and Financial functions of the Financial Market? explain the role played by the reserve bank of India in regulating the money market in India.
Q.2 Explain the financial activities which come in the ambit of merchant Banking? What is the code of conduct laid down by SEBI which the merchant bankers have to abide by?
Employment Relations question Bank
Q.1Explain various approaches of grievance resolution. Describe the role of HR department ingrievance redressal procedure in your organization or any organization you are familiar with. Discuss the advantages of formal mechanism of grievance redressal. Briefly describe the organization you are referring to.
Q.2Define Discipline. Describe the disciplinary action procedure which has taken place in your organisation or any organisation you are familiar with. Suggest measures to improve it.
Managerial Economics Question bank
Q. 1 Define Management Economic. Discuss the nature and scope of Managerial economics.
Q.3 What do you mean by discriminating monopoly. Explain the price and output determination is discriminating monopoly.Q. 4 Write short note on:-(i) Opportunity costReplacement and Historical costIncremental costs and Sunk costsPast and Future costShort run vs Long run Costs.Q. 5 Distinguish between Accounting Profit and Economic Profit
Consumer behaviour Question Bank
Q.1 Briefly explain the VAL II lifestyles approach. How in your view is this explanation of lifestyles segments useful in development of marketing strategy?
Q.2 How does the knowledge of personality help marketers develop suitable marketing communication? How will you as a marketer use the knowledge of consumer personality to develop advertisement campaigns Describe in each case how the knowledge of personality has been applied.
Q.3 What do you understand by motivational conflict? Talk friends/close associates about some of their recent purchases and collect from their examples of
Business Statistics top short questions
Comment: “Mean is unbiased estimator and standard deviation is a biased estimator”.Comment: “Poisson is a limiting form of Binomial distribution."The value of index can be obtained with the help of different methods, but that method is the best which satisfies Time Reversal' and factor 'reversal test'. Comment."Different formulae, to find the value of index, are used in different situations." Comment.Comment on “Laspeyre's has upward bias and Paasche's has downward bias."Comment on "Fisher's index is ideal because it satisfies time reversal and factor reversal test".Comment: "Coefficient of correlation is independent of change of origin and change of scale, whereas regression coefficients are independent of change of origin but not change of scale."“A correlation coefficient r=0.8 indicates a relationship twice as close to r=0.4” Comment.Do you agree with the following statement and comment: "Dispersion indicates the variations round the value of mean, and skewness and kurtosis indicate the nature of variations round the value of means, whether they are symmetrical or not."Comment: "Measures of dispersion and central tendency are complementary to each other in highlighting the characteristics of a frequency distribution.""A cat was sitting on the floor of the house and looking for rats in the kitchen." Count the number of letters in each word of the above statement and make a frequency table (i) of the discrete type (ii) of continuous type by taking the suitable size of the class interval."Every average has its own peculiar characteristics. It is difficult to say which average is the best." Comment.Comment "Statistics is the science of averages."Comment "Statistics is a scientific method."Comment "Statistics is a body of methods for making wise decision in the face of uncertainty."Comment "Statistics affects everybody and touches life at many points. It is both a science and an art"Comment "Statistics can prove any thing."Comment "Proper function of statistics is to enlarge individual experience."Comment "Statistics does study quantitative variable and does not .study qualitative variable."Comment: "Large number of figures are more consistent as compared to small number of figures".
Materials Management questions bank1. "Management synchronises with the control of very systems, procedures, methods, techniques and tools. and materials which are truly effective instruments in serving the enterprise." Is it really so ? Discuss the Statement in the light of the statement. Your emphasis should be on 'Management inRelation to Materials'. 2. Is It true to say that integrated materials management is better placed for manoeuvring the cost curve ? Explain. 3. Is there any difference between conventional approach and modern approach to materials management organisation? Illustrate with the help of charts. 4. 'Organisation in Reality' is a caption. You are to take an imaginary situation and prepare an organisation chan accordingly. Also explain the difference between theoretical approaches in this chapter and your own approach. Is there any material difference? Account for the digerenas. 5. "It is not enough merely to climb over these obstacles : the climbing has to be better and quicker than good 'enough', and it is 'this good enough' which the materials manager has to search and go for." Elucidate the statement. 6. "Having guarded against the survival aspect by interpreting. analysing and then forecasting, thematerials manager is loaded with the responsibility of ensuring reasonable profit to the undertaking." Is the statement true? How far a materials manager is responsible for ensuring a profit margin ? Why should he be made so responsible ? 7. "Materials planning is a part of production planning." Do you apes? Differentiate between the two. Explain the factors affecting materials planning substantially. 8. "Standardisation promotes ,'the interest of the consumer and serves the purpose of the producer." Elucidate the statement. 9. "If anything can go wrong ; it will," "Of the things that can't go wrong, some will." Murphy's Laws Comment lucidly in the light of the necessity and importance of inventory control. 10. Comment on the necessity of having an Economic-order Quantity and illustrate. 11. How far the computers are successful in stock saving ? "The radical change from a manual system to complete computerisation of stock control brings new problems, frustration and even failures." Comment on the statement taking India as a test case in the matter. 12. "The contribution (of Materials Management) can best be measured by the amount by which it has been able to reduce the cost and control the inventory." How far do you subscribe to thisstatement ? Can you say that this evaluation philosoply is not conducive to the growth of materials management as a service function. 13. "The function of stores control is perhaps the least glamorous of all aspects of materials management and is yet so necessary and important." Comment. 14. "The success with which the stores department is functioning is determined by the quantum of saving induced by it by way of consuming less time, employing less labour and spending less in operations." Do you subscribe ? In the light of the above statement explain the factors which are responsible for making the storekeeping a success. 15. "Storekeeper vs cashier". Is this a meaningful dialogue? Explain. 16. How will you decide, the location of a storehouse for you. industrial unit the top management of which is insistent on having a centralised storehouse whereas you think that decentralised store operation may help the organisation ?.How will you reconcile the two and take a Turn decision. 17. "Feeding materials into a machine line, ensuring the cheap and efficient flow of materials from one end of the productive chain to others, are the fields in which a receipt procedure operates." Comment and suggest a receipt procedure for a large industrial undertaking engaged in producing cement. 18. "Stores accounting is a wholly unnecessary and even wasteful expenditure." Comment with a view to bring out the importance of stores accounting for the materials department. 19. "A purchase executive is engaged in (i) development of new sources. (ii) standardisation, (iii) introducing mw materials,(iv) variety reduction process, and (v) value analysis activities." Do you think that a purchase 'executive can really do justice to all these activities ? Explain his responsibilities in this connection. 20. Do you think that knowledge of channel of distribution helps a purchase executive in right selection of source of a supply. 21. What is price forecasting? What techniques would you adopt in price forecasting for purchasing different items for your industrial undertaking? Illustrate. 22. "The purchase - budget is not merely an estimate of purchase e to be made and the financial requirements for such purchasss but it mho exercises control over expendimrc on purchases and consumption of materials." Define a purchase budget and comment on the statement. 23. Why make-or-buy decision is a poser for the management ? Do you think that it is a question which cau be answered straightaway and lightly? If not, why? Explain. 24. What is sub-contracting? Comment on the advantages of sub-contracting to the prime contractor. 25. Explain in brief "Purchasing and Marketing strategies go simultaneousls. The strategies are complementary and not competitive." 26. "True business is run on cordial relationship." Is it always true ? Discuss in this connection the responsibility of the purchase depaitment. 27. "In this complex market mechanism the 'buyers and sellers are not adverse forces...the rewarding relationship with mutual understanding has always a case of its own." Comment. 28. "For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul." Does this saying apply to buying ana selling also? Explain critically. 29. What is business ethics? Does it differ from personal ethics? "Personal ethics influencesbusiness ethics." Do you agree with the statement. 30. 'Codes alone are not sufficient in purchasing.' Why? Then wFat are other ethical factors ? Explain. 31. "Research is purposive analysis that tries to establish a basis for, prediction and control in thebehaviour it studies.'. Comment on the statement in relation to purchasing research. 32. "Negotiation is essentially a communication." Define negotiation and explain as to how humanbehaviour plays a decisive role in negotiation. 33. "India's efforts for import substitution are laudable." Comment. 34. "Self-sufficiency in today's world is a far cry. One has no alternative but to depend on others in some form or the other for his own or his society's needs." Is this statement in any way related to imports ? Explai
1. Briefly discuss the importance of IT in retail industry and discuss the various applications of IT in retail sector?
2. What do you mean by Global data synchronization? Name three benefits of the system and give few example applications and information sources for organizational retail portal.
3. What is RFID? Explain its importance and application in retail industry and also discuss the privacy concerns to be taken care of while adopting RFID ?
4. Name a few central utilities in a typical IT system in retail and name a few challenges faced by the IT implementation in Retail.
TOP RETAIL MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS
1. What can be the various factors that effect the finance planning in a retailing business? Explain with examples
2. What are the specifications that .make retail business different from any other line of business?
3. Can you map the various phases through which an organisation goes through and also make a graph to support your answer.
4. List the key aspects that come as an output finance management in retailing
Management information system part 2 very important guess(51) What is the most common form of IT enabled organizational change?(52) Which form of organizational change requires business processes to be analyzed simplified and redesign?(53) When outsourcing should be used by the organizations?(54) How Information systems can contribute for total quality management?(55)What are the technology related challenges that are invisible to your organization? Highlight the pitfalls? How integrated software applications can help in this?(56) What are integrated software applications? Talk about their advantages and business utility.(57) Write notes on the business software solutions provided by(a) SAP(b) PeopleSoft(c) Oracle(d) Microsoft(58) Compare the Business solutions provided by Microsoft and SAP. Is the rivalry justified? Clearly highlight the features which are common between the two.(59) Explain briefly the terms:(a) subject orientation(b) granularity(c) aggregations(d) partitioning(e) time variancy.(60) In the context of a data warehouse:(a) what is a concept hierarchy?(b) what do you mean by factual information?(c) what is a snowflake schema?(61) What is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in the focus is due to tlie increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate.(62) What are the types of inventoty management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.(63) What is computerized mnaintenance management? Explain tlie conceptual modelthrough which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustained basis.(64) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important economy of data processing and administrative efficiency?(65)Computers are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statement in the context of financial planning.(66) What are the main features of a computerised General Ledger System?(67)Identify the role of transaction processing system in the development information system.(68) Suggest few modules, you would like to add to improve the Marketing Information System.(69)List the analytical methods, which could be used effectively in the modules of human resource management for the development of subsystem.(70) How does computerized Personnel Information systems help in managing human resources more efficiently?(71) Discuss the importance of information system for business decisiotis.(72) Distinguish between data, information and knowledge.(73) Explain the steps involved in the developnient of busitless systems.(74) Visit some of the organizations to identify the information systems used for better management. Suggest the ways and means for the improvement.?(75) Identify and name some of the computerized information systems used in production management, HRD and marketing?.(76)Does an organization have a right to collect and share information without the permission of person concerned? What are the ethical issues involved in information society.(77) Every component of a computer such as software, hardware and network should beprotected. Justify!(78) Why should every organization have a disaster recovery plan to protect itself? What are the main components of a disaster recovery plan?(79)Write a brief note on virus threat and a protection strategy.(80)Discuss fully the purpose of an information system.(81)Discuss why management needs information. Is it possible for the management of an organization to make effective decisions without the aid of an information system? Discuss.(82) In the end, the information system is recognized only as a foundation for human judgment, insight and inventiveness. Discuss.(83) What impact does the implementation of programmed decision-making have on the management system of an organization?(84) Compare and contrast programmed decision-making information system and decision assisting information system.(85) What are different types of controls and audits required for an informationsystem?(86) Define data and information. What is the difference between the two?(87) What is the need of information in present day society? Why is it necessary to have a structure in an organization?(88) What are the main characteristics of information?(89) What are various ways of assessing the value of information? Explain each method briefly?(90) Write a detailed note on data life cycle.(91) What are the main reasons for success and failure of an information system?(92) Define MIS. What are the main features of an MIS?(93) Write a brief note to explain the evolution of MIS.(94) What are the functions that MIS supports in an organization?(95) What is Simons framework for decision-making? How does it help in MIS design?(96) What are the determinants of MIS design according to Zani?(97) Explain the following statement, there is a two way relationship between organization and Information Systems.(98) What are the main types of software?(99) What are the main functions of operating system?(100) Define multi-tasking and time-sharing system?(101) Difference between compiler and interpreter?(102) Name different generations of programming languages and their characteristics?(103) What are the advantages of open-source software?(104) Describe the decision making process of acquiring application software?(105) What are the components of a computer system?(106) What are the components of a CPU?(107) What factors affects the speed of a computer?(108) Write a detailed note on primary memory?(109) Write a detailed note on secondary memory?(110) Write a detailed note on Input-Output devices?(111) What are plug-and-play devices?(112) What are various types of computer?(113) Define an information system and list its major components.(114) Describe how information system can support a business.(115) Define the Internet, Intranet, and e-commerce.(116) Briefly describe various types of Information Systems.(117) What is the purpose of a TPS? How does it compliment MIS in an organization?(118) List the major advantages of the Internet. Briefly describe impact of Internet on business.(119) Write a note on e-commerce. What are the advantages of e-commerce over conventional business?(120) What is the purpose of a computer aided decision support system? What are the major components of such a system? How does it help the decision making process?(121) Wliat is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in tlie focus is due to the increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate.(122) What are the types of inventory management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.(123) What is computerized maintenance management? Explain the conceptual modelthrough which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustainedbasis.(124) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important foreconomy of data processing and administrative efficiency?(125 ) computerised are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statementin the context of financial planning.(126) What are the main features of a computerised General Ledger System?
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART 1 (1) What strategies can be used to desynchronize production and consumption in case of services?(2) How can one compensate for the absence of inventory to meet demand fluctuations in case of services?(3) Suggest some ways to make distribution possible in case of the impossible distribution examples?(4) Suggest some supply chain strategies for treasury management?(5) List the supply chain principles embodied in a debit card?(6) What supply chain strategies can rail companies use to stop the erosion of market share to air travel in case of passengers and road in case of freight?(7) How can telephone companies protect their markets from competition from ISPs using supply chain strategies?(8) Which players in the healthcare sector are likely to die out as a result of changing supply chain scenario?(9) What are the peculiar characteristics of knowledge as a product relevant to its supply chain management?(10) What is the future of brick and mortar educational institutions given the revolution in the educational supply chain?(11) How can government overcome infrastructure bottlenecks to streamline its supply chain?(12) Comment on the prospects of retailing of services as a future growth industry?(13) In the new banking scenario, branches are a liability comment?(14) Outline a supply chain strategy for timeshare resorts to enable them to get a competitive advantage over traditional hotels?(15) How can bulk freight carriers take advantage of technological innovations to streamline their supply chain?(16) Why is software more a service than a product given its supply chain characteristics?(17) What impact will m-commerce (mobile commerce) and d-commerce (digital commerce) have on traditional e-commerce (electronic commerce)?(18) How can traditional book, music, television and film industry react to new distribution technologies to enhance customer value delivery?(19) With more medical information available online than a human mind can assimilate, how will the role of doctors change in delivery healthcare services?(20) With information freely available on the Internet, the demand for consultants will reduce comment?(21) What are the essential differences in a B2C and a B2B supply chain. List the respective characteristics that necessitate such differences?(22) Identify and describe factors influencing supply chain network design decisions?(23) Describe how a company achieves strategic fit between its supply chain strategy and its competitive strategy?(24) Identify and describe the major drivers of supply chain performance?(25) Describe how outsourcing works. Why would a firm want to outsource?(26) What are the advantages of collaboration among members in the supply chain?(27) How can vendor managed inventory contribute to supply chain effectiveness?(28) In this era of outsourcing, third party logistics can add value to existing supply chains. Explain this statement with examples?(29) What are advantages of fourth party logistics over third party logistics?(30) What is the skill set required by 4PL companies to be able to effectively integrate the supply chain for their client company? (31) Describe the role of the Internet in managing supply chains in the future?(32) What activities can be performed by e-Agents? How can e-agents help to enhance collaboration among channel partners?(33) How can reverse logistics cater to a green supply chain strategy in the future?(34) What do you understand by the term world-class supply chain?(35) As a supply chain manager critically evaluate the laws and regulations of both India and EU countries?(36) What are the relaxations of Sales tax on goods across the various states in our country and can we overcome this by a single document procedure?
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART II(37) As a warehouse manager list out your duties from receiving the goods to its delivery to the manufacturer or to the end consumer?(38) The most common method for evaluating non-economic factors in a facility location study is to use a scoring model Why? Justify your answer?(39) Is it true that subjective criteria in plant location models focus on long-run cost effects? If yes, Why?(40) Explain transportation mix with relevant examples?(41) What are the various techniques of cost reduction?(42) Explain MTO in detail with specific examples from those outside the unit?(43) Explain the procedure of transport and carrier selection. Why is it carried out and what are the major characteristics?(44) Why is fleet sizing necessary? Elucidate with relevant examples?(45) What is routing and scheduling? Explain in the Indian context?(46) What are the different constraints of routing?(47) Suggest a futuristic transport profile for a growing company?(48) Why is Supply Chain Performance required to be measured?(49) Todays management cant afford to focus only on companys performance in a vacuum; there is an emerging requirement to focus on the performance of the extended supply chain or network in which company is a partner. Comment!(50) What is the need for Supply Chain Performance Measures? What are the factors that contribute to managements need for new types of measures for managing the supply chain?(51) Discuss in detail about the supply chain performance measurement system. Highlight the similarities/ dissimilarities in any two of these measures?(52) Define Benchmarking. Define its role in improvement of organizational efficiencies?(53) What are various kinds of challenges faced during the process of benchmarking?(54) Benchmarking is a continuous process. Express your opinion in favor or against it giving reasons?(55) What the various challenges especially in the area of Human Resources faced during Benchmarking process?(56) Highlight the Key issues in Benchmarking Case 1?(57) Highlight the Key issues in Benchmarking Case 2?(58) Logistics Management impacts not only upon the profit and loss account of business but also upon the balance sheet? Comment!(59) When Christopher says that supply chains compete, not companies what exactly does he mean. Evaluate this statement from the cost point of view?(60) What were the reasons for the fall of management accounting? Explain activity based costing and mention the benefits it had over the management accounting?(61) What are cost drivers in a supply chain? Take the case of a paper manufacturing company and portray all its cost drivers? (62) What is Customer Profitability Analysis? Why it has gained importance in the recent times. Is it ethical to deny a customer that is not profitable?(63) What are the deciding factors for a manufacturing organization to switch from the current work practice to that of IT based? (64) What is the right technology that protects investment in a changing environment? Give your answer specific to an Indian Manufacturing Organization?(65) Identify suitable IT packages to suit small, medium, and large manufacturing organizations. Give your choices with justifications both technical and economical?(66) What are the various modules of SAP R/3? Briefly discuss the content of each module?(67) Explain briefly each module of BaaN IV?(68) Compare and contrast ERP software products of at least two established brands?(69) Give important benefits of Manufacturing, Finance, and Distribution modules of BaaN IV?(70) How is the Project module of SAP R/3 comparable to that of BaaN IV?
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART III(71) How is the right ERP Package selected for a medium sized manufacturing organization?(72) Can ERP software package be applied in (i) Process Industry (ii) Service Industry? Why and why not?(73) Discuss i2 Technology software products for manufacturing applications. What salient features are found in i2 products?(74) Compare and contrast ERP software package of either SAP or BaaN with i2 package?(75) BaaN and SAP have ventured to enhance their software products for supply chain management environment. Is this a right approach? Why and why not?(76) What steps are to be followed while implementing IT software packages for supply chain management? Do these steps vary from package to package? How are they standardized?(77) In the IT based supply chain management, what criteria can be recommended to measure the performance of manufacturing organization? Explain the merits and demerits of your recommendations?(78) Making changes in a manufacturing company is probably the hardest thing that civilized man has ever set out to achieve give your comment on this statement in context with the organization switching to supply chain management?(79) Distinguish between independent and dependent demand inventory system. Why inventory control system is not practiced for dependent item material planning?(80) Give major inputs of MRP. Identify the sources through which these inputs are obtained. Give your answer for both Make to Stock (Make to Forecast) and Make to Order situations?(81) Prepare a flow chart for Material Requirement Planning logic. Illustrate the basic mechanics of the logic for a simple product like a ballpoint pen. Assume all the necessary data for your selected product?(81) What is MRP-II? How is it different from MRP? (82) Define ERP. Give its tangible and intangible benefits?(83) Why a company pursues a new ERP solution?(84) What are the three distinct phases of Distribution Requirement Planning?(85) Explain the DRP logic for a medium size soft-drink manufacturing company.How is the safety stock decided in such distribution system?(86) Compare and contrast DRP and DRP-II?(87) Give the key processes considered in both ERP and SCM. How are these rocesses different from one another?(88) What are the supply chain management pitfalls? How are these pitfalls being eliminated?(89) Briefly explain the supply chain planning and a few software for SCP?(90) The leading SCP products generally have many features as compared to RP software packages Give your elaborate remarks on this statement?(91) Define Information Technology. What are the advantages and disadvantages f adoption of IT in Indian Manufacturing Organizations?(92) What is the value of information? How would you try to assess the value ofinformation to a decision-maker?(93) Explain briefly the Inter Organizational Information system. How is IOIS important for effectivesupply chain management?(94) What are the fundamental mistakes commonly made while capturing information? How would these mistakes be eliminated in SCM?(95) Give various supply chain information categories. Give examples of information contained in these categories?(96) What are the major advantages and disadvantages of inquiry systems in which data are captured on-line but files are updated later � say at night?(97) How would you measure the extent of unemployment created by the implementation of IT? What factors tend to mitigate the problem of increasedunemployment if it actually occurs?(98) Does IT have an impact beyond the organization, for example, on stockholders or customers? What kinds of effect occur and what problemsare created for these groups? (99) What is the IT enabled organization design variables? How do theysupplement or replace conventional design variables?(100) What are the risks for a small company connecting itself electronically withmajor customers?(100) What kinds of employees are most likely to be replaced by InformationTechnology? Does your answer depend on the type of system? Are the decision levels affected?(101) Write a brief note on the following:i) Electronic commerceii) Electronic Data Interchangeiii) Bar Coding and Scanningiv) Data Warehousev) Internetvi) Intranet/Extranetvii) World Wide Webviii) Decision Support System(102) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Bar Code and ScanningSystem in the Manufacturing Organizations?(103) Give a list of potential benefits of using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).Who are the service providers of EDI in India and their terms andconditions?(104) Compare and contrast EDI, Internet, and Intranet/Extranet. How are theyapplied in SCM?(105) Explain in brief international SCM?(106) How can you organize your company for global markets? Give relevantexamples to elucidate your point?
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART IV(107) Explain the interfacing between logistics and functional members of thesupply chain, with examples?(108) Logistics is a strategic resource; discuss the same in the global context?(109) Explain global sourcing and its advantages and disadvantages. How can youarrive at the best course of action for global sourcing?(110) Explain world-class management model in respect to SCM?(111) Explain in detail the process of re-engineering?(112) What are the benefits of re-engineering in supply chain?(113) Explain the benefits of integrated approach for implementation of SCM?(114) It is a fact; SCM and BPR have a common goal and are interrelated.Explain the sentence with examples?(115) Explain the parallels between the BPR & SCM philosophy?(116) Integration of supply and demand chain will go a long way to build andeffective SCM system. Discuss with examples?(117) Explain with examples demand and demand management?(118) Explain the various models of SCM?(119) Explain push-pull model with relevant examples?(120) Discuss the role of Internet in SCM. Explain e-business and e-commerce?(121) What is Bullwhip effect? Explain the various permutations and combinations to reduce this effect in SCM?(122) What are the reasons for variability in the supply chain? Explain in detail with relevant examples?(123) How do you link goods flow, information flow and cash flow in SC integration? Explain with appropriate diagram?(124) Define logistics and elucidate with appropriate examples in the Indian context?(125) Explain the various factors of logistics with special reference to transportation?(126) What are the stages for selection the appropriate transport mode and why? (127) Why is transportation important in a firms supply chain?(128) What is more important-inbound or outbound logistics in a supply chain?(129) Give relevant examples of the problems involved in logistics activity. How can we overcome them?(130) What is a supply chain and what is effective SCM?(131) What are the factors that link supply chain?(132) How can customer service be improved by proper implementation of SCM?(133) What are the fundamental concepts on which customer focused marketing is built on?(134) Can you define Basic Customer Service?(135) Why SCM became an important managerial issue during 1990s?(136) Do you see any difference between a functional and an innovative product? How these differences influence the supply chain design and its performance objectives?(137) Explain various supply chain processes for an integrated SCM. Are there any other processes that you can think of ?(138) What are the primary responsibilities of logistics group and marketing group within an organization? Why there is a conflict between the two? What measures can be taken to enhance cooperation?(139) What are the differences between manufacturing/logistics approach when the basis for competing isi) Cost leadershipii) Differentiation(140) Logistics is the function that is responsible for the flow of materials into, through and out of an organisation. Elaborate?(141) These are many possible structures for SC, but the simplest view has materials converging on an organising through tiers of suppliers and products diverging through tiers of customers. Elaborate?(142) It is said that the overall aim for logistics is to achieve high customer satisfaction or perceived product value. This must be achieved with acceptable costs. How would you find the best balance?(143)What is Physical Distribution Management? Describe its components? Also, elucidate the total approach to PDM?(144)Describe the evolution of Supply Chain concept. What in your opinion is the most important stage?
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
(1)It is said, Information and communication are most of the time complementary and sometimessupplementary to each other. Elaborate!
(2)What do you understand by competitiveness of ICT? Highlight the impact of ICT for the developing nations with respect to the economic activities.
(3) What are the hardware and software issues for the technology for convergence? Also explain what do you understand by soft switched-based applications?
(4)What are the standardized protocols for call control and media mapping in network multimedia communications over packet-based networks? Describe them!
MIS QUESTION BANK PART 2(39) Excel is a versatile spreadsheet package. It can do wonder for accountants. Comment.(40) With so many ready made and customized software available-The need for a manager is to learn to use them effectively rather than learn to program them.. Do you agree?(41) What makes Java an almost perfect web programming language?What are its disadvantages?(42) What are the different phases of traditional system life cycle?(43) What are the three phases of traditional system life cycle where users are highly involved?(44) What are the various steps and deliverables in the development phase?(45) In which phase of system life cycle the following are performed? Defining the problem, identifying its causes, specifying the solution, and identifying the information requirements.?(46) What are the three major areas of feasibility, which are addressed in system analysis?(47) Which of the design lays out the components of the system and their relationship to each other, as they would appear to users?(48) What types of resources are used in an information system?(49) What are the different types of computer based information system used in different functional areas business by organizations?(50) Who are the typical users of information system?(51) What is the most common form of IT enabled organizational change?(52) Which form of organizational change requires business processes to be analyzed simplified and redesign?(53) When outsourcing should be used by the organizations?(54) How Information systems can contribute for total quality management?(55)What are the technology related challenges that are invisible to your organization? Highlight the pitfalls? How integrated software applications can help in this?(56) What are integrated software applications? Talk about their advantages and business utility.(57) Write notes on the business software solutions provided by(a) SAP(b) PeopleSoft(c) Oracle(d) Microsoft(58) Compare the Business solutions provided by Microsoft and SAP. Is the rivalry justified? Clearly highlight the features which are common between the two.(59) Explain briefly the terms:(a) subject orientation(b) granularity(c) aggregations(d) partitioning(e) time variancy.(60) In the context of a data warehouse:(a) what is a concept hierarchy?(b) what do you mean by factual information?(c) what is a snowflake schema?(61) What is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in the focus is due to tlie increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate.(62) What are the types of inventoty management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.(63) What is computerized mnaintenance management? Explain tlie conceptual modelthrough which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustained basis.(64) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important economy of data processing and administrative efficiency?(65)Computers are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statement in the context of financial planning.(66) What are the main features of a cotnpirterised General Ledger System?(67)Identify the role of transaction processing system in the development information system.(68) Suggest few modules, you would like to add to improve the Marketing Information System.(69)List the analytical methods, which could be used effectively in the modules of human resource management for the development of subsystem.(70) How does computerized Personnel Information systems help in managing human resources more efficiently?(71) Discuss tlie importance of iniformnation system for business decisiotis.(72) Distinguish between data and knowledge.(73) Explain the steps involved in tlie developnient of busitless systems.(74) Visit some of the organizations to identify the information systems used for better management. Suggest the ways for the improvement.? (75) Identify arid rialne some of tlie computerized iliforrnatiorl systerns used in production management, HRD and marketing?.(76)Does an organization have a right to collect and share information without the permission of person concerned? What are the ethical issues involved in information society.(77) Every component of a computer such as software, hardware and network should beprotected. Justify!(78) Why should every organization have a disaster recovery plan to protect itself? What are the main components of a disaster recovery plan?(79)Write a brief note on virus threat and a protection strategy.(80)Discuss fully the purpose of an information system.
Management information system notes very important(81)Discuss why management needs information. Is it possible for the management of an organization to make effective decisions without the aid of an information system? Discuss.(82) In the end, the information system is recognized only as a foundation for human judgment, insight and inventiveness. Discuss.(83) What impact does the implementation of programmed decision-making have on the management system of an organization?(84) Compare and contrast programmed decision-making information system and decision assisting information system.(85) What are different types of controls and audits required for an informationsystem?(86) Define data and information. What is the difference between the two?(87) What is the need of information in present day society? Why is it necessary to have a structure in an organization?(88) What are the main characteristics of information?(89) What are various ways of assessing the value of information? Explain each method briefly?(90) Write a detailed note on data life cycle.(91) What are the main reasons for success and failure of an information system?(92) Define MIS. What are the main features of an MIS?(93) Write a brief note to explain the evolution of MIS.(94) What are the functions that MIS supports in an organization?(95) What is Simons framework for decision-making? How does it help in MIS design?(96) What are the determinants of MIS design according to Zani?(97) Explain the following statement, there is a two way relationship between organization and Information Systems.(98) What are the main types of software?(99) What are the main functions of operating system?(100) Define multi-tasking and time-sharing system?(101) Difference between compiler and interpreter?(102) Name different generations of programming languages and their characteristics?(103) What are the advantages of open-source software?(104) Describe the decision making process of acquiring application software?(105) What are the components of a computer system?(106) What are the components of a CPU?(107) What factors affects the speed of a computer?(108) Write a detailed note on primary memory?(109) Write a detailed note on secondary memory?(110) Write a detailed note on Input-Output devices?(111) What are plug-and-play devices?(112) What are various types of computer?(113) Define an information system and list its major components.(114) Describe how information system can support a business.(115) Define the Internet, Intranet, and e-commerce.(116) Briefly describe various types of Information Systems.(117) What is the purpose of a TPS? How does it compliment MIS in an organization?(118) List the major advantages of the Internet. Briefly describe impact of Internet on business.(119) Write a note on e-commerce. What are the advantages of e-commerce over conventional business?(120) What is the purpose of a computer aided decision support system? What are the major components of such a system? How does it help the decision making process?(121) Wliat is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in tlie focus is due to the increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate.(122) What are the types of inventory management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.(123) What is computerized maintenance management? Explain the conceptual modelthrough which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustainedbasis. (124) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important foreconomy of data processing and administrative efficiency?(125 ) computerised are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statementin the context of financial planning.(126) What are the main features of a computerised General Ledger System?
Management of public enterprises(1) How do management challenges differ over the stages of growth in a small enterprise? Explain with the help of an example?(2) Discuss the opportunities and threats that free the entrepreneur in the stabilisation free?(3) Describe the various stabilisation strategies that can be used entrepreneur operating a fast food restaurant in a busy metropolitan market?(4) If you were a ready-made garment manufacturers about to enter the competitive field of exports of apparel, what growth strategies would you adopt to ensure a comfortable pace of growth?(5) Describe the organisational requirements for growth orientation in a small scale enterprise?(6) Comment upon the need for performance evaluation and control for a-small scale entrepreneur?(7) What are the measures of overall performance that can be used to assess the working of an S.S.I unit? Explain with an example?(8) How does the production schedule operate as a control tool? Explain? (9) What measures of performance assessment and marketing control would you apply for the following S.S.I enterprises? (a) A beauty saloon (b) A boutique specialising in exclusive apparel. (c) A bakery specialising in supplies to the mid-day meal schemes of some public schools.(10) What are the important considerations in a product design selection? Explain with the help of an example?(11) Discuss the process of prototype development?(12) How do availability of, transportation facilities and labour affect the location decision? What in your opinion are the three most important variables affecting the, location decision?(13) What do you understand by method study and work measurement? How relevant do you think these are for a small scale enterprise?(14) What are the tools of production planning and control that a small entrepreneur can use? Comment with the help of an example?(15) Explain the various quality control tools that can be used by small entrepreneur? (16) What are the different ownership forms available to you as alternatives? Discuss each form in-brief ?(17) Compare a sole proprietorship with a partnership in terms of(a) Tax advantage(b) Secrecy(c) Capital raising ability(18) What are the important characteristics of the partnership form? Is it necessary to register a partnership? Describe the effects of non registration?(19) What are the major advantages that the company form of organisation has over others? What are the important distinctions between a private and a public limited company?(20) Discuss the taxation provisions related to the different organisational forms?(21) After going througn this unit, can you develop a framework to help you to decide upon the selection of the organisational form? What criteria would you take into consideration in deciding upon the ownership form of your organisation?(22) What is the need and significance of the preparation of a project report for a small scale entrepreneur? Discuss with the help of examples?(23) Give an overview of the project preparation process?(24) What are the important infrastructure consideration that you should keep in mind before deciding upon the site of your plant?(25) How would you plan for the technology input needed in your small enterprise?(26) What are the, main project cost components for which of these courses would a commercial bank offer financial assistance?(27) Explain the utility of break-even analysis for judging the profitability of small enterprises, with the help of an example?(28) Describe the common errors in project report formulation?(29) What are thee main sources of short and long term finance for a small entreperneur?(30) Comment upon the position of commercial batiks vis--vis the financing of small enterprises?(31) Discuss the various types of financing requirements that a small entrepreneur may have?(32) Discuss in detail the role of SIDBI as an institution in the context of financing of SSEs?(33) What are the basic steps in system of bringing a product/service from an idea to a finished product/service? (34) How does production design relate to technology determination and equipment selection?(35) The swastik company is considering to start a manufacturing plan t in either Madras, Coimbatore, or Madurai. The company has collected the economic and non economic data shown below?(36) What are the implications of `marketing orientation' on the process of product selection?(37) Think of the `benefits' that an entrepreneur trying to establish a typing school can offer to its customers.(38) Analyse the competitive situation with respect to the scooter market in India. Does it face any competition from the moped and the motorcycle markets?(39) What kinds of intermediaries are involved in selling (a)pressure cookers,(b) cigarettes, and (c)life insurance? (40) What do you understand by OSI? What is the role of OSI in successful enterprise management?(41) What are the main techniques utilised for opportunity scanning and identification? Discuss with examples?(42) Using the framework 2 given in the unit, carry out an opportunity analysis for the following:(a)beauty saloon(b)fast food restuarant(43) How would you use SWOT analysis to identify opportunities for SSI/Self-employment. Discuss with examples?(44) What do you understand by the term entrepreneurial competency? How is the term relevant to entrepreneurship development?(45) Which 5 competencies according to the feedback you got from activity 3, rate highest asdeterminants of entrepreneurial success? Can you explain the significance of each for entrepreneurial success?(46) Describe the process of development of entrepreneurial competencies?(47) Which characteristics of small enterprises enable them to contribute to the economic development process in a developing country like India? Discuss. (49) Taking specific case examples discuss the employment generation potential of Entrieprenurship and-Small small scale enterprises vis-a-vis the large enterprises:(50) In the Indian context, explain the specific role that entrepreneurship has fulfilled in the development of small scale sector?(51) With reference to the support needs of SSE's outlined in the unit, do you think the Indian infrastructure and environment is conducive to the development. of small scale enterprises. Discuss, giving reasons for you answer?
Human Resource planning(1) What is human resource accounting? Discuss with reference to a few definitionsof human resource accounting?(2) What is human resource cost? Discuss the measurement of human resource cost?(3) What are the major components of the original cost of human resources?(4) Explain the need, purpose and the scope of the HR Audit?(5) Explain the similarities and differences between the HR Audit and Financial Audit?(6) Explain the significance of Information System in Human Resource Management.(7) Discuss the criticality of systemising information for effective planning?(8) Explain the various approaches to manageing information at the macro and microlevel?(9) Explain the advantages of computerising human resources information system?(10) Discuss the objectives of performance appraisal?(11) Describe the methods used in performance appraisal?(12) What is Management by Objectives (MBO)? What are its key features?(13) What is the purpose and significance of performance review?(14) Highlight the significance of performance counseling in developingemployees?(15) What is a career? What are the factors which go into the shaping of a career?(16) Name at least two ways that career planning might benefit an individual?(17) Is the concept of career planning and succession planning realistic in todaysrapidly changing environment?(18) What is orientation? What is an orientation kit?(19) Identify the importance of orientation and tell how you would orient a newmanagement trainee?(20) Induction is the guided adjustment of employee to the organisation andhis work environment. Discuss?(21) What are the main causes of job dislocation?(22) What are the solutions to deal with dislocated employees?(23) Outline the steps in the personnel selection process?(24) What are the common interview problems? How can they be overcome?(25) Explain in some detail how you would go about analysing and evaluatingthe effectiveness of an employee selection programme? (26) Tests often do not reflect an individuals true ability. What are your viewson this statement?(27) What is recruitment? What are the methods and techniques of recruitment?(28) Give several advantages of recruiting from internal sources and externalsources?(29) Explain the concept of competency and competency approach to job analysis?(30) Describe the various methods of the competency mapping?(31) Explain the major benefits of competency approach to job analysis?(32) Explain the various approaches to role definition?(33) Describe the factors leading to changes required in role descriptions?(34) Define role description and explain the uses of role descriptions?(35) What do you mean by job analysis? Explain the process of job analysis.(36) Explain various methods of collecting information for job analysis?(37) Define job description. Explain the uses of job description?(38) Explain the various human resource systems supported through performanceappraisal systems in organisations?(39) Explain the transformational process through social, economic, organisationaland technological changes at workplace?(40) Discuss the role of human resource measures and audit in HRP system?(41) Explain the various methods of human resource supply in an organisation?(42) Describe the factors affecting internal levels. Explain the reasons for increase inemployee groups?(43) Discuss the employee turnover analysis. Explain the different techniques forsupply management? (44) Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Discuss various techniquesused in forecasting human resource planning?(45) Explain the issues in demand forecasting. Discuss the different factorscontributing to demand forecasting?(46) Explain the review process of human resource planning. Discuss how it balancesthe competing and conflicting elements?(47) Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Discuss the manning andutilization of manpower?(48) Describe the various forecasting techniques. Explain how these techniques arebeing used in forecasting process?(49) Explain the review process of human resource planning. Discuss how it balancesthe competing and conflicting elements?(50) Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Discuss the manning andutilization of manpower?(51) Describe the various forecasting techniques. Explain how these techniques arebeing used in forecasting process?(52) Explain the role of HR professional in human resource planning process inorganisations?(53) Describe the various forecasting techniques and how these techniques are beingused in human resource planning?(54) Explain the barriers to HRP. Bring out the requisites for effective planning?
Windows Proagramming1)Write an event procedure to find and display the string - length of an input string.2) Create a simple VB application to simulate the billing application of a gas - agency. The bill should contain the bill-no (auto generated), date and time also. Design theuser - interface with appropriate controls. Also, design the splash - screen for thisapplication.3)Write an event procedure to sort list of n - numbers in ascending order. Design an user - friendly interface for the application with appropriate controls.4)Create a simple VB application to simulate the generation of a LIC premium receipt . The premium receipt should contain the Policy No. date, time, details of the policy, name of the policy holder, address and amount. Design the splash screen for this application.5) Write an event procedure to concatenate two strings given as input and should display the resultant string. Use appropriate controls to design the user-interface.6) Create a VB application to simulate the menu-design NOTE-PAD. Note : No need of doing any programming for the application menu - design is enough7) Create a form with a picture-box. Find 3 interesting pictures and use a timer control to cycle these 3 pictures every one second. Place an exit button to close the application.8) Write an event procedure to display the type of the triangle, given the measurements of its 3 sides by the user.9) Create a form where the user enters some text into a text-box control and have the resultoutput into a label in a different font with the colour change in the background of the form.10) Write an event procedure to collect an ,integer from the user and find out whether the giveninteger is an odd integer or an even one. Design a splash screen for this application. Useappropriate controls on the form.11) Collect the first name, middle name and the last name from the user on three separate, text-boxes and display the user's short J name.12) Write a Visula Basic program to compute the FV (Future Value)of an investment. The formulato be used is as follows :FV - Investment * (1 + Interest rate ) yearsAlso, design a splash screen for this application. Use appropriate controls to design the UserInterface.13) Design a simple application DVD's, writing pads, pens, wherever necessary. to generate a bill for a stationery shop which sells books, CD's, pencils and other stationery items. Assumptions can be made14) create a VB program to introduce yourself should provide the complete information appropriate controls on the form. to the lab faculty. when the program is run,it about yourself. Design a good interface with15) Create a VB application to simulate a simple calculator to perform the arithmetic operations like addition , multiplication , division and finding out percentage, Select and place appropriate controls on the form to provide user - friendly interface . Create a menu similar to that of a note-pad application using menu editor 16) Create VB application to calculate and display the Gross-pay ,Deductions and the Net-pay for the employees of the company , given the Basic Pay, TA , DA, Perks, HRA and deductions(GPF, medical contribution , pension scheme , loans).The pay-slip should consist of all the details of the employee along with the pay details . Consider the following details for calculating the DA,HRA perks, allowances.TA=RS800/ for the employeesDA=40% of basic payPerks =3% of basic payHRA = 30% of basic pay17) Create a VB application to check whether the given string is a palindrome or not.18) Create a simple application to simulate the billing system for an automobile spare parts shop .Also design the splash screen for this application. The UI should be user-friendly with appropriate controls.19) Create a VB application which will display the string-length for a given string.
