Production & Operation Management

Production & Operation Management Q1.Distinguish Production Management and Operations Management. Outline the scope of POM Q2.What is Master production scheduling? Discuss the process of arriving at it in a multi product organization. Q3.What is Methods Study and its objectives? Briefly explain the procedure for Methods Study. Q4.What is productivity? State the methods for improving productivity.

Q5.Write short notes on (a) Quality Circles (b) Six Sigma Q6.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. Q7.Capacity will be modified in response to demand. Demand will be modified in response to capacity. Which of these two statements is correct? Why? Q8.What are the advantages of product layout and process layout? Describe briefly, when to use product layout vs process layout.