Code No: 156DV R18

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B. Tech III Year II Semester Examinations, February - 2023
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
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(Common to CE, EEE, ME, ECE, CSE, IT)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75

Note: i) Question paper consists of Part A, Part B.

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ii) Part A is compulsory, which carries 25 marks. In Part A, Answer all questions.
iii) In Part B, Answer any one question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b as sub questions.
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PART – A
(25 Marks)
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1.a) What is scientific management? [2]
b) Elaborate on the evolution of management thought and its relevance in today’s scenario
in brief. [3]
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c) Are virtual and boundary-less organization structures the same? Comment. [2]
d) Define organization as a structure. Why is it important? Explain in brief. [3]
e) What are the objectives of good layout? [2]
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f) What is value analysis? Explain the different stages in value analysis. [3]
g) Define work sampling with an example. [2]
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h) What types of control charts are required to control the processes in real world
situations? [3]
i) What is the purpose of job evaluation? State its benefits. [2]
j) Discuss the tools and techniques of project management. [3]
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PART – B
(50 Marks)
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2.a) Discuss the nature, importance and characteristics of Management.
b) What is leadership? What are the various leadership styles? Explain in brief. [5+5]
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3.a) Illustrate the social responsibility of management towards different organizations.
b) Discuss Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y in detail. [5+5]
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4.a) Write an essay on the types of organization structures.
b) A steel manufacturing company has the following main jobs
i) Manufacturing ii) Finance iii) Marketing iv) Personnel
v) Research and development
Which type of organizational structure will you choose for this type of a company and
why? Explain the concept of that organization and state any four advantages of it. [5+5]
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5.a) Discuss about lean and flat organization structure. State its merits and applications.
b) Explain in brief i) Line and staff organization ii) Virtual Organization. [5+5]
6.a) Briefly explain the Alfred weber’s plant location theory.
b) What facilities would influence (both favorable and unfavorable) the location decisions
in the case of the following: i) city/urban sites, ii) sub-urban sites, and
iii) rural/countryside sites. [5+5]
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7.a) Explain FAST diagram. Enumerate the advantages with examples.
b) Discuss the steps of RPW method for line balancing. [5+5]
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8.a) Explain, how use of work study leads to higher productivity in a manufacturing unit.
b) Why the job is divided into elements? State the general rules to be followed while
breaking the job into elements. [5+5]
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9.a) Write a short note on acceptance sampling plans.
b) A manufacturer receives large batches of components daily and decides to institute an
acceptance sampling scheme. Three possible plans are considered, each of which
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requires a sample of 30 components to be tested:
Plan A: Accept the batch if no non-conforming components are found, otherwise reject.
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Plan B: Accept the batch if not more than one non-conforming components are found,
otherwise reject. Find:
i) For each plan, calculate the probability of accepting a batch containing 2% and 8%
non-conforming.
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ii) Sketch the operating characteristic curve of each plan on the same axes. [4+6]
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10.a) With a suitable case study, explain the factor comparison method. Also state its
advantages and disadvantages.
b) Distinguish between factor comparison method and point method in job evaluation.
[5+5]
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11.a) What is PERT? Define optimistic time, pessimistic time and most likely time.
b) In a transmission line project, the normal estimate and the 'crash' estimate are as given
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below:
Normal Estimate Crash Estimate
Activity Time Direct cost for the Time Direct cost for the
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(Weeks) activity (Rs. lakhs) (Weeks) activity (Rs. lakhs)
1-2 12 1 9 2.5
2-3 4 -- 3 0.4
2-4 20 -- 20 --
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3-5 20 5 14 6.5
3-6 8 -- 4 0.2
3-7 8 -- 4 0.2
4-7 8 0.5 4 1.0
6-7 8 0.4 5 1.0
7-8 12 3 9 4.0
8-9 4 0.1 1 0.5
Indirect costs: Rs. 35,000 per week
i) Draw the project network. Find out the critical path and its duration.
ii) Calculate the cost slope of various activities.
iii) Crash the project to 43 weeks and calculate the total cost. [3+7]

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