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III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2006
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Metallurgy & Material
Technology, Electronics & Computer Engineering and Production
Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is the significance of Hawthorne experiments for management?

(b) Explain the Maslow’s Theory of Hierarchy of Human Needs. [8+8]

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2. Why does ‘organizing’ assumes increasing importance in the modern times? [16]
3. (a) What are the features of process layout?

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(b) What are its advantages and disadvantages?
(c) To what type of activities they are best suited? [6+6+4]
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4. (a) What are the various functions of marketing?
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(b) What factors influence consumer behaviour? [8+8]
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5. (a) How has personnel management changed over the years? Explain.
(b) What are the functions of a personnel manager in a large manufacturing or-
ganization? Explain in brief. [8+8]
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6. What is recruitment? Evaluate different the sources of recruitment. [16]

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7. How do you differentiate mission from vision and what is their importance to or-
ganization? [16]
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8. Consider a project consisting of nine jobs with the following precedence relations
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and average time estimates.

Job predecessor time (days)
A - 30
B - 20
C A,B 20
D A,B 20
E B 10
F D,E 10
G C,F 40
H D,E 20
I G,H 30
Draw the project network; identify the critical path and total duration for the
project. [16]

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III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2006
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Metallurgy & Material
Technology, Electronics & Computer Engineering and Production
Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Explain how scientific management paved way for changes in the traditional mind-
set. [16]

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2. (a) Discuss the features of functional organization.
(b) How is different from other forms of business structures? [8+8]

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3. What is a fixed position layout and under what conditions do you adopt it? Explain.
[16]
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4. (a) What are the costs associated with effective inventory control?
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(b) How would you deal with them in modern management? [8+8]
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5. (a) What is the role of Human Resource Manager in development and growth of
an organization?
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(b) Explain how ‘Human Resource Planning’ process can be formulated?

[8+8]
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6. What is performance appraisal? What are the steps involved in performance ap-
praisal? [16]
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7. How do you carry out SWOT Analysis for a manufacturing unit? Explain.
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[16]

8. Explain and illustrate what you understand by network analysis. How would you
compare PERT with CPM? [16]

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III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2006
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Metallurgy & Material
Technology, Electronics & Computer Engineering and Production
Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Explain the nature and features of management? [16]

2. Why does ‘organizing’ assumes increasing importance in the modern times? [16]

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3. (a) What is the concept of control chart for variables?
(b) How will you construct them? Illustrate. [8+8]

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4. (a) Explain the functions of materials manager?
(b) How are the activities need coordination with other functional areas?
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5. Discuss in detail the objectives and functions of Human Resource Management?
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6. Explain how manpower planning helps to evolve different HR strategies.

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7. What are the factors of external and internal environmental to be considered for
formulating the strategy? Explain. [16]
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8. The following are the activities identified in scheduling the time required to install
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an improved local area network (LAN). Draw the PERT network and identify the
critical path. [8+8]
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Activity Description Average duration Logical

identity te In days sequence
a Establish projectParameters 2 -
b Assess present LAN 5 a
c Present analysis 1 b
d Refine objectives 3 a
e Purchase upgradation equipment 6 c,d
f Test hardware 1 e
g Test software 2 f
h Conduct training 4 e
i Evaluate up gradation 2 g,h

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III B.Tech II Semester Supplementary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2006
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Metallurgy & Material
Technology, Electronics & Computer Engineering and Production
Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain the importance of management.

(b) What are the challenges you have to face as a manager? Discuss. [8+8]

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2. (a) Why does social responsibility become an important facet of management in
the present times?

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(b) How is it discharged? [8+8]

3. What is a fixed position layout and under what conditions do you adopt it? Explain.
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4. (a) Explain the functions of materials manager?
(b) How are the activities need coordination with other functional areas?
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5. What are the key functions of a Human Resource Manager? [16]

6. Explain in detail the different methods of job evaluation? [16]

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7. How do you formulate and implement strategy? Explain. [16]

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8. A small project consists of the following activities with the given time estimates.
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Estimated duration in month

Project event- Optimistic Most likely Pessimistic
successor event time (to ) time (tm ) time (tp )
1-2 2 2 14
1-3 2 8 14
1-4 4 4 16
2-5 2 2 2
3-5 4 10 28
4-6 4 10 16
5-6 6 12 30

(a) Draw the network,

(b) calculate the average expected time for each activity,

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(c) calculate the earliest expected time and latest allowable time for each event,
and
(d) determine the critical path considering project completion time of 36 months.
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