UNIT-3

1.A supermarket sells 20,000 packets of wheat at Rs 20 per packet annually. Delivery costs are Rs 50
per order and the cost of holding a unit in stock is 15 per cent of the total cost. Determine EOQ also
find the number of orders to be placed.

2.What do you understand by acceptance sampling? Explain the concepts of single and double
sampling plans.

3.The following information is related to a cement company: Annual demand—24,000 units;

Unit price—Rs 24, cost of placing an order—Rs 40, storage costs—3 per cent per month, and interest
rate 1 per cent per month. Calculate economic order quantity and number of orders to be placed.

4.What is statistical process control? Describe the objectives and advantages of statistical process
control.

5.Compute control limits for the following four days and state whether the percentage defective falls
within the control limits for each day.
Date Number of TV components Number of
inspected defectives
Aug 3 100 15
Aug 8 160 14
Aug 13 200 19
Aug 23 170 21

6.You are given the values of sample means (average) and sample Range for 10 samples of size 5 each.
Draw the charts for the X-bar chart and R- chart.Find out is there any samples following beyond the
control limits of the above charts and write your comment.

Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No
Mean 43 49 40 44 45 38 51 46 42 48
Range 5 6 5 7 6 4 8 6 4 6
For n=5, Consider A2 =0.577; D3=0; D4=2.11

7.Compute control limits for the following four days and state whether the percentage defective falls
within the control limits for each day.
Date Number of TV components Number of
inspected defectives
Aug 3 100 15
Aug 8 160 14
Aug 13 200 19
Aug 23 170 21

8.Demonstrate the steps Involved in Construction of a p-chart.

9.The following represents the number of defects per 1000 feet in rubber-covered wire: 1, 1, 3, 7, 8,
10, 5, 13, 0, 19, 24, 6, 9, 11, 15, 8, 3, 6, 7, 4, 9, 20, 11, 7, 18, 10, 6, 4, 0, 9, 7, 3, 1, 8, 12. Do the data
come from a controlled process?

10.The following data gives the readings for 8 samples of size 6 each in the production of a certain
product. Find the control limits using mean chart.

For n=6, A2 =0.483

Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6
mean 300 342 351 319 326 333
range 25 37 20 28 30 22

11.Determine the various stock control levels with the following information:
Normal usage — 5000 units per day
Minimum usage — 2400 units per day
Maximum usage — 7700 units per day
Lead time — 10–20 days
EOQ — 8,000 units

12.The following information is about the shock absorbers used by an automobile workshop:
Annual demand: 4800 units
Unit price: Rs 300
Cost of placing an order: Rs 50
Storage cost: 3 per cent per annum
Interest rate: 15 per cent per annum
Calculate EOQ and also find the number of orders to be placed.

13.The following data represents the number of defects found on each sewing machine cabinet
inspected.
Plot a control chart with control limits. Comment on the chart
Sample No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No.of 8 10 7 9 6 7 8 9 4 5
defects
 UNIT-4

• Briefly describe the need of training and development in organization

• Demonstrate the job evaluation process.
• Differentiate personnel and industrial relations from HRM

• Discuss any four advantages of job evaluation.

• Discuss the functions of human resource manager in an industry.

• Demonstrate the following briefly

i)Promotion ii) Transfers and Separation iii) performance appraisal
• Demonstrate “on-the-job” and “off-the -job” training methods.
• Elucidate the principles of human resource management.
• Outline the steps involved in selection procedure in an organization
• Elucidate the traditional and modern methods in job evaluation.
• Elucidate the features and principles of Human resource management
• Discuss the modern methods of job evolution
• Describe various factors effecting Manpower planning
• Elucidate about salary and wage administration
• Outline the importance of HRM
• What is merit rating? Explain any three methods of merit rating.
 UNIT-5
1. Explicate the differences between PERT and CPM.
2. Elucidate the rules of drawing network diagram.

3. Describe the following

i) Gantt chart ii) Milestone chart

4. An engineering project consists of six activities. The three time estimates in number days
for each activity are given below.
Activity 1-2 2-3 3-5 5-6 1-4 4-5
to 4 3 2 9 5 4
tm 7 3 8 9 5 10
tp 10 3 20 9 5 16
Calculate the values of expected time(te), Standard Deviation and variance.

5. Which of the following two-time estimates is reliable?

to tm tp
Estimate by P 18 22 27
Estimate by Q 22 30 36

6. The following table gives a list of activities and their duration

Activity 1-2 2-5 1-3 1-4 3-5 4-6 5-6

Duration 10 12 6 8 8 10 6
(days)
i)draw the network diagram ii) determine the critical path and project duration

7. A small engineering project consists of six activities. The three time estimates in number
days for each activity are given below.
Activity 1-2 2-3 3-5 5-6 1-4 4-5
to 2 1 0 7 3 2
tm 5 1 6 7 3 8
tp 8 1 18 7 3 14
i)Calculate the values of expected time(te), Standard Deviation and variance.
ii) Draw the network diagram and mark te on each activity
iii) Identify the critical path and mark on the network diagram
iv) Find the probability of completing project in 25 days
 8. The details of activities and the project duration are given below
Activity A B C D E F G H I
Preceding -- -- A A B C, D D D, E F,G,H
activity
duration 2 3 3 5 5 9 3 3 5
i)Draw the network diagram ii) identify the critical path and mark on the network diagram
iii) calculate EST and LFT and mark them on the network diagram.

9. The following table gives a list of activities and their duration

Activity 1-2 2-5 1-3 1-4 3-5 4-6 5-6

Duration 8 10 4 6 6 8 4
(days)
i)Draw the network ii) Find EST, LST, EFT and LFT
iii) Mark the critical path on network and calculate project completion time

10. A small engineering project consists of 6 activities namely ABCDE & F with duration of
4, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 3 days respectively.
Activity A B C D E F
Preceding activity - A B A D C, E
duration 4 6 5 4 3 3
i) Draw the network diagram and calculate EST, LST, EFT, LFT and floats. Mark the
critical path and find total project duration

11. Draw the network for the following project and number the activities:
event A B C D E F G H J K L M
Pre. - A B B D B E G, E D, F, H C, J K J
event