Production Planning and Control — Summer 2023

What do you mean by PPC?

Discuss the importance of PPC in modern manufacturing industry.

Explain crucial functions of PPC and the concerned departments.

What is Scheduling?

Discuss the purpose of capacity planning and control.

Discuss types of production and their basic characteristics.

What should be the main functions of PPC department in following industries :

Ceiling fan mfg. (ii) Pharmaceutical Mfg. (iii) Aeroplane Mfg.

What is sales forecasting?

Explain least square method of sales forecasting.

The sales pattern of an automobile gear manufacturing company is as follows : Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Sales 22.8 25.2 28.0 31.3 32.4 29.5 32.7 35.6 (Rs.Crores) Compute the 3 yearly moving trend and find out the sales forecast for the year 2023.

State the inputs to MRP.

Benefits and Limitations of MRP II.

Discuss Economics order quantity of manufacture.

What is process planning?

Briefly explain factors influencing effective capacity of the plant.

Explain the information generated as a result of process planning.

What is assembly line balancing ?.

Discuss procedure for evaluating a production control system.

Acompany produces the toys. Operations are given below. Operation no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Immediate - - 1,2 3 4 4 5 6 6 9 7,8,10 Predecessor Time (In Minute) 4 2 5 3 4 2 7 6 3 5 Fix cycle time of 8 Minute. Find out :

Min. no. of work stations (ii) Line efficiency1

What is job sequencing?

State assumptions underlying Johnson’s algorithm for sequencing.

Discuss Aggregate production planning and the nature of APP with respect to various strategies associated with APP.

What is Master Production Schedule?

Briefly explain Line of Balance technique.

Describe the main features and methodology of implementation for ERP.