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Pscm 430: Operations Management Question Paper

Pscm 430: Operations Management

Course:Accounting,Finance And Investiments

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2ND TRIMESTER 2013 (EVENING) EXAMINATIONS
SCHOOL : BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT : ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS
UNIT CODE : PSCM 430
UNIT TITLE : OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

TIME: 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer question one and any other two.
Question One
Date sales
2nd May 43,000
3rd may 39,000
4th May 41,000
5th May 42,000
6th May 40,000
Required
Calculate the moving average for the above data using four periods.
(5mks)
Forecast the sales for 9th and 10th may and advice the management appropriately.
(5mks)

Discuss the importance of capacity decisions in organization.
(5mks)
Year labour
2004 42,000
2005 39,000
2006 50,000
2007 45,000
2008 39,000
2009 39,000
2010 38,000
2011 40,000
2012 42,000
2013 41000
2014 ?
2015 ?
2016 ?
Required
Enumerate the labor requirement for period 2004,2015, and 2013 using the methods of least squares.
(10mks)
Advice the management concerning the labour requirement and the effect this may have on operations management as a whole. (5mks)
Question Two
Process analysis is a critical part of operations management. Discuss. (20mks)
Question Three
Discuss with practical examples the wriend issues facing operations management practice. (20mks)
Question Four
Compare the contribution of Japanese manufacturers to their western counterparts. Use practical examples. (20mks)
Question Five
Discuss the operations management scenario in Kenya today. (20mks)

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