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Bcom 374: Materials Management Question Paper

Bcom 374: Materials Management

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2013

CHUKA

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
BCOM 374: MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
STREAMS: BCOM Y3 TIME: 2 HOURS
DAY/DATE: WEDNESDAY 24/4/2013 2.30PM – 4.30 PM
INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer Question ONE and any other TWO.

1. (i) Discuss the concept of materials management and explain the core objectives
which enhances the achievement of organisational goals and objectives.
[10 Marks]

(ii) Explain the major roles of inventories within an organisation. [10 Marks]

(iii) Explain any five merits and demerits of electronic data interchange application to
materials management. [10 Marks]

2. Demonstrate how the following inventory control methods are applied to materials management and state their advantages respectively.

(a) Materials requirement planning
(b) Bar coding systems. [20 Marks]

3. (i) Explain the following terms and state how each is carried out

(a) Stock taking
(b) Stock checking [10 Marks]

(ii) State any five advantages of perpetual inventory controls of perpetual inventory
controls. [10 Marks]

4. Discuss any five principles of materials handling and explain how they are managed respectively. [20 Marks]

5. With an aid of a diagram illustrate the flow of materials (life cycle) and state the specific activities of every stage. [20 Marks]

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