IGNOU MBA 2017 MS-52 Project Management

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 52
Course Title : Project Management
Assignment Code : MS-52/TMA/SEM - I /2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study center.
1. What is the concept of concurrent engineering in project management and how can it be used to optimise project durations?
2. Economic analysis is done from societal point of view in contrast to financial analysis which is a private appraisal from the viewpoint of a producer. How does it bring about a change in the methods of evaluation? Describe with examples.
3. A project comprising of eight tasks (A to H) has the following characteristics:
Tasks Preceding Tasks Time Duration in Weeks
Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic
A None 2 4 12
B None 10 12 26
C A 8 9 10
D A 10 15 20
E A 7 7.5 11
F B, C 9 9 9
G D 3 3.5 7
H E, F, G 5 5 5
(a) Draw an AOA network. Carry out all the calculations, determine the critical path and mark it in the network. What is the total project duration.
(b) What is the probability of achieving the project within the deadline of 30 weeks?
4. ‘Contract Planning’ phase of project is often compared with constructing the foundations of a building – building will be as strong or as weak as its foundation. Justify.
5. (a) Explain the use and advantages of squared networks in project management.
(b) What are network-based milestone charts and what are their advantages and disadvantage as compared to squared networks?

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IGNOU MBA ASSIGNMENT-2017 MS-51 Operations Research

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 51
Course Title : Operations Research
Assignment Code : MS-51/TMA/SEM - I /2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study center.
1. Enumerate, with brief description, some of the techniques of O.R. Describe the various steps involved in O.R. study.

2. The final product of a firm has a requirement that it must weigh exactly 150 kg. The two raw materials used in the manufacture of this product are A with a cost of Rs. 2 per unit and B with a cost of Rs. 8 per unit. Each unit of A weighs 5 kg. and each unit of B weighs 10 kg. At least 14 units of B and no more than 20 units of A must be used. How much of each type of raw material should be used for each unit of the final product if cost is to be minimized?

3. Discuss briefly:
(a) The general similarities between dynamic programming and linear programming.
(b) How dynamic programming differs conceptually from linear programming?

4. What constitutes inventory ordering costs, carrying costs and stock out costs? Explain the behaviour and relationship of these costs.

5. One hundred unemployed people were found to arrive at a one-person state unemployment office to obtain their unemployment compensation cheque according to the following frequency distribution.
Inter- arrival Frequency Service Time Frequency
Time (min) (min)
2 10 2 10
3 20 3 20
4 40 4 40
5 20 5 20
6 10 6 10
The state office is interested in predicting the operating characteristics of this one-person state unemployment office during a typical operating day from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Use simulation to determine the average waiting time and total time in the system, and the maximum queue length.

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IGNOU MBA ASSIGNMENT -2017 MS-43 Management Control Systems

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS-43
Course Title : Management Control Systems
Assignment No. : 43/SEM-I/2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the Coordinator of your study center.

1. What are the implications of the ethical dimension in Management Control? Explain with the help of organisation of your choice. Give your suggestions on how the Management Control System could be made more effective?

2. ‘Every Responsibility Centre Manager in an organisation is an Expense Centre Manager also’. Do you agree with this statement and if so, try to demonstrate the same by giving examples.

3. Explain Performance Reporting in detail? What are the uses and limitations of Performance Reports?

4. What are the difficulties that you may face while designing the Management Control System for service organisations. You may select any service organisation of your choice.

5. Study the ‘Thana District co-operative Fisheries Project (B)’ case given in Block 5 of this course and answer the questions given at the end of the case.

IGNOU MBA ASSIGNMENT 2017 MS-42 Capital Investment and Financing Decisions

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS-42
Course Title : Capital Investment and Financing Decisions
Assignment No. : MS-42/TMA /SEM-I/2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study center.

1. What is cost of Capital? How is it calculated for different sources of Capital? How is average weighted cost of Capital measured?

2. Discuss the various components of project planning. Explain the application of work breakdown structure in monitoring and controlling a project.

3. What are major global sources of financing? Distinguish between Foreign Direct Investment and Portfolio Investment.

4. What are the major factors that are taken into consideration for determining the dividend policy of a company? Compare Walter’s Model with Gordon’s Model and examine their rationality.

5. What is financial engineering? Briefly discuss the financial engineering process that you will follow while developing new products or solutions.

IGNOU MBA ASSIGNMENT-2017 MS-41 Working Capital Management

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS-41
Course Title : Working Capital Management
Assignment No. : MS-41/TMA /SEM-I/2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study center.

1. As a Finance Manager describe the various factors that you would take into consideration before assessing the working capital requirements.

2. The Average Monthly Usage of a particular item in Reliable Industries Limited in the current year is expected to be 3000 units. The fixed cost per order is Rs. 1500/-. The purchase price is Rs. 2400 per box, containing a dozen units in each box. It, however, is not necessary to order for the full box of 12 units. The inventory carrying cost is 25% of the inventory value per annum. The quantity discount allowed per unit is 2%.
What will be the Optimum Order Quantity in each of the following three cases, on an Annual Usage Basis:
When the minimum order size required for quantity discount is:
(a) 1000 units
(b) 3000 units
(c) 10,000 units
Give reasons for your specific answers in each of three cases separately, duly supported by facts and figures.

3. “Trade credit is regarded as a spontaneous source of short term finance”, discuss and comment.

4. The management of Royal Industries has called for a statement showing the working capital to finance a level of activity of 1,80,000 units of output for the year. The cost structure for the company’s product for the above mentioned activity level is detailed below:
Cost per unit
Raw material Rs. 20
Direct labor 5
Overheads (including depreciation of Rs. 5 per unit) 15
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Profit 40
Selling price 10
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50
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Additional information:
(a) Minimum desired cash balance is Rs. 20,000.
(b) Raw materials are held in stock, on an average, for two months.
(c) Work-in-progress (assume 50% completion stage) will approximate to half- a-month’s production.
(d) Finished goods remain in warehouse, on an average, for a month.
(e) Suppliers of materials extend a month’s credit and debtors are provided two month’s credit; cash sales are 25% of total sales.
(f) There is a time-lag in payment of wages of a month; and half-a-month in the case of overheads.
From the above facts, you are required to prepare a statement showing working capital requirements.

5. Discuss the critical decisions that you need to take in working capital management. Emphasize the important ways in which those decisions differ from those concerned with the management of the fixed capital of a business.

IGNOU MBA ASSIGNMENT 2017 MS-24 Employment Relations

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 24
Course Title : Employment Relations
Assignment Code : MS-24 /TMA/SEM - I/2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study centre.

1. Explain the historical perspective of Industrial relations in India. Discuss the issues and challenges facing by the organizations related to industrial relations in an organization you are familiar with.

2. Explain the meaning, origin and growth of trade unions in India. Describe the present trade union scenario of an industrial area with which you are familiar. What are your suggestions for strengthing the trade unions in India.

3. Explain the concept and objectives of Workers Participation in Management (WPM). Describe the structure, levels of participation, degrees and forms of participative management in an organization you are familiar with.

4. Explain the meaning and context of grievance. Describe various approaches of grievance resolution in your opinion which approach is most effective and why?

5. Describe the new perspectives of 1990s. Discuss the implications of post modernism for employment relations. Explain the latest developments in HRM for industrial relations issues with suitable examples.

IGNOU MBA ASSIGNMENT 2017 MS-23 Human Resource Planning

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS - 23
Course Title : Human Resource Planning
Assignment Code : MS-23 /TMA/SEM - I/2017
Coverage : All Blocks
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2017 to the coordinator of your study centre.

1. Explain the concept of Human Resource forecasting. Describe the forecasting demand for employees in any organization you are familiar with. Discuss the issues in demand forecasting.

2. Explain the concept of job evaluation and objectives of job evaluation. Describe the various job evaluation methods with suitable examples from any organization you are familiar with.

3. Discuss the aims and objectives of career planning. Describe the process, structure and benefits of career planning. Explain at least two ways that career planning might benefit an individual.

4. Explain the concept, need and scope of HR Audit. Describe the essential steps involved in the auditing process being followed in any organization you are familiar with.

5. Discuss the role of human resource measures and audit in Human Resource Planning system. Describe the transformational process through social, economic, organizational and technological changes at work place.