Assume that a company has just committed to change from a traditional style of management to one based on TQM. Explain the importance of employee involvement and empowerment in implementing the TQM

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• Production Management
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• Q1.A small manufacturer buys a set of steel
  brackets at Rs. 40 per pair. He does havethe
  capacity to produce the same at his workshop.
  However he has to incur a fixed cost of Rs.
  30,000 and a variable cost of Rs. 10 per pair of
  brackets. He has firm orders for 2000 assemblies
  each requiring a pair of brackets. His selling
  price is Rs. 16 per pair of brackets. What should
  he do ? Buy brackets or produce them himself.
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• Q2."Good working conditions lead to higher
  productivity. Discuss.
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• Q3.Discuss the factors to be considered while
  selecting a "Factory site"
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• Q4. Explain the various factors to be cionsidered
  in rating a vendor.
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• Q5.Assume that a company has just committed to
  change from a traditional style of management to
  one based on TQM. Explain the importance of
  employee involvement and empowerment in
  implementing the TQM.
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• Q6.Name of the tasks, task times and required
  immediate predecessors are given below for a food
  processing plant

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• The Plant has desired output of 7600 units
  per week. The plant operates for 5 days per week,
  three shifts per day and eight hours per shift at
  90 percent efficiency. Draw the precedence
  diagram. Calculate the required cycle time, line
  efficiency and balance delay, for the above
  operations.
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• Q7.Briefly discuss the concepts of JIT in the
  context of manufacturing systems. What are the
  most critical things needed to implement JIT?
  Discuss how JIT reduces costs of material, labour
  and overheads.

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• Q8.Write short notes on the following
• Quality assurance and total quality
• Economic Order Quantity (EQQ)
• Advantage of process layout
• Work measurement techniques
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