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Principles of Engineering, Paper II

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This paper Principles of Engineering · all yearsQ. 1 · In the context of decision…Q. 2 · In the context of project…Q. 3 · Write a comprehensive note on…Q. 4 · What do you understand by…Q. 5 · In the context of inventory…Q. 6 · What is meant by "participatory…Q. 7 · Discuss what information is provided…With this paperPart-I MCQs20← 20212022 →
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Q. 1
  1. (a)In the context of decision analysis, differentiate between "decision making under uncertainty" and "decision making under risk". Also explain the "payoff table" and its limitation which makes way for using sequential decision trees. [10]
  2. (b)A person is planning to sue the manufacturer of a home improvement product which he believes caused damage to his property.
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Q. 2
  1. (a)In the context of project management, discuss different types of logical dependencies that may exist within precedence relationships of the activities. Give examples while providing your answer. [8]
  2. (b)Following is the data for a project. Construct the network diagram, identify the critical path and determine the project duration. Activity Activity Predecessor Activity Duration (Weeks) A - 2 B A 6 C A 4 D A 2 E B 4 F B, C, D 5 G B 3 H E, F 2 [12]
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Q. 3

Write a comprehensive note on quality-cost relationship while discussing the costs of poor quality, their categorizations and some common index measures for reportage of quality costs. Conclude your answer by drawing relevance of the discussed entities with profitability and competitiveness of an organization.

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Q. 4

What do you understand by e-manufacturing? Provide a detailed overview of the various components and their roles in helping to enable it.

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Q. 5
  1. (a)In the context of inventory management, explain the total inventory cost function as it applies to quantity discount scenarios, for determining order quantities. Also elaborate as to why the optimal point as determined by basic saw tooth model may not be directly applicable for determining the order size as different quantity discount schedules are compared for feasibility. Use graphical illustration to explain your answer. [10]
  2. (b)The daily demand of an electronic chip is uniformly distributed, with a mean of 26 units and standard deviation of 10 units. The lead time of receiving an order of chips from the electronic chip distributor is 9 days. The manager is interested in maintaining a 75% service level. What reorder point should be used by the manager to meet this service level? Also determine if the service level is to be increased to 95%, what would be the corresponding increase in the ROP. [10]
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Q. 6
  1. (a)What is meant by "participatory approach" while managing the organizational tasks? Do you think that "Quality Circles" qualify as being a participatory approach? Provide arguments for your stance. [8]
  2. (b)The following set of seven jobs is to be processed through two work centers at a printing company. The sequence is first printing and then binding. Processing time at each work center is shown in the following table: Job Printing (Hours) Binding (Hours) T 15 3 U 7 9 V 4 10 W 7 6 X 10 9 Y 4 5 Z 7 8 (I) What is the optimal sequence for these jobs to be scheduled (II) Chart these jobs through the two work centers (III) What is the total length of time for this optimal solution (IV) What is the idle time in the binding shop, given the optimal solution [12]
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Q. 7
  1. (a)Discuss what information is provided by "cost accounting" and the different purposes this information serves. [10]
  2. (b)A city is considering a particular public sector project of infrastructure development at a particular location which involves bridge construction and setting up of a recreational facility.
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