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DRIVE
FALL 2018
PROGRAM
Master of Business Administration - MBA
SEMESTER
IV
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MBA401
Strategic Management and Business Policy

Assignment Set -1
Q.1 What are the major environmental factors a business strategist should reckon with?
Major environmental factors a business strategist should reckon with              10
Answer-
All these and many other such cases point to an important facet of business— sensitivity of strategy to the external


Q.2 What do you mean by Merger? Explain the various types of Merger.
Merger
Types of Merger
ANSWER-
Merger
A merger is a combination of two or more organizations, in which one acquires the assets and liabilities of the other in exchange for shares or cash, or the organizations are dissolved, and a new company is formed, which takes over the assets and liabilities of the dissolved organizations and new shares are


Q.3 Write Short notes on:
i. Strategic Audit                   5
ii. Managed Corporation      5
ANSWER-
Strategic Audit
With increasing pressure on boards from external stakeholders to be more active, many directors are seeking more practical ways to conduct strategic overview of company management without getting directly involved in it.
Donaldson (1995)

Assignment Set -2

Q.1-  What are the different categories according to Porter in which various industries can be broadly classified?
Different categories               10
ANSWER-
Industries can be of various types—each major product group constitutes an industry (subject to the definition above). Industries can also be classified in terms of size of the constituent units or

Q.2 Write short notes on:
i. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)         5
ii. Social Audit                                               5

ANSWER-
Corporate Social Responsibility
As mentioned above, external stakeholders of an organization are too many and varied and many of them represent different sections or social groups. This implies that organizations should be socially responsible;



Q.3 Explain Management Control System (MCS).
Management Control System
Answer-

          Management Control System (MCS)
The management control system (MCS) runs parallel to the evaluation system, and, also, to some extent, is complementary to the evaluation system. The objective of the control system is to ensure that implementation of strategy takes place according to plan. A properly structured MCS should consist of

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DRIVE
Fall 2018
PROGRAM
Master of Business Administration- MBA
SEMESTER
Semester 4
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MBA402 –International Business Management
SET 1
Q.1 Define international Business? What are the various factors affecting international Business?
Definition international Business
Answer-Various factors affecting international Business
International business can be defined as any business that crosses the national borders of a country. It includes importing and exporting; international movement of goods, services, employees, technology, licensing, and franchising of intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyright and so on). International business includes investment in financial and immovable assets in foreign countries. Contract manufacturing or assembly of products for local sale or for

Q.2 Explain detail structure of WTO with diagram?
Structure of WTO with Diagram.
Answer-
WTO
WTO was established on 1st January 1995. In April 1994, the Final Act was signed at a meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco. The Marrakesh Declaration of 15th April 1994 was formed to strengthen the world economy that would lead to better investment, trade, income growth and employment

Q.3 Write a short note on international regulatory bodies.
European Union
United nations
OECD
IASC
IFA
Answer- European Union
European Union is pro-active in the harmonisation process. European Commission sets directives, which are orders to the member countries, to bring their laws inline with EU needs, within some transition period. The earlier accounting directives are:

       The


SET 2

Q.1 What are the four methods of payment for the international Transactions?
Payment Methods

Since international trade deals with exchange of goods, there are various ways in which the payment terms (finance) will be handled. Bothe seller and trader should be careful about the method of payment as they are at different locations and transactions happen without face-to-face interaction.

Q.2 Explain in detail about short term credit and long term credit.
Short term credit
long term credit


Answer-
Short term credit
The short term credit is provided in the form of pre-shipment and postshipmentfinance. This can be provided by the commercial banks that are authorised dealers in the foreign exchange. Short


Q.3 What are the various advantages of global sourcing?
Advantages of Global sourcing

Answer-
Advantages of Global Sourcing
As business operations diversified in the global production chain due to globalization, companies have to evaluate their choices, decisions and strategy for outsourcing different components at a cost effective level from all around the world. Outsourcing offers several advantages as different countries are endowed with different natural, physical and

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SMU MBA 2 SEM FALL 2018 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT


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DRIVE
FALL 2018
PROGRAM
Masters of Business Administration - MBA
SEMESTER
II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MBA201
Production & Operation Management

SET-1
Q.1 Explain factors affecting Strategic decision-making.
Environmental scanning
Core competencies
Answer-
Strategic decision making
Decision making is the most crucial management function. Decisions commit the organisation and its members to activities which have financial repercussions and affect the functioning of other departments or divisions. Therefore, decisions are taken after lots of deliberations which involve steps like data gathering, analysis, and predicting outcomes. Accuracy of data and their relevance for the matter under consideration are the factors which affect the quality

Q.2 List Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of Forecasting.
Quantitative Forecasting Methods
Qualitative Forecast Methods
Answer-
Qualitative Methods of Forecasting
The different qualitative methods of forecasting are as follows:
·         Market surveys
·         Nominal group testing
·         Historical analysis
·         Jury of



Q.3 Describe manufacturing facility layouts
Process layout
Product layout
Group technology layout
Fixed position layout
Answer-              
Process layout
This type of layout is concerned with the grouping of machines, process, or services according to their function. This grouping of machines by function is characteristic of job shops and batch


SET-2


Q.1 Explain Business Process Modelling
Logical process modelling
Physical process modelling
Logical process modelling
Logical process modelling is the representation of putting together all the activities of business process in detail and making a representation of them.
The initial data collected has to be arranged in a logical manner so that, links are made between nodes for

Q.2 Explain project management life cycle and its phases.
project management life cycle
Analysis and evaluation phase
Marketing phase
Design phase
Execution phase
Control – inspecting, testing, and delivery phase
Closure and post completion analysis phase
Answer-
Project Management Life Cycle
A life cycle of a project consists of the following activities:
·         Understanding the scope of the project
·         Establishing objectives of the project
·         Formulating and planning various activities
·         Executing
·          



Q.3 Describe major decision areas in supply chain management
Location
Production
Inventory
Transportation
Location decision: The geographic placement of production facilities, stocking points, and sourcing points is the natural first step in creating a supply chain. The location of facilities involves a commitment of resources to a long term plan. Once the size, number, and location of the production are determined, the possible paths of product supply to the final customer can be determined


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DRIVE
FALL 2018
PROGRAM
Master of Business Administration- BBA
SEMESTER
Semester II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MBA 202 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SET I
Q.1 Explain the factors affecting Financial Plans.    10
Answer-
Figure  depicts the The factors affecting Financial Plans -



Q.2  a) Explain Zero Coupon Bond.                         5
b) Explain the concept of Yield to Maturity           5
Zero coupon bonds
I n India, zero coupon bonds are alternatively known as Deep Discount Bonds (DDBs). These bonds became very popular in India for over a decade because of issuance of such bonds at regular intervals by IDBI and ICICI. Zero coupon bonds have no coupon rate, that is, there is no interest to be paid out. Instead, these bonds are issued at a discount to their face value, and the face value is the amount


Q.3   a) Explain the concept of Operating Cycle.          5
b) Explain any five determinants of Working Capital.      5
answer-
Operating Cycle
The time gap between acquisition of resources and collection of cash from customers is known as the operating cycle. It is also referred to as the working capital cycle.
Operating cycle of a firm involves the following elements:
·         Acquisition of resources from suppliers
·         Payment



SET II
Q.1   Briefly explain types and sources of Risk in Capital budgeting
Types of Risks.                 5
Sources of Risks.             5
Answer-

Capital budgeting involves four types of risks in a project: stand-alone risk, portfolio risk, market risk and corporate risk.
Stand-alone risk
Stand alone risk of a project is considered when the project is in isolation. Stand-alone risk is measured by


Q.2    ABC Ltd current dividend is Rs 6. It expect to have a supernormal growth period running to 4 Years during which the growth rate would be 25%. The company expects normal growth rate of 8% after the period of supernormal growth period. The Investor’s required rate of return is 15%. Calculate What the value of one share of this company is worth.
Calculate the value of one share
Answer-
Solution:
D0 = 6, n = 4y, ga (ABC growth) = 25%, gn (normal growth) = 8%,
Ke = 15%

Step I:
P0 = Σnt=1 Dn/(1+Ke)n

Q.3    Briefly explain the costs associated with Maintaining Receivables.
There are four different varieties of costs associated with maintaining receivables: capital cost, administration cost, delinquency cost and bad debts or default cost. Below depicts the costs associated with maintaining of receivables.

Capital cost
When firm sells goods on credit, the good achieves higher sales. Selling goods on credit has


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DRIVE
FALL 2018
PROGRAM
Master of Business Administration - MBA
SEMESTER
II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MBA203
Marketing Management


Assignment Set -1

Q.1 Enumerate the differences between Selling and Marketing Concepts.
Differences between Selling and Marketing Concepts       10
ANSWER-
Differences Between Selling and Marketing Concepts
Selling
Marketing
Emphasis is on the product
Emphasis is on the needs and wants of
the consumer



Q.2 What do you mean by Environmental Scanning? Explain the various Micro environmental factors of an Organization.
Environmental Scanning
Various Micro environmental factors of an Organization
ANSWER-
Environmental scanning refers to the careful monitoring of an organisation's internal and external environment for detecting early signs of opportunities and threats that may influence its present and future marketing plans. It helps the marketer in taking decisions regarding where to compete, how to compete, and on what to compete.
The


Q.3 Write Short notes on:
i. Types of Buying Motives                         5
ii. Engel-Kollat-Blackwell model                 5
ANSWER-
The important types of buying motives are as follows:
·         Inherent and learned buying motives
·         Emotional and rational buying motives
·         Psychological and social buying motives
Inherent and learned buying motives – Inherent buying motives arise from the basic needs of the consumers such as sex, comfort, and safety.
These are more instinctive in nature and influence the consumer the maximum.
On the


Assignment Set -2

Q.1  Explain Product Line. What are the major product line strategies?
Product Line
Product Line Strategies
ANSWER-
A product line is a group of products for essentially similar use, and technical and marketing considerations. Colgate product line includes Colgate Dental Cream, Colgate Gel, Colgate Total, Colgate Herbal, etc.
Major product line strategies are:
·         Expansion



Q.2  Write short notes on:
i. Cost-plus pricing
ii. Marginal cost pricing
ANSWER-
Cost-plus or full-cost pricing
This is the most common method used for pricing. Under this method, the price is set to cover costs (materials, labour, and overhead) and predetermined percentage or profit. Let us discuss the factors determining the normal profit. Generally, margins charged are highly sensitive to the market situati


Q.3  What do you mean by Publicity? Explain the various salient features of Publicity.
Publicity
Features
ANSWER-
Publicity
Publicity is defined as the non-personal stimulation of demand for a product, service, or business unit. It is obtained by planting commercially significant news about a product, service, or business unit in a published medium or by providing favourable presentation in the radio, television, or on stage that is not paid for by the sponsor. Negative publicity can damage the company’s or product’s image, resulting in reduced demand for the product.
The salient features


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PROGRAM
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
SEMESTER
II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MBA204– MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SET 1

Qus:1 What are the different challenges a manager face in managing Information systems?
Answer: Managing IS in organisations is a highly challenging and complex task. One reason for this complexity is that neither organisations nor the IS they use remain static over time – both change continuously, and it is the job of management to ensure that the systems remain useful and relevant for their organisational goals at all times. Organisations change to respond to the needs of

Qus:2 Explain the concepts of
a) Transaction Processing System
b) Management Information System
Answer: a) Transaction Processing System
A transaction is any activity of the organisation that generates information. For example, the activities related to buying a ticket from the Indian Railways generates many transactions, each of which produces information that is recorded by the systems. Some transactions involve exchange of goods or services while others may be purely informational. A transaction processing system records all the transactions as they happen. In this sense, such systems are

Qus:3 How Information system can be used to support Competitive strategy? Substantiate with suitable examples.
Answer: The promise of information systems is that they enable the competitive strategy of commercial fi rms. The competitive strategy of a commercial firm is its longterm competitive position, such as of being a low-cost player or a differentiator, which the fi rm adopts. A fi rm’s strategy is the set of activities it engages in as part of its long-term competitive goals. Strategies lead


Set 2

Qus:1 Explain the following concepts
a) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
b) Online Payment Technology
c) Mobile Commerce
Answer: a) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Before the growth of the common standards for the Internet and the growthof Extranets, firms exchanged data electronically through private networks.
This process was called electronic data interchange (EDI). The EDI standards were initiated in the 1960s in the USA and Europe to allow transportation firms to exchange data across national boundaries
Qus:2 What is DSS? How it is different from MIS? How DSS helps in Decision making?
Answer: Decision support systems (DSS) are used extensively across organisations to assist managers with making decisions. DSS are different from management information systems as they are used on an as-needed basis and created for solving special types of decision problems. Decision making by managers involves the phases of intelligence, design, and choice, and DSS help mainly with the choice part. DSS support structured and unstructured types of

Qus:3 Explain why privacy is important for individuals in the organizations? How workplace electronic monitoring is done in the organizations?
Answer: Information systems are used widely across organisations, and they enable data and information to be widely distributed for use. When the data pertains to individuals (relating to their work, personal habits, or personal life), and it resides on organisational information systems, the

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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE           Fall 2018
PROGRAM   MBA
SEMESTER  II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME           MBA205
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Set 1
Q1. Explain Various Assumptions of linear programming.
Linearity
Continuity
Independence and additivity
Proportionality
Answer:
Assumptions of linear programming
Assumptions are the conditions that need to be present for conducting an experiment or applying a formula. For using the linear programming tool to solve a problem, it is necessary for the problem to fulfill all the conditions (or assumptions) of linear programming. Let us look

Q 2.Write short note on
a. Concept of Duality in Linear Programming problem.   2.5
b. North-West Corner Method in Transportation problem   2.5
c. Benefits of holding inventory    2.5
d. Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model    2.5
Answer-
Duality in Linear Programming
Duality in Linear Programming Problems!
For every Linear programming Problem, there is a corresponding unique problem involving the same data and it also describes the original problem. The original problem is called primal programme and the corresponding unique problem is called Dual programme. The two programmes are very closely related and optimal solution of dual gives complete information about

3. a. What is degeneracy in transportation problem?
b. Solve the following transportation problem using Vogel’s approximation method.

Factories
Distribution Centres
Supply
C1
C2
C3
C4
F1
3
2
7
6
50
F2
7
5
2
3
60
F3
2
5
4
5
25
Requirements
60
40
20
15

[Degeneracy in transportation problem and resolving it-5
Computation/Solution to the problem-5]

Answer: a) Degeneracy in transportation problem
A basic solution to an m-origin, n destination transportation problem can have at the most m+n-1 positive basic variables (non-zero), otherwise the basic solution degenerates. It follows that whenever the number of basic cells is less than m + n – 1, the transportation problem is a

Set 2

Question1. The processing time of four jobs and five machines (in hours, when passing is not allowed) is given in following table
a. Find an optimal sequence for the above sequencing problem.
b. Calculate minimum elapsed time & idle time for machines A, B, C, D & E.
Answer1.


Q2. a. Elaborate the meaning of Simulation.
b. What are different Practical applications of simulation
A Meaning of Simulation.
Practical applications of simulation

Answer: a) Simulation is a representation of real-life situations. It is a method in which a replica of a real-world process or system is developed over a period of time. The simulated model acts in the same manner as the selected physical or abstract process or system behaves in reality. For example

3 a. Explain the importance and utility of the replacement model in business organizations.
b. The maintenance cost and re-sale value per year of a machine whose purchase price is Rs. 7000 is given below-
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Maintenance cost (Rs.)
900
1200
1600
2100
2800
3700
4700
5900
Resale value (Rs.)
4000
2000
1200
600
500
400
400
400
Importance and utility of the replacement model Replacement Year

Answer: a) In an organisation, replacement problems arise when fixed assets, such as machines, equipment, and other tools, need to be replaced due to reduced efficiency, failure or breakdown. Sometimes, replacement takes place when more efficient equipment is available in the market or the maintenance of the existing equipment is incurring a huge cost on an organisation. However, an organisation needs to decide when the replacement of new equipment would

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DRIVE
FALL 2018
PROGRAM
Masters of Business Administration - MBA
SEMESTER
II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
MBA206
Project Management

SET-I
Q.1 Define Purchase Cycle and its various phases.
Purchase Cycle                               3
7 Phases of Purchase Cycle           7X1
ANSWER-
Purchase Cycle
Purchase cycle is a standard process that corporations and individuals progress through (in order) when purchasing a product or service. It is also known as the 'buying cycle' or 'purchase process'. This cycle discusses about the decision points that the buyer or the purchasing team goes through. Usually, purchase cycle of a project consists of the following elements. Figure depicts a


Q.2 Explain Project manager and Project Team responsibilities
Project Manager Responsibilities                     5
Project Team Responsibilities                            5
ANSWER-
Project manager’s responsibilities
A project manager’s responsibilities do not stop once the planning of the project is done. Because a project manager is responsible to internal and external stakeholders, the project team, vendors, executive management, etc, the visibility of the position is intensified. Many of these people will now expect to see and discuss the resulting deliverables that were so meticulously detailed in the planning phase. As a project manager, keeping oneself from getting “down in the weeds,”


Q.3 State the five advantages of using project management software.
Advantages of using project management software.
ANSWER-
Advantages of Using Project Management Software
The following are the key advantages of using project management software:

1.      Speed, effort, and accuracy: For a large project, manually carrying out activities like drawing a network, carrying out time analysis, reporting project progress, generation of various types of reports, updating network, and maintaining records is quite time and effort consuming. Accuracy level is also below par. Use of the software package greatly reduces
2.       
3.       




SET-II

Q.1   Explain the Shewhart Cycle
Planning
Doing
Checking
Act
ANSWER-
The Shewhart Cycle
PDCA (plan–do–check–act) is an iterative four-step management method used by the companies to control and continually improve their processes and products. PDCA is also referred to as the Deming circle/cycle/wheel, Shewhart cycle, control circle/cycle, or plan–do– study–act (PDSA).
Figure depicts

Q.2 Explain no-discounted cash flow techniques
Pay Back Period (PBP) method                                   5
Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) method                5       

ANSWER-
Pay Back Period method (PBP)
This is one of the simplest method of evaluating investment proposals and also widely used. PBP is defined as the length of time required to recover the original investment on the project, through cash flows earned. The cash inflow includes operating profit, less income tax payable, plus



Q.3 Define five methods of conflict resolution
Forcing
Smoothing
Compromise
Problem solving
Withdrawal
ANSWER-
Forcing
One way of resolving a conflict is when one party pressurises the other party to agree. It is used when one person has authority over another and uses it.
One example is the manager telling the foreman,
“All right, enough of this discussion, and now you listen to my decision.”
By this


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