JNTU
JNTU B.Tech III MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Previous Question Paper (August/September - 2024 - R13)
Note: i) Question paper consists of Part A, Part B. ii) Part A is compulsory, which carries 25 marks. In Part A, Answer all questions. iii) In Part B, Answer any one question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks and may have a, b as sub questions.
Part A
How many levels of management are there in an organization?
Answer
There are typically three levels of management in an organization: Top-level management, Middle-level management, and Lower-level (or supervisory) management.
What is span of control? What are the advantages of narrow span?
Answer
Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise. A narrow span of control involves a small number of subordinates per manager. Its advantages include closer supervision, better communication between superior and subordinate, and greater opportunities for employee development and mentoring.
What do you understand by ‘Fast moving consumer goods’?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What are the major benefits of Statistical Quality Control?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is absenteeism? What are its major causes?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
Briefly explain vestibule method of training.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is a free float?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is a PERT diagram? What are its applications?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is the operational plan?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What purpose does policy serve?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
Part B
Briefly describe a functional organization structure.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
Explain the various assumptions of Theory Y.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What are the factors determining the degree of decentralization of an organization?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What are the criticisms of scientific management?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is the concept of JIT? Briefly explain.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
Bring out the methods of pricing, issues of stores inventory.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
With an illustrative diagram, briefly explain the various stages of product life cycle.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is induction? What is the process of induction?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
Why should the performance of employees in an organization be appraised periodically?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What are the objectives of job evaluation?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What do you understand by the term industrial relations? Who are the parties concerned with it?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
Major activities involved in the development of an item with a vendor are as under: Activity (A-J) and constraints provided. Draw the project network and identify all paths and total duration.
Draw the project network and identify all the paths.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
How many weeks are required by the vendor to develop the item?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
The activities involved in Alpha Garment Manufacturing Company are listed with their time estimates in a table. Draw the network, determine critical path, duration, and compute total/free floats.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is meant by environmental scanning? Why does it need to be conducted?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What do you understand by benchmarking?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
What is the importance of value chain analysis in strategic management?
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.
Briefly explain SWOT analysis.
Answer
Sign in to view the complete answer paper.