Define Production Management. Discuss the functions of the production manager of a modem factory.
Differentiate between job production, batch production and continuous production.

2. The precedence relationship for nine activities is given in Table 1. Draw the network diagram. Find the critical path and calculate different floats/slacks.
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3.(a) Discuss the factors affecting the "Product Design".
Explain the principles involved in designing the plant layout. Describe any one plant layout with the help of neat sketches.

4.(a) What is meant by Capacity Planning Distinguish between design capacity and system capacity.
Explain MRP and MRP-II with the help of suitable examples.

5. There are five jobs each to be assigned to five machines. The associated cost matrix is given in Table <img src='./qimages/9158-5.jpg'>

Find the optimum assignment and the associated cost using the suitable assignment technique.

6.(a) How is quality defined Differentiate between quality control and quality assurance.
What are the factors consider in plant location decision Explain the use of break-even analysis in plant location decision-making process.

7.(a) What are the various types of wage incentive plans for Direct Workers Explain straight piece rate system.
Brief about "Toyota Production System". Discuss its advantages over other production systems.