Sem: Dec-2024 Maximum Marks: 50 Examination: End Exam Date: 15/12/2024 Duration: 2.5hrs
Programme code: 18 Programme: MBA for Working Executive	Class: FY	Semester: III Batch- 2023-24
College: K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management	Name of the department/Section/Center: Operations
Course Code: 117P18C335	Name of the Course: Manufacturing Strategy and Technology Management
Instructions: Question No.1 is compulsory and out of the remaining attempt any three.

Question No. 1	Enclosed is the case of Xilinx.	Max. Marks
Q1(a)	Which is the dominant manufacturing strategy for this firm and provide logic for the same?	10
Q1(b)	Carry out cost benefit analysis for the suggested strategy.	10
Q 2	Triveni Steels (P) Ltd.is planning to start a new factory for manufacturing steel utensils. It is considering three location options viz. Bokaro, Jamshedpur and Bhilai. The fixed costs at the three locations have been estimated as Rs, 8.15 million, Rs. 7.377 million and Rs. 7.903 respectively. Variable costs at the three locations are estimated as Rs. 500 per unit, Rs. 580 per unit and Rs, 490 per unit respectively. The factory will have an annual production capacity of 10,000 steel utensils annually and in the initial years it will operate at 75% efficiency. For what range of output will each will each of the three locations be suitable?	10
Q3	What are the tactical and strategic considerations while deciding Make or Buy strategy?	10
Q4	A local hospital wants to set up a Kanban system to manage its supply of blood with regional blood bank. The regional blood bank delivers blood to the hospital each day with a one-day order lead time. Blood is measured by the pint and is shipped in containers that contain six pints. For a particular blood type, hospital uses an average of 12 pints per day. Due to the critical nature of blood shortage, hospital wants to carry a safety stock of two days’ expected supply. How many Kanban cards sets should the hospital prepare?	10
Q5	What are the different techniques for justifying expenditure for Research and Development Projects? Elaborate each one of them and provide examples to support them.	10