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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART II
(37) As a warehouse manager list out your duties from receiving the goods to its delivery to the manufacturer or to the end consumer?

(38) The most common method for evaluating non-economic factors in a facility location study is to use a scoring model Why? Justify your answer?

(39) Is it true that subjective criteria in plant location models focus on long-run cost effects? If yes, Why?
(40) Explain transportation mix with relevant examples?

(41) What are the various techniques of cost reduction?

(42) Explain MTO in detail with specific examples from those outside the unit?

(43) Explain the procedure of transport and carrier selection. Why is it carried out and what are the major characteristics?

(44) Why is fleet sizing necessary? Elucidate with relevant examples?

(45) What is routing and scheduling? Explain in the Indian context?

(46) What are the different constraints of routing?

(47) Suggest a futuristic transport profile for a growing company?

(48) Why is Supply Chain Performance required to be measured?

(49) Todays management cant afford to focus only on companys performance in a vacuum; there is an emerging requirement to focus on the performance of the extended supply chain or network in which company is a partner. Comment!

(50) What is the need for Supply Chain Performance Measures? What are the factors that contribute to managements need for new types of measures for managing the supply chain?

(51) Discuss in detail about the supply chain performance measurement system. Highlight the similarities/ dissimilarities in any two of these measures?

(52) Define Benchmarking. Define its role in improvement of organizational efficiencies?

(53) What are various kinds of challenges faced during the process of benchmarking?

(54) Benchmarking is a continuous process. Express your opinion in favor or against it giving reasons?

(55) What the various challenges especially in the area of Human Resources faced during Benchmarking process?

(56) Highlight the Key issues in Benchmarking Case 1?

(57) Highlight the Key issues in Benchmarking Case 2?

(58) Logistics Management impacts not only upon the profit and loss account of business but also upon the balance sheet? Comment!

(59) When Christopher says that supply chains compete, not companies what exactly does he mean. Evaluate this statement from the cost point of view?

(60) What were the reasons for the fall of management accounting? Explain activity based costing and mention the benefits it had over the management accounting?
(61) What are cost drivers in a supply chain? Take the case of a paper manufacturing company and portray all its cost drivers?
 
(62) What is Customer Profitability Analysis? Why it has gained importance in the recent times. Is it ethical to deny a customer that is not profitable?

(63) What are the deciding factors for a manufacturing organization to switch from the current work practice to that of IT based? 

(64) What is the right technology that protects investment in a changing environment? Give your answer specific to an Indian Manufacturing Organization?

(65) Identify suitable IT packages to suit small, medium, and large manufacturing organizations. Give your choices with justifications  both technical and economical?

(66) What are the various modules of SAP R/3? Briefly discuss the content of each module?

(67) Explain briefly each module of BaaN IV?

(68) Compare and contrast ERP software products of at least two established brands?

(69) Give important benefits of Manufacturing, Finance, and Distribution modules of BaaN IV?

(70) How is the Project module of SAP R/3 comparable to that of BaaN IV?

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART III
(71) How is the right ERP Package selected for a medium sized manufacturing organization?

(72) Can ERP software package be applied in (i) Process Industry (ii) Service Industry? Why and why not?

(73) Discuss i2 Technology software products for manufacturing applications. What salient features are found in i2 products?

(74) Compare and contrast ERP software package of either SAP or BaaN with i2 package?

(75) BaaN and SAP have ventured to enhance their software products for supply chain management environment. Is this a right approach? Why and why not?

(76) What steps are to be followed while implementing IT software packages for supply chain management? Do these steps vary from package to package? How are they standardized?


(77) In the IT based supply chain management, what criteria can be recommended to measure the performance of manufacturing organization? Explain the merits and demerits of your recommendations?

(78) Making changes in a manufacturing company is probably the hardest thing that civilized man has ever set out to achieve  give your comment on this statement in context with the organization switching to supply chain management?

(79) Distinguish between independent and dependent demand inventory system. Why inventory control system is not practiced for dependent item material planning?

(80) Give major inputs of MRP. Identify the sources through which these inputs are obtained. Give your answer for both Make to Stock (Make to Forecast) and Make to Order situations?

(81) Prepare a flow chart for Material Requirement Planning logic. Illustrate the basic mechanics of the logic for a simple product like a ballpoint pen. Assume all the necessary data for your selected product?

(81) What is MRP-II? How is it different from MRP?
 
(82) Define ERP. Give its tangible and intangible benefits?

(83) Why a company pursues a new ERP solution?

(84) What are the three distinct phases of Distribution Requirement Planning?

(85) Explain the DRP logic for a medium size soft-drink manufacturing company.How is the safety stock decided in such distribution system?

(86) Compare and contrast DRP and DRP-II?

(87) Give the key processes considered in both ERP and SCM. How are these rocesses different from one another?

(88) What are the supply chain management pitfalls? How are these pitfalls being eliminated?

(89) Briefly explain the supply chain planning and a few software for SCP?

(90) The leading SCP products generally have many features as compared to RP software packages Give your elaborate remarks on this statement?

(91) Define Information Technology. What are the advantages and disadvantages f adoption of IT in Indian Manufacturing Organizations?

(92) What is the value of information? How would you try to assess the value of
information to a decision-maker?

(93) Explain briefly the Inter Organizational Information system. How is IOIS important for effectivesupply chain management?

(94) What are the fundamental mistakes commonly made while capturing information? How would these mistakes be eliminated in SCM?

(95) Give various supply chain information categories. Give examples of information contained in these categories?

(96) What are the major advantages and disadvantages of inquiry systems in which data are captured on-line but files are updated later � say at night?

(97) How would you measure the extent of unemployment created by the implementation of IT? What factors tend to mitigate the problem of increased
unemployment if it actually occurs?

(98) Does IT have an impact beyond the organization, for example, on stockholders or customers? What kinds of effect occur and what problems
are created for these groups?

 
(99) What is the IT enabled organization design variables? How do they
supplement or replace conventional design variables?

(100) What are the risks for a small company connecting itself electronically with
major customers?

(100) What kinds of employees are most likely to be replaced by Information
Technology? Does your answer depend on the type of system? Are the decision levels affected?


(101) Write a brief note on the following:
i) Electronic commerce
ii) Electronic Data Interchange
iii) Bar Coding and Scanning
iv) Data Warehouse
v) Internet
vi) Intranet/Extranet
vii) World Wide Web
viii) Decision Support System


(102) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Bar Code and Scanning
System in the Manufacturing Organizations?


(103) Give a list of potential benefits of using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
Who are the service providers of EDI in India and their terms and
conditions?

(104) Compare and contrast EDI, Internet, and Intranet/Extranet. How are they
applied in SCM?

(105) Explain in brief international SCM?

(106) How can you organize your company for global markets? Give relevant
examples to elucidate your point?

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK PART IV
(107) Explain the interfacing between logistics and functional members of the
supply chain, with examples?

(108) Logistics is a strategic resource; discuss the same in the global context?

(109) Explain global sourcing and its advantages and disadvantages. How can you
arrive at the best course of action for global sourcing?

(110) Explain world-class management model in respect to SCM?


(111) Explain in detail the process of re-engineering?

(112) What are the benefits of re-engineering in supply chain?

(113) Explain the benefits of integrated approach for implementation of SCM?

(114) It is a fact; SCM and BPR have a common goal and are interrelated.Explain the sentence with examples?

(115) Explain the parallels between the BPR & SCM philosophy?

(116) Integration of supply and demand chain will go a long way to build and
effective SCM system. Discuss with examples?

(117) Explain with examples demand and demand management?

(118) Explain the various models of SCM?

(119) Explain push-pull model with relevant examples?

(120) Discuss the role of Internet in SCM. Explain e-business and e-commerce?

(121) What is Bullwhip effect? Explain the various permutations and combinations to reduce this effect in SCM?

(122) What are the reasons for variability in the supply chain? Explain in detail with relevant examples?

(123) How do you link goods flow, information flow and cash flow in SC integration? Explain with appropriate diagram?

(124) Define logistics and elucidate with appropriate examples in the Indian context?

(125) Explain the various factors of logistics with special reference to transportation?

(126) What are the stages for selection the appropriate transport mode and why?

 
(127) Why is transportation important in a firms supply chain?

(128) What is more important-inbound or outbound logistics in a supply chain?

(129) Give relevant examples of the problems involved in logistics activity. How can we overcome them?

(130) What is a supply chain and what is effective SCM?
(131) What are the factors that link supply chain?

(132) How can customer service be improved by proper implementation of SCM?

(133) What are the fundamental concepts on which customer focused marketing is built on?

(134) Can you define Basic Customer Service?

(135) Why SCM became an important managerial issue during 1990s?

(136) Do you see any difference between a functional and an innovative product? How these differences influence the supply chain design and its performance objectives?

(137) Explain various supply chain processes for an integrated SCM. Are there any other processes that you can think of ?

(138) What are the primary responsibilities of logistics group and marketing group within an organization? Why there is a conflict between the two? What measures can be taken to enhance cooperation?

(139) What are the differences between manufacturing/logistics approach when the basis for competing is
i) Cost leadership
ii) Differentiation

(140) Logistics is the function that is responsible for the flow of materials into, through and out of an organisation. Elaborate?

(141) These are many possible structures for SC, but the simplest view has materials converging on an organising through tiers of suppliers and products diverging through tiers of customers. Elaborate?

(142) It is said that the overall aim for logistics is to achieve high customer satisfaction or perceived product value. This must be achieved with acceptable costs. How would you find the best balance?

(143)What is Physical Distribution Management? Describe its components? Also, elucidate the total approach to PDM?

(144)Describe the evolution of Supply Chain concept. What in your opinion is the most important stage?

MIS QUESTION BANK PART 2
(39) Excel is a versatile spreadsheet package. It can do wonder for accountants. Comment.

(40) With so many ready made and customized software available-The need for a manager is to learn to use them effectively rather than learn to program them.. Do you agree?

(41) What makes Java an almost perfect web programming language?What are its disadvantages?


(42) What are the different phases of traditional system life cycle?

(43) What are the three phases of traditional system life cycle where users are highly involved?

(44) What are the various steps and deliverables in the development phase?

(45) In which phase of system life cycle the following are performed? Defining the problem, identifying its causes, specifying the solution, and identifying the information requirements.?

(46) What are the three major areas of feasibility, which are addressed in system analysis?

(47) Which of the design lays out the components of the system and their relationship to each other, as they would appear to users?

(48) What types of resources are used in an information system?

(49) What are the different types of computer based information system used in different functional areas business by organizations?

(50) Who are the typical users of information system?

(51) What is the most common form of IT enabled organizational change?


(52) Which form of organizational change requires business processes to be analyzed simplified and redesign?

(53) When outsourcing should be used by the organizations?

(54) How Information systems can contribute for total quality management?

(55)What are the technology related challenges that are invisible to your organization? Highlight the pitfalls? How integrated software applications can help in this?

(56) What are integrated software applications? Talk about their advantages and business utility.

(57) Write notes on the business software solutions provided by
(a) SAP
(b) PeopleSoft
(c) Oracle
(d) Microsoft

(58) Compare the Business solutions provided by Microsoft and SAP. Is the rivalry justified? Clearly highlight the features which are common between the two.

(59) Explain briefly the terms:
(a) subject orientation
(b) granularity
(c) aggregations
(d) partitioning
(e) time variancy.

(60) In the context of a data warehouse:
(a) what is a concept hierarchy?
(b) what do you mean by factual information?
(c) what is a snowflake schema?

(61) What is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in the focus is due to tlie increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate
.
(62) What are the types of inventoty management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.

(63) What is computerized mnaintenance management? Explain tlie conceptual model
through which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustained basis.

(64) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important economy of data processing and administrative efficiency?


(65)Computers are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statement in the context of financial planning.

(66) What are the main features of a cotnpirterised General Ledger System?


(67)Identify the role of transaction processing system in the development information system.

(68) Suggest few modules, you would like to add to improve the Marketing Information System.

(69)List the analytical methods, which could be used effectively in the modules of human resource management for the development of subsystem.

(70) How does computerized Personnel Information systems help in managing human resources more efficiently?


(71) Discuss tlie importance of iniformnation system for business decisiotis.


(72) Distinguish between data and knowledge.

(73) Explain the steps involved in tlie developnient of busitless systems.

(74) Visit some of the organizations to identify the information systems used for better management. Suggest the ways for the improvement.?

 
(75) Identify arid rialne some of tlie computerized iliforrnatiorl systerns used in production management, HRD and marketing?.

(76)Does an organization have a right to collect and share information without the permission of person concerned? What are the ethical issues involved in information society.

(77) Every component of a computer such as software, hardware and network should be
protected. Justify!

(78) Why should every organization have a disaster recovery plan to protect itself? What are the main components of a disaster recovery plan?

(79)Write a brief note on virus threat and a protection strategy.

(80)Discuss fully the purpose of an information system.

Management information system notes very important
(81)Discuss why management needs information. Is it possible for the management of an organization to make effective decisions without the aid of an information system? Discuss.

(82) In the end, the information system is recognized only as a foundation for human judgment, insight and inventiveness. Discuss.

(83) What impact does the implementation of programmed decision-making have on the management system of an organization?

(84) Compare and contrast programmed decision-making information system and decision assisting information system.

(85) What are different types of controls and audits required for an information
system?

(86) Define data and information. What is the difference between the two?

(87) What is the need of information in present day society? Why is it necessary to have a structure in an organization?

(88) What are the main characteristics of information?

(89) What are various ways of assessing the value of information? Explain each method briefly?

(90) Write a detailed note on data life cycle.

(91) What are the main reasons for success and failure of an information system?
(92) Define MIS. What are the main features of an MIS?

(93) Write a brief note to explain the evolution of MIS.

(94) What are the functions that MIS supports in an organization?

(95) What is Simons framework for decision-making? How does it help in MIS design?

(96) What are the determinants of MIS design according to Zani?

(97) Explain the following statement, there is a two way relationship between organization and Information Systems.

(98) What are the main types of software?

(99) What are the main functions of operating system?

(100) Define multi-tasking and time-sharing system?

(101) Difference between compiler and interpreter?

(102) Name different generations of programming languages and their characteristics?

(103) What are the advantages of open-source software?

(104) Describe the decision making process of acquiring application software?

(105) What are the components of a computer system?

(106) What are the components of a CPU?

(107) What factors affects the speed of a computer?

(108) Write a detailed note on primary memory?

(109) Write a detailed note on secondary memory?

(110) Write a detailed note on Input-Output devices?

(111) What are plug-and-play devices?

(112) What are various types of computer?

(113) Define an information system and list its major components.

(114) Describe how information system can support a business.

(115) Define the Internet, Intranet, and e-commerce.

(116) Briefly describe various types of Information Systems.

(117) What is the purpose of a TPS? How does it compliment MIS in an organization?

(118) List the major advantages of the Internet. Briefly describe impact of Internet on business.

(119) Write a note on e-commerce. What are the advantages of e-commerce over conventional business?

(120) What is the purpose of a computer aided decision support system? What are the major components of such a system? How does it help the decision making process?

(121) Wliat is change in the focus of operations management? Is this change in tlie focus is due to the increase of competitiveness in Business? Elaborate.

(122) What are the types of inventory management systems? Define them and partition them into further classes. Also, briefly explain each subdivision.

(123) What is computerized maintenance management? Explain the conceptual model
through which the maintenance function can achieve its objectives on a sustained
basis.  

(124) How the financial systems, facilitated by computer software, are important for
economy of data processing and administrative efficiency?

(125 ) computerised are often referred to as 'number crunchers'. Evaluate the statement
in the context of financial planning.

(126) What are the main features of a computerised General Ledger System?

Management of public enterprises
(1) How do management challenges differ over the stages of growth in a small enterprise? Explain with the help of an example?

(2) Discuss the opportunities and threats that free the entrepreneur in the stabilisation free?

(3) Describe the various stabilisation strategies that can be used entrepreneur operating a fast food restaurant in a busy metropolitan market?

(4) If you were a ready-made garment manufacturers about to enter the competitive field of exports of apparel, what growth strategies would you adopt to ensure a comfortable pace of growth?

(5) Describe the organisational requirements for growth orientation in a small scale enterprise?

(6) Comment upon the need for performance evaluation and control for a-small scale entrepreneur?

(7) What are the measures of overall performance that can be used to assess the working of an 
S.S.I unit? Explain with an example?

(8) How does the production schedule operate as a control tool? Explain? 

(9) What measures of performance assessment and marketing control would you apply for the following S.S.I enterprises? 
(a) A beauty saloon 
(b) A boutique specialising in exclusive apparel. 
(c) A bakery specialising in supplies to the mid-day meal schemes of some public schools.

(10) What are the important considerations in a product design selection? Explain with the help of an example?
(11) Discuss the process of prototype development?

(12) How do availability of, transportation facilities and labour affect the location decision? What in your opinion are the three most important variables affecting the, location decision?

(13) What do you understand by method study and work measurement? How relevant do you think these are for a small scale enterprise?

(14) What are the tools of production planning and control that a small entrepreneur can use? Comment with the help of an example?

(15) Explain the various quality control tools that can be used by small entrepreneur?

 
(16) What are the different ownership forms available to you as alternatives? Discuss each form in-brief ?

(17) Compare a sole proprietorship with a partnership in terms of
(a) Tax advantage
(b) Secrecy
(c) Capital raising ability

(18) What are the important characteristics of the partnership form? Is it necessary to register a partnership? Describe the effects of non registration?

(19) What are the major advantages that the company form of organisation has over others? What are the important distinctions between a private and a public limited company?

(20) Discuss the taxation provisions related to the different organisational forms?


(21) After going througn this unit, can you develop a framework to help you to decide upon the selection of the organisational form? What criteria would you take into consideration in deciding upon the ownership form of your organisation?

(22) What is the need and significance of the preparation of a project report for a small scale entrepreneur? Discuss with the help of examples?

(23) Give an overview of the project preparation process?

(24) What are the important infrastructure consideration that you should keep in mind before deciding upon the site of your plant?

(25) How would you plan for the technology input needed in your small enterprise?

(26) What are the, main project cost components for which of these courses would a commercial bank offer financial assistance?

(27) Explain the utility of break-even analysis for judging the profitability of small enterprises, with the help of an example?

(28) Describe the common errors in project report formulation?

(29) What are thee main sources of short and long term finance for a small entreperneur?

(30) Comment upon the position of commercial batiks vis--vis the financing of small enterprises?

(31) Discuss the various types of financing requirements that a small entrepreneur may have?

(32) Discuss in detail the role of SIDBI as an institution in the context of financing of SSEs?

(33) What are the basic steps in system of bringing a product/service from an idea to a finished product/service? 

(34) How does production design relate to technology determination and equipment selection?

(35) The swastik company is considering to start a manufacturing plan t in either Madras, Coimbatore, or Madurai. The company has collected the economic and non economic data shown below?

(36) What are the implications of `marketing orientation' on the process of product selection?

(37) Think of the `benefits' that an entrepreneur trying to establish a typing school can offer to its customers.

(38) Analyse the competitive situation with respect to the scooter market in India. Does it face any competition from the moped and the motorcycle markets?

(39) What kinds of intermediaries are involved in selling 
(a)pressure cookers,
(b) cigarettes, and 
(c)life insurance?

 
(40) What do you understand by OSI? What is the role of OSI in successful enterprise management?


(41) What are the main techniques utilised for opportunity scanning and identification? Discuss with examples?

(42) Using the framework 2 given in the unit, carry out an opportunity analysis for the following:
(a)beauty saloon
(b)fast food restuarant

(43) How would you use SWOT analysis to identify opportunities for SSI/Self-employment. Discuss with examples?


(44) What do you understand by the term entrepreneurial competency? How is the term relevant to entrepreneurship development?

(45) Which 5 competencies according to the feedback you got from activity 3, rate highest asdeterminants of entrepreneurial success? Can you explain the significance of each for entrepreneurial success?

(46) Describe the process of development of entrepreneurial competencies?

(47) Which characteristics of small enterprises enable them to contribute to the economic development process in a developing country like India? Discuss. 
(49) Taking specific case examples discuss the employment generation potential of Entrieprenurship and-Small small scale enterprises vis-a-vis the large enterprises:

(50) In the Indian context, explain the specific role that entrepreneurship has fulfilled in the development of small scale sector?

(51) With reference to the support needs of SSE's outlined in the unit, do you think the Indian infrastructure and environment is conducive to the development. of small scale enterprises. Discuss, giving reasons for you answer?

Human Resource planning
(1) What is human resource accounting? Discuss with reference to a few definitions
of human resource accounting?

(2) What is human resource cost? Discuss the measurement of human resource cost?

(3) What are the major components of the original cost of human resources?

(4) Explain the need, purpose and the scope of the HR Audit?

(5) Explain the similarities and differences between the HR Audit and Financial Audit?

(6) Explain the significance of Information System in Human Resource Management.

(7) Discuss the criticality of systemising information for effective planning?

(8) Explain the various approaches to manageing information at the macro and micro
level?

(9) Explain the advantages of computerising human resources information system?

(10) Discuss the objectives of performance appraisal?

(11) Describe the methods used in performance appraisal?

(12) What is Management by Objectives (MBO)? What are its key features?

(13) What is the purpose and significance of performance review?

(14) Highlight the significance of performance counseling in developing
employees?

(15) What is a career? What are the factors which go into the shaping of a career?

(16) Name at least two ways that career planning might benefit an individual?

(17) Is the concept of career planning and succession planning realistic in todays
rapidly changing environment?

(18) What is orientation? What is an orientation kit?

(19) Identify the importance of orientation and tell how you would orient a new
management trainee?

(20) Induction is the guided adjustment of employee to the organisation and
his work environment. Discuss?

(21) What are the main causes of job dislocation?

(22) What are the solutions to deal with dislocated employees?
(23) Outline the steps in the personnel selection process?

(24) What are the common interview problems? How can they be overcome?

(25) Explain in some detail how you would go about analysing and evaluating
the effectiveness of an employee selection programme?
 

(26) Tests often do not reflect an individuals true ability. What are your views
on this statement?

(27) What is recruitment? What are the methods and techniques of recruitment?

(28) Give several advantages of recruiting from internal sources and external
sources?

(29) Explain the concept of competency and competency approach to job analysis?

(30) Describe the various methods of the competency mapping?

(31) Explain the major benefits of competency approach to job analysis?

(32) Explain the various approaches to role definition?

(33) Describe the factors leading to changes required in role descriptions?

(34) Define role description and explain the uses of role descriptions?

(35) What do you mean by job analysis? Explain the process of job analysis.

(36) Explain various methods of collecting information for job analysis?

(37) Define job description. Explain the uses of job description?

(38) Explain the various human resource systems supported through performance
appraisal systems in organisations?

(39) Explain the transformational process through social, economic, organisational
and technological changes at workplace?

(40) Discuss the role of human resource measures and audit in HRP system?

(41) Explain the various methods of human resource supply in an organisation?

(42) Describe the factors affecting internal levels. Explain the reasons for increase in
employee groups?

(43) Discuss the employee turnover analysis. Explain the different techniques for
supply management?
 

(44) Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Discuss various techniques
used in forecasting human resource planning?
(45) Explain the issues in demand forecasting. Discuss the different factors
contributing to demand forecasting?

(46) Explain the review process of human resource planning. Discuss how it balances
the competing and conflicting elements?

(47) Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Discuss the manning and
utilization of manpower?

(48) Describe the various forecasting techniques. Explain how these techniques are
being used in forecasting process?

(49) Explain the review process of human resource planning. Discuss how it balances
the competing and conflicting elements?

(50) Explain the concept of human resource forecasting. Discuss the manning and
utilization of manpower?

(51) Describe the various forecasting techniques. Explain how these techniques are
being used in forecasting process?

(52) Explain the role of HR professional in human resource planning process in
organisations?

(53) Describe the various forecasting techniques and how these techniques are being
used in human resource planning?

(54) Explain the barriers to HRP. Bring out the requisites for effective planning?

Windows Proagramming
1)Write an event procedure to find and display the string - length of an input string.

2) Create a simple VB application to simulate the billing application of a gas - agency. The bill should contain the bill-no (auto generated), date and time also. Design the
user - interface with appropriate controls. Also, design the splash - screen for this
application.

3)Write an event procedure to sort list of n - numbers in ascending order. Design an user - friendly interface for the application with appropriate controls.

4)Create a simple VB application to simulate the generation of a LIC premium receipt . The premium receipt should contain the Policy No. date, time, details of the policy, name of the policy holder, address and amount. Design the splash screen for this application.

5) Write an event procedure to concatenate two strings given as input and should display the resultant string. Use appropriate controls to design the user-interface.

6) Create a VB application to simulate the menu-design NOTE-PAD. Note : No need of doing any programming for the application menu - design is enough

7) Create a form with a picture-box. Find 3 interesting pictures and use a timer control to cycle these 3 pictures every one second. Place an exit button to close the application.

8) Write an event procedure to display the type of the triangle, given the measurements of its 3 sides by the user.

9) Create a form where the user enters some text into a text-box control and have the result
output into a label in a different font with the colour change in the background of the form.

10) Write an event procedure to collect an ,integer from the user and find out whether the given
integer is an odd integer or an even one. Design a splash screen for this application. Use
appropriate controls on the form.

11) Collect the first name, middle name and the last name from the user on three separate
, text-boxes and display the user's short J name.

12) Write a Visula Basic program to compute the FV (Future Value)of an investment. The formula
to be used is as follows :
FV - Investment * (1 + Interest rate ) years
Also, design a splash screen for this application. Use appropriate controls to design the User
Interface.


13) Design a simple application DVD's, writing pads, pens, wherever necessary. to generate a bill for a stationery shop which sells books, CD's, pencils and other stationery items. Assumptions can be made

14) create a VB program to introduce yourself should provide the complete information appropriate controls on the form. to the lab faculty. when the program is run,it about yourself. Design a good interface with

15) Create a VB application to simulate a simple calculator to perform the arithmetic operations like addition , multiplication , division and finding out percentage, Select and place appropriate controls on the form to provide user - friendly interface . 

Create a menu similar to that of a note-pad application using menu editor 

16) Create VB application to calculate and display the Gross-pay ,Deductions and the Net-pay for the employees of the company , given the Basic Pay, TA , DA, Perks, HRA and deductions(GPF, medical contribution , pension scheme , loans).The pay-slip should consist of all the details of the employee along with the pay details . Consider the following details for calculating the DA,HRA perks, allowances.

TA=RS800/ for the employees
DA=40% of basic pay
Perks =3% of basic pay
HRA = 30% of basic pay


17) Create a VB application to check whether the given string is a palindrome or not.

18) Create a simple application to simulate the billing system for an automobile spare parts shop .Also design the splash screen for this application. The UI should be user-friendly with appropriate controls.

19) Create a VB application which will display the string-length for a given string.

CORPORATE MANAGEMENT 

QUESTION

1. What is corporate planning and what are its important characterstics? 
2. Corporate planning is as good as its implementation Discuss. 
3. What is corporate management? Discuss its nature and scope. 
4. Explain the benefits and failures of corporate planning. 
5. Narrate corporate planning process in brief. Also state the benefits of corporate planning. 
6. Explain various types of implementation issues in brief. 
7. What is behavioral implementation? Explain it with the help of the details of a company. 
8. What is strategic control? How is it different from operational control? 
9. Narrate briefly the approaches to the corporate management. Which one is the best in Indian environment? 
10. Critically evaluate the role of board of directors in corporate management process. 
11. Write a note on corporate management in non- business organizations. 
12. Write notes on the following: 
a. Procedural implementation 
b. Role of consultants in corporate management 
c. Approaches to corporate management. 
 

INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE STRATEGY

QUESTION

1) Discuss the concept of strategy.
2) Explain the nature and components of strategy.
3) What are the various levels at which a strategy may exist?
4) Distinguish between corporate level strategy and business level strategy.
5) State various schools of thought regarding strategy formation.
6) Name at least four Indian Companies under each of the grand strategies.
7) Explain the significance and limitations of corporate strategy.
8) Write notes on the following:
a) Vector
b) Synergy
c) Business Level Strategy
9) Corporate level strategies are important for business level strategies comment.

CORPORATE POLICY

QUESTION
1) What do you mean by corporate policy? What are the different views with
respect to corporate policy?
2) Discuss the features of corporate policy. What are the essentials of an effective
corporate policy?
3) How is corporate policy formulated? Describe with the help of a diagram.
4) In todays changing scenario, what is the importance of forming a corporate
policy?
5) How is corporate policy classified? What are the various kinds of corporate
policy?
6) Select an organization of your choice and name various types of policies it had
adopted.

Historical\Perspective 

QUESTION

1. Explain the concept of Corporate Governance. 2. Why has it become necessary for business houses to have a good corporate Governance? Discuss. 3. Discuss the emergence of CorporateGovernance as a concept.

Top Management and Corporate Governance  
QUESTION

1. Discuss the legal and managerial roles of BoDs. 
2. Should the role of Chairman and CEO be merged? Explain. 
3. What are the major attributes of creating an Effective Borad?

Code and Laws for Corporate Governance 

QUESTION

1) What are the major recommendations of Kumar Manglam Birla Committee report.?

2) Discuss the issues, which result in bad corporate governance. Suggest some measures to curb them.

3) Develop a case of an organization where good corporate governance has resulted in the increase in performance of the organization.