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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Seventh Semester B.Tech Degree Examination (Regular and Supplementary), December 2020

Max. Marks: 100

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Course Code: IE306
Course Name: SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

PARTA
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
What is meant by supply chain management?
Explain the ‘operation decisions’ of supply chain?
Explain the four components of ‘time series analysis’
What do you mean by supply chain surplus?
List out any five inventory-related metrics of supply chain performance with a
brief description.
Explain the various forecast errors.

What do you mean by ‘supply chain efficiency’ and ‘supply chain
responsiveness”?
Explain the obstacles to achieving strategic fit.

Differentiate moving average and exponential smoothing methods of
forecasting.

PART 13

Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
How is supply chain network design decisions classified?
What are the main operational parameters which an aggregate planner has to
identify?
Explain the various costs involved in arriving at the total annual cost in
inventory system.
Describe the following basic types of layouts: (1) Product layout (2) Process
layout (3) Fixed position layout
A company buys 20,000 bottles per annum. The cost per bottle is Rs. 4 and the
ordering cost is Rs. 100. The inventory carrying cost is estimated at 15% of unit

value. Determine:

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Duration: 3 Hours

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