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Reg No.: Name:
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Seventh semester B.Tech examinations (S), September 2020

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

Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PARTA

Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks. Marks
1 a) What is a supply chain? Explain with a neat sketch (3)
b) Explain the ‘push/pull’ view of a supply chain with neat sketch. (4)
c) Explain in brief the four types of forecasting methods. (8)
2 a) Explain supply chain ‘strategic decisions’. (3)
b) What are the major drivers of supply chain performance? (5)

c) From the data given below, find out the following forecast error estimates: (7)
(1) Mean Forecast Error (2) Mean Absolute Deviation (3) Mean Square Error
and (4) Mean Absolute Percentage Error.

Demand, D | Forecast, F

3 8) Describe the four cyclic processes viewable in the supply chain interfaces with (4)

a sketch.
b) What do you mean by competitive strategy and supply chain strategy? (4)
c) Explain Holt’s model of forecasting. (7)
PART छ
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
4 a) Explain the three aggregate planning strategies. (7)

b) The annual demand for an item is 3200 units. The unit cost is Rs.6.00 and the (8)
inventory carrying charges is 25% per annum. If the cost of one procurement is
Rs.150.00, determine:

Economic Order Quantity.

Number of orders per year.

Time between two consecutive orders.

Total optimal cost including purchase cost.

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