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http://www.preservearticles.com/2012030124270/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-decentralization.html
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http://smallbusiness.chron.com/impact-poor-organizational-structure-relative-growth-75327.html
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Manufacturing Management and Industrial Organization Questions

EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

1. Introduction to Supply Chain Management-

·         1.1-Taking examples from service and manufacturing sectors, discuss what Operations Management is?

·         1.2-Explain the key challenges that an Operations Manager faces today.

·         1.3-Why do you think Operations Management is important?

2. Management Functions-

·         2.1-“Planning is an important function in management.” Discuss the above statement.

·         2.2-How would the function “controlling” help an organization to achieve competitive edge in the market in the long run?

3. Organization Structure-

·         3.1-Explain five basic elements of an organization structure.

·         3.2-Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of Centralization and Decentralization.

·         3.3-Explain the effects of poor structure.

4. Communication-

·         4.1-Explain the basic process of Communication.

·         4.2-Identify and explain briefly barriers to organizational communication.

·         4.3-How do you overcome the above barriers?

5. Motivation-

·         5.1- Explain two basic theories of motivation with example.

·         5.2-How would you apply Maslow’s theory to motivate your operational staff?

6. Leadership-

·         6.1-What do you mean by leadership?

·         6.2-Behavioural Leadership: Blake and Moulton-one question

·         6.3-Situational Leadership-one question

7. Short notes-

·         Change Management