MMPO-005 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Solved Question Paper June 2024

MMPO-005 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Solved Question Paper June 2024

Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Course Code: MMPO-005

1. What are the salient features of Quick
Response System ? For what kind of product it
has been found to be beneficial and why ?
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2. Explain the concept of Business Process
Reengineering (BPR). Also, explain the
parallels between the BPR and SCM
Philosophy.
3. What do you understand by e-SCM ? Also,
explain the primary drivers for the switch from
SCM to e-SCM.
4. What is the need for supply chain performance
measures ? What are the factors that contribute
to management’s need for new types of
measures for managing the supply chain ?
5. “The most common method for evaluating
non-economic factors in a facility location study
is to use a scoring model.” Why ? Justify your
answer.
6. “Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) has been
recognized as an effective strategy for
combating irregularities in the supply chain
caused due to demand variability.” Comment on
the statement.
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7. Write short notes on any three of the
following :
(a) The role of logistics in the economy
(b) Demand Management
(c) Electronic Records Management (ERM)
(d) Activity Based Costing (ABC)
(e) Fleet sizing and configuration