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CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Semester 2 Examinations 2012
Module Title: Engineering Management
Module Code: MANU
School: Mechanical & Process Engineering
Programme Title: BEng Biomedical Engineering Year 3 BEng Mechanical Engineering Year 3
Programme Code: EBIME_7_Y3, EMECH_7_Y3, EMANF_7_Y
External Examiner(s): Mr Gary Clerkin Dr Laoise McNamara Mr Mike McKeon Dr Eamonn Ahearne Internal Examiner(s): Ms Sally Bryan
Instructions: Answer 3 out of 4 questions.
Duration: 2 hours
Sitting: Semester 2 2012
Requirements for this examination: None
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct examination. If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
Q
a). Reproduce the following table and summarise ‘Traditional’ and ‘Lean’ organisations under the given headings. (12 marks)
OPERATION TRADITIONAL ORGANISATION LEAN ORGANISATION
Vendor Policy
Manufacturing Method Quality Management People Management
b) Draw and fully label the life cycle curve. What impact does the product life cycle have on operations in a manufacturing plant? (10 marks) c) A disadvantage of cellular manufacturing often quoted is “low machine utilisation”. What is meant by machine utilisation? How can it be improved in a cellular manufacturing environment? (11 marks)
Q
a) One of the purposes of inventory is to take advantage of economic purchase order size. List a number of reasons why it might be more economical to order large quantities? (6 marks) b) Graphically show how holding, ordering and total costs typically vary as the order quantity increases. (7 marks) c) Describe the steps performed by MRP program in order to have the right parts ready at the right time. (10 marks) d) The basic MRP systems have been superseded in many cases to ERP systems. What are ERP systems? What advantages do they have? State two examples of common ERP software.(10 marks)
