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Reg No.:_______________ Name:__________________________
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
[Link] Degree S5 (R, S) / S5 (PT) (R, S) / S3 (PT) (R, S) Examination December 2023 (2019 Scheme)
Course Code: HUT 310
Course Name: MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERS
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
(Answer all questions; each question carries 3 marks) Marks
1 “Effectiveness and efficiency balance is a main feature of management.” 3
Summarize.
2 Discuss the aspects in which the neoclassical theory improved the classical theory. 3
3 Enumerate the advantages of functional organisation? 3
4 Explain span of control. 3
5 “A firm gain competitive advantage through differentiation of their products”. 3
Elaborate
6 Describe the economic man model. 3
7 Identify the methodology which is opted when activity timings could not be 3
estimated with enough certainty? List the steps.
8 Describe the different start and finish times of an activity. 3
9 Discuss the four P’s of marketing mix. 3
10 Explain Cash Budget. 3
PART B
(Answer one full question from each module, each question carries 14 marks)
Module -1
11 a) State and explain the managerial roles as explained by Henry Mintzberg. Clearly 8
identify how each is subdivided.
b) Do managers at all levels require managerial skills? Substantiate with suitable 6
examples.
12 a) Explain how the managerial functions interrelates with each other 8
b) “Management is a composite and continuous process.” Express your views. 6
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Module -2
13 a) List the features of management process? 6
b) Define the terms, Authority, Responsibility and Accountability. Also, list the 8
sources of authority?
14 a) Describe Objectives and classify the same. 6
b) Suppose the chairman of XYZ company is planning to divide the authority and 8
work through a systematic division of labor. Describe the factors that have to be
taken into account while making final decision?
Module -3
15 Explain in detail different productivity measurement indexes 14
16 a) A food products company is planning the introduction of a revolutionary new 10
product with new packing to replace the existing product at much higher price (S1)
or a moderate change in the composition of the existing product with a new
packaging at a small increase in price(S2) or a small change in the composition of
the existing except the word, ‘New’ with a negligible increase in the price (S3).
The three possible states of nature of events are (i) high increase in sales (N1) (ii)
no change in sales (N2) (iii) decrease in sales (N3). The marketing department of
the company worked out the payoffs in terms of yearly new profits for each of the
strategies on these events. This is represented in the following table.
Which strategy should the executive concerned choose on the basis of
(a) Maximin Criterion
(b) Maximax Criterion
(c)Minimax regret Criterion
(d)Laplace criterion
Pay offs
States of nature
Strategies N1 N2 N3
S1 700 300 150
S2 500 450 0
S3 300 300 300
b) Explain programmed and non programmed decisions 4
Module -4
17 a) Explain Activity-on-Arc(AOA) and Activity-on-Node(AON) in detail with 8
suitable graphical representations
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b) Discuss the time-cost optimization procedure in detail 6
18 a) For the given activities determine: 10
1. Critical path using PERT
2. Calculate variance and standard deviation for each activity.
3. Calculate the probability of completing the project in 26 days.
Activity to tm tp
1-2 6 9 12
1-3 3 4 11
2-4 2 5 14
3-4 4 6 8
3-5 1 1.5 5
2-6 5 6 7
4-6 7 8 15
5-6 1 2 3
b) What are the different networking components 4
Module -5
19 a) “Financial Management is managing the finances through scientific decision 10
making”. Defend stating the different financial management functions.
b) Explain Holistic Marketing concept 4
20 a) “While acquiring new employees into a firm, training is needed for their 8
adaptation”. Discuss.
b) How an entrepreneurship is classified based on its leadership? Explain in detail. 6
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