Exam date of MS-55

Dear Sir,
What is the exam date of MS-55 in Dec 2012.

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Devendra

The MS-55 paper of MBA program of Indira Gandhi National Open University is the Logistic and Supply Chain Management paper. I am sharing the examination date sheet of Indira Gandhi National Open University for December 2012.

The examination began on 1-12 -2012 and lasted till 21-12-2012. The MS-55 examination of the University was given on 14-12-2012.

For your assistance I m sharing the examination date sheet in a downloadable format. Feel free to download and use it.

IGNOU MBA Exam date sheet 2012

As you wish to appear in the examination I am providing you some of the study materials of the University for MS-55 paper. You can well prepare for your upcoming examination with the study materials provided. It contains following question papers. I am sharing some content provided in the file for you. Facilities and their locations are major issues in an organization’s logistics system efficiency and its ability to successfully implement its competitive advantage. Facility location decisions are of major importance to a company’s ability to compete in the
market. Determining appropriate locations for facilities such as plants, warehouses, retail stores, hospitals etc. represents an important strategic decision. The choice of location for the place of business is one of the earliest problems facing management. Location decisions come under the category of long-term decisions. They involve long-term commitments. A plant location decision cannot be reviewed until after quite sometime as they involve huge investments. Location decisions also have effect on the operating costs/revenues. For example, a bad location decision may call for excessive transportation costs, shortage of skilled workforce, loss of competitive advantage, inadequate supply of raw materials etc. Rest of the study materials can be downloaded from the pdf files provided.

Block-2 design and Management of SCM [4]
Block-3 IT Enabled SCM [3]
Block-4 Cost and Performance Measurement in SCM [3]
Block-5 Distribution Network Planning [3]
Block-1 Logistics and SCM-An Overview [3]

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IGNOU offers MBA program and the MS-55 is the Logistics and Supply Chain Management

The exam of MS-55 will be held on 13.12.2014

The Questions asked in this question paper like following questions:

MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination

MS-55 : Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100
(Weightage 70%)

(i) Section A has six questions. Each carrying 15 marks each. Attempt any four.
(ii) Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.
SECTION A

1. What is Physical Distribution Management (PDM)? Why is PDM considered to be a critical area of overall supply chain management? Discusst he system or 'total' approach to PDM in detail.

2- Define SCM integration and discuss the four stages of Steven's model of supply chain integration. Also, describe the strategies involved in SCM integration.

3. "Many innovations on technology-based approaches are well-suited to the enhancement of the effectiveness of Supply Chain Management"-Justify the statement by giving few applications of information technology in SCM.

4. What is Customer Profitability Analysis? Why has it gained importance in the recent times? Is it ethical to deny a customer who is not profitable?

5. Why is the location of warehouse important for the SCM? Discuss some methods for determining the location of the warehouse

6. What are the essential dlfferences in the Supply Chain Management of Products vs. Services? Discuss the application of Supply Chain Managernent principles in Financial Services.

SECTION B

7 . Read the following case and answer the questions given at the end.

Kozmo, the Online convenience store to shut down

New York-based Kozmo, the 3-year-old company announced that it would stop delivery service in all nine cities it operates. New York-based Kozmo, which dispatched legions of orange-clad deliverymen to cart goods to customers' doors, is the latest dot.com dream to evaporate in the market downturn. Amazon com, venture capital firm Flatiron Partners and coffee giant Starbucks were among the investors in Kozmo.

Kozmo said in December that investors promised a total of $30 million in private funding. But last month the company learned that an investor had backed out of a $6 million commitment. Kozmo executives had been working on a merger deal with Los Angeles-based PDQuick, another online grocer, sources said. The deal collapsed when funding that was promised to PDQuick did not materialize. Sources said Kozmo still has money but decided to close now and liquidate to ensure that employeesc ould receive a severance package.

Just last month, Kozmo Chief Executive Gerry Burdo was upbeat about Kozmo's future, saying he was looking to steer Kozmo away from its Internet-only business model and toward a "clicks and bricks" approach. But some analysts say Kozmo's business model only made sense in the context of a densely packed city such as New York. Vern Keenan, a financial analyst with Keenan Vision, said the service had a chance to work in only a few other cities around the world, such as Lonclon, Stockholm or Paris. "This seemed like a dumb idea from the beginning," Keenan said. "This grew out of a New York City frame of mind and it simply didn't translate."

Kozmo was started by a pair of twenty-something former college roommates. They got the idea for the company on a night when they craved videos and snacks and wished a business existed that would deliver it to them. Kozmo offered free delivery and charged competitive prices when it launched in New York. Though customers loved the service, the costs of delivery were high.

After co-founder and former Chief Executive Joseph park stepped down, Burdo slashed Kozmo's overhead, instituted a delivery fee and oversaw several rounds of layoffs. The company also closed operations in San Diego and Houston. Burdo said last month that profitability was not far away. The company had reached a milestone last December when it reported profits at one of its operations for the first time. Kozmo later saw two more operations reach profitability as a result of brisk holiday business.

Online delivery companies have been among the most ravaged by the Internet shakeout. Kozmo's rival in New York, Urbanfetch, shuttered its consumer operations last fall. Online grocers such as Webvan and Peapod have also struggled, and smaller operations such as Streamline.com and ShopLink.com have dosed down. Peapod was days away from closing last year when Dutch grocer Royal Ahold agreed to take a majority stake.

From the very beginning, supply chain management was to be a core competency of Kozmo. The promising dot.com would deliver your order everything from the latest video to electronics equipment in less than an hour. The technology was superior, the employees were enthusiastict, the customers were satisfied. But eventually, Kozmo ran out of time and money.

Questions:

(a) What, in your opinion, is the major reason for the failure of Kozmo?

(b) Do you think that Kozmo promised what its supply chain could not bear? What could have prevented its shut-down?


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